The Houston Museum of Natural Science will be presenting Science on Stage: Dinosaur Discovery! Experience the world of dinosaurs! Discover their lives, diets, and adaptations through interactive presentations. Meet real fossilized specimens and marvel at their bones, horns, claws, teeth, and skin. Learn what makes dinosaurs incredible!
Ticket required to attend the event. Free tickets will be handed out at the Children's Desk starting Monday, June 29th.
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.
Bilingual Storytime for School-Age Children
Join Ms. Tina for an interactive bilingual storytime featuring stories in both English and Spanish. Children will enjoy engaging activities, songs, and dinosaur-themed stories while building language and literacy skills.
This program promotes cultural awareness and a love of reading in two languages.
Make whatever you like in our freebuild time or choose from one of our challenge cards. We have OVER 6,000 lego to build with! Open to ages 3-12. Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.
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!
Recommended for children ages 3-7 years, it features age appropriate stories, songs, and fingerplays about Dinosaurs. Every child will get to make a special dinosaur craft. Tickets will be provided 30 minutes before the program at the information desk. Space is limited.
There will be a brief lesson for beginners at the beginning of the session. Each class go over the following:
How each chess pieces moveChess rulesReview how to use a chess clockHow to use notationHow to set up the chess boardDiscuss special movesDescribe check and checkmateReview chess principalsCover minor tacticsDiscuss end game principalsThen members will get a chance to play each other**Ages 9-17 ONLY & FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE**