Enjoy fun stories, engaging songs, and interactive activities designed to spark your little one's imagination.
The Harris County Public Library and the #gulfcoastreads Committee are honored to host Jennifer Mathieu, author of the 2025 Gulf Coast Reads title, THE FACULTY LOUNGE, for an intimate, in-person discussion and book signing at the West University Branch Library (held next door at the Community Center).
(Family Place Libraries: Parent-Child Workshop)
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.
Come to West University Branch Library on the second Wednesday of each month at 11am for Polliwog Club! Naturalist Cece Cherry from Precinct 1's Environmental Education program will host a special program for our youngest explorers (ages 2-4 years)! The program will include animals and a brief age-appropriate activity at the end.
Program will be at the library in the children's section. No registration required!
🎉 Wee Wednesdays Storytime is a weekly celebration of stories, songs, and silliness designed just for preschoolers ages 2–6!
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!
Enjoy fun stories, engaging songs, and interactive activities designed to spark your little one's imagination.
(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.