Lanier Theological Library — Attraction in Jersey Village

Quiet and nice space. Beautiful and peaceful inside and out.

•The Library welcomes registered patrons and a limited number of visitors each day. Please call ahead and bring a photo ID with you.

•The Lanier Theological Library is a research library that welcomes all who abide by library policies and use its resources respectfully. Because the LTL is a research library, we do not allow books to be removed from the building. Please respect the needs of others for a quiet setting in which to read. Lower your voice and silence your cell phone.

•General Policies for the Library and Grounds:

-All of the library is a quiet zone, please keep the noise very low.

-All cell phones should be on vibrate and calls must be taken outdoors.

-Drinks are allowed, but please bring your own.

-Please be careful to use coasters on all tables. They are not souvenirs!

-Everyone has to stay in the immediate area of the library and chapel. No one is allowed to go north or east of the chapel.

•Falba Gate Entry: If you arrive by personal car, you will enter through our Falba Gate. Please give each driver our phone number, 281-477-8400, so they can call to be let into the gate when they arrive.

•Photo sessions are not consistent with our purpose and mission as a private foundation and a theological library.

-To comply with IRS regulations for a non-profit, and to protect the atmosphere and mission of our library, the scheduling committee only approves a very limited number of the requests we receive to minimize the impact to the LTL’s schedule of events and our patrons.

-NO photo sessions, amateur or professional, are allowed INSIDE any of the buildings, including the library, learning center, Trowbridge village, chapel or cottages.

-Photography must accommodate and work around the normal functioning of the library facilities, grounds and staff.

-Photographs posted online, on any social media, or in any advertising or promotional material, may NOT include the LTL name or location.

-If you have received approval, once you arrive, please go to the office with your written confirmation. You will be given a lanyard that identifies that you have received permission. Wear this while on the property and return it to the office after your session.

*The Lanier Theological Library is owned and operated by the Lanier Foundation, a 501(c)(3), non-profit, private operating foundation, and conforms to IRS regulations regarding its use by other than non-profit entities or...

Found this Lanier Theological Library from social media video and I was intrigued to visit. Since on weekends the library is closed, I had to visit on weekdays. So I chose one Tuesday to visit since only on Tuesday the library keeps open late till 9 pm.

To visit there you have to wait at the gate and either call the library on phone or use the machine on the gate and let them know that you are there to visit the library. They will tell you where to park. Don't forget to bring your ID.

The visiting experience was smooth. The library staff welcomed us and let us know how to interact while being within the library. We roamed around all the rooms. The seating arrangement is great. Saw some student came out after the scheduled lecture at the library.

The whole library is decorated with books and documents of Archaeology, Biblical Studies, Church History, the DeadSea Scrolls, Egyptology, Linguistics, and Theology. The library also displays ancient artifacts like copies of Bible, scrolls etc. The library structure is just mesmerizing.

On the premises, there is a stone chapel which is built as a replica of a 500 A.D. Byzantine chapel. Since it closes at 5 pm, we couldn't explore the chapel from inside. The chapel adjacent area looks like you are walking down an English village's cobblestone street.

It is a private area, so check out for the private area signs. Would love to go back there again for sure to...

Ode to Lanier’s Theological Library

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Mark's vision bears fruit, transcending all, Deity’s unity, beyond compare, In this exclusive haven's opened hall, Where seekers find God's presence everywhere.

Theological swimmers, ne'er to drown in His precepts. Nor sound to reckon God's...