Editing Huntsville, Texas (section)

===Public libraries===
The {{convert|7000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} Huntsville Public Library opened on Sunday September 24, 1967 after the group "Friends for a Huntsville Public Library" had campaigned for the opening of a public library.<ref>"[http://www.huntsvilletx.gov/department/division.php?fDD=12-127 About the Library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618092226/http://www.huntsvilletx.gov/department/division.php?fDD=12-127 |date=June 18, 2010}}." Huntsville Public Library. Retrieved on May 30, 2010.</ref> The Huntsville Public Library provides a relevant print collection, as well as offering access to electronic resources and having over 40 public-access computers for adults, teens, and children. The Texas State library has made available a large array of professional databases, giving the public access to thousands of professional journals, encyclopedias, language programs, educational tutorials, and informational sites. Patrons of the Huntsville Public Library have access to information that was previously only available at university and major public libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Huntsville, TX - Official Website |url=https://www.huntsvilletx.gov/216/History |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=www.huntsvilletx.gov}}</ref>

In 2022, the library took away a display related to [[LGBTQ]] topics.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zuvanich|first=Adam|url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2022/12/20/439801/huntsville-public-library-could-be-privatized-pride-display-dispute/|title=Huntsville Public Library could be privatized in aftermath of pride display dispute|publisher=[[KUHT|Houston Public Media]]|date=December 20, 2022|accessdate=December 22, 2022}}</ref> In December, the city council voted to have Library Systems and Services, a private company, operate the library.<ref>{{cite news|last=deGrood|first=Matt|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/huntsville-texas-city-privatize-library-lgbtq-17668930.php|title=Huntsville to pay private company to run city library months after removing LGBTQ+ display|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=December 21, 2022|accessdate=December 22, 2022}}</ref>