CLOSING

Cinco Ranch Branch Library is currently CLOSED for carpet replacement and will RE-OPEN on Monday, March 9. The outdoor book drop will remain OPEN during the time the building is closed, and library items may be returned at Cinco Ranch Branch. VOTING WILL take place at Cinco Ranch Branch. 

All items that were requested to be held at Cinco Ranch Branch should be picked up at Fulshear Branch library. If another location is more convenient for you, please contact Fulshear Branch to reroute the items to your preferred location.

Spring Puzzle Fest 2026

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Middle Grades, Teens, Adult

Description

Join us for our Spring Puzzle Fest 2026 – part speed puzzling competition, part puzzle & game swap, all fun!  Casual puzzling and refreshments will also be available.

Puzzle & Board Game Swap, 1 pm - 4 pm

Tired of the jigsaw puzzles and board games you’ve got at home?  Donate your gently used puzzles and games to the library, then “shop the swap” to find new-to-you items to take home.  Bring board games and puzzles of 250 pieces or more to the 2nd floor reference desk starting Monday, March 2, and receive a voucher with the number of items you donated.  Bring the voucher with you on March 21 to shop the swap.  You’ll be able to take the same number of items home with you. Any unclaimed puzzles or games will be used for library programming or donated elsewhere. Please donate complete puzzles and games only.

Speed-Puzzling Competition, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Gather a team of up to 4 people for our Speed-Puzzling Competition. Teams will have 2 hours to complete a 500-piece puzzle.  The team that completes their puzzle the fastest wins! If no team completes their puzzle in 2 hours, the team with the most complete puzzle will win. The winning team will receive a prize! Registration is required for the Speed-Puzzling portion of Puzzle Fest. This competition is open to all ages. Teams can bring sorting trays and magnifiers if they like, but none will be provided.  Register here: Speed Puzzling Competition Team Registration. 

Park inside the gated lot (VISITOR LOT 4).  Bring your parking ticket with you inside the library to be validated by library staff.  Parking is FREE if you get your ticket validated.  Parking outside the gated lot may result in a parking violation from the University of Houston.