Ring Neighborhood Library's Grand Reopening 12/7/10

The Houston Public Library and the Houston Public Library Foundation (HPLF) invited the community to the Grand Reopening Celebration of the Elizabeth L. Ring Neighborhood Library on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 10 am.

The distinguished guests included:

Brenda Stardig, City of Houston Council Member, District A
Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Director, Houston Public Library
Harriet Calvin Latimer, First Vice Chair, Houston Public Library Foundation.
Special guests:
Peter Brown, Former City of Houston Council Member
Anne Schlumberger Brown, The Anchorage Foundation of Texas

MORE INFORMATION:
Ring Neighborhood Library had closed temporarily for the construction of a new community meeting room and accessibility upgrades of the library. The new meeting room will provide community members with meeting space for the first time since the library was built in 1964. This addition has increased the size of the library by approximately ten percent.

The addition of the meeting room, which continues the iconic round architecture of the 1964 structure, was funded by the Houston Public Library Foundation. Bailey Architects, Inc. designed both the meeting room and other improvements. Natalye Appel + Associates Architects, LLC, designed the accessibility upgrades. Improvements included revised parking for accessibility, a relocated entrance with a steel and glass canopy, rubber flooring, new paint throughout, new restrooms, a new circulation desk with a book drop, flat-screen TV for upcoming events, new computer tables, a new teen area, and refurbishment of the original furniture. Times Construction was the General Contractor.

The Houston Public Library Foundation contributed more than $400,000 for the construction of the HPLF Meeting Room and architectural design services of the entire project. In addition, The Anchorage Foundation made a generous contribution to improve the lighting for the entire facility. The Anchorage gift was made in honor of former City Council Member Peter Brown whose father, Hamilton Brown, was the primary architect of the original 1964 library.

Ring Neighborhood Library is located at 8835 Long Point, 77055, 832-393-2000. Hours of operation will be: Mondays 11 am - 7 pm; Tuesdays 10 am - 6 pm; Wednesdays 10 am - 6 pm; Thursdays 11 am - 7 pm; Fridays 10 am - 6 pm.


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