Celebrate spooky season and test your wits at Freeman’s first ever escape room!
Coinciding with this year’s Gulf Coast Reads pick, The Librarians by Sherry Thomas, this escape room is themed around an abandoned library found in a mysterious house left to you through an inheritance.
You’ll have 90 minutes to complete the room with a group maximum of 4 people.
Attendees under the age of 12 must have an adult in their group.
Harris County Public Library and the Gulf Coast Reads Committee invite you to a special evening with Sherry Thomas, author of the 2026 Gulf Coast Reads selection, The Librarians. Registered attendees will receive a free copy of The Librarians while supplies last.
Booked This Afternoon meets in person on the second Thursday of the month, October 8, at 2 PM. This month we will be discussing The Librarians by Sherry Thomas.
Join us on 2nd Tuesdays for the Afternoon Book Club, a self-run club of readers! If you enjoy sampling a wide range of authors and genres, this is the book club for you!
Some copies are available downstairs at the Reference Desk and at each meeting, but each member is responsible for obtaining their own copy. Please check out our catalog to request a book!
Jan - Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner
Feb - The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff
Mar - The Emperor of Gladness - Ocean Vuong
Apr - We Are All Guilty Here - Karin Slaughter
Rumor has it there’s a secret treasure hidden in the librarian’s office.
Can you find the treasure and escape before the librarian returns to catch you in the act?
Join the West University Book Club on the first Wednesday of every month at 11am in the West University Community Center, located next door at 6104 Auden.
Let's talk about each month’s great read!
This month, we are reading Sherry Thomas's The Librarians
Lit Chat Adult Book Club is usually a reader’s-choice group, but this month we’ll be discussing The Librarians by Sherry Thomas in honor of Gulf Coast Reads.
Gulf Coast Reads is a regional initiative that encourages communities on the Texas Gulf Coast to read the same book and come together for meaningful discussions throughout October. Whether you’re a longtime member or a first-time attendee, we’d love to have you join the conversation.
Chat about great books with some great people! Join our Virtual Book Club, hosted by Katherine Tyra Branch Library!
We will meet virtually (via Microsoft Teams) every first Wednesday of the month from 3-4 PM to discuss the selected book. Online registration is required. You will receive an email with a meeting link the day before the event.
This month's pick: The Librarians by Shelly Thomas (also the Gulf Coast Read!)
Hey adults! Are you a book lover or want to get into reading? Then come join Shelf-ish Book Club! This is for adult readers who love exploring a variety of stories. Meetings are typically every fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm. Enjoy snacks, beverages, and small crafts during the discussion. Feel free to contact the library or visit us for any questions.
January - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
February - James by Percival Everett
March - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
April - Poetry!
May - What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo