Event List

Join us every week for Family Coloring Hour! Bring your own coloring pages and supplies or choose from our designs and supplies. We will play relaxing music while we color to help us unwind. 

Whether pierced or not, unleash your creativity and design a unique set of earrings. Hook and clip-on earrings will be available. All supplies will be provided.     

Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. Take-home crafts will be available at the end of the program.

We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.

Learn how to turn fuzzy socks and some other craft supplies into the most fluffy and adorable pumpkins! Just in time for fall!  Supplies and Socks will be provided.

Come build with the library! We'll have LEGO, Keva Planks, Squigz, boxes, and other building blocks and tools. There are monthly challenges, or you can build whatever you can imagine! This program is recommended for grades K-5.

Join us for a fun program to explore new topics and learn new skills on the first and third Wednesday of each month.  Arts, crafts, and activities for grades 1-5.  

Get into the Halloween spirit with an easy slime-making activity! Children will mix their own batch of slime with a few simple ingredients. This program is for student in grades K-3.

Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. Take-home crafts will be available at the end of the program.

We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.

Relax, quiet your mind, and enjoy yourself at the Cinco Ranch coloring club for teens and adults. Have fun with the trend in relaxation and mindfulness. 

Diamond art is a popular hobby, and it’s so easy to do.  Explore the basics of this craft and make gothic-inspired Halloween magnets.  This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of University Branch Library.  For students i

This week is all about chain reactions! Learn about Rube Goldberg machines and how you can make them using different household items. This program is for children in grades 1-5 only.

Get ready to light up the night at Creative Connections as we make Fall Luminaries! Create beautiful tea light holders that will let all the fall colors shine through.

Discover the art of making your own vibrant paper flowers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! Learn the cultural significance behind these colorful blooms and create your own to take home and decorate.

Join us every week for Adult Coloring Hour! Bring your own coloring pages and supplies or choose from our designs and supplies. We will play relaxing music while we color to help us unwind. 

Become a mad scientist and bring a new toy to life. Students in grades 4-8 are invited to join us as we take apart various toys and piece them back together to create something new.

Learn the basics of counted cross stitch and stitch your own bookish ghost.  This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of University Branch Library.  Seating and supplies are limited.  Registration required.

Interested in perler bead art but not sure where to start? Join us and learn how to create fun designs using perler beads. 

All supplies will be provided.

It’s time to clean out the craft closet and old costumes!  If you’re a crafter or artist who needs to reduce your stash, someone who is looking for a new craft hobby, or looking for a new costume to replace an outgrown one, join us for our ar

Unlock the secrets of computer language in this hands-on STEM experience! In this 45-minute session, students will explore the basics of binary code through a fun, creative activity—making their very own coded bracelets.

Join us to make a fall friendly book pumpkin! This pumpkin is sure to add a fun DIY element to any fall table.  

Join us for a celebration of Banned Books Week and create your own Blackout Poetry. We will use the redacting (or blacking out) of words on copies of pages from challenged or banned books to create new and meaningful art. 

Join us for a blind taste test and fun, hands-on cooking session just for teens! Test your Takis taste buds against the competitors! Can you find the real Takis? Also, create a DIY Takis inspired seasoning to take home.

Create a one-of-a-kind work of art to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Youth will make Huichol-inspired pieces with colorful yarn. This vibrant artform originates from the traditions of Mexico.