A bashful dinosaur enlists her friends and the audience to help her overcome her shyness and find her voice. The audience learns the importance of courage, confidence, and overcoming personal obstacles from within—with a little help from friends.
Best suited for PreK–5th grade, but designed to be fun and engaging for all ages, including younger children and adults.
Youth grades 2nd-12th are welcome to come learn chess from teen volunteers at the library! Join Andy and friends as they walk you through moves that will get you started and improve your game.
Excavate some excitement this summer at this weekly arts and crafts program! Each week we'll create a new work of art and learn about archaeology, dinosaurs, and history along the way.
This program is designed for tweens and teens ages 12 to 18.
Registration is not required, but supplies and space may be limited.
Are you Board Silly?! Bring the whole family for a fun evening of board games, card games, puzzles, friendly competition, and plenty of laughs. From classic favorites to new games to try, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
All ages and skill levels are welcome.
This FREE Art Camp is a program in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) that has been available at HCPL branches since Summer 2000. This program is made available to us for free, thanks to grants that the MFAH receives. With this program six library branches per year take advantage of week-long summer art camp in which teachers from the prestigious MFAH Glassell school for the Arts come in to teach kids ages 7-12 art classes (10am – 12pm) for four days in the selected week (Mon-Thurs) culminating in a free field trip on Friday (bus provided) to the museum!
Meet your local heroes!
Join us for a special visit from Harris County Emergency Services District 48 Fire-EMS! Kids will have the chance to meet real firefighters and first responders, learn about fire safety, and even explore a real fire truck up close. Don’t miss this exciting, hands-on experience that’s both fun and educational for the whole family!
Youth grades 2nd-12th are welcome to come learn chess from teen volunteers at the library! Join Andy and friends as they walk you through moves that will get you started and improve your game.
Join us at the Parker Williams Library Innovation Lab for our Cricut-Sublimation Orientation!
Movie discussions! Topics will be based on the previous day's movies.
Refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.
Join us at Aldine for a cartoon marathon! Talk about your favorite series and characters with others who like the same shows and check out a show you haven’t seen before.
This program is best for 6th-9th graders