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UPDATE: Apr 28, 2025

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Library Branch: Mamie George Branch Library
Room: Adult Services Department (Mamie George)
Program Type: Book Sales
Description:

People who love books, people who love bargains, and people who need to get rid of some spare change will find a lot in common at the Mamie George (Stafford) Friends of the Library Book Sales, where they will discover adult and ch

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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Computer Lab (George Memorial)
Description:

Learn how to publish your book for free!  Biblioboard representative Emily Gooding will show budding writers of all levels how to use the free services provided by Biblioboard Library, Indie Author Project, and Pressbooks, and get published!

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

Book Festival: Exploring Your World - A Kid's Writing Workshop

10:30am - 11:30am
Elementary, Middle Grades
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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Room 2A (George Memorial)
Age Group: Elementary, Middle Grades
Program Type: Writing & Publishing
Description:

Join us for a writing workshop--just for kids!

This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Middle Grades" group.
This event is in the "Young Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Festival: Q&A with Author Ruben Degollado

10:30am - 11:30am
Elementary, Middle Grades, Young Adult, Adult
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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Age Group: Elementary, Middle Grades, Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Writing & Publishing, Book Clubs
Description:

Ruben Degollado, author or "The Family Izquierdo" and the Fort Bend County Community Reads 2023 pick, will join us to discuss how giving characters a voice in their story helps readers to understand universal truths while also being immersed in a

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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Room 2C (George Memorial)
Program Type: History/Genealogy
Registration Required
Description:

We will use Microsoft Excel to create a spreadsheet to label and organize your photographs, letters and various documents in order to keep track and make storage and retrieval easier.

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

Youth Special Program: Sound Energy

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool, Elementary
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Library Branch: Sugar Land Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Sugar Land)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Workshop
Description:

Donna Wheeler from the Rosenberg Railroad Museum will educate children about sound energy. Youth will participate in demonstrations that show how sound vibrates and travels in waves.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Heavy Inks Graphic Novel Book Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
Registration Required
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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Learning Lab (George Memorial)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Description:

Join us as we discuss Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: a graphic history of women's fight for their rights by Mikki Kendall.

 

Copies of the book are available at George Memorial Library.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

The Skin I'm In: Books featuring Authors of Color

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Missouri City Branch Library
Room: Conference Room (Missouri City)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Description:

The Skin I’m in Book Club meets on the third Saturday of this month to discuss books featuring authors of color.

This event is in the "Young Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Apollo: To the Moon

11:00am - 1:00pm
Young Adult, Adult
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Library Branch: First Colony Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (First Colony)
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Lectures
Description:

Come join Don Cooper as he gives two talks about the history of rockets and NASA's journey to the moon and back. Learn about the Apollo 13 mission as well as the often-forgotten Apollo 6 mission.

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 "Young Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Festival: Performance by Ballet Folklorico Herencia Mexicana de Houston

11:30am - 12:30pm
Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades, Young Adult, Adult
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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Jodie E. Stavinoha Amphitheater
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades, Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Performances
Description:

Join us for a colorful, festive dancing of ballet folklorico!  Ballet Folklorico Herencia Mexica de Houston will showcase vestuario and dances from the Huasteca region of Mexico along with the state of Jalisco.

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 "Young Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Festival: Book Raffle

12:30pm - 12:45pm
Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades, Young Adult, Adult
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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Jodie E. Stavinoha Amphitheater
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades, Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Performances
Description:

After the performance by Ballet Folklorico Herencia Mexicana de Houston, our local authors are holding a book raffle!  Make sure to collect a ticket before and during the performance for the raffle. You must be present to win!

This event is in the "Young Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Festival: A Taste of Latin America

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Young Adult, Adult
Registration Required
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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room (George Memorial)
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Description:

Join us for a taste of Latin America!  Food is an important aspect of the book, "The Family Izquierdo" by Ruben Degollado, the Fort Bend County Community Read 2023 pick.  Erica Knighton from Prarie View A&M Cooperative Extension Prog

This event is in the "Young Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Festival: From Idea to Completed Draft Fast

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Young Adult, Adult
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Library Branch: George Memorial Library
Room: Room 2A (George Memorial)
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Writing & Publishing
Description:

Taki Zyngtara, author of over two dozen books--many written during the National Novel Writing Month Challenge--will walk us through how to take a story idea and turn it into a completed draft of a book....fast!

Workshop topics include:

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Middle Grades" group.
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Library Branch: Sienna Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Sienna)
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary, Middle Grades
Program Type: Performances, Workshop
Description:

Young Audiences of Houston artist, Rathna Kumar, will be leading an Indian Dancing and Storytelling workshop for all ages.

This event is in the "Young Adult" group.

Sphero Robot Maze

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Young Adult
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Library Branch: Sienna Branch Library
Room: YA Room (Sienna)
Age Group: Young Adult
Program Type: Games
Description:

Have you always wanted to feel a little like a mad scientist by programming a robot to run through a maze? Well, have we got the program for you! Come to the library and learn how to guide a Sphero robot through a maze.

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

CANCELED - Creative Connections - Crafty Friends-Giving

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Elementary, Middle Grades
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Library Branch: Mission Bend Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Mission Bend)
Age Group: Elementary, Middle Grades
Program Type: Games, Arts & Crafts
Description:

What are you thankful for? Gather your besties and join us as we celebrate the people we are most thankful for, our friends. We will have crafts, activities, and snacks to enjoy with your closest friends.