Do you consider yourself an expert on Taylor Swift? Do you know obscure trivia and feel confident you have what it takes?
Come to the library and solve an escape room about Taylor Swift, slightly spooky because it's our favorite time of the year: Halloween! Solve puzzles, decipher clues, and race against the ticking clock.
All materials provided. This program is designed for grades 6th-12th only.
Wednesday, October 28 ~ 6 PM
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Teens
Community Health & Wellness Services provided by Harris County Public Health at the Fairbanks Branch Library. Come visit the Mobile Dental Clinic for:
First visits include a dental screening.
Follow-up visits may include a dental cleaning or basic treatment.
Adults and Children are welcome
Walk-ins are Welcome
This service is available from 8 am -3 pm each Monday with a lunch from 12-1.
Contact Harris County Public Health if you have any questions at 832-927-7373
Learn the difference between native bees and English honeybees. Make a bee habitat designed for the local mason bee. Most of the materials required will be precut. Tools used would be drills, hammers, nails, and a saw.
Participants must be able to safely handle hand and power tools.
All supplies will be provided.
Teens! Love manga? Join us to talk about your favorite manga, draw amazing characters, and explore Japanese culture.
*Snacks included!
Grades 6-12
Join us as the Friends of the Maud Marks Library hold their next used book sale. There is a large selection of hardback fiction and nonfiction, as well as children’s books and paperbacks. All items sell for rock bottom prices!
We will also be hosting a Friends Members-Only preview on Friday, November 6, from 4 PM - 5:30 PM.
Savvy Stitchers is a friendly group of crafters of all ages, getting together for fellowship while enjoying their creative hobbies. It is a great way to meet neighbors that have a mutual love for knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, quilting, or other crafts. We all love to learn something new!
Join each Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00PM.
Location: Katherine Tyra Branch Library at 16719 Clay Road, Houston TX 77084.
Calling all homeschooled kids! Through hands-on activities, experiments, and interactive lessons, children will discover, learn, and explore.
Harris County Public Library's Book Buddies is a FREE literacy program that pairs trained teen volunteers (Big Buddies) with children in K-3rd grade (Little Buddies) for 10 weeks to share the joy of reading. More information can be found on our website.
The next session for the South Houston Branch Library will run from September 8 - November 10, 2026. The Buddies will meet on Tuesdays from 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM.
In this program, one person's trash is another person's craft! This is a twist on scrapbooking, in which the journaler collects junk (receipts, tags, tickets, labels, produce stickers, magazine cut-outs, or whatever other flat item), then makes art out of the items by arranging, then gluing or taping and adding other mediums (sketching, painting, writing, etc.) All materials will be provided, including scrap materials, journals and snacks. No registration is required. This program is for teens ages 13-18.
Join us at for a sensory-friendly yoga and meditation session designed to help teens reduce stress, build confidence, and recharge through mindful movement, breathwork, and guided relaxation.
No experience needed.
All props and mats provided.
Waivers will be available at the front desk 15 minutes before program start time. All participants must have a parent/guardian signed waiver on file for entry.
Open to ages 11-18 only.