4 7 ; ▁it ▁previously ▁hous ed ▁the ▁As g ard ▁College ▁for ▁Girls , ▁a ▁prison ▁for ▁del in quent ▁boys , ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁hospital , ▁a ▁trans it ▁house ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁and ▁a ▁National ▁Youth ▁Association ▁Camp . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁South ▁Houston ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁South ▁Houston ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Public ▁libraries ▁ ▁South ▁Houston ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Houston ▁Branch ▁of ▁Harris ▁County ▁Public ▁Library ▁at ▁ 6 0 7 ▁Avenue ▁A . ▁The ▁first ▁South ▁Houston ▁library ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁money ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁structure ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁library ; ▁this ▁structure ▁stands ▁in ▁a ▁park ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁library . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁library ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁w elf are ▁office ▁and ▁a ▁clin ic . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁city ▁purchased ▁land ▁and ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁building ▁from ▁Ell ington ▁Field ; ▁the ▁city ▁then ▁moved ▁the ▁library ▁there , ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁current ▁ ▁branch ▁opened ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁of ▁schools ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁A ▁Short ▁History ▁of ▁South ▁Houston ▁( S outh ▁Houston ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ). ▁News ▁Cit izen ▁( P as ad ena , ▁Texas ), ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1