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Houston Public Library

public library system of Houston, Texas, United States
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Houston Public Library

Summary

Houston Public Library is a municipal library[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of municipal_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Houston Public Library was a member of Urban Libraries Council[3].
  • Houston Public Library was a member of Lyrasis[4].
  • Houston Public Library is located in Houston[5].
  • Houston Public Library is located in Texas[6].
  • Houston Public Library is in the country of United States[7].
  • Houston Public Library's instance of is recorded as municipal library[8].
  • Houston Public Library's instance of is recorded as library network[9].
  • Houston Public Library's headquarters location is recorded as Houston[10].
  • Houston Public Library's Commons category is recorded as Houston Public Library[11].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Hpl Express Southwest[12].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Hpl Express Discovery Green[13].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Houston Metropolitan Research Center[14].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Mcgovern-stella Link Neighborhood Library[15].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Stimley-blue Ridge Neighborhood Library[16].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Robinson-westchase Neighborhood Library[17].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Young Neighborhood Library[18].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Walter Neighborhood Library[19].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Vinson Neighborhood Library[20].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Tuttle Neighborhood Library[21].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Stanaker Neighborhood Library[22].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Smith Neighborhood Library[23].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Scenic Woods Regional Library[24].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Ring Neighborhood Library[25].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Pleasantville Neighborhood Library[26].
  • Houston Public Library comprises Park Place Regional Library[27].

Body

Founding

1904 marks the founding of Houston Public Library[28].

Operations

Houston Public Library's headquarters location is recorded as Houston[10].

Why It Matters

Houston Public Library ranks in the top 10% of municipal_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Texas United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . US Public Library System Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . US Public Library System Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . US Public Library System Data File, FY 2020. Retrieved . imls.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . urbanlibraries.org. Retrieved . urbanlibraries.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . lyrasis.org. Retrieved . lyrasis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 29.75945, 'lon': -95.36993}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Houston, Texas
    Website → —
    Described by source → Public libraries in the United States survey
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