This program is recommended for children 18 months to 3 years old and their parents or caregivers. It features books, songs, fingerplays, music, and movement.
Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library
With no assigned book or group discussion, Introvert Happy Hour Book Club is ideal for those who want the community of a book club without the homework, conversation, and social pressure. Please join us in the Upstairs Conference Room on the second Monday of the month to read silently as a group without any discussion and enjoy light refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library. The door opens at 6:00 PM.
No registration is necessary for this free program.
The Next Chapter Feature Film Series returns for 2026 on Thursday, February 26 at 10:15 AM in the Innovation Lab Classroom. We look forward to showing Hidden Figures (2016), a biographical drama about three female African-American mathematicians providing crucial calculations for NASA's space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white co-workers. This film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons.
Adults – the Next Chapter Monday Matinee returns Monday, February 23 at 2:00 PM in our upstairs Innovation Lab Classroom. We look forward to seeing Cool Runnings, the 1993 sports comedy loosely based on the debut of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. This film stars Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, and John Candy. Rated PG, this film lasts 1 hour, 38 minutes and includes closed captions. Light refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.
Classics Revisited continues Thursday, February 19 at 10:15 AM in our upstairs Innovation Lab Classroom. We look forward to showing Tombstone, the 1993 American Western film inspired by real events that took place in the 1880s in Southeast Arizona, including the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the Earp Vendetta Ride. This film stars Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Dana Delany, and Sam Elliott. Rated R for violence, Tombstone lasts 2 hours, 10 minutes. This film includes Closed Captions.
With no assigned book or group discussion, Introvert Happy Hour Book Club is ideal for those who want the community of a book club without the homework, conversation, and social pressure. Please join us in the Upstairs Conference Room on the second Monday of the month to read silently as a group without any discussion and enjoy light refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library. The door opens at 6:00 PM.
No registration is necessary for this free program.
Calling all genealogists! We’ll be hosting an open lab for FamilySearch, a free, online resource for genealogy/family history research on Friday, February 20, starting at 4:15 PM. This free program requires no registration but space is limited.
Adults – we welcome you to join us in the upstairs Innovation Lab Classroom on Thursday, February 12 at 10:15 AM to the Next Chapter’s first presentation in the Lone Star Flight Museum Lecture Series. Brad Adams looks forward to presenting “Bessie Coleman: Our Country's First African American & Female Pilot.” This free event requires no registration. Light refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.
The Next Chapter will host its upcoming cooking event on Thursday, February 05 at 10:15 AM. Participants will see how to make a pasta dish - Chicken Alfredo. Ingredients and equipment will be provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.
This orientation session will introduce participants to 3D printing in the library. This orientation session is mandatory before patrons can schedule time to use a 3D printer.