Apps in this category may contain mild or occasional cartoon, fantasy or real-life violence, as well as occasional or mild adult, sexually suggestive or horrifying content and may not be suitable for children under 9 years of age.

12+

Apps in this category may contain occasional mild indecent language, frequent or intense cartoon or real-life violence, minor or occasional adult or sexually suggestive material, and simulated gambling, and may be for children under 12 years of age.

17+

You must be at least 17 years old to access this App.

Apps in this category may contain frequent and intense offensive language; Frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence: frequent and intense adult, scary and sexually suggestive subjects: as well as sexual content, nudity, tobacco, alcohol and drugs, may not be suitable for children under 17 years of age.

Houston Public Library Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About Houston Public Library

Access Houston Public Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and reserve books.

What's New in the Latest Version 2022.2.2

Last updated on Mar 30, 2023

Old Versions

Various minor fixes and enhancements, including:

Support for iOS 12 returns!
Fixes an issue with the search filters not showing fully on larger devices
Fixes an issue where background music was paused on the first load.

Version History

2022.2.2

Mar 30, 2023

2022.1.6

Dec 8, 2022

Various minor fixes and enhancements, including:

Supports increased security on login using reCAPTCHA
Fixes an issue with ranging for check-in beacons at locations with self-service

2020.2.1

Jan 25, 2021

Branding update

2020.2

Oct 17, 2020

Various minor fixes and enhancements, including:

Sorting of search results
Brightness increases to max when you are viewing your barcode (to make it easier to scan with kiosks)
Easy copying of your barcode (tap on the barcode to copy the number to your clipboard)
Better barcode support (including Codabar)

2020.1.8

Jul 7, 2020

Minor fixes and enhancements, including:

Barcode not displaying in large-text mode
Codabar barcode scanner updated.

2020.1

Jun 18, 2020

Support for Library notifications pinned to the homescreen
Where checkout history is available, more details are visible
Additional language support

Various other bug fixes and enhancements.

2019.5

Jan 15, 2020

Minor fixes & improvements, including better support for multiple simultaneous renewal of checkouts, and more visibility when your account is loading.

2019.4.5

Oct 19, 2019

Various fixes and enhancements including:
* Homescreen layout improvements
* Home button on second (and lower) level screens
* Searchable Nearest Libraries list
* Renew all / renew selected
* Holds actions on all / selected
* Accessibility improvements for VoiceOver and Large text sizes
* Hold fee notifications
* Add Publication date to search display
* Hold Pickup Expiry and fill expiry dates shown
* More accurate failure messages on user account lockout
* Numeric only option for User ID
* Reduced Location prompts
* Visual indicator on drop drop menus
* Reload the correct library when selecting the Home button
* Showing your selected photo in the account menu when selected from the Camera or Photo Library
* Performance improvements to the Checkout History page

2018.12

Feb 26, 2019

Feedback Report