Kingwood

Children's Weekly Run-Down

Our Story times continue with their new schedule! Be here for Toddler Time** on Tuesday @ 10 AM and @ 10:30 AM, Infant Lapsit Storytime @ 11:15 AM on Tuesday and @ 11 AM on Thursday, and Preschool Storytime on Wednesday @ 11 AM. We also have our Family Storytime presented on Saturday @ 10:30 where you can enjoy stories and a craft!

**Tickets required upon entry. Pick up your free ticket at the Children's Reference Desk before entering your story time. Tickets will be given to the first 30 children and their caregivers the day of the scheduled event.

BUILD: A BETTER WORLD: Join us for the seventh meeting of our Maker Monday Club on Monday the 24th of July @ 2:15 PM. We will be building and creating a new and exciting craft out of recycled materials every week!

Our special summer Program this week is on Thursday, the 27th of July, @ 2:15 PM and is a hands-on workshop with Julian Franklin called "SImple Machines – Work Smarter, Not Harder!" Kids will learn to handle wheels, pulleys, levers, wedges, incline planes, and screws in a way that teaches them to use simple machines to work smarter, not harder.

We will also have our eighth Block Party this Friday the 28th of July @ 2:15 PM!

(Image courtesy of www.Pixabay.com)

 

Teen Mechanical Hand - July 25 @ 2:00 PM

Do you need a hand? Create your own out of recycled material that mimics your fingers’ movements. Come to the Meeting Room on Tuesday, July 25, from 2:00-4:00 PM.

For teens and tweens entering grades 6-12. For more info, contact Ms. Lauren, YA Librarian, at 281-360-6804 or kwteens@hcpl.net. Get program updates sent straight to your phone by texting @kwteens to 81010. Service is free and confidential; standard text message rates apply.

Tues. 7/25 @ 10 AM: SPCA Visits The Library

The summer months can be uncomfortable for pets and people. By working together on a local and global level, we can affect real change and build a better world.  Join Lisa Tynan from the Houston SPCA on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. for a pet talk presentation about taking care of our pets.  For more information, contact the Library at 281-360-6804.

**SAGE Program events are free and no registration is required. Refreshments, while supplies lasts are provided by the Friends of Library Kingwood (FOLK).
 

Teen LED Journals - July 19 @ 2:00 PM

We are creating Journals that can actually light up on Wednesday, July 19, at 2:00 PM! Make your ideas shine, your to-do lists less mundane, and add a little extra something to your journal that makes it stand out. If you have your own journal, bring it! If not, notebooks will be provided, while supplies last. We will meet in the Teen Room.

For teens and tweens entering grades 6-12. For more info, contact Ms. Lauren, YA Librarian, at 281-360-6804 or kwteens@hcpl.net. Get program updates sent straight to your phone by texting @kwteens to 81010. Service is free and confidential; standard text message rates apply.

FREE Solar Eclipse Presentation at Kingwood Library

Did you know? A solar eclipse is coming to North America on August 21st, 2017!

To help you get ready for this extraordinary phenomenon, Mr. Aaron Clevenson of the Greater Houston Astronomical Coalition will be at the Kingwood Library for a free solar eclipse presentation on Thursday, July 20th from 2 PM - 3:30 PM in the Meeting Room. All ages are welcome.  

Each participant will receive handouts as well as special eclipse viewing glasses for the big day.

Don't miss it!

(image courtesy of stillpointdesign.org)

 

Children's Weekly Run-Down

CHILDREN’S WEEKLY RUN-DOWN!

Our Story times continue with their new schedule! Be here for Toddler Time** on Tuesday @ 10 AM and @ 10:30 AM, Infant Lapsit Storytime @ 11:15 AM on Tuesday and @ 11 AM on Thursday, and Preschool Storytime on Wednesday @ 11 AM. We also have our Family Storytime presented on Saturday @ 10:30 with the Express Theater performing Sinbad the Sailor. Climb aboard this hilarious high seas adventure about an adolescent girl who dresses up as a boy to join a sailing ship hunting a legendary sea serpent. Featuring marauding pirates, dancing sea snakes and more laughs than you can shake a sword at!

**Tickets required upon entry. Pick up your free ticket at the Children's Reference Desk before entering your story time. Tickets will be given to the first 30 children and their caregivers the day of the scheduled event.

BUILD: A BETTER WORLD: Join us for the sixth meeting of our Maker Monday Club on Monday the 17th of July @ 2:15 PM. We will be building and creating a new and exciting craft out of recycled materials every week!
We will be having the third meeting of our Tween Game Day on Tuesday, the 18th of July, @ 2 PM. Online registration required.

Our special summer program this week is a performance by Puppet Pizzaz on Wednesday, the 19th of July, @ 2:15 PM. Puppeteer Greg Ruhe interweaves entertaining puppet characters while sharing his secrets used to create and manipulate them.

We will also have our seventh Block Party this Friday the 21st of July @ 2:15 PM!

(image courtesy of (Image courtesy of www.Pixabay.com)

 

Teen #MovieMonday - July 17 @ 1:30 PM

Teens! Come by the meeting room on Monday, July 17, at 1:30 PM, to enjoy the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Discover another wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling about Newt Scamander, a wizard living in New York, years before the Harry Potter books take place.

© 2016, Warner Brother Pictures, PG-13

For teens and tweens entering grades 6-12. For more info, contact Ms. Lauren, YA Librarian, at 281-360-6804 or kwteens@hcpl.net. Get program updates sent straight to your phone by texting @kwteens to 81010. Service is free and confidential; standard text message rates apply.

Tomorrow! Create-A-Design: 3-D Print Open Lab

Do you have a design in mind? Join us for 3-D open lab using the Web-based program TinkerCad. Class participants 3-D design prints are free. For more information, please contact Adult Services at 281-360-6804.

**This class is for adults 18 and up. If you are interested in 3-D Classes for teens and children, please call the library and ask for Children or Teen Services.

But wait! There's More!

The teens had a lot of fun last night solving the riddles and deciphering clues to find the loot in our Escape Room Challenge! Both groups solved their way to a sweet and yummy reward.

Did you miss all the excitement last night? Don’t worry, there are still many more teen events coming up in July and August. You can watch movies, make your own journal light up with LED’s, or build a Mechanical Hand. Then, on Friday, July 29 at 6:00 PM, be sure to come to our Teen Harry Potter Lock-In! We’ll have prizes, games, crafts, and food! Permission slip is required, pick one up at the upstairs reference desk today!

Family Chess Club - July 15 @ 1:00 PM

Whether you are learning, expanding your knowledge, or just want to have fun, come by our Family Chess Club! Chess Club will on Saturday, July 15, from 1:00-3:00 PM, in the Meeting Room.

This program is for school-aged children up to adults. For more info, contact the library at 281-360-6804.

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