Looscan Neighborhood Library

Looscan Neighborhood Library is named after Adele Briscoe Looscan. She is a descent from both a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a founding resident of Harris County. She played an essential role in the cultural growth of Houston in her own right. As the first president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs, Looscan led the movement to establish a library for the city. A charter member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Texas State Historical Society, Mrs. Looscan wrote and published a number of articles on Texas history. At her death, she bequeathed her extensive personal library, including many valuable Texana items, to Houston Public Library.