CLOSING

Cinco Ranch Branch Library will RE-OPEN on Monday, March 9. 

Cinco Ranch Branch patrons with hold items available for pickup on or before March 6, 2026, currently being held at the Fulshear Branch Library, should visit the Fulshear Branch to pick up those items. If another location is more convenient, please contact the Fulshear Branch Library to have your items rerouted to your preferred pickup location.

 
Any hold requests filled after March 6 will be held at the Cinco Ranch Branch and will be available during its open hours. The pickup location will be indicated on your hold notification.

 

Live Raptors to Visit Libraries!

Mary Anne Morris (Wild Bird Adventures) holds an owl

March 2025

Learn all about raptors at a special program, “Get WILD for Raptors,” on Wednesday, March 12, beginning at 2:00 pm, in the Meeting Room at the First Colony Branch Library.

This event will be repeated on Saturday, March 29, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, in Meeting Room 1 of the University Branch Library.

During this program, see live raptors that work as education ambassadors to get citizens excited to learn more about the natural world.

Mary Anne Morris, co-founder of Wild Bird Adventures, will talk about the sights, sounds, and natural history of raptors, such as hawks, kites, and eagles. Discover their key role as top predators in the animal kingdom.

Morris has been educating the public about native-bird conservation for more than 30 years. Wild Bird Adventures provides a home and habitat for birds that can no longer live in the wild.

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Library organizations that support these libraries. Proceeds from the Friends of the Library book sales and annual membership dues help to underwrite the costs of special programming and various cultural events at the library.

 

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS for the UNIVERSITY BRANCH LIBRARY: Park inside the gated lot (VISITOR LOT 4).  Bring the parking-ticket stub to the check-out desk inside the library to be validated by library staff. Parking is FREE if the ticket is validated by the library. Parking outside the gated lot may result in a parking violation from the University of Houston.