Saturday, December 11, 2010

Ring's Grand Opening Celebration

The Ring Neighborhood Library celebrated its Grand Opening on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. The event was planned and hosted by the Houston Public Library Foundation.

Distinguished guests are as follows:

Brenda Stardig - Houston City Council Member, District A
Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson - Houston Public Library Director
Harriet Calvin Lattimer - First Vice-Chair, Houston Public Library Foundation

Special Guests:

Peter and Ann Brown - Former Houston City Council Member and Wife
Anne Schlumberger Brown - The Anchorage Foundation of Texas

Also noted is that many Houston Public Library Foundation members, Houston Public Library staff and local community members were in attendance.

Facility improvements include the addition of a meeting room, a wonderful new front entrance, accessibility upgrades and a fiberoptic Internet connection. Other upgrades include, but are not limited to, parking lot upgrades, new flooring, an aesthetically pleasing mixture of refurbished and new furniture and new slat wall accessories to be used for attractive displays.

The Ring Neighborhood Library staff wishes to thank everyone who directly contributed or supported the library's renovation.  We are extremely excited and look forward to serving our customers in our newly renovated facility!