Go nuts for strategy this season! The Chess Nuts club invites kids to cozy up for some winter-time fun with chess and other classic board games. Whether you’re a total beginner or a budding grandmaster, you can learn new tricks, challenge new friends, and get in the holiday spirit with games that warm the brain like chestnuts roasting on an open fire. All levels welcome!
*Recommended for ages 7 to 13
Go nuts for strategy this season! The Chess Nuts club invites kids to cozy up for some winter-time fun with chess and other classic board games. Whether you’re a total beginner or a budding grandmaster, you can learn new tricks, challenge new friends, and get in the holiday spirit with games that warm the brain like chestnuts roasting on an open fire. All levels welcome!
*Recommended for ages 7 to 13
Go nuts for strategy this season! The Chess Nuts club invites kids to cozy up for some winter-time fun with chess and other classic board games. Whether you’re a total beginner or a budding grandmaster, you can learn new tricks, challenge new friends, and get in the holiday spirit with games that warm the brain like chestnuts roasting on an open fire. All levels welcome!
*Recommended for ages 7 to 13
Come get crafty at the Barbara Bush Branch Library on our Tween Craft Day!
Have some fun creating a different project each month. All materials will be provided.
This program is strictly for ages 8 to 12. If there are Littles in your group, please come to the Family Place play area to engage in age appropriate distractions while the siblings are crafting new creations.
Supplies are limited, so please pick up a ticket from the Children's staff prior to the program.
Join us on the first and third Thursdays of the month at Inklings, our teen creative writing club. Bring your writing to share and get feedback from other teens. Any kind of writing is welcome, from short stories to fanfiction, poetry to novels! This program is open to ages 12-17, 18 if in high school. Email virginia.gonzalez@hcpl.net for more information.
Take a break and enjoy doing a variety of jigsaw puzzles in the teen space! Work individually or with friends while you listen to music and put together puzzles. This program is open to ages 12-17, 18 if in high school.
Come watch a movie in the teen space and eat delicious snacks! Movie rotates monthly; December's movie is Anastasia (rating: G). Popcorn and drinks will be provided. This program is open to ages 12-17, 18 if in high school.
Join us in the teen space and make your own buttons with our button maker! Use one of our designs or make your own! All supplies are provided.
Open to ages 12-17, 18 if in high school. Email virginia.gonzalez@hcpl.net for any questions.
Join us on the first and third Thursdays of the month at Inklings, our teen creative writing club. Bring your writing to share and get feedback from other teens. Any kind of writing is welcome, from short stories to fanfiction, poetry to novels! This program is open to ages 12-17, 18 if in high school. Email virginia.gonzalez@hcpl.net for more information.
Come get crafty at the Barbara Bush Branch Library on our Tween Craft Day!
Have some fun creating a different project each month. All materials will be provided.
This program is strictly for ages 8 to 12. If there are Littles in your group, please come to the Family Place play area to engage in age appropriate distractions while the siblings are crafting new creations.
Supplies are limited, so please pick up a ticket from the Children's staff prior to the program.