Bring your creativity to life with this after-school craft program. Try your hand at a new craft each week and take home a masterpiece!
Recommended for school-age children ages 5-12.
Tickets are required for all programs unless otherwise noted. They are free and available starting 30 minutes before the program begins at the Children’s Information Desk. Tickets are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bring your creativity to life with this after-school craft program. Try your hand at a new craft each week and take home a masterpiece!
Recommended for school-age children ages 5-12.
Tickets are required for all programs unless otherwise noted. They are free and available starting 30 minutes before the program begins at the Children’s Information Desk. Tickets are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Get ready to get messy, slimy, and spooky! Join us for a hands-on STEM activity where little learners will make their very own spooky slime to take home. Along the way, we’ll explore the science behind slime and discover what makes it so stretchy, squishy, and fun!
Thursday, October 15 at 4:30 PM
Come ready to learn, experiment, and get a little messy!
Get ready for some pumpkin-perfect fun! Kids can paint and decorate their very own mini pumpkin to take home. Let your creativity shine and make a pumpkin that is totally your own!
Come paint, create, and celebrate the start of spooky season with us!
Haunted homeschoolers, join us in the Grand Chamber for a morning of spine-tingling creativity and monstrous masterpieces at Crafts from the Crypt!
Every week this October at 11:00 AM, creative ghouls and goblins ages 5–10 will gather at the library to resurrect ordinary craft supplies into spectacularly spooky art. From friendly phantoms to creepy-crawly keepsakes, each session will be horridly fun and hands-on for growing monsters--we mean makers. Parents, don't fear—the mess stays with us in the crypt.
Are you ready Galena Park? Come spend a fun and spooky afterschool time with the folks at Galena Park Branch Library! We'll have crafts and games to share. Wear your best for our costume contest!
¿Estás listo, Galena Park? ¡Ven a pasar una tarde divertida y espeluznante después de la escuela con la gente de la Biblioteca Pública de Galena Park! Tendremos manualidades y juegos para compartir. ¡Vístete con tu mejor disfraz para nuestro concurso!
Make a bedazzled keychain! Using diamond-painting techniques, participants will make a silly keychain in the shape of a rubber duck. This program is designed for kids in grades K-5.
Bring your creativity to life with this after-school craft program. Try your hand at a new craft each week and take home a masterpiece!
Recommended for school-age children ages 5-12.
Tickets are required for all programs unless otherwise noted. They are free and available starting 30 minutes before the program begins at the Children’s Information Desk. Tickets are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Come and see Hedgie, our hedgehog, the library pet here at the Barbara Bush Branch Library!
He will be awake and ready to meet you! Learn some interesting hedgehog facts and watch as Hedgie explores his surroundings. He may even let you pet him!
This is a ticketed event. Tickets are free and available in the children's department 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.
Harris County Public Library's Book Buddies is a FREE literacy program that pairs trained teen volunteers (Big Buddies) with children in K-3rd grade (Little Buddies) for 10 weeks to share the joy of reading. More information can be found on our website.
The next session for the South Houston Branch Library will run from September 8 - November 10, 2026. The Buddies will meet on Tuesdays from 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM.