Contact the Hirsch Library
Street Address
5601 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 6826
Houston, Texas 77265-6826
Phone 713.639.7325
Email hirsch@mfah.org
Staff
The Hirsch Library offers a range of expertise. Contact individual staff members below, or email hirsch@mfah.org with general inquiries.
Library Administration
Jon Evans, chief of libraries and archives
713.639.7393 | jevans@mfah.org
Karen Schiff, library assistant, collections
713.639.7855 | kschiff@mfah.org
Information Services
Rebekah Scoggins, public service and instruction librarian
713.353.1510 | rscoggins@mfah.org
Emma Jackson, library assistant, reference
713.639.7325 | ejackson@mfah.org
Cataloging & Technical Services
Sydney Genitty, library assistant, acquisitions
713.353.1566 | sgenitty@mfah.org
Alyssa Grieco, special collections cataloger
713.639.7394 | agrieco@mfah.org
Sarah Long, digital initiatives librarian
713.639.7322 | slong@mfah.org
Joel Pelanne, technical services librarian
713.353.1511 | jpelanne@mfah.org
Brian Simmons, collections strategy librarian
713.639.7327 | bsimmons@mfah.org
Reading Room Hours
Wednesday | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday | 12 noon to 5 p.m.