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Harris County Public Library is a Public Library system serving Harris County, Texas . The county library system is headquartered at 8080 El Rio in Houston , Texas . Since its inception in 1921, Harris County Public Library (HCPL) has grown from a system of small book stations in homes, stores and post offices to 26 branch libraries serving a population of over 1.3 million users in unincorporated areas countywide. HCPL has a collection of over 2.5 million items and circulated over 10 million items in fiscal year 2005. HCPL operates branches in several cities which do not have library systems of their own and in unincorporated parts of Harris County. Three branches are located within the city limits of Houston, in sections that have been annexed since the branch opened. Most of Houston itself is served by the Houston Public Library . BRANCHES
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