Houston Public Library’s Community Book Collections is an exciting new service available to community partners! Partnership organizations are invited to participate in this pilot program which seeks to place temporary, mini library collections in daycares, senior facilities, and other community gathering places. These collections remain onsite for 6 months at a time, and comprise collections of 50-200 books (specified by partner).

The items in the Community Book Collections are not designed to check out to individual readers, but rather are intended to be onsite, temporary, mini libraries for customers to use while in the building. The book collection will be delivered to and picked up from the partner site by Houston Public Library staff. If the partner wishes for a new collection, they can indicate interest prior to materials pick up so that a new collection can be brought at the same time as the old collection is returned. Materials in the Community Book Collections will reflect the partner institution’s preferred audience ages, genres, and languages as closely as available Houston Public Library materials allow. No fines or fees for lost or damaged items will be associated with the Community Book Collections. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Rebecca Denham, Library of Things Coordinator, at Rebecca.Denham@houstontx.gov.

Enroll here: Community Book CollectionApplication (smartsheet.com)