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Houston’s first librarian, Julia Ideson, was the champion of adding a second library building in 1926, which is named in her honor.
Julia Ideson was named its first librarian and she hired one employee. Located at the corner of Travis and McKinney in what is now known as Downtown Houston, it originally housed 10,000 volumes. By 1907, 10,000 Houstonians held accounts at the library. By 1913, the library counted seven persons on its payroll.
Oct 19, 2016 · Julia Bedford Ideson was the first professional librarian for Houston Public Library system. Ideson died in 1945 on birthday. She had been in the first class of library science offered at ...
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Feb 1, 1995 · The library opened to all users for a fee in 1895; Margaret Hadley Foster, a former Ladies Reading Club staff member became the Lyceum's first librarian. In 1897 the library moved to the Mason Building.
Feb 1, 2021 · Florence Alma Bandy-Norman was the first Black head librarian at Houston’s Colored Carnegie Library. Realizing her love for reading books and discovering new information were passions,...
Sep 12, 2023 · Named after its first head librarian, Julia Bedford Ideson, the Julia Ideson Library dates back to 1926 when it first opened to the public. Designed by revered architect, Ralph Adams Cram, the library is simply a work of art.
Aug 26, 2020 · Houston Public Library, the city’s first central public library, was funded by a Carnegie grant and opened in downtown Houston. Julia Ideson became head librarian for forty years and greatly expanded the Houston library system.
