Kids

By admin, Sun, 09/07/2025 - 01:51

Is you child struggling to read? Join us on the third Thursday of each month for Pawsome Readers, a beginning reading program where participants practice their reading skills with licensed therapy dogs.

GRADES 1 - 5 

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

By admin, Sun, 09/07/2025 - 01:51

Join us for Preschool Story Time each Tuesday at 11:30 am where we will listen to stories, sing and dance, and do an occasional craft to explore creativity and also help build fine motor skills each week! Our program will be held in the children’s area of the Fairbanks Branch Library. This program is for children ages 3-6. Siblings are always welcome!


This program is provided in part by the generous support of the Friends of the Fairbanks Library.

By admin, Sun, 09/07/2025 - 01:51

Join us on Tuesdays at 10:30 am for Baby Story Time! This 30-minute Story Time program is designed for babies from birth to 18 months old. We share books, songs, rhymes, music, bubbles, and toys! We also learn some early literacy tips and activities. It’s a great way to meet other caregivers and to give your baby a chance to socialize.

Siblings are always welcome.

This program is held in our library meeting room.

No registration or tickets required.

By admin, Sat, 09/06/2025 - 13:48

You're invited to attend Story Time every Tuesday at 11 am. 


Story Time is a great way for children to build early literacy skills with stories, rhymes and songs. Parents are encouraged to participate by sitting with children and singing (and learning!) new songs. 

Last half hour is craft time! 

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Están invitados a nuestro tiempo de cuentos cada martes a las 11 am. 

By admin, Sat, 09/06/2025 - 13:48

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!

By admin, Sat, 09/06/2025 - 13:48

HCPL’s partners at Harris County Pollution Control (PCS) is offering a FREE 45-minute fun and interactive "demo" for school-aged children that gives them hands-on experience to learn more about pollution and its effects on our communities.

This program is perfect for our home school community.
The program is for children in grades K to 5th grade.

By admin, Sat, 09/06/2025 - 13:48

📣 Celebrate our freedom to read! 📣

This Banned Books Week, celebrate our freedom to read at our Banned Books Read-a-thon on Thursday, October 9th. We will read from popular banned books and take action to fight book bans!

Activities for kids and parents/caregivers: listen to excerpts from favorite banned books; crafts, games, and postcard writing/coloring to send to local leadership.

Book bans are loud, but our voices are louder!

By admin, Sat, 09/06/2025 - 13:48

Las clases para padres con niños de 0 a 8 años.

Son solo en español. No es necesario registrarse.

Las sesiones serán una vez por semana durante tres semanas - los martes por la x, 6:00 p.m. a 7:30 p.m., del 23 de septiembre al 28 de octubre.

Por favor, asista a las sesiones de clase *sin* niños.

Stella Parenting with Love (Stella criando con amor)
Clases presentadads por Stella Velásquez, M. Ed. Consejero y Psicoterapeuta

By admin, Sat, 09/06/2025 - 13:48

Join us at the HCPL West University Branch Library for

Wee Wednesday Storytime with other young children and parents/caregivers.

FREE tickets 🎟️🎟️🎟️ will be distributed on a

"FIRST COME; FIRST SERVED" basis at 10 a.m. (see below).

🎉 Wee Wednesdays Storytime is a weekly celebration of stories, songs, and silliness designed just for preschoolers ages 2–6!