Dr. Shannon Walker Neighborhood Library At 5505 Belrose Dr.

[Highrise Tower]

Houston OK's contract to design new library for Westbury, Meyerland area

https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/development/2019/11/20/harvey-damaged-library-to-get-$14-million-replacement/

Over two years after Hurricane Harvey flooded the building, the Meyer Neighborhood Library remains closed, but a new library in a new location is poised to replace it.

Houston City Council approved at $1.4 million contract to begin designing a new Westbury Neighborhood Library, a part of the Houston Public Library system, to replace the Meyer Neighborood Public Library. It will also house the Frank HPL Express Library, which currently occupies a leased space.

District K Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum said residents in her district are looking forward to having a new library, which would be located at 5505 Belrose Drive, Houston.

“Many of us know that we have been waiting for the library in the Westbury area to move forward," she said. "We have been without a true library in the area since Harvey ...We are making progress, and I’m happy to see great architecture here. The firm we selected was the 2018 American Institute Architects Houston firm of the year.”

[Paco Jones]

Project Name:

Westbury Library

 

Address:

5505 Belrose Drive

Houston TX, 77035

 

Owner:

The City of Houston

 

Architect:

BRAVE / Architecture

 

General Info:

A new 21,350 SF public library facility for the City of Houston. The existing structure at 5505 Belrose Drive will be demolished.

 

 

 

 

 

[hbcu]

old post office I think - thought the club was going lol

 

was there a taco bell on gasmer and chimney rock in the 1980s?

[Highrise Tower]

Community asked to help name new library coming to Westbury, Meyerland area

https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/arts-entertainment/2021/05/03/community-asked-to-help-name-new-library-coming-to-westbury-meyerland-area/

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Officials with the Houston Public Library System are looking to community members to help name a new library that will serve the Westbury, Meyerland, Brays Oaks and Hiram Clarke communities, according to a May 3 press release from the city of Houston.

The upcoming, yet-to-be-named library is planned as a replacement for the Meyer Neighborhood Public Library, which flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Construction is slated to begin in the third quarter of this year and will be completed by the end of 2022, according to the release.

Community members can submit one name idea each using this form, along with an explanation up to 250 words to support the name idea. Submissions will be accepted through 5 p.m. May 24.

A library naming committee—which includes a mix of residents, community advocates and civic leaders—will then narrow the submissions down to three to five choices, which will be put forth in a citywide public poll. The top three choices from that poll will be sent to the library board of directors to make a final decision, according to the release.

 

[Highrise Tower]

Official press release from the city.

[Betty Rivers]

I suggest the new state-of-the-art library at 5505 Belrose Drive, Houston, TX 77035 (site of former Westbury Post Office) be named after Capt. Gary L. Herod.  Much of my information comes from this website.  If you wish to also nominate him, use this link  https://forms.gle/sbriBubKuKKTgFvVA

The naming suggestion period will last until 5pm on Monday, May 24, 2021.

 

[hindesky]

"This is not your grandmother's library. The new Dr. Shannon Walker Neighborhood Library, named after NASA's first native Houstonian astronaut, is set to preview to the public in Westbury this weekend. The library is meant to replace the Meyer Library, which flooded during Hurricane Harvey and the Frank HPL Express Library."

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-library-shannon-walker-18552165.php

[ChannelTwoNews]

Construction on Westbury's Dr. Shannon Walker Library continues | Community Impact

"While an official opening date hasn't been set, Houston Public Library officials told Community Impact the city of Houston has until March 31 to reach substantial completion in the construction stage."

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