Request that the County Judge execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Harris County Public Library (HCPL) and the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) to allow HCPL to provide library materials and literacy services to Juvenile Probation. | Community Exchange
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Request that the County Judge execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Harris County Public Library (HCPL) and the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) to allow HCPL to provide library materials and literacy services to Juvenile Probation.
An MOU to let Harris County Public Library provide library materials and literacy services to youth in juvenile probation.
Harris County Commissioners Court introduced a Memorandum of Understanding between the Harris County Public Library and the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. The agreement would allow the library to provide library materials and literacy services to youth in juvenile probation. The item was introduced on October 2, 2026, and requires the County Judge to sign.
This MOU would allow the county library to bring books and literacy programs into juvenile probation facilities. It affects how youth in those facilities access reading materials and learning services paid for by the county.
