AARP Tax Aide will once again be available at the Northwest Branch Library. This service will be available Fridays from 1 pm to 5 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm. Service Begins: Friday, February 6, 2026 – Ends: Wednesday, April 15, 2026. No service on Friday, April 3 or Saturday, April 4 due to the Easter holiday.
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🎥🎬 Lights, laughter, and classic cartoons! 🎥🎬
Calling all teens—come hang out at the library for a special cartoon
Bring your own favorite snacks 🍫🍪🥤 to enjoy while you watch and get ready for a fun-filled break with nonstop cartoon comedy. If you love animation and humor, this is the perfect event for you!
🎨🖌 Krafty Kids offers a fantastic chance for your children to unleash their creativity while having a great time in a safe and inviting space. Whether it's painting, drawing, sculpting, or other activities, there’s something for every budding artist to delight in.
Book Buddies is a FREE literacy program that brings child and teens together to share the joy of reading. It pairs trained teen volunteers (Big Buddies) with children in K-3rd grades (Little Buddies).
Each Wednesday for 10 weeks, Big Buddies and Little Buddies will meet to read together and create positive experiences surrounding literacy. By the end of the session, we aspire that all Little Buddies will learn to love to read and form positive associations with reading.
This month's project is designing your own suncatcher!
Do you love crafting? Do you love caffeine? Join the arts & crafts program Make & Wake where we do a new project every month while sipping on coffee or tea, provided by the library. Feel free to bring your own cup of love to drink during the program. Adults only.
Creativity Corner is a fun, after-school program for elementary kids that sparks imagination through art, crafts, and creative play.
Each week offers new hands-on activities in a welcoming space where kids can express themselves and explore their creative side!
Creativity Corner es un programa divertido después de la escuela para niños de primaria que estimula la imaginación a través del arte, las manualidades y el juego creativo.
Enjoy wonderful stories, sing along to fun songs, and let your little ones play and explore. Every Wednesday at 11:30am.
Disfruta de maravillosas historias, canta canciones divertidas y deja que tus pequeños jueguen y exploren. Cada miércoles a las 11:30am.
Do you need help learning the basics of a computer, your tablet, or your phone? Get one-on-one personalized sessions here! Registration is required. Sign up at the desk or call 832-927-5470 to reserve your spot and let us know what you want to learn.
Please note:
The Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library will host afterschool math tutoring for students from 4th to 12th grade. Thiis service is walk in and the services will be held in the study room.
Please register for Maker Central
https://hcpl.beanstack.org/rea...before signing up for this program.
Waitlist is not currently working, please do not use.
Want to learn how to use a Cricut cutting machine?
Register here for a personal orientation!
Registration is limited to one person at a time. This is a one time event. Please do not register for multiple days. Multiple registrations for the same person will be canceled.