Bring your broken items to our Repair Café, where various volunteer repair coaches are on hand to help repair your items free of charge. We have tools and commonly needed materials on hand during the event. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to fix everything, but we are pretty sure you will have a good time while you are here. Some examples of potential items that can be fixed include:
Family
Join us for a craft time for our youngest artists! This activity is intended for children ages 2 and up.
Registration is strongly encouraged, so we can get a head count -- we want to have enough materials for everyone who wants to join in on the fun! Depending on weather and mess level, this program will either be outside the library or in the children's section upstairs.
Do you have a child in kindergarten through 3rd grade who loves stories—or one who could use a little extra reading support?
Harris County Public Library’s Book Buddies is a FREE, fun-filled literacy program that pairs enthusiastic, trained teen volunteers (our amazing Big Buddies) with younger readers (Little Buddies) for 10 weeks of reading adventures!
Play, Learn, & Grow Workshop
(Family Place Libraries: Parent-Child Workshop)
West University Library is going to the dogs! Join us the first Saturday of every month for our program designed to help reluctant or shy readers gain confidence, with the help of some very good dogs. Paws for Therapy will provide trained therapy dogs, ready to help your child practice their reading! Each participant will get 15 minutes to read a book of their choice to a friendly, non-judgemental dog. It’s guaranteed to be a doggone good time.
Join us at the Barbara Bush Branch Library for our special pajama Storytime with Ms. Amberly! Stuffies welcome and pajamas encouraged!
This program is for families of all shapes and sizes! No ages excluded. Tickets are available at the Children's desk 15 minutes before the start of this event. Capacity is limited, so please pick up a ticket before attending this event.
Join us for Bilingual Storytime at Jacinto Library Branch for weekly storytime fun!
Bilingual Storytime uses songs, age appropriate stories, and crafts/playtime to engage children and their parents/caregivers.
This program is designed to help promote early literacy skills, support your bond with your child(ren), and hopefully turn your little reader into a life-long reader!
We look forward to seeing you!
Recommended for children between the ages of 2-5 yrs.
Join us for Bilingual Storytime at Jacinto Library Branch for weekly storytime fun!
Bilingual Storytime uses songs, age appropriate stories, and crafts/playtime to engage children and their parents/caregivers.
This program is designed to help promote early literacy skills, support your bond with your child(ren), and hopefully turn your little reader into a life-long reader!
We look forward to seeing you!
Recommended for children between the ages of 2-5 yrs.
Join us every other Tuesday at 4:45 to create and build with LEGOs!
We will have the option of LEGO challenges or free build during our building session. At the end of our session you can share and display your creations at the JC Library for the month.
*This program is for ages 6-12 but siblings are always welcome.
Come craft your own Noob Action Figure from Roblox to proudly display at home or school. Will you color the classic green pants and blue pants or a custom skin like Superhero or Rogue Space Assassin? Your imagination is the limit! (Recommended Ages 8+)