Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th of the 8th lunar month in the Chinese calendar, within half a lunar month of the autumn equinox (from about Sep. 6 to Oct. 6). In 2025, Mid-Autumn Festival falls on October 6th. Join us as we celebrate with games and a lantern craft.
Snacks and craft supplies are provided.
Hãy cùng chào đón Tết Trung thu với những trò chơi vui nhộn và hoạt động làm đèn lồng thú vị nhé!
Đồ ăn vặt và đồ thủ công sẽ được phục vụ.
Do you want to speak and read Vietnamese? Do you need it for your job, to talk to family or traveling? Join Ms. Loc on Saturdays for Vietnamese Learning Time. We have classes for adults, teens and kids aged 8 years and older. (Registration required)
Level 1 for kids (8+): 10: 00am – 11:15am
Level 2 for adults & teens: 11:15 am – 12: 45pm
Enjoy fun stories, engaging songs, and interactive activities designed to spark your little one's imagination. Perfect for ages 2-5, this session fosters early literacy skills and a love for reading in a cozy, welcoming environment.
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to recognize and revel in the history, culture and contributions of Hispanic and Latine Communities. Festivities last from September 15th to October 15th which covers multiple nation's independence days and historical events.
This year will include a special performance from Mariachi Luna Llena, Premier Mariachi of Rice University!
Mask making is a part of Mexican ritual life that pre-dates the arrival of the Spanish. Masks in Mexico are used in a wide variety of dances, ceremonies, festivals and theatre, but the most common uses are with traditional dances. In these dances, non-professional performers wear masks to transform themselves into other beings or characters.
Join us and make your very own.
Materials provided: markers, paper, crayons, glue and tape.
Enjoy fun stories, engaging songs, and interactive activities designed to spark your little one's imagination. Perfect for ages 2-5, this session fosters early literacy skills and a love for reading in a cozy, welcoming environment.
Enjoy fun stories, engaging songs, and interactive activities designed to spark your little one's imagination. Perfect for ages 2-5, this session fosters early literacy skills and a love for reading in a cozy, welcoming environment.
Do you want to speak and read Vietnamese? Do you need it for your job, to talk to family or traveling? Join Ms. Loc on Saturdays for Vietnamese Learning Time. We have classes for adults, teens and kids aged 8 years and older. (Registration required)
Level 1 for kids (8+): 10: 00am – 11:15am
Level 2 for adults & teens: 11:15 am – 12: 45pm
Do you like Pokemon as much as we do? Do you want a pikachu, eevee, or Mimiku of your very own? Come create it out of Perler beads!
Book Buddies is a free program that brings children and teen volunteers together to share the joy of reading. It pairs trained volunteers (Big Buddies) with children in Kindergarten through 3rd grades (Little Buddies). For 10 weeks, the Buddies meet once a week in the afternoon for 45 minutes of one-on-one shared reading.
The Fall cycle of Book Buddies will run from September 18th to November 20th. Reading sessions will be in the library meeting room.