Mission Bend Branch Alert

The Mission Bend Branch Library is currently closed for repairs. Currently held items may be picked up at the front door by calling 832-471-5900 when you arrive at the library. When you call, have your barcode ready to give to staff. Staff will meet you at the front door with your items. Please have your library card and/or photo ID ready to show staff. Check back for updates.  

This event is in the "Preschool" group

Mother Goose Time

10:30am–11:00am
Preschool
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Library Branch: University Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room #1 (University)
Age Group: Preschool
Description:

Mother Goose Time provides caregiver/infant multi-sensory circle-time activities -- including simple sign language, folksongs and lullabies, and finger plays -- that are especially designed to stimulate babies’ social, emotional, and physical deve

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Typing for Beginners

10:30am–11:30am
Teens, Adult
Registration Required
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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Computer Lab (George Memorial)
Age Group: Teens, Adult
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Description:

Learn the basics of typing on a keyboard.

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Middle Grades" group

Summer of Code: Scratch Coding

2:00pm–3:00pm
Elementary, Middle Grades
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Mission Bend Branch Library
Room: Computer Lab (Mission Bend)
Age Group: Elementary, Middle Grades
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Description:

Join us this summer for a Summer of Code! We will be playing fun coding games and creating projects in Scratch. Summer of Code will meet the second and fourth Monday for grades 4-8 only. Registration is required. 

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Mod Podge "Candles"

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teens, Adult
Registration Required
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Library Branch: First Colony Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (First Colony)
Age Group: Teens, Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Join us in creating beautiful tea light holders using pressed flowers, mod podge, and glass jars. All supplies will be provided. Materials for this program are provided with the generous support of the Friends of First Colony Branch Library.

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Summer Family Movie - Minions: The Rise of Gru

2:00pm–4:00pm
Preschool, Elementary
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Library Branch: Albert George Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Albert George)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Movies
Description:

Families will be treated to an animated family movie, released in 2022, about a 12-year-old minion named Gru (played by Steve Carrell), who schemes and plots to become a member of the Vicious 6, an infamous group of supervillains.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Switch It Up

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teens
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Library Branch: Missouri City Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Missouri City)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Description:

Teens are invited to participate in weekly Monday meetups, where they socialize with others and play Nintendo games on their Switch together as a community.

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Middle Grades" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Family Program: Cool Chemistry presented by Houston Museum of Natural Science

2:30pm–3:30pm
Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades, Teens, Adult
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Library Branch: University Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room #1 (University)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades, Teens, Adult
Description:

Have a blast (literally!) witnessing demonstrations of combustion, color changes, and polymers, and watching the incredible effects of liquid nitrogen!

This event is in the "Adult" group
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Library Branch: Sienna Branch Library
Room: Conference Room 2A (Sienna)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Description:

This month, we will be discussing The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott.

This event is in the "Middle Grades" group

Middle School Program: Arts & Crafts

3:00pm–4:00pm
Middle Grades
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Library Branch: Sugar Land Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Sugar Land)
Age Group: Middle Grades
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Bring a friend and join us for a variety of fun arts and crafts today! Enjoy button making, a mason jar craft, and stamp art. This program is for students in grades 6-8. Materials made possible by the Friends of the Sugar Land Branch Library.

This event is in the "Teens" group
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Library Branch: Sugar Land Branch Library
Room: Conference Room (Sugar Land)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Description:

Do you enjoy comics?  Trying to get into the genre, but don’t know where to start? This is the book club for you! Join us and chat comics with fellow fans.

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Pajama Night Story Time: Bugs

6:00pm–6:30pm
Preschool, Elementary
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Library Branch: First Colony Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (First Colony)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Story Times
Description:

Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. This program will conclude with an age-appropriate craft activity. Pajamas and blankets are welcome!

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Family Fun Time

6:00pm–7:00pm
Preschool, Elementary
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Library Branch: Cinco Ranch Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Cinco Ranch)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Description:

Fun for the whole family.  Games, Building Challenges & More

This event is in the "Adult" group

Living Sustainably Club -- So You Want to Go Solar?

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adult
Registration Required
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Workshop, Health/Wellness
Registration Required
Description:

Have you considered installing solar panels in your home, but nervous about the cost?  Or are you worried you don’t have the know-how to shop for the right panels or get them installed properly?  Dori Wolfe, from the non-profit Solar Uni

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
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Library Branch: University Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room #1 (University)
Age Group: Teens, Adult
Program Type: Movies
Description:

Reel Talk is a series of documentary screenings at University Branch Library with brief discussions of the films after they are shown.

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Pajama Night Story Time: Dinosaurs

6:30pm–7:15pm
Preschool, Elementary
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Library Branch: Sienna Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Sienna)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Story Times
Description:

Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. This program will conclude with an age-appropriate craft activity. Pajamas and blankets are welcome!