Teens, Lies, and Videotape: Reel Teen Film Fest at HPL
The Houston Public Library is taking submissions for its 4th annual Teen Film Festival. With cash prizes for the best short documentary, music video, animation and seven other categories (including the exciting “Teen Health”), this is a chance for 6th through 12th grade filmmakers to cash in on their YouTube-honed expertise. March 17, 2012 is [...]
Ideson Library Re-Opens: Houston Architectural Jewel Buffed to a New Shine
The renovated and expanded Julia Ideson Library in downtown Houston opened yesterday after a five-year, $32 million restoration. In addition to restoring the gorgeous Spanish Revival interior of the original 1926 building, named for Houston’s first professional librarian, a new 21,000 square foot archival storage wing houses the collections of the Houston Metroplitan Research Center. [...]