Come chill out and catch a new anime every month. Make friends and socialize or just enjoy watching some anime on a big screen.
Open to anyone 18+
Anime club meets on the first Monday of every month from 6pm- 8 pm.
English
Questions about Child Development? Nutrition? Early Literacy? Movement? Join the Family Place Workshops every Wednesday at noon May 6 - June 3.
It is a special five-week program held for children birth to five years and their caregivers. The workshop consists of one-hour, child-led sessions in which families play with various passive toys and stations while local community experts offer resources and advice to caregivers.
We are also giving away FREE Children's Museum Passes to all attendees!
Sunshine Baby Time is an early literacy program for babies up to 18 months and their caregivers. Please join us as we share early literacy tips, stories, songs, and fun!
In order to ensure the safety of our youngest patrons, this is a ticketed program. Free tickets will be available in the library on the morning of the program. First come, first served.
Join us at the Barbara Bush Branch for our 4th Annual Homeschool Curriculum Swap!
As we continue our efforts to enfold our growing homeschool families and groups, the idea of a curriculum swap was brought to our attention. We loved it! What a great opportunity to provide a space for sharing resources and continuing our mission of access to information for all! It's what libraries are built to do.
We have changed it up. You can shop and drop off May 12th to May 14th!
Join us at the Barbara Bush Branch for our 4th Annual Homeschool Curriculum Swap!
As we continue our efforts to enfold our growing homeschool families and groups, the idea of a curriculum swap was brought to our attention. We loved it! What a great opportunity to provide a space for sharing resources and continuing our mission of access to information for all! It's what libraries are built to do.
We have changed it up. You can shop and drop off May 12th to May 14th!
Do you need help learning the basics or completing tasks using a computer, your tablet, or your phone? Get one-on-one 30 minute sessions here! Two slots available on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Please call 832-927-5400 or stop by the front desk to reserve a time slot.
Join with other preschoolers and parents/caregivers for weekly story time fun! Preschool Story Time uses age appropriate stories, songs and finger plays, and a take-home craft to engage preschoolers and their parents/caregivers. This story time is geared towards kids ages 3-5 years.
Tickets are required and will be handed out at the Children's Desk starting 30 minutes prior. Children must have a ticket to attend Preschool Story Time.
Wiggle, giggle, and read together!
Join other toddlers and their parents or caregivers for weekly Toddler Time Storytime every Thursday at 10:15 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. Each session features age-appropriate stories, songs, and fingerplays designed to encourage early literacy, movement, and fun interaction.
This program is specially geared for toddlers ages 18–35 months and their caregivers. No ticket required—just drop in and join the fun!
Read Against the Machine is a nonfiction book club exploring social, cultural, historical, and political topics. Selections highlight varied perspectives and encourage readers to think critically about the ideas and narratives that shape contemporary life.
In May, we are reading Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Makatsuki Houston.
"During World War II the incarceration camp called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose? To house thousands of Japanese Americans.
Join Michael, Octavia Field Library Branch's Children's Librarian, for an hour of nursery rhymes, storytelling, arts & crafts and playtime. We'll talk, sing, write, read and play, and your toddler age kiddos will have so much fun that they won't even realize they are gaining valuable pre-literacy skills. Ages 0-5.