FILE: State Sen. John Whitmire, the longest-tenured member of the Texas Senate, is running for Houston mayor. Houston Mayor John Whitmire Thursday afternoon replaced a longtime Houston Public Library ...

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The position was previously held by Rhea Lawson, who oversaw the libraries for more than 20 years. Gaw was a teacher at the Houston Independent School District for 31 years, where she held a gamut of ...

Bibliophiles and connoisseurs of print can explore the Houston Public Library’s collection of donated books, ex-library books and other items during an online auction that lasts through April 17.

After nearly two decades, the Houston Public Library System is getting new leadership following Mayor John Whitmire's replacement of longtime director Rhea Lawson with Cynthia Wilson, a senior mayoral ...

The Freed-Montrose library re-opened on Monday morning and will continue operations until its relocation to the Montrose Collective. Mayor John Whitmire said he will be looking to work with the ...

Barbara Gubbin, who in almost a decade as director of Houston's libraries has overseen a major expansion of branch services and computer technology, will leave her post Dec. 1 to become library ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The city of Houston is making ...