Harris County Public Library (HCPL) provides information and resources to enrich lives and strengthen communities through inn ... ovative services within and beyond our walls. HCPL has 26 branch locations and administrative offices. Two of the branches are joint facilities with Lone Star College; one other is a joint library with Houston Public Library. HCPL has 2.3 million items in it's collection, circulates more than 11 million items each year, and has over 900,000 registered borrowers. It has the highest circulation of any public library in Texas. read more