﻿ Harris County Public Library - your pathway to knowledge http://www.hcpl.net/frontpage en ATTENTION: Most HCPL Branches Closed Until Noon Today. http://www.hcpl.net/content/attention-most-hcpl-branches-closed-until-noon-today <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/warning yellow_2.png" style="width: 121px; height: 106px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />Due to the severe weather, most Harris County Public Library branches will remain closed until 12 noon Wednesday, January 18.</p> <p>Some HCPL branches will open at their regular times. We still urge you to stay home if at all possible until road conditions allow safe travel, but if you absolutely must venture out to your library, <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/locations">call your branch</a></strong> to confirm status.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/attention-most-hcpl-branches-closed-until-noon-today st_title='ATTENTION: Most HCPL Branches Closed Until Noon Today.' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/attention-most-hcpl-branches-closed-until-noon-today st_title='ATTENTION: Most HCPL Branches Closed Until Noon Today.' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/attention-most-hcpl-branches-closed-until-noon-today st_title='ATTENTION: Most HCPL Branches Closed Until Noon Today.' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/attention-most-hcpl-branches-closed-until-noon-today st_title='ATTENTION: Most HCPL Branches Closed Until Noon Today.' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/attention-most-hcpl-branches-closed-until-noon-today st_title='ATTENTION: Most HCPL Branches Closed Until Noon Today.' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/attention-most-hcpl-branches-closed-until-noon-today#comments Closures Severe weather Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:25:06 +0000 David Cherry 22480 at http://www.hcpl.net UPDATE: West University Branch Renovations http://www.hcpl.net/content/update-west-university-branch-renovations <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/WU Construction UPDATE.png" style="width: 221px; height: 118px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />The holidays and severe weather across the country have delayed construction materials needed to complete safety and ADA compliance renovations at West University Branch Library. The City of West University Place is still optimistic that the library will reopen this spring.</p> <p>Until then, you can continue to return HCPL materials and pick up holds at <a href="http://www.bellairetx.gov/657/Library"><strong>Bellaire City Library</strong></a>, or any other <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/locations">HCPL </a><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/locations">location</a></strong>.</p> <p>For other Harris County Public Library services, including interlibrary loan pickup and returns, our nearest location is <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/spring-branch-memorial-branch-library">Spring Branch Memorial Library</a></strong>.</p> <p>We thank you for your patience and understanding.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/update-west-university-branch-renovations st_title='UPDATE: West University Branch Renovations' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/update-west-university-branch-renovations st_title='UPDATE: West University Branch Renovations' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/update-west-university-branch-renovations st_title='UPDATE: West University Branch Renovations' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/update-west-university-branch-renovations st_title='UPDATE: West University Branch Renovations' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/update-west-university-branch-renovations st_title='UPDATE: West University Branch Renovations' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/update-west-university-branch-renovations#comments Closures renovations West University Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:52:55 +0000 David Cherry 22442 at http://www.hcpl.net #ReadersUnite @ HCPL http://www.hcpl.net/content/readersunite-hcpl <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/readers unite.png" style="width: 321px; height: 321px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />This month, Harris County Public Library and libraries across the country are encouraging Americans to share what they are currently reading through social media using the hashtag <strong><a href="https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/01/03/join-nypl-readersunite">#ReadersUnite</a></strong>.</p> <p>That hashtag really says everything you need to know about this project. Libraries are calling on readers to connect with one another through social media to share their passion for books. The hashtag also speaks to the fact reading has a unique power to unify people of different worldviews because it fosters understanding--of the world, of others and of oneself. No matter where we stand, we can all agree that a little more understanding and a little more unity might be just what we all need.</p> <p>Be a part of it. Tell us what you&rsquo;re reading or post a selfie of yourself with your book on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media channel. Do it now and keep on doing it all month long!<br /> Remember the hashtag, #ReadersUnite.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/readersunite-hcpl st_title='#ReadersUnite @ HCPL' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/readersunite-hcpl st_title='#ReadersUnite @ HCPL' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/readersunite-hcpl st_title='#ReadersUnite @ HCPL' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/readersunite-hcpl st_title='#ReadersUnite @ HCPL' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/readersunite-hcpl st_title='#ReadersUnite @ HCPL' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/readersunite-hcpl#comments #ReadersUnite social media Crosby Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:24:24 +0000 David Cherry 22360 at http://www.hcpl.net Volunteer to Make a Bigger Difference in 2017 http://www.hcpl.net/content/volunteer-make-bigger-difference-2017 <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/volunteer tutors needed.png" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left; width: 304px; height: 162px;" />Make one of your new year&#39;s resolutions to give back a little to your community; become one of Harris County Public Library&#39;s indispensable volunteers tutors!</p> <p>You choose when, where and what you want to teach. We supply all the training, materials and space. No previous teaching experience necessary. All you need is a few hours per week and a desire to help your neighbors.</p> <!--break--> <p>We will be holding free training sessions for Citizenship, English as a Second Language and Literacy tutors in January, so you can make 2017 the year you give a little of your time to make a huge difference.</p> <p>Literacy Tutor Training<br /> Barbara Bush Branch Library<br /> January 26, 2017<br /> 10am - 2pm<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=283160&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=1/1/2017&amp;df=calendar&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=&amp;pgdisp="><strong>Register</strong></a> for this session</p> <p>ESL Tutor Training<br /> Kingwood Branch Library<br /> February 18<br /> 10am - 2pm<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=282590&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=dr&amp;ds=2017-2-18&amp;de=2017-2-18&amp;kw=Tutor&amp;df=week&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=14&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad="><strong>Register</strong></a> for this session</p> <p>Literacy Tutor Training<br /> Octavia Fields Branch Library<br /> March 2<br /> 10am - 2pm<br /> <strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=282663&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=3/1/2017&amp;df=calendar&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=19&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=&amp;pgdisp=">Register</a></strong> for this session<br /> <br /> If you can&#39;t make any of the training sessions above, you can still <a href="http://bit.ly/HCPLTutorRegistration ">complete this form</a> and we will contact you when more trainings are scheduled.<br /> <br /> For more information, call 713-274-6600.<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/volunteer-make-bigger-difference-2017 st_title='Volunteer to Make a Bigger Difference in 2017' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/volunteer-make-bigger-difference-2017 st_title='Volunteer to Make a Bigger Difference in 2017' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/volunteer-make-bigger-difference-2017 st_title='Volunteer to Make a Bigger Difference in 2017' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/volunteer-make-bigger-difference-2017 st_title='Volunteer to Make a Bigger Difference in 2017' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/volunteer-make-bigger-difference-2017 st_title='Volunteer to Make a Bigger Difference in 2017' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/volunteer-make-bigger-difference-2017#comments volunteering Literacy Thu, 29 Dec 2016 18:56:09 +0000 admin 22343 at http://www.hcpl.net HCPL on KPFT's Whole Mother Show http://www.hcpl.net/content/hcpl-kpfts-whole-mother-show <p><img alt="" height="141" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/mq1.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="141" />Harris County Public Library&#39;s Youth Services Program &amp; Outreach Librarian, Mary Sorhus, was on KPFT&#39;s <a href="http://wholemothershow.com/"><em>The Whole Mother Show</em></a> last Sunday. Mary talked with guest host <a href="http://www.debbiehulldoula.com/about-me.html">Debbie Hull</a> about the benefits of reading aloud with your child, and the many ways libraries and librarians are a busy mom&#39;s (or dad&#39;s) best resource for all things reading and beyond.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <!--break--> <p><img alt="" height="60" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/cropped-wmsbanner1tag.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;" width="290" /></p> <p>Listen now:</p> <p><audio controls=""><br /> <source src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Mary%20Sorhus%20Interview%20KPFT%20Whole%20Mother%20Show.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"><br /> Your browser does not support the audio element.</source></audio><br /> &nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/hcpl-kpfts-whole-mother-show st_title='HCPL on KPFT's Whole Mother Show' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/hcpl-kpfts-whole-mother-show st_title='HCPL on KPFT's Whole Mother Show' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/hcpl-kpfts-whole-mother-show st_title='HCPL on KPFT's Whole Mother Show' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/hcpl-kpfts-whole-mother-show st_title='HCPL on KPFT's Whole Mother Show' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/hcpl-kpfts-whole-mother-show st_title='HCPL on KPFT's Whole Mother Show' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/hcpl-kpfts-whole-mother-show#comments interview KPFT Pacifica Radio parenting Youth Literacy Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:14:40 +0000 David Cherry 22298 at http://www.hcpl.net Thanks to a Grant from Better World Books, a Library Comes to Life in the Fifth Ward's Finnigan Park http://www.hcpl.net/content/thanks-grant-better-world-books-library-comes-life-fifth-wards-finnigan-park <p>Thanks to a literacy grant from<strong> <a href="http://cares.betterworldbooks.com/grants/">Better World Books</a></strong>, Harris County Public Library was able to partner with Harris County Precinct 1&#39;s <strong><a href="http://hcp1.net/Parks/FinniganPark">Finnigan Park</a></strong> to build a Living Library at their Youth Education Tower (YET) Center. Located in the 5th Ward, Finnigan Park&rsquo;s YET Center serves as a safe, after-school space for elementary and middle school students from three neighborhood schools.</p> <!--break--> <p><img alt="" height="179" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Before.JPG" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="270" /></p> <p><img alt="" height="239" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/IMG_1386 crop.JPG" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="235" /></p> <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <em>Left: The space before the grant&#39;s renovation Right: The space after it became the Living Library</em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The Living Library is a collection of 400 high-interest books for K &ndash; 3rd grade children housed in a welcoming environment filled with colorful carpets and comfortable seating. The collection includes a wide selection of picture books, juvenile nonfiction, early readers, and chapter books. The books are organized into 8 easy-to-understand categories: Funny and Interactive, Imagination, Family and Friendship, Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Chapter Books, and Poetry. In addition to the books, the grant also purchased 30 eReaders. Each eReader contains stories that have a read-aloud function, so a child can access stories above their independent reading level even when Book Buddies isn&rsquo;t in session. They also contain a wide array of literacy games and activities.</p> <p><img alt="" height="164" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/book collection.JPG" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="247" /><img alt="" height="164" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/ereader collection.JPG" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="246" /></p> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> Left: Living Library book collection Right: Living Library eBook collection</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Many of the books are above the independent reading level of a K &ndash; 3rd grader, and they are meant to be read aloud to them by someone older. The <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/literacy/literacy-english-second-language"><strong>Book Buddies</strong></a> program, which trains middle schoolers (Big Buddies) in best practices around reading aloud and then matches them with 1st &ndash; 3rd graders (Little Buddies), ensures that the collection is well-used and well-loved. The Book Buddies meet twice a week for 30 minutes each time, naturally building a culture of reading and relationships. At the end of each Book Buddies program, each of the Buddies chooses two gift books to take home to build their own personal libraries. The grant provides enough funds to sustain the gift books and program for the next two years. Because of the literacy grant from Better World Books, there is a blossoming community of readers at Finnigan Park.</p> <p><img alt="" height="177" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Chassidy.JPG" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="265" /><img alt="" height="177" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/IMG_1392.JPG" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="235" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/thanks-grant-better-world-books-library-comes-life-fifth-wards-finnigan-park st_title='Thanks to a Grant from Better World Books, a Library Comes to Life in the Fifth Ward's Finnigan Park' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/thanks-grant-better-world-books-library-comes-life-fifth-wards-finnigan-park st_title='Thanks to a Grant from Better World Books, a Library Comes to Life in the Fifth Ward's Finnigan Park' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/thanks-grant-better-world-books-library-comes-life-fifth-wards-finnigan-park st_title='Thanks to a Grant from Better World Books, a Library Comes to Life in the Fifth Ward's Finnigan Park' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/thanks-grant-better-world-books-library-comes-life-fifth-wards-finnigan-park st_title='Thanks to a Grant from Better World Books, a Library Comes to Life in the Fifth Ward's Finnigan Park' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/thanks-grant-better-world-books-library-comes-life-fifth-wards-finnigan-park st_title='Thanks to a Grant from Better World Books, a Library Comes to Life in the Fifth Ward's Finnigan Park' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/thanks-grant-better-world-books-library-comes-life-fifth-wards-finnigan-park#comments Better World Books Book buddies Childrens Finnigan Park Youth Literacy Literacy Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:59:48 +0000 admin 22203 at http://www.hcpl.net Read Local With Our Local Literary Festival & Market, Saturday at Maud Marks http://www.hcpl.net/content/read-local-our-local-literary-festival-market-saturday-maud-marks <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/mm fest.png" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left; width: 333px; height: 167px;" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;It&rsquo;s the Holiday Season!&nbsp; Maud Marks Library wants to help out with your last minute gift shopping.&nbsp; Do you have a relative you just can&rsquo;t think about what to buy them?&nbsp; Do you have a child who would give anything for a new book?&nbsp; We have you covered with our 3rd annual Local Literary Festival and Market on December 3 at 12:30-4:30.</p> <!--break--> <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Come meet 16 local authors from right here in the Houston area.&nbsp; Listen as they talk more about their work and read their books.&nbsp; Make a craft (or two or three).&nbsp; Then, when you&rsquo;re done, head to our meeting room to get your very own autographed copy! What&#39;s better, proceeds from your purchases benefit the Friends of the Maud Marks Library. While you&rsquo;re there, be sure to stop for a visit with Santa so he knows what to bring you for Christmas.&nbsp; Get your face painted with your favorite character from the day&rsquo;s books.&nbsp; Maybe just grab some water or popcorn as you finish your holiday shopping.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Check out the schedule for the day below: &nbsp;</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/writer.jpg" style="width: 700px; height: 541px;" /></p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/read-local-our-local-literary-festival-market-saturday-maud-marks st_title='Read Local With Our Local Literary Festival & Market, Saturday at Maud Marks' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/read-local-our-local-literary-festival-market-saturday-maud-marks st_title='Read Local With Our Local Literary Festival & Market, Saturday at Maud Marks' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/read-local-our-local-literary-festival-market-saturday-maud-marks st_title='Read Local With Our Local Literary Festival & Market, Saturday at Maud Marks' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/read-local-our-local-literary-festival-market-saturday-maud-marks st_title='Read Local With Our Local Literary Festival & Market, Saturday at Maud Marks' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/read-local-our-local-literary-festival-market-saturday-maud-marks st_title='Read Local With Our Local Literary Festival & Market, Saturday at Maud Marks' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script><table id="attachments" class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/writer.jpg">writer.jpg</a></td><td>418.28 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.hcpl.net/content/read-local-our-local-literary-festival-market-saturday-maud-marks#comments holidays local authors Santa Community Maud Smith Marks Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:31:45 +0000 Naomi H. 22134 at http://www.hcpl.net Introducing Pronunciator, The New Language Learning Tool http://www.hcpl.net/content/introducing-pronunciator-new-language-learning-tool <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/pronunciator-405x140[1].jpg" style="width: 342px; height: 118px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />We are delighted to announce that we have added <strong><a href="http://learning.pronunciator.com.navigator.hcpl.net/getstarted.php?library_id=9405659">Pronunciator</a></strong>, a new language-learning tool to our roster of online resources. Pronunciator features live tutors, movies, music lyrics and more to make learning fun and easy, as well as drills, quizzes, virtual coaching and other features to keep you on track.</p> <!--break--> <p>Because Pronunciator&rsquo;s service is so strong, after December 8, 2016, HCPL will no longer offer the Mango Languages database. We are certain that once you give Pronunciator a try, you will see why we made the switch. Here is just some of what Pronunciator has to offer:</p> <p>&bull; 80 languages with up to 22 months of guided instruction each<br /> &bull; Access to live, teacher-led conversation groups<br /> &bull; Free apps for Apple, Android &amp; Kindle Fire devices so you can learn wherever you go.<br /> &bull; English as a Second Language courses presented in 50 different languages<br /> &bull; Programs specifically designed for early learners, 3-6 years of age, and young learners 7-12 years<br /> &bull; ProCitizen to prepare learners for the U.S. Citizenship test<br /> &bull; Interactive feature films, major label music lyrics, poetry and plays to make learning both fun and entertaining<br /> &bull; 8 week travel courses and video city tours to get you ready to vacation or study abroad<br /> &bull; 8 week healthcare courses designed specifically for frontline professionals to help them communicate with patients<br /> &bull; Interactive grammar textbooks for select languages<br /> &bull; 4,000 downloadable phrasebooks<br /> &bull; Customizable tools for teachers</p> <p>To learn about everything Pronunciator has to offer: watch this <a href="http://www.pronunciator.com/pronunciator-webinar/">free webinar</a>.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/introducing-pronunciator-new-language-learning-tool st_title='Introducing Pronunciator, The New Language Learning Tool' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/introducing-pronunciator-new-language-learning-tool st_title='Introducing Pronunciator, The New Language Learning Tool' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/introducing-pronunciator-new-language-learning-tool st_title='Introducing Pronunciator, The New Language Learning Tool' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/introducing-pronunciator-new-language-learning-tool st_title='Introducing Pronunciator, The New Language Learning Tool' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/introducing-pronunciator-new-language-learning-tool st_title='Introducing Pronunciator, The New Language Learning Tool' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/introducing-pronunciator-new-language-learning-tool#comments databases Languages Pronunciator Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:55:42 +0000 David Cherry 22117 at http://www.hcpl.net ABCMouse Is in the House http://www.hcpl.net/content/abcmouse-house <p><img alt="" height="186" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/ABCMouse_Library_Ad_320x270.png" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="218" />If you want another reason to visit the library with your kids, here&rsquo;s one: ABCMouse in the house! ABCMouse is an online service that offers over five thousand fun, interactive books, games, puzzles and more for children ages 2 - 7 years.<br /> The makers of ABCMouse, Age of Learning, Inc., are now offering it free of charge for in library use to all Harris County Public Library customers.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s easy to get started. ABCMouse is installed on all library computers that kids can use. You just click on your child&rsquo;s age, choose an avatar and go. But we suggest you create a free login that you can use whenever you visit the library. That way you can save your child&rsquo;s progress and pick up right where you left off the next time you come in.</p> <p>Try out ABCMouse and you&rsquo;ll see what a great learning tool it is, but it&rsquo;s so fun to use, your kids will never suspect it&rsquo;s educational.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/abcmouse-house st_title='ABCMouse Is in the House' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/abcmouse-house st_title='ABCMouse Is in the House' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/abcmouse-house st_title='ABCMouse Is in the House' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/abcmouse-house st_title='ABCMouse Is in the House' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/abcmouse-house st_title='ABCMouse Is in the House' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/abcmouse-house#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:08:08 +0000 David Cherry 22062 at http://www.hcpl.net Kindle Your Fire for Reading: Check Out a Kindle Touch! http://www.hcpl.net/content/kindle-your-fire-reading-check-out-kindle-touch <p><img alt="" height="202" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/kindle.png" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="169" />You&rsquo;ve heard a lot about eBooks. You&rsquo;re curious and wonder what all the fuss is about, but don&rsquo;t really want to drop your hard-earned cash on a Kindle so you can find out. Now, you don&rsquo;t have to. You can borrow a Kindle Touch from us to take home and try out. It&rsquo;s simple; you check it out just like other library books. Yes. Really.</p> <p>&bull; You can find one in the catalog just like any other item. Search: <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=kindle+touch&amp;te=">kindle touch</a><br /> &bull; If your HCPL branch doesn&rsquo;t have one on hand, you can request one online and pick it up when it arrives.<br /> &bull; You can use the Kindle to check out free eBooks from HCPL&rsquo;s collection or download books available on <a href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a><br /> &bull; You get to keep it for two weeks.<br /> &bull; All you need is an HCPL library card.</p> <!--break--> <p>You say you wouldn&rsquo;t even know where to start? Don&rsquo;t worry. Each Kindle comes with a set of instructions that will have you downloading eBooks in no time. Of course, we&rsquo;re here to help if you get stuck. Every HCPL branch has staff who can troubleshoot any issues that come up.</p> <p>eBooks will never replace printed books, but they do have some advantages. You owe it to yourself to find out a little more about them and now you can for free.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/kindle-your-fire-reading-check-out-kindle-touch st_title='Kindle Your Fire for Reading: Check Out a Kindle Touch!' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/kindle-your-fire-reading-check-out-kindle-touch st_title='Kindle Your Fire for Reading: Check Out a Kindle Touch!' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/kindle-your-fire-reading-check-out-kindle-touch st_title='Kindle Your Fire for Reading: Check Out a Kindle Touch!' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/kindle-your-fire-reading-check-out-kindle-touch st_title='Kindle Your Fire for Reading: Check Out a Kindle Touch!' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/kindle-your-fire-reading-check-out-kindle-touch st_title='Kindle Your Fire for Reading: Check Out a Kindle Touch!' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/kindle-your-fire-reading-check-out-kindle-touch#comments ebooks Kindles Overdrive Tue, 15 Nov 2016 21:24:37 +0000 David Cherry 22060 at http://www.hcpl.net Success! HCPL Customers Checkout 1,000,000 eBooks in 2016 for Project Mill-E http://www.hcpl.net/content/success-hcpl-customers-checkout-1000000-ebooks-2016-project-mill-e <p><span style="font-size:16px;">Harris County Public Library is the first library system in Texas to circulate one million eBooks in a calendar year</span></p> <p><img alt="" height="304" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/sarah caption.png" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" width="232" />Last January, we challenged you to checkout a million eBooks in 2016 and, in the process, make HCPL the first library system in Texas to circulate a million eBooks in a calendar year. Your response was overwhelming to put it mildly. We are delighted to announce that on Thursday, November 10, one of you put us over the top--with fifty days left in the year!&nbsp; That is an average of 2,500 or so eBooks checked out every day.</p> <p>All of us at HCPL want to congratulate everyone who helped us toward the goal, whether you checked out five eBooks or fifty or more, you made a difference.&nbsp; We knew you were up to the task,&nbsp; but we had no idea that you would embrace Project Mill-E with such gusto. Thank you all.</p> <p>In the end, Project Mill-E is not about numbers or bragging rights, Edward Melton, Harris County Public Library&rsquo;s Director.sees it as evidence of the continued transformation in the ways our customers access information and entertainment, and the necessity for the library to adapt to them, &ldquo;HCPL and public libraries in general, are constantly evolving and changing to better meet the information needs of the community regardless of the format.&rdquo;</p> <!--break--> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/sarah linda caption.png" style="width: 242px; height: 196px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />Library patrons continue to use HCPL&rsquo;s brick-and-mortar branches, and the demand for print materials remains strong, but in the age of paid services like Amazon&rsquo;s Kindle Unlimited, Netflix and Hulu, they have become accustomed to 24 hour access, and HCPL has positioned itself to provide it to all Harris County residents. &ldquo;Even with all the advances in technology, the public library will continue to remain vital in the knowledge based ecosystem,&rdquo; says Melton.</p> <blockquote> <p>What have your friends and neighbors been reading?<br /> Check out <a href="https://hcpl.overdrive.com/collection/81258"><u>HCPL Loves: The Hottest Project Mill-E Titles</u></a></p> </blockquote> <p>With the increased awareness of its digital collection created through Project Mill-E, and in combination with other initiatives like its iKnow Card which gives all Harris County residents instant access to all of HCPL&rsquo;s digital content, and ConnectED which aims to put a library card in the hand of every student in the county, you can only expect HCPL&rsquo;s virtual reach to continue to grow.</p> <p>Further reading: <strong><a href="http://blogs.overdrive.com/front-page-library-news/2016/11/14/harris-county-public-library-reached-million-digital-checkouts-2016/">How Harris County Public Library reached a million digital checkouts in 2016</a></strong><br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jMoMTc8lt5M" width="560"></iframe></p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/success-hcpl-customers-checkout-1000000-ebooks-2016-project-mill-e st_title='Success! 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Although no firm completion date is currently available, it is hoped the branch will reopen in January 2017.</p> <p>Until then, the nearest Harris County Public Library branch is <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/spring-branch-memorial-branch-library">Spring Branch Memorial</a></strong> located at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/930+Corbindale+Rd,+Houston,+TX+77024/@29.781087,-95.5144557,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8640c464f940f2a7:0x8823af20b60d4eb9!8m2!3d29.781087!4d-95.512267">930 Corbindale, Houston TX 77024</a>.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.bellairetx.gov/657/Library">Bellaire City Library</a></strong> has graciously lent their assistance during West University&#39;s closure. See below for details</p> <!--break--> <p><span style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>HCPL materials may be returned and holds may be picked up at</p> <p>Bellaire City Library<br /> 5111 Jessamine Street<br /> Bellaire TX 77401<br /> 713-862-8160</p> <p>Hours:<br /> Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.<br /> Friday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.<br /> Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.<br /> Sunday Closed</p> <p>Additional important information:</p> <ul> <li> West University is no longer available as a pick up location for new holds. Customers will have to choose Bellaire City Library or another HCPL branch as pick up location.</li> <li> You may also return West University materials to any other <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/locations">HCPL location</a></strong></li> <li> All <strong>interlibrary loan</strong> materials should be returned to <strong>Spring Branch Memorial</strong>.</li> <li> All <strong>Interlibrary loans</strong> must be picked up and returned at <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/spring-branch-memorial-branch-library"><strong>Spring Branch Memorial Library</strong></a>.</li> <li> As of October 28, no new ILL will be initiated at West University until it reopens. If a West University customer wants an ILL,&nbsp; it will be picked up AND returned to Spring Branch Memorial even if it comes due after West University has reopened.</li> </ul> <p><br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/notice-west-university-closed-improvements st_title='NOTICE: West University Is Closed for Improvements' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/notice-west-university-closed-improvements st_title='NOTICE: West University Is Closed for Improvements' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/notice-west-university-closed-improvements st_title='NOTICE: West University Is Closed for Improvements' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/notice-west-university-closed-improvements st_title='NOTICE: West University Is Closed for Improvements' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/notice-west-university-closed-improvements st_title='NOTICE: West University Is Closed for Improvements' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/notice-west-university-closed-improvements#comments West University Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:02:02 +0000 David Cherry 21914 at http://www.hcpl.net Gulf Coast Reads on the Same Page Starts Saturday, October 1! http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-same-page-starts-saturday-october-1 <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mCpi_VEvVXw" width="560"></iframe></p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-same-page-starts-saturday-october-1 st_title='Gulf Coast Reads on the Same Page Starts Saturday, October 1!' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-same-page-starts-saturday-october-1 st_title='Gulf Coast Reads on the Same Page Starts Saturday, October 1!' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-same-page-starts-saturday-october-1 st_title='Gulf Coast Reads on the Same Page Starts Saturday, October 1!' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-same-page-starts-saturday-october-1 st_title='Gulf Coast Reads on the Same Page Starts Saturday, October 1!' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-same-page-starts-saturday-october-1 st_title='Gulf Coast Reads on the Same Page Starts Saturday, October 1!' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-same-page-starts-saturday-october-1#comments Gulf Coast Reads Jan Jarboe Russell Fri, 30 Sep 2016 01:32:48 +0000 David Cherry 21696 at http://www.hcpl.net Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city-jan-jarboe-russell <p>Gulf Coast Reads starts October 1. There will be special events, author visits, and, of course, lively discussions all across southeast Texas.<br /> <br /> Gulf Coast Reads <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?kw=&amp;ps=&amp;ag=ALL&amp;ln=ALL&amp;et=Gulf+Coast+Reads%2C+Gulf+Coast+Reads+-+Book+Discussion%2C+Gulf+Coast+Reads+-+Children%27s+Program&amp;dt=dr&amp;ds=2016-10-1&amp;de=2016-10-31"><strong>Events Calendar&nbsp; </strong></a><br /> For more information all month long, visit <strong><a href="http://gulfcoastreads.org/">www.gulfcoastreads.org</a></strong><br /> Follow on <a href="http://gulfcoastreads.org/"><strong>Facebook</strong></a> and <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/harriscountypl">Twitter</a></strong> @gulfcoastreads.org<br /> and to learn more about <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=The+Train+to+Crystal+City&amp;te="><strong>The Train to Crystal City</strong></a>, visit <a href="http://www.janjarboerussell.com/"><strong>www.janjarboe.com</strong></a><br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cs8CkD1sUHo" width="560"></iframe></p> <!--break--> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city-jan-jarboe-russell st_title='Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city-jan-jarboe-russell st_title='Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city-jan-jarboe-russell st_title='Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city-jan-jarboe-russell st_title='Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city-jan-jarboe-russell st_title='Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city-jan-jarboe-russell#comments Gulf Coast Reads Jan Jarboe Russell Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:37:24 +0000 David Cherry 21673 at http://www.hcpl.net Power Up @ Your Library http://www.hcpl.net/content/power-your-library <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/format=1500w.png" style="width: 181px; height: 172px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />Thursday, September 15 is <strong>Power Up @ Your Library Day</strong> in Texas, and Harris County Public Library, along with libraries across the state, is showcasing some of the ways libraries empower and energize individuals and communities beyond traditional library services by highlighting the wide range of programs you can--and will--find every day at HCPL branches: programs for people of all ages, programs that foster innovation and imagination, programs to help improve one&#39;s own life and programs to help you help others, and much more. If you can imagine it. You can find it at your library.</p> <!--break--> <p>Below is a sampling of HCPL programs on Power Up @ Your Library Day</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=265934&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=sd&amp;sd=9/15/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Job Rebranding with Texas Workforce Solutions</strong></a>: Job seekers learn how to attract prospective employers in a new field by putting a new spin on their existing skills.<br /> <strong>Kingwood Branch Library</strong>, 10:30 - 11:30 AM. Adults</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=268366&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=sd&amp;sd=9/15/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=2&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Totally Toddler Time</strong></a>: An early literacy program designed with &ldquo;little wrigglers&rdquo; in mind. Together the toddlers and their caregivers participate in songs, games, fingerplays and hear some good stories.<br /> <strong>Maud Smith Marks Branch Library</strong>, 11:15 - 11:45 AM. Children 18 - 36 months and their caregivers</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=241721&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=sd&amp;sd=9/15/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=2&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong><img alt="" src=" http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Power_Up_Certificate.jpg" style="width: 284px; height: 220px; float: right; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;" />Yoga for Mind &amp; Body</strong></a>: Learn how to incorporate yoga into your daily life with this light-hearted hour of sitting, standing, kneeling and prone poses that will have you saying &ldquo;ahhh&rdquo; when you walk out the door! Work at your own pace, and experience a new or renewed sense of well-being.<br /> <strong>Barbara Bush Branch Library</strong>, 12:30 - 1:30 PM. Adults.</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=271658&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=sd&amp;sd=9/15/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=3&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Experiential Engineers</strong></a>: Teens plan, design and create long-term projects.<br /> <strong>High Meadows Branch Library</strong>, 3:00 - 4:45 PM. Teens</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=267618&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=sd&amp;sd=9/15/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=3&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Puppetry Workshop</strong></a>: Join the La Porte Community Library Puppetry Guild and learn the basics of the art.<br /> <strong>La Porte Community Library</strong>, 4:00 PM. Children: 4th grade and up</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=270595&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=sd&amp;sd=9/15/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=3&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Be the Peace, Be the Hope Art Project</strong></a>: Create artwork that will reach across oceans and into the hearts of children living in refugee camps.<br /> <strong>North Channel Branch Library</strong>, 4:30 - 5:30 PM. Teens &amp; tweens</p> <p><strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=269668&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=sd&amp;sd=9/15/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=3&amp;pgdisp=25">Tex Mex Music Fiesta</a></strong>: Kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with a free concert by students of <em>Centro Cultural Viva M&eacute;xico</em>, and sign up for a library card for Library Card Sign Up Month. The Friends of Jacinto City Library will have freshmade tacos and refrescas for sale; all proceeds support library programs.<br /> <strong>Jacinto City Branch Library</strong>, 5:30 - 7:00 PM. All ages.</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=269663&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=sd&amp;sd=9/15/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=4&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Grief Management</strong></a>: certified Grief Recovery Specialist Lance Decker will discuss different aspects of grief and grieving, including grief&#39;s causes and ways to recover from it and how best to communicate with grieving people.<br /> <strong>Lone Star College - Tomball Community Library</strong>, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. All ages.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/power-your-library st_title='Power Up @ Your Library' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/power-your-library st_title='Power Up @ Your Library' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/power-your-library st_title='Power Up @ Your Library' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/power-your-library st_title='Power Up @ Your Library' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/power-your-library st_title='Power Up @ Your Library' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/power-your-library#comments Power Up @ Your Library TLA Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:01:32 +0000 David Cherry 21579 at http://www.hcpl.net Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ HCPL http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-hcpl-3 <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/hhm color_0.jpg" style="width: 282px; height: 220px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />September 15 - October 15 is <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?kw=&amp;ps=&amp;ag=ALL&amp;ln=ALL&amp;et=Hispanic+Heritage+Month"><strong>Hispanic Heritage Month</strong></a>, and Harris County Public Library is celebrating with a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids. We&#39;ll have music ranging from Spanish classical to <em>Tejano</em>. We&#39;ll have food and crafts reflecting the kaleidoscopic diversity of Hispanic culture. We&#39;ll have movies and story times and, of course, we will celebrate the greatest gift of all: chocolate!<br /> <br /> Below is a small sampling of Hispanic Heritage Month programs, check your branch&#39;s <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/content/events-programs">Events Calendar</a> to see what else is happening near you.</p> <!--break--> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><br /> Barbara Bush Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=267910&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=9/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Spanish Classical Guitar Performance</strong></a> by Magdiel Zuniga<br /> Tuesday, Sept. 13<br /> 7:00 - 8:00 pm<br /> All ages</p> <p>South Houston Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=269288&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=9/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Spicy Tamale Art</strong></a><br /> Thursday, Sept. 15<br /> 4:00 - 5:00 pm<br /> Kids, 5 - 12 years.</p> <p>Jacinto City Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=269668&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=9/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Tex Mex Music Fiesta </strong></a>presented by students of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CentroCulturalVivaMexico/">Centro Cultural Viva M&eacute;xico</a><br /> Thursday, Sept. 15<br /> 5:30 - 7:00 pm<br /> All ages</p> <p>Kingwood Branch Library<br /> <strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=269287&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=9/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25">How to Make Salsa</a></strong><br /> Friday, Sept. 16<br /> 10:30 am - 12:00 pm<br /> Adults</p> <p>Evelyn Meador Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=268911&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=9/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>A Peek into Hispanic Hidden History</strong></a> with UHCLC Film Curator, Sonia Hernandez<br /> Saturday, Sept. 17<br /> 3:00 - 4:00 pm<br /> Adults</p> <p>Aldine Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=270590&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=9/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>&iexcl;Quesadilla M&iacute;a! </strong></a>Cooking Demonstration<br /> Wednesday, Sept. 21<br /> 4:00 - 5:00 pm<br /> All ages</p> <p>North Channel Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=267993&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=dr&amp;ds=2016-9-12&amp;de=2016-10-17&amp;kw=hispanic&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=100"><strong>Mosaic Aztec Mask Craft</strong></a> for Kids<br /> Wednesday, Sept. 21<br /> 4:30 - 5:30 pm<br /> Children</p> <p>Northwest Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=267027&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=dr&amp;ds=2016-9-12&amp;de=2016-10-17&amp;kw=hispanic&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=100"><strong>Frida Kahlo Discussion and Self-Portrait-Making</strong></a><br /> Monday, Sept 26<br /> 4:00 - 5:30 pm<br /> Teens &amp; Tweens</p> <p>Stratford Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=269123&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=9/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>&iexcl;Fiesta de la M&uacute;sica!</strong></a> Percussion Instrument Craft &amp; Play-along<br /> Wednesday, Sept. 28<br /> 4:30 - 5:30 pm<br /> All ages</p> <p>Katy Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=270549&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=10/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Fiesta Hispa&ntilde;a</strong></a>: A Celebration with Activities, Music &amp; Food<br /> Saturday, Oct. 1<br /> 1:00 - 3:00 pm<br /> All ages</p> <p>Atascocita Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=271181&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=10/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>A Brief History of Chocolate</strong></a><br /> Saturday, October 8<br /> 10:30 - 11:30 am<br /> Adults</p> <p>Galena Park Branch Library<br /> <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=271401&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=10/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Hispanic+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>El D&iacute;a de la Raza</strong></a>: Stories &amp; Craft<br /> Wednesday, Oct. 12<br /> 11:30 am - 12:15 pm<br /> Preschool age children</p> <p><br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-hcpl-3 st_title='Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ HCPL' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-hcpl-3 st_title='Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ HCPL' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-hcpl-3 st_title='Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ HCPL' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-hcpl-3 st_title='Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ HCPL' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-hcpl-3 st_title='Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ HCPL' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-hcpl-3#comments Hispanic Heritage month Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:30:25 +0000 David Cherry 21539 at http://www.hcpl.net Get the Buzz on Books with HCPL and The Buzz Magazines http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-buzz-books-hcpl-and-buzz-magazines <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/book buzz.png" style="width: 327px; height: 170px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />Harris County Public Library is excited to announce the launch of <a href="http://thebuzzmagazines.com/book-buzz"><strong>Book Buzz</strong></a>, our new collaboration with <strong><a href="http://thebuzzmagazines.com/">The Buzz Magazines</a></strong>. Book Buzz is a weekly blog where HCPL Librarians, along with those from Bellaire City and Houston Public libraries will share their expertise and their passion for reading.</p> <p>This week, HCPL&#39;s Kathleen Green, Collection Development Manager - Youth Services, writes about the benefits of reading to children at bedtime, and, of course, recommends some classic and soon-to-be classic bedtime stories to send your littles one off to sleep.</p> <!--break--> <p>You can make sure you don&#39;t miss a single Book Buzz. Just visit <a href="http://thebuzzmagazines.com/book-buzz">thebuzzmagazines.com/book-buzz</a>, create a free account, then click on the Buzz me button below the Book Buzz byline.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="display: none;">&nbsp;<img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/book buzz.png" style="width: 327px; height: 170px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" /></span></p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-buzz-books-hcpl-and-buzz-magazines st_title='Get the Buzz on Books with HCPL and The Buzz Magazines' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-buzz-books-hcpl-and-buzz-magazines st_title='Get the Buzz on Books with HCPL and The Buzz Magazines' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-buzz-books-hcpl-and-buzz-magazines st_title='Get the Buzz on Books with HCPL and The Buzz Magazines' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-buzz-books-hcpl-and-buzz-magazines st_title='Get the Buzz on Books with HCPL and The Buzz Magazines' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-buzz-books-hcpl-and-buzz-magazines st_title='Get the Buzz on Books with HCPL and The Buzz Magazines' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-buzz-books-hcpl-and-buzz-magazines#comments Book Buzz Childrens The Buzz Magazines Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:22:27 +0000 David Cherry 21525 at http://www.hcpl.net September Is National Library Card Sign-Up Month http://www.hcpl.net/content/september-national-library-card-sign-month <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In_Brief_141_Natl_Lib_Card_SignUp_Mo.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 493px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />Library lovers come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing they all have in common is that they remember getting their first library card and they remember knowing with a certainty they rarely felt before or since that it was a life-changing moment.</p> <p>September is <a href="http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/lcsum"><strong>National Library Card Sign-Up Month</strong></a> and this week Book Hunters in Brief brings you books that are about that moment.</p> <!--break--> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=library+card+spinelli&amp;te=">The Library Card</a></strong> by Jerry Spinelli<br /> <strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=richard+wright+library+card+william+miller&amp;te=">Richard Wright and the Library Card</a></strong> by William Miller<br /> <strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=jumping+off+library+shelves+bennett+hopkins&amp;te=">Jumping Off Library Shelves: A Book of Poems&nbsp;</a></strong> selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins<br /> <strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=our+library+eve+bunting&amp;te=">Our Library</a></strong> by Eve Bunting<br /> <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=storyteller%27s+candle+lucia+gonzalez&amp;te="><strong>The Storyteller&rsquo;s Candle / La Velita de los Cuentos</strong></a> by Luc&iacute;a Gonz&aacute;lez</p> <p>If you or a loved one, for whatever reason, do not yet have a <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/about/library-cards">Harris County Public Library card</a>, we&#39;ve got one with your name on it (figuratively speaking, of course), and with our new <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/iknow"><strong>iKnow Digital Access Card</strong></a>, you don&#39;t even have to come to the library (though we would love to see you!). The iKnow Card gives all Harris County residents instant access to all of HCPL&#39;s digital content including ebooks, research tools, even streaming movies and music!</p> <p>We also know that once you have your brand new library card, the sheer abundance of choices can be a bit daunting. With such a huge buffet of reading goodness, where does you start, right? That&#39;s where <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a> come in. We&#39;re your personal reading consultants. Just pay us a visit online, tell us what you like and don&#39;t like and we&#39;ll create a customized reading list based on what you tell us. It&#39;s fast. It&#39;s easy and it&#39;s always free!</p> <p><br /> &nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/september-national-library-card-sign-month st_title='September Is National Library Card Sign-Up Month' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/september-national-library-card-sign-month st_title='September Is National Library Card Sign-Up Month' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/september-national-library-card-sign-month st_title='September Is National Library Card Sign-Up Month' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/september-national-library-card-sign-month st_title='September Is National Library Card Sign-Up Month' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/september-national-library-card-sign-month st_title='September Is National Library Card Sign-Up Month' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/september-national-library-card-sign-month#comments Childrens Library Card Sign-Up Month Fri, 02 Sep 2016 20:01:09 +0000 David Cherry 21512 at http://www.hcpl.net This October, Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City http://www.hcpl.net/content/october-gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/GCR 2016 FB Cover Photo.png" style="width: 556px; height: 213px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;" /></p> <p>October is just around the corner and for Harris County Public Library, and partner libraries, school districts,&nbsp; universities and other organizations all over southeast Texas that means we are busy planning programs and booking presenters for <strong>Gulf Coast Reads 2016</strong>.</p> <p>Now in its seventh year, Gulf Coast Reads is a reading initiative that encourages the reading and discussion of a selected title each October. It is meant to raise awareness of public libraries&rsquo; crucial role in building stronger, more connected communities and to remind readers just how fun it is share and talk over a great story.</p> <!--break--> <p>This year&#39;s selected title is <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=train+crystal+city+jarboe+russell&amp;te="><strong>The Train to Crystal City</strong></a>. In it, author <a href="http://www.janjarboerussell.com/">Jan Jarboe Russell</a>, combines &quot;big-picture World War II history with a little-known event in American history that has long been kept quiet, <a href="http://www.janjarboerussell.com/books/the-train-to-crystal-city/">The Train to Crystal City</a> reveals the war-time hysteria against the Japanese and Germans in America, the secrets of FDR&rsquo;s tactics to rescue high-profile POWs in Germany and Japan, and how the definition of American citizenship changed under the pressure of war.&quot; The book focuses &quot;on two American-born teenage girls who were interned, author Jan Jarboe Russell uncovers the details of their years spent in the camp; the struggles of their fathers; their families&rsquo; subsequent journeys to war-devastated Germany and Japan; and their years-long attempt to survive and return to the United States, transformed from incarcerated enemies to American loyalists.&quot;</p> <p>This October, join your friends and neighbors across the region for <a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?kw=gulf+coast+reads&amp;ps=&amp;ag=ALL&amp;ln=ALL&amp;et=ALL&amp;dt=dr&amp;ds=2016-10-1&amp;de=2016-10-31">author appearances, special programs, book discussions and more</a>.<br /> <br /> Follow Gulf Coast Reads on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gulfcoastreads/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/gulfcoastreads">Twitter</a> to stay up-to-date.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/october-gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city st_title='This October, Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/october-gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city st_title='This October, Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/october-gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city st_title='This October, Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/october-gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city st_title='This October, Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/october-gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city st_title='This October, Gulf Coast Reads The Train to Crystal City' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/october-gulf-coast-reads-train-crystal-city#comments Gulf Coast Reads Jan Jarboe Russell Nonfiction Mon, 29 Aug 2016 18:54:52 +0000 David Cherry 21478 at http://www.hcpl.net Passport Services http://www.hcpl.net/about/passport-services <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/passport service.png" style="width: 321px; height: 167px; margin: 4px; float: left;" /><span style="font-size:18px;">NEW EXPANDED HOURS!</span></p> <p>The response to the passport services offered by <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiS2urujP3LAhVpsIMKHQpNCAAQFggeMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hcdistrictclerk.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3qa2BPMItuQvss0SNF84P1AppWw&amp;sig2=-m55lNlqPtZEpNE5K7NGog">Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel</a> at four HCPL branches has been so great, he decided to expand the hours of operation at each branch--from one day a month to three! See details below.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><em>Walk-ins are welcome, but you can call 713-755-1674 to make an appointment at any of the four HCPL locations.</em></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/barbara-bush-branch-library-cypress-creek"><strong>Barbara Bush Branch Library</strong></a><br /> 6817 Cypresswood Drive<br /> Spring Texas 77379</p> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" height="158" width="522"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>December</strong></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>January</strong></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>February</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Tuesday, Jan 17, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Tuesday,Feb. 21, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1:00 - 5:00 PM</td> <td> Wednesday, Jan 18, 1:00 - 5:00 PM</td> <td> Wednesday, Feb 22, 1:00 - 5:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Thursday, Dec. 22, 1:00 - 4:00 PM</td> <td> Thursday, Jan. 19, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Thursday, Jan. 23, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/clear-lake-city-county-freeman-branch-library"><br /> Clear Lake City &ndash; County Freeman Branch Library</a></strong><br /> 16616 Diana Lane<br /> Houston Texas 77062</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" height="158" width="539"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>December</strong></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>January</strong></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>February</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> Tuesday, Dec. 13. 12:00 - 5:00 PM</td> <td> Tuesday, Jan. 10, 12:00 - 5:00 PM</td> <td> Tuesday, Feb. 14. 12:00 - 5:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Wednesday, Feb 15. 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Thursday, Dec. 15, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Thursday, Jan. 12, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Thursday, Feb 16. 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/katherine-tyra-branch-library-bear-creek"><strong>Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek</strong></a><br /> 16719 Clay Road<br /> Houston Texas 77084</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" height="158" width="539"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>December</strong></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>January</strong></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>February</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> Tuesday, Dec. 27, 12:00 - 5:00 PM</td> <td> Tuesday, Jan. 24, 12:00 - 5:00 PM</td> <td> Tuesday, Feb. 28, 12:00 - 5:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Wednesday, Mar. 1, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> Thursday, Dec. 29. 1:00 - 5:00 PM</td> <td> Thursday, Jan. 26. 1:00 - 5:00 PM</td> <td> Thursday, Mar. 2, 1:00 - 5:00 PM</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/octavia-fields-branch-library">Octavia Fields Branch Library</a></strong><br /> 1503 South Houston<br /> Humble Texas 77338</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" height="158" width="539"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>December</strong></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>January</strong></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <strong>February</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> Tuesday, Dec. 6, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Tuesday, Jan, 3 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1:00 - 6:00 PM</td> <td> Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:00 - 6:00 PM</td> <td> Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1:00 - 6:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> <td> Thursday, Dec. 8, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Thursday, Jan. 5, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> <td> Thursday, Feb. 4, 1:00 - 7:00 PM</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We like to say that Harris County Public Library gives you the world. Now it is one step closer.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/about/passport-services st_title='Passport Services' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/about/passport-services st_title='Passport Services' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/about/passport-services st_title='Passport Services' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/about/passport-services st_title='Passport Services' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/about/passport-services st_title='Passport Services' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/about/passport-services#comments Harris County District Clerk Passports Wed, 03 Aug 2016 17:59:17 +0000 David Cherry 20560 at http://www.hcpl.net Libraries + Technology = The Biggest Smile You'll See Today http://www.hcpl.net/content/libraries-technology-biggest-smile-youll-see-today <p>Katelyn is a 5 year-old girl from Victoria, Texas who was born without a fully-formed left hand. Her family contacted Harris County Public Library to ask about 3D-printing a prosthetic, then visited the Innovation Lab here at the Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library to meet with staff and volunteers and to discuss options. We decided to try making Katelyn an &quot;Unlimbited Arm&quot; from <strong><a href="http://www.teamunlimbited.org/">Team UnLimbited</a></strong>, part of the <strong><a href="http://enablingthefuture.org/">E-Nable</a></strong> Community.</p> <p>Thanks to a lot of dedicated work from Innovation Lab volunteers (particularly Michael Craig and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/r.bannon87">Robert E Bannon</a>), the device was recently completed and delivered to Katelyn. In true maker fashion, Katelyn&#39;s dad has already made some modifications and improvements to make the arm more robust. Katelyn is looking forward to using her new hand during the coming school year.</p> <p>With the continued support of the Friends of Freeman Library, and thanks to the dedication of volunteers around the world and right here in our local library, Katelyn is able to increase the function of her left hand because a public library has a makerspace - imagine that! We are so glad to have been part of this project.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bHfUwp-J-E0" width="560"></iframe></p> <!--break--><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/libraries-technology-biggest-smile-youll-see-today st_title='Libraries + Technology = The Biggest Smile You'll See Today' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/libraries-technology-biggest-smile-youll-see-today st_title='Libraries + Technology = The Biggest Smile You'll See Today' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/libraries-technology-biggest-smile-youll-see-today st_title='Libraries + Technology = The Biggest Smile You'll See Today' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/libraries-technology-biggest-smile-youll-see-today st_title='Libraries + Technology = The Biggest Smile You'll See Today' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/libraries-technology-biggest-smile-youll-see-today st_title='Libraries + Technology = The Biggest Smile You'll See Today' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/libraries-technology-biggest-smile-youll-see-today#comments Freeman Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:10:17 +0000 Jim Johnson 21325 at http://www.hcpl.net Make a Big Difference in a Child's Life. Be a Book Buddy. http://www.hcpl.net/content/make-big-difference-childs-life-be-book-buddy <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Book Buddies 1.JPG" style="width: 321px; height: 241px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" /><strong>Do you enjoy working with children? Do you want to make a difference in a child&#39;s life? Then volunteer for HCPL&#39;s Book Buddies! </strong></p> <p>Book Buddies is a free program that brings children and volunteers (adults or teens) together to share the joy of reading. It pairs trained volunteers (Big Buddies) with children in Kindergarten through 3rd grades (Little Buddies). For 12 weeks, the Buddies meet once a week for 45 minutes of shared reading.</p> <!--break--> <p>HCPL piloted Book Buddies at our Clear Lake City - County Freeman Branch Library this past spring, and it was a great success. We are expanding the program this fall, bringing it to four new branches: Aldine, Barbara Bush, Baldwin Boettcher, and Northwest. These four branches will be using Teen Volunteers as the Big Buddies. If you are in 7th - 12th grades and interested in volunteering as a Big Buddy, please stop by one of those four branches to pick up an application.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Book-Buddies-Logo_2.png" style="width: 200px; height: 105px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />We will also be continuing the Book Buddies program at Freeman with Adult Volunteers as our Big Buddies. Freeman&#39;s program will run for twelve weeks on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:15 PM, beginning August 30th.&nbsp; If you are 18 or over and interested in volunteering, please fill out the <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-buddies-volunteer-application-and-agreement"><strong>online application</strong></a>. If you are interested in volunteering but can&#39;t make all the session dates, we encourage you to still apply. Once you are trained, you can become an alternate Big Buddy. This means you can fill in for any Big Buddy who is absent, and you will also be all set to become a Big Buddy at any location for all future program sessions.</p> <p>We plan to expand the Book Buddies program using Adult Volunteers at more locations in 2017, so please check back for updates!<br /> &nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/make-big-difference-childs-life-be-book-buddy st_title='Make a Big Difference in a Child's Life. Be a Book Buddy.' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/make-big-difference-childs-life-be-book-buddy st_title='Make a Big Difference in a Child's Life. Be a Book Buddy.' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/make-big-difference-childs-life-be-book-buddy st_title='Make a Big Difference in a Child's Life. 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Below is a handy table showing where and how you can get your game on, as well as some useful links.</p> <!--break--> <p><strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?kw=pokemon&amp;ps=&amp;ag=ALL&amp;ln=ALL&amp;et=ALL">Pok&eacute;mon programs @ HCPL&nbsp; </a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/07/18/fun-pokemon-go?utm_content=bufferd374f&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer">Safety Tips</a></strong> for Pok&eacute;mon Go players</p> <p><strong><a href="http://qz.com/731057/the-ultimate-guide-to-pokemon-go/">&quot;The Ultimate Guide to Pok&eacute;mon Go&quot;</a></strong></p> <table align="left" border="0.5" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col"> Location</th> <th scope="col"> Pok&eacute;Stop</th> <th scope="col"> Pok&eacute;Gym</th> <th scope="col"> Program/Events</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td> Aldine Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td> How to Play Pok&eacute;mon Go for All Ages. Wed. July 27. From basics to insider tips.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Atascocita Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td> Teen Tech Thursday: Mobile Gaming featuring Pok&eacute;mon Go. Aug. 18. 3PM. Ages 12 - 18 years.<br /> Pok&eacute;Stop outside at the library sign.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;*</span></span></td> <td> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">*</span></span>Mercer Arboretum next door is a Pok&eacute;Gym</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Barbara Bush Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;*</span></span></td> <td> Pok&eacute;Gym at Community Center across the street from library</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Clear Lake City - County Freeman Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams; </span></span></td> <td> There are several Pok&eacute;Stops within two blocks of the library. (See comment below for extra info).</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Crosby Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Cy-Fair College Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;*</span></span></td> <td> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></span>2 Pok&eacute;Gyms and 10+ Pok&eacute;stops on the LSC - CyFair campus</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> Evelyn Meador Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams; </span></span></td> <td> The library itself is not a Pok&eacute;Stop, but there are some nearby outside.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Fairbanks Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams; </span></span></td> <td> Cy-Fair Park next door is a Pok&eacute;Stop<br /> Pok&eacute;mon Party! Crafts, Get your picture taken with giant Pok&eacute;mon background, cake &amp; more! Friday, July 29. 4-6PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Jacinto City Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Katy Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">&diams;</span></span></td> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td> Pok&eacute;mon Party! Tues. Aug 16. 4:30PM. Craft, Snacks and Pok&eacute;Fun!</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Kingwood Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> La Porte Community Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td> There are several Pok&eacute;Stops in the vicinity of the library</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Maud Marks Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">&diams;</span></span></td> <td> A few Pok&eacute;Stops nearby.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> North Channel Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td> Pok&eacute;mon Club. Sat. July 30. 3-4PM. Staff will be dropping lures. Come see how many you can catch!</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Northwest Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td> Pocket park next door is a Pok&eacute;Stop.<br /> Look for the Pok&eacute;mon display in the library.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Octavia Fields Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;*</span></span></td> <td> <span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></span>Pok&eacute;Gym next door at Humble Civic Center.<br /> Pok&eacute;Madness! Fri. July 29. 2PM. Pok&eacute; lures, Pok&eacute;Crafts, snacks &amp; more.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Parker Williams Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td> Pick up a free Pok&eacute;Ball pin.<br /> Questions about the game, find a staff member wearing a pin and ask!</td> </tr> <tr> <td> South Houston Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;*</span></span></td> <td> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">*</span></span>PokeGym right next door at Avenue A Park</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Spring Branch Memorial Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> &nbsp;</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td> Look for the sign with current gym owner and top player.<br /> Draw one of the Pok&eacute;mon you caught on the Pok&eacute;dex!<br /> Pop Up Pok&eacute;mon Go in the Park. Sat. July 23. 2-3pm.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Stratford Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;*</span></span></td> <td> <span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></span>PokeGym right next door at Stratford Park<br /> Come catch all 8 and collect a Pok&eacute;mon button or other prize.<br /> Pok&eacute;Walk, Tuesday, Aug. 9. 2PM. Lures and mobile WiFi provided.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> LSC - Tomball &amp; Community Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&diams;*</span></span></td> <td> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">*</span></span>Gym outside library&#39;s back door.<br /> Check the sign on your way out to find out the current reigning team. If you can claim the gym come to the reference desk and claim a small prize.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> West University Branch Library</td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">&diams;</span></span></td> <td class="rtecenter"> <span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">&diams;*</span></span></td> <td> PokeGym is next door at West University Baptist Church</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/pokemon-go-hcpl st_title='Pokémon Go @ HCPL' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/pokemon-go-hcpl st_title='Pokémon Go @ HCPL' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/pokemon-go-hcpl st_title='Pokémon Go @ HCPL' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/pokemon-go-hcpl st_title='Pokémon Go @ HCPL' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/pokemon-go-hcpl st_title='Pokémon Go @ HCPL' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/pokemon-go-hcpl#comments Pokemon Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:16:01 +0000 David Cherry 21224 at http://www.hcpl.net Project Mill-E presents Ask the eBook eXperts http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-ask-ebook-experts <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/ask the ebook experts.png" style="width: 321px; height: 166px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />Have you ever gotten so frustrated you wanted to throw your Kindle at the wall? Is your Nook just a high tech paperweight? Have you ever wondered why you have to place a hold on the eBook of JoJo Moyes&rsquo; or James Patterson&rsquo;s latest bestseller?</p> <p>As part of <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you"><strong>Project Mill-E</strong></a>, Harris County Public Library&rsquo;s initiative to circulate one million eBooks in 2016, our eBook eXperts will answer all your digital media questions no matter how big or how small. Whether you have never checked out an eBook in your life, or are a longtime eReader, ask our experts about anything from tech support to collection development.</p> <p>Use the comments section below, or ask us on Facebook and Twitter using hashtag: #ProjectMillE</p> <!--break--><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-ask-ebook-experts st_title='Project Mill-E presents Ask the eBook eXperts' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-ask-ebook-experts st_title='Project Mill-E presents Ask the eBook eXperts' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-ask-ebook-experts st_title='Project Mill-E presents Ask the eBook eXperts' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-ask-ebook-experts st_title='Project Mill-E presents Ask the eBook eXperts' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-ask-ebook-experts st_title='Project Mill-E presents Ask the eBook eXperts' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-ask-ebook-experts#comments eAudiobooks ebooks Project Mill-E Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:10:50 +0000 David Cherry 21203 at http://www.hcpl.net Gold Medal Readers http://www.hcpl.net/content/gold-medal-readers <p>There&#39;s still about a month left in Summer Reading Fun 2016, but we already have gold medal readers galore! Below are a few of the young people who have gone above and beyond in their summer reading to earn gold medals. Do you want one of your own? Click <strong><a href="https://engagedpatrons.org/read/index.cfm?SiteID=7037&amp;ReadID=470">here</a></strong> to learn how.<br /> <img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Gold Medal Reader - Barbara Bush.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; width: 153px; height: 220px;" /><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Gold Medal Reader - Galena Park_0.JPG" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; width: 232px; height: 210px;" /><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Gold Medal Reader - Katherine Tyra_0.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; width: 200px; height: 217px;" /><br /> <em>Congratulations to these four Gold Medal Readers from Barbara Bush, Galena Park &amp; Katherine Tyra Branch Libraries</em></p> <p>Share your photos of your summer reading adventures and accomplishments with us on <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/harriscountypl">Facebook</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/harriscountypl">Twitter @harriscountypl</a></strong> Hashtag: <strong>#hcplsummer</strong></p> <!--break--> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gold-medal-readers st_title='Gold Medal Readers' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gold-medal-readers st_title='Gold Medal Readers' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gold-medal-readers st_title='Gold Medal Readers' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gold-medal-readers st_title='Gold Medal Readers' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/gold-medal-readers st_title='Gold Medal Readers' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/gold-medal-readers#comments hcplsummer Summer Reading Program Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:47:56 +0000 David Cherry 21163 at http://www.hcpl.net 540,000 and Counting! Project Mill-E at the Midway Mark. http://www.hcpl.net/content/540000-and-counting-project-mill-e-midway-mark <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Project Mill-e logo 2 - UNAUTHORIZED.png" style="width: 282px; height: 241px; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" />July 1 is the midpoint of the year and we thought it would be a good time to give you a progress report on <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you"><strong>Project Mill-E</strong></a>, Harris County Public Library&rsquo;s initiative to circulate one million eBooks in 2016. In a word, the progress has been amazing! <strong>Since January 1, HCPL eBook readers have checked out 540,669 </strong>items (compared to a smidge over 397,000 for the same period last year&mdash;an increase of 36 percent). Any way you slice it, that is some serious eReading.</p> <!--break--> <p>As a combination reward for all of you who have helped us get off to such a great start toward our goal, and as inducement to continue, we are thrilled to announce that today we have added <strong>over 500 new titles</strong> to our Digital Media Catalog including thrillers by <strong>Sandra Brown, Robin Cook, Vince Flynn &amp; Brad Thor</strong> to name just a few.<br /> <br /> <strong>UPDATE</strong> (June 30, 2016. 2:30 p.m.): 160 eBook titles including bestsellers by <strong>Nora Roberts, Stuart Woods, Terry McMillan, James Patterson, Anne Tyler </strong>and many other A-list authors have just been added to the catalog. Get &#39;em while they&#39;re hot.</p> <p>Project Mill-E isn&rsquo;t just about bragging rights. Its purpose is to help us gauge current and potential demand for digital media. So if you&#39;ve never tried an eBook, now is a good time to give one a test read.</p> <p>Thanks, and happy reading!</p> <p>Coming soon: Ask the eBook eXperts</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/540000-and-counting-project-mill-e-midway-mark st_title='540,000 and Counting! Project Mill-E at the Midway Mark.' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/540000-and-counting-project-mill-e-midway-mark st_title='540,000 and Counting! Project Mill-E at the Midway Mark.' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/540000-and-counting-project-mill-e-midway-mark st_title='540,000 and Counting! Project Mill-E at the Midway Mark.' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/540000-and-counting-project-mill-e-midway-mark st_title='540,000 and Counting! 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Log it. http://www.hcpl.net/content/readdo-10-read-it-do-it-log-it <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ZXboMWOYeQ" width="420"></iframe></p> <p>There are lots of different ways besides reading to participate in Harris County Public Library&#39;s <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/read/summer-reading-everyone"><strong>Summer Reading Program</strong></a>.</p> <!--break--> <p>Here are a few ideas.</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Read</strong>: books, blogs, magazines, podcasts, audiobooks</li> <li> <strong>Build</strong>: a LEGO robot, a house of cards, a sand castle, learn to code</li> <li> <strong>Create</strong>: art, crafts, knitting, poetry</li> <li> <strong>Imagine</strong>: listen to, tell, or write a story</li> <li> <strong>Move</strong>: walk, bike, swim, dance</li> <li> <strong>Join</strong>: get a library card. Attend events at your library</li> <li> <strong>Play</strong>: games--video, board, outdoor, reindeer,</li> <li> <strong>Go</strong>: visit a museum, zoo, park, historical site</li> <li> <strong>Explore</strong>: visit a new place, try a new food</li> <li> <strong>Solve</strong>: a puzzle, a math problem, crosswords, sudoku</li> <li> <strong>Interact</strong>: with a friend, family or pet</li> <li> <strong>Give</strong>: volunteer in your community, join your library&#39;s friends group, help a neighbor,</li> </ul> <p>If you haven&#39;t registered yet, do it now! do it <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/read/summer-reading-everyone"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/readdo-10-read-it-do-it-log-it st_title='Read/Do 10: Read it. Do it. Log it.' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/readdo-10-read-it-do-it-log-it st_title='Read/Do 10: Read it. Do it. 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Log it.' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/readdo-10-read-it-do-it-log-it#comments hcplsummer Read 10 Do 10 SRP 2016 Summer Reading Program Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:50:02 +0000 David Cherry 21057 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Hunters in Brief #129: Special Summer Reading Edition http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-129-special-summer-reading-edition <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In_Brief_129_Summer_Reading_2016.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 530px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />This week <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a> offers some sporty books to get kids off to a fast start in their summer reading--after all, this year&#39;s theme is &quot;On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!&quot;<br /> <br /> <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=football+with+dad+berrios&amp;te="><strong>Football With Dad </strong></a>by&nbsp; Frank Berrios</p> <p><a href="http:// illustrated by Sara Palacios http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=henry+holton+takes+the+ice+bradley&amp;te="><strong>Henry Holton takes the Ice</strong></a> by Sandra Bradley</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=lucky+luis+gary+soto&amp;te="><strong>Lucky Luis</strong></a> by Gary Soto ; illustrated by Rhode Montijo</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=roller+girl+jamieson&amp;te="><strong>Roller Girl </strong></a>by Victoria Jamieson</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=crossover+kwame+alexander&amp;te="><strong>The Crossover </strong></a>by Kwame Alexander</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=losers+take+all+klass&amp;te="><strong>Losers Take All </strong></a>&nbsp;by David Klass</p> <p class="rtecenter">&nbsp;</p> <!--break--> <p>Not sure where to start in your summer reading adventure? Here are some suggestions:</p> <ul> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/read/summer-reading-everyone">Register the whole family</a></strong>--from babies to seniors</li> <li> Plan to attend one of our <strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?kw=&amp;ps=&amp;ag=ALL&amp;ln=ALL&amp;et=Summer+Reading+-+Adult%2C+Summer+Reading+Program+-+Children%2C+Summer+Reading+Program+-+Teens">special summer events</a></strong> at a branch near you.</li> <li> Learn about all the ways you can <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/content/summer-reading-hcpl-starts-june-6">particapate, and about incentives </a></strong>to keep you motivated.</li> <li> Read! Try a selection from our <strong><a href="http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com/062D17DB-6438-4651-B730-982718BDE410/10/50/en/BrowseCollections.htm">librarian-curated eBook and eAudiobook</a></strong> lists; come on in, enjoy our air conditioning and take a leisurely stroll throught the stacks; or just visit Book Hunters online, tell us what you like in a summer reading book and we&#39;ll <a href="http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com/062D17DB-6438-4651-B730-982718BDE410/10/50/en/BrowseCollections.htm"><strong>create a custom reading list</strong></a> just for you.</li> </ul> <p>Now, what are you waiting for? Let&#39;s go!</p> <ul> <li> &nbsp;</li> <li> &nbsp;</li> <li> <br /> <br /> &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-129-special-summer-reading-edition st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #129: Special Summer Reading Edition' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-129-special-summer-reading-edition st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #129: Special Summer Reading Edition' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-129-special-summer-reading-edition st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #129: Special Summer Reading Edition' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-129-special-summer-reading-edition st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #129: Special Summer Reading Edition' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-129-special-summer-reading-edition st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #129: Special Summer Reading Edition' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-129-special-summer-reading-edition#comments Childrens hcplsummer SRP 2016 summer reading Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:40:00 +0000 David Cherry 20993 at http://www.hcpl.net Help Your Child Be School-ready with ReadyRosie http://www.hcpl.net/content/help-your-child-be-school-ready-readyrosie <p><span style="font-size:16px;">This service is free of charge to all families of Humble ISD students </span></p> <p><a href="https://readyrosie.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/readyrosie.png" style="width: 421px; height: 100px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" /></a><a href="https://readyrosie.com/"><strong>ReadyRosie</strong></a> is an early education resource that uses the power of video modeling and mobile technology to help parents prepare their children to succeed in school. ReadyRosie features brief, fun videos in English and Spanish that help children learn problem solving and math skills, early literacy, essential life skills and lots of vocabulary.</p> <!--break--> <p>Because the videos are brief and available on any mobile device, including smartphones, as well as home computers, the lessons are perfect for families on-the-go.<br /> <br /> Thanks to <a href="http://humbleisd.net/"><strong>Humble ISD</strong></a>, all families in the school district&rsquo;s service area can access the whole ReadyRosie library free of charge. Here&rsquo;s how:</p> <ul> <li> Visit <a href="https://readyrosie.com/">www.readyrosie.com</a></li> <li> Click on register in the upper right hand corner of your screen and complete the online registration form.</li> <li> NOTE: In the &ldquo;How did you hear about ReadyRosie?&rdquo; box, please select Library.</li> <li> Log in, and choose a video. It&rsquo;s fast, easy and free for Humble ISD families.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/help-your-child-be-school-ready-readyrosie st_title='Help Your Child Be School-ready with ReadyRosie' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/help-your-child-be-school-ready-readyrosie st_title='Help Your Child Be School-ready with ReadyRosie' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/help-your-child-be-school-ready-readyrosie st_title='Help Your Child Be School-ready with ReadyRosie' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/help-your-child-be-school-ready-readyrosie st_title='Help Your Child Be School-ready with ReadyRosie' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/help-your-child-be-school-ready-readyrosie st_title='Help Your Child Be School-ready with ReadyRosie' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/help-your-child-be-school-ready-readyrosie#comments Humble ISD ReadyRosie Atascocita Kingwood Octavia Fields Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:17:24 +0000 admin 20986 at http://www.hcpl.net Houston Food Bank Will Provide Nutritious, Free Lunches to Kids at 13 HCPL Branches this Summer http://www.hcpl.net/content/houston-food-bank-will-provide-nutritious-free-lunches-kids-13-hcpl-branches-summer <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Summer Feeding 2 FB.png" style="width: 421px; height: 219px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />Harris County Public Library is proud to announce that thirteen HCPL branches will provide nutritious, free lunches to children in low income areas of Harris County through the <strong><a href="http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/programs/kids-cafe/">Houston Food Bank&rsquo;s Kids Caf&eacute;</a></strong> program. Only children 1 &ndash; 18 years are eligible. Meals and snacks are provided on a first come, first served basis. Supplies are limited, but will be adjusted depending on demand. See schedule below for days and times at the HCPL branch nearest you.</p> <!--break--> <p class="rtecenter"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Kids Caf&eacute; @ HCPL Schedule</span></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/aldine-branch-library"><strong>Aldine Branch Library</strong></a><br /> 11331 Airline Drive Houston Texas 77037<br /> 281-445-5560<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 5<br /> Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays<br /> Lunch 1:00 &ndash; 2:00 pm<br /> Snack 4:30 &ndash; 5:30 pm</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/baldwin-boettcher-branch-library-mercer-park">Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library @ Mercer Park</a></strong><br /> 22248 Aldine Westfield Road Humble Texas 77338<br /> 281-821-1320<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 19<br /> Monday - Friday<br /> Lunch 12:30 &ndash; 1:30 pm<br /> Snack 3:00 &ndash; 4:00 pm</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/crosby-branch-library">Crosby Branch Library</a></strong><br /> 135 Hare Road Crosby Texas 77532<br /> 281-328-3535<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 4<br /> Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays<br /> Lunch 12:30 &ndash; 1:30pm</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/fairbanks-branch-library"><strong>Fairbanks Branch Library</strong></a><br /> 7122 North Gessner Houston Texas 77040<br /> 713-466-4438<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 19<br /> Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays<br /> Lunch 1:00 &ndash; 2:00 pm</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/galena-park-branch-library">Galena Park Branch Library</a></strong><br /> 1500 Keene Street Galena Park Texas 77547<br /> 713-450-0982<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 3<br /> Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays<br /> Lunch 12:00 &ndash; 1:00 pm</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/high-meadows-branch-library"><strong>High Meadows Branch Library</strong></a><br /> 4500 Aldine Mail Route Houston Texas 77039<br /> 281-590-1456<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 4<br /> Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays<br /> Lunch 1:00 &ndash; 2:00 pm<br /> Snack 3:30 &ndash; 4:30pm</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/jacinto-city-branch-library"><strong>Jacinto City Branch Library</strong></a><br /> 921 Akron Jacinto City Texas 77029<br /> 713-673-3237<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 4<br /> Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays<br /> Lunch 1:00pm &ndash; 2:00pm</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/katherine-tyra-branch-library-bear-creek">Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek</a></strong><br /> 16719 Clay Road<br /> Houston Texas 77084<br /> 281-550-0885<br /> June 7 &ndash; August 4<br /> Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays<br /> Lunch 12:00 &ndash; 1:00 pm<br /> Snack 3:00 &ndash; 4:00 pm</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/katy-branch-library"><strong>Katy Branch Library</strong></a><br /> 5414 Franz Road Katy Texas 77493<br /> 281-391-3509<br /> July 20 &ndash; August 19<br /> Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays<br /> Breakfast 10:00 &ndash; 11:00 am</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/north-channel-branch-library">North Channel Branch Library</a></strong><br /> 15741 Wallisville Road<br /> Houston Texas 77049<br /> 281-457-1631<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 6<br /> Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays<br /> Lunch 1:00 &ndash; 2:00 pm</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/northwest-branch-library">Northwest Branch Library</a></strong><br /> 11355 Regency Green Drive Cypress Texas 77429<br /> 281-890-2665<br /> June 13 &ndash; August 5<br /> Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays<br /> Lunch 11:30 am &ndash; 12:30 pm<br /> Snack 4:00 &ndash; 5:00 pm</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/octavia-fields-branch-library">Octavia Fields Branch Library</a></strong><br /> 1503 South Houston Humble Texas 77338<br /> 281-446-3377<br /> June 7 &ndash; August 4<br /> Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays<br /> Lunch 12:00 &ndash; 1:00 pm<br /> Snack 4:00 &ndash; 5:00 pm</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/south-houston-branch-library">South Houston Branch Library</a></strong><br /> 607 Avenue A South Houston Texas 77587<br /> 713-941-2385<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 11<br /> Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays<br /> Lunch 12:30 &ndash; 1:30 pm</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/stratford-branch-library">Stratford Branch Library</a></strong>*<br /> 509 Stratford Highlands Texas 77562<br /> 281-426-3521<br /> June 6 &ndash; August 5<br /> Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays<br /> Lunch 1:15 &ndash; 1:45 pm</p> <p>*Stratford Branch Library lunch program sponsored by Goose Creek ISD<br /> &nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/houston-food-bank-will-provide-nutritious-free-lunches-kids-13-hcpl-branches-summer st_title='Houston Food Bank Will Provide Nutritious, Free Lunches to Kids at 13 HCPL Branches this Summer' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/houston-food-bank-will-provide-nutritious-free-lunches-kids-13-hcpl-branches-summer st_title='Houston Food Bank Will Provide Nutritious, Free Lunches to Kids at 13 HCPL Branches this Summer' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/houston-food-bank-will-provide-nutritious-free-lunches-kids-13-hcpl-branches-summer st_title='Houston Food Bank Will Provide Nutritious, Free Lunches to Kids at 13 HCPL Branches this Summer' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/houston-food-bank-will-provide-nutritious-free-lunches-kids-13-hcpl-branches-summer st_title='Houston Food Bank Will Provide Nutritious, Free Lunches to Kids at 13 HCPL Branches this Summer' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/houston-food-bank-will-provide-nutritious-free-lunches-kids-13-hcpl-branches-summer st_title='Houston Food Bank Will Provide Nutritious, Free Lunches to Kids at 13 HCPL Branches this Summer' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/houston-food-bank-will-provide-nutritious-free-lunches-kids-13-hcpl-branches-summer#comments Childrens Houston Food Bank Kids Café Teens Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:46:01 +0000 David Cherry 20921 at http://www.hcpl.net Summer Reading @ HCPL Starts June 6! http://www.hcpl.net/content/summer-reading-hcpl-starts-june-6 <p><em><span style="font-size:16px;">Harris County Public Library&rsquo;s Summer Reading Program kicks off June 6 with new incentives &amp; new ways to participate. </span></em></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">Harris County Public Library&rsquo;s annual <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/read/summer-reading-everyone"><strong>Summer Reading Program</strong></a> has never been just about reading. Summer at HCPL is about reading and all the ways it helps you engage more fully with the world around you. With that in mind, for the first time, HCPL will offer incentives not only for what you read, but for what you do, as well. </span></p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/umlMjztEYjo" width="560"></iframe></p> <!--break--> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">It all starts June 6 and runs through August 6 with programs and special incentives for every age group: babies, kids, teens and adults. It is easy to participate: simply <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/read/summer-reading-everyone">register</a></strong>, then read, build, create, play, explore, attend library events, volunteer in your community and log what you read and what you do all summer long. Do you like to solve puzzles or go to the zoo? Do it and log it. Do you like to read comics or knit? Do it and log it. Do you like to read about far off lands or try new foods? You&rsquo;ve got it: do it and log it. When you have read 10 books, completed 10 activities, or any combination of reading and doing that adds up to ten, you will receive a prize, but you don&rsquo;t have to stop there; keep on reading and doing. When you reach 20 books/activities, you earn another prize: </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">Babies &ndash; board book<br /> Children &ndash; certificate, book, Summer Reading pin at 10 books/activities, and medal at 20.<br /> Teens &ndash; Summer Reading pin at 10 books/activities; Team Read shoelaces at 20.<br /> Adults &ndash; Summer Reading pin at 10 books/activities; Team Read shoelaces at 20.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">Summer is for having fun, HCPL&rsquo;s Summer Reading Program offers fun with a purpose. It is a fact that children and teens who read for pleasure during the summer perform better at school in the fall. Furthermore, study after study has shown that parents who read with their children and read for pleasure themselves tend to have kids who grow up to be happier and more prosperous than those who don&rsquo;t. In short, the family that reads together succeeds together.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">Stop by your local branch and pick up a calendar so you don&rsquo;t miss any of the special events. All programs are free and open to the public.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/read/summer-reading-everyone"><strong>Register now!</strong></a></span></p> <p>Below is a list of activity categories with suggestions. It is not meant to be comprehensive. It is a list of some possibilities. Read 10 / Do 10 is about seeing where your imagination and feet lead you.</p> <p><strong>Read!</strong> Books, podcasts, graphic novels, magazines<br /> <strong>Build!</strong> Legos, house of cards, coding<br /> <strong>Create! </strong>Crafts &amp; art<br /> <strong>Imagine!</strong> Listen to, tell, or write a story<br /> <strong>Move!</strong> Walk, bike, swim, dance<br /> <strong>Join!</strong> Get a library card &amp; go to a library event<br /> <strong>Play!</strong> A game<br /> <strong>Go!</strong> Visit a museum, zoo, park, or historical site<br /> <strong>Explore!</strong> Visit a new place, try a new food<br /> <strong>Solve! </strong>A puzzle, a math problem<br /> <strong>Interact! </strong>With a friend, family, or pets<br /> <strong>Give!</strong> Volunteer, donate your books to the Friends of the Library, help someone</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/summer-reading-hcpl-starts-june-6 st_title='Summer Reading @ HCPL Starts June 6!' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/summer-reading-hcpl-starts-june-6 st_title='Summer Reading @ HCPL Starts June 6!' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/summer-reading-hcpl-starts-june-6 st_title='Summer Reading @ HCPL Starts June 6!' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/summer-reading-hcpl-starts-june-6 st_title='Summer Reading @ HCPL Starts June 6!' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/summer-reading-hcpl-starts-june-6 st_title='Summer Reading @ HCPL Starts June 6!' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/summer-reading-hcpl-starts-june-6#comments adults babies children SRP 2016 Summer Reading Program 2016 teens Tue, 31 May 2016 14:33:05 +0000 David Cherry 20908 at http://www.hcpl.net Project Mill-E presents Overdue! http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-overdue <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qI8Q1rCDyBw?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="480"></iframe></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;">Learn more about <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you"><strong>Project Mill-E</strong></a></span></p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-overdue st_title='Project Mill-E presents Overdue!' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-overdue st_title='Project Mill-E presents Overdue!' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-overdue st_title='Project Mill-E presents Overdue!' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-overdue st_title='Project Mill-E presents Overdue!' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-overdue st_title='Project Mill-E presents Overdue!' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-presents-overdue#comments #ProjectMillE eAudiobooks ebooks Overdrive Tue, 24 May 2016 16:16:20 +0000 David Cherry 20835 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Hunters in Brief #124: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-124-celebrate-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In_Brief_124_Asian_Pacific_American_Heritage_Month_2016.jpg " style="width: 421px; height: 553px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />In May, <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants">Book Hunters</a> and Harris County Public Library are celebrating the contributions to our nation by Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. As you know, that name covers a lot of ground--not just geographically, but culturally as well. Book Hunters celebrates that diversity in its young adult reading suggestions, and HCPL branches celebrate it with a wide variety of programs from Hawaiian luaus to a Japanese sword demonstration and points in between.</p> <!--break--> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=anna+dressed+in+blood+kendare+blake&amp;te="><strong>Anna Dressed in Blood </strong></a>by Kendare Blake</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=frozen+melissa+de+la+cruz&amp;te="><strong>Frozen</strong></a> by Melissa de la Cruz</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=talon+kagawa&amp;te="><strong>Talon </strong></a>by Julie Kagawa</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=under+painted+sky+stacey+lee&amp;te="><strong>Under a Painted Sky</strong></a> by Stacey Lee</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=serpentine+cindy+pon&amp;te="><strong>Serpentine</strong></a> by Cindy Pon</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=boxers+saints+yang&amp;te="><strong>Boxers &amp; Saints</strong></a> by Gene Luen Yang</p> <p>We also have a <a href="http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com/539BE4B5-9707-47C6-AE01-91612C5055A2/10/50/en/BANGSearch.dll?Type=ContentList&amp;ID=175918&amp;PerPage=24&amp;IsCuratedList=1">special collection of suggested reads for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month</a> in our Digital Media Catalog.</p> <p>Below are just a few highlights of this month&#39;s programs. Check the Events Calendar for a <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/content/events-programs">complete list programs</a>.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=258926&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=5/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Asian+Pacific+American+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25">Asian-Pacific Festival</a></strong><br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/katy-branch-library">Katy Branch Library</a><br /> Saturday, May 7. 1 - 3:30 PM<br /> All ages</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=258769&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=5/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Asian+Pacific+American+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=1&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Tangram Puzzles</strong></a><br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/north-channel-branch-library">North Channel Branch Library</a><br /> Monday, May 9. 6 - 7:30 PM<br /> All ages</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=257050&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=5/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Asian+Pacific+American+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=2&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Japanese Internments Camps During World War II</strong></a><br /> presented by Dr. Abbie Grubb of San Jacinto College<br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/kingwood-branch-library">Kingwood Branch Library</a><br /> Saturday, May 14. 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM<br /> Adults</p> <p><strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=257668&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=5/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Asian+Pacific+American+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=2&amp;pgdisp=25">Japanese Sword Demonstration</a></strong><br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/evelyn-meador-branch-library">Evelyn Meador Branch Library</a><br /> Saturday, May 14. 1 - 2:30 PM<br /> Adults</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=260063&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=5/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Asian+Pacific+American+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=2&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Kaminari Taiko Japanese Drumming</strong></a><br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/northwest-branch-library">Northwest Branch Library</a><br /> Saturday, May 21. 1 - 2:30 PM<br /> All ages</p> <p><strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=258969&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=5/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Asian+Pacific+American+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=2&amp;pgdisp=25">Southeast Asian Soiree</a></strong><br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/spring-branch-memorial-branch-library">Spring Branch Memorial Library</a><br /> Monday, May 23. 6:30 - 7:30 PM<br /> School-age children</p> <p><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=258504&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=5/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Asian+Pacific+American+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=3&amp;pgdisp=25"><strong>Asian Cuisine Sampler Celebration</strong></a><br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/katherine-tyra-branch-library-bear-creek">Katherine Tyra @ Bear Creek Branch Library</a><br /> Thursday, May 26. 4 - 5 PM<br /> All ages</p> <p><strong><a href="https://host4.evanced.info/harris/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=259087&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=info&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=5/1/2016&amp;df=list&amp;EventType=Asian+Pacific+American+Heritage+Month&amp;Lib=ALL&amp;AgeGroup=ALL&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=3&amp;pgdisp=25">Sushi Making Demonstration</a></strong><br /> <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/jacinto-city-branch-library">Jacinto City Branch Library</a><br /> Thursday, May 26. 6 - 7:30 PM<br /> Adults</p> <p>All HCPL programs are free and open to the public.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-124-celebrate-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #124: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-124-celebrate-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #124: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-124-celebrate-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #124: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-124-celebrate-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #124: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-124-celebrate-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #124: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-124-celebrate-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month#comments asian pacific american heritage month Teens Fri, 06 May 2016 19:45:26 +0000 David Cherry 20740 at http://www.hcpl.net FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at LSC-CyFair Library http://www.hcpl.net/content/fema-disaster-recovery-center-lsc-cyfair-library <p><img alt="fema disaster assistance" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Three-ways-to-apply.png" style="width: 400px; height: 292px; margin: 5px; float: right;" />Get questions answered at the FEMA Center opening at 12:00pm on May 2 at the LSC-CyFair Branch Library in LRNC 131.</p> <p><strong>FEMA Hours:<br /> &bull; Monday-Friday,&nbsp;9am-6pm<br /> &bull; Saturday,&nbsp;9am-2pm<br /> &bull; Sunday, Closed</strong></p> <p>Please note that you can apply for FEMA assistance online or by phone. If you have recent flood damage not covered by insurance, contact <a href="https://www.disasterassistance.gov/" target="_blank">DisasterAssistance.gov</a> or call (voice, 711 or relay service) at 800-621-3362. TTY users should call 800-462-7585.</p> <p>More details on the four FEMA centers (including LSC-CyFair), hours, and what information you need to provide can be found at the FEMA website,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4269?utm_source=hp_promo&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=femagov_hp" target="_blank">Texas Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4269)</a>.</p> <p>&bull; <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/fema_apply_aid.pdf">3 Ways to Apply for Disaster Aid</a> - <em>pdf</em><br /> &bull; <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/FEMA2016.pdf">FEMA at LSC-CyFair flier</a> - <em>pdf</em></p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/fema-disaster-recovery-center-lsc-cyfair-library st_title='FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at LSC-CyFair Library' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/fema-disaster-recovery-center-lsc-cyfair-library st_title='FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at LSC-CyFair Library' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/fema-disaster-recovery-center-lsc-cyfair-library st_title='FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at LSC-CyFair Library' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/fema-disaster-recovery-center-lsc-cyfair-library st_title='FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at LSC-CyFair Library' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/fema-disaster-recovery-center-lsc-cyfair-library st_title='FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at LSC-CyFair Library' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/fema-disaster-recovery-center-lsc-cyfair-library#comments disaster fema flood Cy-Fair Community Mon, 02 May 2016 16:35:58 +0000 Dorrie Scott 20693 at http://www.hcpl.net Celebrate Día with HCPL http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-d%C3%ADa-hcpl <p><img alt="dia" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/dia 20.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 125px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: right;" />Join us this week in honor of the 20th&nbsp;anniversary of&nbsp;El d&iacute;a de los ni&ntilde;os/El d&iacute;a de los libros (Children&#39;s Day/Book Day), commonly known as D&iacute;a. &nbsp; <a href="http://www.patmora.com/whats-dia/">D&iacute;a</a> is a celebration every day of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.</p> <p>Festivities this week at HCPL include hosting the play&nbsp;<strong>Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!</strong> adapted from the book by Pat Mora and Libby Martinez and presented by <a href="http://www.brave-little.com/">Brave Little Company.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Chico Canta and his family invite you to make music, put on plays, and speak many languages inside the walls of the old theater where they live.</p> <p class="rteindent1"><img alt="chico canta" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/ChicoCanta_0.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 111px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" />Mon. Apr. 25 @ 4:30 PM - <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/high-meadows-branch-library">High Meadows Branch Library</a></p> <p class="rteindent1">Wed. Apr. 27 @ 5:00 PM - <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/baldwin-boettcher-branch-library-mercer-park">Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library</a></p> <p class="rteindent1">Thurs. Apr. 28 @ 4:30 PM - <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/north-channel-branch-library">North Channel Branch Library</a></p> <p class="rteindent1">Fri. Apr. 29 @ 1:00 PM - <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/maud-smith-marks-branch-library">Maud Marks Branch Library</a></p> <p>All HCPL programs are free and open to the public. &nbsp;For more information, please call 713-274-6600.</p> <!--break--><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-día-hcpl st_title='Celebrate Día with HCPL' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-día-hcpl st_title='Celebrate Día with HCPL' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-día-hcpl st_title='Celebrate Día with HCPL' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-día-hcpl st_title='Celebrate Día with HCPL' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-día-hcpl st_title='Celebrate Día with HCPL' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/celebrate-d%C3%ADa-hcpl#comments children's book day el día de los libros el día de los niños Events Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:41:04 +0000 Linda Stevens 20650 at http://www.hcpl.net With Project Mill-E, HCPL Aims to Circulate One Million eBooks in 2016 (and here is why it matters to you). http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/project_mill_e_logo_color_0.jpg" style="width: 242px; height: 179px; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" />We at Harris County Public Library believe in setting goals, and we have set a lofty one for ourselves&mdash;or, more accurately, for you, our customers: we want to circulate one million eBooks and eAudiobooks from our <a href="http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com/"><strong>OverDrive Digital Media Catalog</strong></a> in 2016.</p> <p>Right now, you&rsquo;re probably thinking, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s all well and good, but what&rsquo;s in it for me?&rdquo;</p> <p>We&rsquo;re glad you asked.</p> <!--break--> <p>If you already regularly check out eBooks here is what reaching the one million checkout mark may mean for you: more funding for the eMedia collection (without reducing the print materials budget), which means a broader and deeper collection, which means more digital copies of the most popular titles, which means shorter waits in request queues. It is simple supply and demand, really.</p> <p>On the other hand, if you have never read an eBook, we&#39;re hoping that Project Mill-E, as we&#39;re calling it, may give you a little extra incentive to check one out. After all, eBooks have some features that print just cannot compete with:<br /> &bull; eBooks return themselves, so no more mad dashes to the book drop when books are due, and no late fees--ever.<br /> &bull; No matter how many books you download to your laptop, tablet or smartphone, it doesn&#39;t weigh an ounce more. Think about that the next time you&#39;re dragging a suitcase full of books through the airport.<br /> &bull; All eBooks have large print options.<br /> &bull; Unlike brick and mortar libraries, Harris County Public Library&#39;s digital library, e.hcpl.net, never closes. You have access to thousands of titles whenever and wherever you need it. All you need is your <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/about/library-cards">library card</a> and an internet connection.</p> <p>Throughout the year, HCPL librarians will be creating special suggested reading lists from the digital catalog, and if you follow us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/harriscountypl/"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/harriscountypl/"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>, you will be the first to know when new titles arrive. Don&#39;t forget to keep an eye here for updates as we move toward our goal.</p> <p><span style="font-size:11px;"><em>Don&#39;t have an HCPL library card? You can get an <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/iknow"><strong>iKnow Card</strong></a> right now that will give you instant access to our OverDrive eBooks, eAudiobooks and much more!</em></span></p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you st_title='With Project Mill-E, HCPL Aims to Circulate One Million eBooks in 2016 (and here is why it matters to you).' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you st_title='With Project Mill-E, HCPL Aims to Circulate One Million eBooks in 2016 (and here is why it matters to you).' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you st_title='With Project Mill-E, HCPL Aims to Circulate One Million eBooks in 2016 (and here is why it matters to you).' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you st_title='With Project Mill-E, HCPL Aims to Circulate One Million eBooks in 2016 (and here is why it matters to you).' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you st_title='With Project Mill-E, HCPL Aims to Circulate One Million eBooks in 2016 (and here is why it matters to you).' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/project-mill-e-hcpl-aims-circulate-one-million-ebooks-2016-and-here-why-it-matters-you#comments Freeman Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:59:41 +0000 David Cherry 20499 at http://www.hcpl.net Senior Adult Digital Education, Construction Career Advancement and Robot Monkeys: TSLAC Grant-Funded Programs @ HCPL http://www.hcpl.net/content/senior-adult-digital-education-construction-career-advancement-and-robot-monkeys-tslac-grant <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RXk-qt7SYEA?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="480"></iframe></p> <p>Earlier this year, the <a href="https://www.tsl.texas.gov/"><strong>Texas State Library &amp; Archives Commission</strong></a> (TSLAC) awarded grants to Harris County Public Library for three exciting projects that target specific populations that will provide them with new skills to increase their quality of life now and create better opportunities in the future.</p> <p><strong>HCPL Robotics and Coding for K - 12</strong> aims to spark interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and enhance digital literacy by giving participants hands-on experience building robot models and programming robots actions using graphics-based software.</p> <p><strong>Senior Adult Digital Experience</strong>: In addition to in-library programs, HCPL educators are visiting senior adult centers, and County service and program providers and giving seniors hands-on training on mobile digital devices to help them become digital content users with the ability to access the library&rsquo;s free downloadable content including eBooks, movies, magazines and research tools.</p> <p><strong>Construction Industry Workforce Development</strong>: <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/parker-williams-branch-library">Parker Williams Branch Library</a> purchased a selection of National Center for Construction Education &amp; Research training guides to prepare people in, or interested in, construction fields for accreditation and certification exams, and to offer ongoing support including informational sessions about job opportunities and career advancement.</p> <p>These three projects were made possible by grants from the <strong><a href="https://www.imls.gov/">U.S. Institute of Museum &amp; Library Services</a></strong> and the <strong><a href="http://www.tsl.texas.gov/">Texas State Library &amp; Archives Commission</a></strong>. Harris County Public Library is grateful for their support.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Soundtrack via www.<strong><a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/">freemusicarchive.org</a></strong>: &quot;Streetbeat Heat&quot; by Podington Bear</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/senior-adult-digital-education-construction-career-advancement-and-robot-monkeys-tslac-grant st_title='Senior Adult Digital Education, Construction Career Advancement and Robot Monkeys: TSLAC Grant-Funded Programs @ HCPL' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/senior-adult-digital-education-construction-career-advancement-and-robot-monkeys-tslac-grant st_title='Senior Adult Digital Education, Construction Career Advancement and Robot Monkeys: TSLAC Grant-Funded Programs @ HCPL' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/senior-adult-digital-education-construction-career-advancement-and-robot-monkeys-tslac-grant st_title='Senior Adult Digital Education, Construction Career Advancement and Robot Monkeys: TSLAC Grant-Funded Programs @ HCPL' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/senior-adult-digital-education-construction-career-advancement-and-robot-monkeys-tslac-grant st_title='Senior Adult Digital Education, Construction Career Advancement and Robot Monkeys: TSLAC Grant-Funded Programs @ HCPL' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/senior-adult-digital-education-construction-career-advancement-and-robot-monkeys-tslac-grant st_title='Senior Adult Digital Education, Construction Career Advancement and Robot Monkeys: TSLAC Grant-Funded Programs @ HCPL' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/senior-adult-digital-education-construction-career-advancement-and-robot-monkeys-tslac-grant#comments Grants Texas State Library and Archives Commission U.S. Institute of Museum & Library Services Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:46:12 +0000 David Cherry 20438 at http://www.hcpl.net OverDrive Introduces Digital Magazines to its Line-up http://www.hcpl.net/content/overdrive-introduces-digital-magazines-its-line <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/mags on overdrive.png" style="width: 202px; height: 287px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />Harris County Public Library is now offering a second way to access digital editions of the latest magazines. <a href="http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com/B8A55A48-742A-46CB-9000-E058C32935F2/10/50/en/Default.htm"><strong>OverDrive</strong></a><strong><a href="http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com/B8A55A48-742A-46CB-9000-E058C32935F2/10/50/en/Default.htm"> </a></strong><a href="http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com/B8A55A48-742A-46CB-9000-E058C32935F2/10/50/en/Default.htm"><strong>has now added periodicals</strong></a> to its already varied roster of formats (which includes eBooks &amp; eAudiobooks). Just like on <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&amp;custid=s9206921&amp;profile=eon"><strong>Flipster</strong></a>, our other digital magazine service, OverDrive&#39;s digital mags are not &quot;lite&quot; online versions. They are identical to the newsstand editions down to the last period.</p> <p>What&#39;s more, when you download an OverDrive magazine to your iOS or Android device, you get to keep it as long as you want...as in forever...free of charge...no strings attached and no library fines&hellip;ever. How cool is that?</p> <!--break--> <p>We have a great selection with something for everyone:</p> <ul> <li> for Gamers and Techies: Game Informer &amp; Wired</li> <li> for foodies: Food Network, Rachel Ray Every Day&nbsp; &amp; Gluten-Free Living</li> <li> for DIYers:: Do It Yourself, Popular Woodworking, Fine Gardening &amp; Threads</li> <li> for Fashionistas: Cosmo, Elle &amp; Esquire</li> </ul> <p>Plus: National Geographic, USA Today, ESPN: The Magazine, the New Yorker, National Enquirer &amp; many, many more!</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Downloading%20Overdrive%20Magazines.pdf"><strong>Get started now</strong></a>. It&#39;s fast, easy and free.</p> <p><br /> &nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/overdrive-introduces-digital-magazines-its-line st_title='OverDrive Introduces Digital Magazines to its Line-up' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/overdrive-introduces-digital-magazines-its-line st_title='OverDrive Introduces Digital Magazines to its Line-up' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/overdrive-introduces-digital-magazines-its-line st_title='OverDrive Introduces Digital Magazines to its Line-up' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/overdrive-introduces-digital-magazines-its-line st_title='OverDrive Introduces Digital Magazines to its Line-up' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/overdrive-introduces-digital-magazines-its-line st_title='OverDrive Introduces Digital Magazines to its Line-up' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/overdrive-introduces-digital-magazines-its-line#comments Magazines Overdrive periodicals Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:11:07 +0000 David Cherry 20396 at http://www.hcpl.net GED & ESL Distance Learning Programs @ HCPL http://www.hcpl.net/content/ged-esl-distance-learning-programs-hcpl <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Distance Ed.png" style="width: 242px; height: 253px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />Harris County Public Library is partnering with <a href="http://www.hcde-texas.org/"><strong>Harris County Department of Education</strong></a>, Adult Education to present free distance learning programs for area residents who want to learn English or pursue their GED. English as a Second Language registration and orientation will be held at <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/parker-williams-branch-library">Parker Williams Branch Library</a></strong> and GED registration and orientation at <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/location/north-channel-branch-library">North Channel Branch Library</a></strong>.</p> <p>Distance education programs allow you to learn at your own pace and to work on any computer with an internet connection.</p> <p>For more information including dates and times of registration and orientation sessions, click on the links below.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/North Channel Branch Library - Calendar - February - April 2016.doc">GED @ North Channel</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Parker Williams Branch Library - Calendar - February - April 2016.doc">ESL @ Parker Williams</a></strong></p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/ged-esl-distance-learning-programs-hcpl st_title='GED & ESL Distance Learning Programs @ HCPL' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/ged-esl-distance-learning-programs-hcpl st_title='GED & ESL Distance Learning Programs @ HCPL' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/ged-esl-distance-learning-programs-hcpl st_title='GED & ESL Distance Learning Programs @ HCPL' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/ged-esl-distance-learning-programs-hcpl st_title='GED & ESL Distance Learning Programs @ HCPL' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/ged-esl-distance-learning-programs-hcpl st_title='GED & ESL Distance Learning Programs @ HCPL' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script><table id="attachments" class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/North Channel Branch Library - Calendar - February - April 2016.doc">North Channel Branch Library - Calendar - February - April 2016.doc</a></td><td>65.5 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Parker Williams Branch Library - Calendar - February - April 2016.doc">Parker Williams Branch Library - Calendar - February - April 2016.doc</a></td><td>68.5 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.hcpl.net/content/ged-esl-distance-learning-programs-hcpl#comments adult education distance learning Harris County Department of Education Literacy Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:34:45 +0000 David Cherry 20072 at http://www.hcpl.net
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