Looking to practice your English in a friendly and supportive environment? Join us each week to practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing with other English learners.
Classes help you build confidence and put your English skills into practice.
-Free classes
-All materials provided
-Meet and practice with other learners
This class is best suited for intermediate to advanced English learners. Come give it a try and see if it's the right fit for you!
This program is recommended for babies aged 0-18 months, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. It includes age-appropriate stories, rhymes, bounces, and songs that lay the foundation for reading. Children will also develop sensory, fine motor, and social skills through playtime.
Adults – we welcome you to join us in the downstairs Meeting Room on Thursday, October 08 at 10:15 AM to the Next Chapter’s presentation in the Lone Star Flight Museum Lecture Series. Gary Watt looks forward to presenting "Made in Texas: 116 Years of Texas Aviation History.” This free event requires no registration.
Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.
Adults – we welcome you to join us in the downstairs Meeting Room on Thursday, October 01 at 10:00 AM to the Next Chapter’s first presentation in partnership with the Houston Voting Initiative. We're looking forward to kicking off with the Houston Voting Initiative Movie Series with a special movie screening of On the Basis of Sex (2018) [PG-13], a biopic of young Ruth Bader Ginsberg, followed by a discussion led by our presenters.
This program is recommended for children 18 months to 3 years old and their parents or caregivers. It features books, songs, fingerplays, music, and movement.
Tickets are required for all programs unless otherwise noted. They are free and available when the library opens at 10:00 am in the Children's Department. Tickets are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines for the tickets sometimes form before the tickets are distributed. Tickets can run out very quickly, so please plan accordingly.
HCPL has partnered with Oldways to present classes on how to eat healthy by following a traditional Latin American diet!
This program will feature two dishes rich in herbs, spices, and tubers. Those dishes are:
Wild Veggie TostadasPanama Fruit SmoothieLibrary staff will give a presentation on the dishes and prepare them for everyone to share!
This event will be held in the 1st floor Meeting Room.
Adults – we welcome you to join us in the downstairs Meeting Room on Thursday, October 08 at 10:15 AM to the Next Chapter’s presentation in the Lone Star Flight Museum Lecture Series. Gary Watt looks forward to presenting "Made in Texas: 116 Years of Texas Aviation History.” This free event requires no registration.
Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.
A new teen and young adult book club is forming at Freeman Library! Join us as we discuss enjoyable reads from the Young Adult collection! Liminal Pages will meet on selected Tuesdays at 5 PM in the Teen Zone Program Space on the second floor. Refreshments will be served.
This month’s book is The Naturals, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.
The Next Chapter looks forward to hosting its 1st Next Chapter @ Night Event of 2026 with the return of Estate Planning Workshop presented by Amir Befroui, attorney of the Weaver Law Firm, on Monday, October 19 beginning at 6 PM. In this instructive session, attendees will receive simplified, in-person guidance on estate planning. Discover valuable information and resources to help you plan with confidence.
Calling all genealogists! We’ll be hosting an open lab for FamilySearch, a free, online resource for genealogy/family history research on Friday, October 16 at 4:15 PM in our upstairs Computer Lab.