A "universe" of summer programs for adults too!
The Library has some SPECIAL PROGRAMS for Adults this summer too! Add these FUN/INTERESTING/HELPFUL events to your Summer Reading Program! And check out the Special Summer Events for All Ages page for Pokemon fun and a Harry Potter Birthday Bash!
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MONDAY, JUNE 4- 7-8 pm
HOME ORGANIZING WORKSHOP Overwhelmed by stuff? Don't know how to get started organizing it all? Here is your chance to get motivated! Practical ways to get started using the KonMari Method™, and more! Presented by Laura Sinclair, professional home organizer THURSDAY, JUNE - 6 6:30-7:30 pm HOUSTON NOIR Calling all mystery writers and noir aficionados for a rare opportunity. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, each set in a single city, with the long-awaited Houston Noir, released in May 2019. Join the collection’s editor and one of its award-winning authors for a fun, informal workshop designed to spark your hardboiled imagination! Stephanie Jaye Evans and Gwendolyn Zepeda will share tips on noir writing, story-crafting, and publishing your work. Get more information and your free tickets on Eventbrite. TUESDAY, JUNE 11 - 4:20--4:50 pm DISCOVERY DOME: FATE OF THE MAYAS From the Museum of Natural Science.... Mayan astronomers, ancient cities and a calendar! Show will be held under a portable theater and NO CHAIRS will be available. You must be able to sit on the floor. Advance registration required. Call 832-927-5510. MONDAY, JUNE 17 - - 6:30-8:30 pm INTERNET SAFETY Take advantage of this evening internet safety class for adults which will cover the essentials of keeping safe online. Space is limited. Call the library at 832-927-5510 or register in person. TUESDAY, JUNE 18 - 7-8 pm PROPAGATION AND SEED SAVING "Green Thumb Gardening Series" presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Harris County Master Gardeners. Everyone welcome! FRIDAY, JUNE 21 - 10 am - 2 pm CITIZENSHIP TUTOR TRAINING Interested in helping others prepare for the citizenship test? Register today and join us for citizenship tutor training. NO prior experience required. All materials will be provided. Advance registration required and ends 6/20/2019 at 11:55 pm. Attendee MUST give 24 hour cancellation notice to allow others on the waiting list to attend. Contact and presenter: Marissa Schneider THURSDAY , JUNE 27 - 4-6 pm eBOOK ONE ON ONES Mystified by the workings of our digital media catalog? Want to take advantage of the eReader which has been gathering dust on your bedside table? Sign up for a slot in our eBook One-on-One workshop. By the end of the session you should be able to check out and enjoy one of the thousands of eBooks or eAudiobooks we have to offer in our digital media collection. Call the library for more information. 832-927-5510 |
THURSDAY, JULY 11, 17, 25, AUGUST 1, AUGUST 8 - 4-5 pm
TYPING FOR ADULTS--Five week course Learn how to get fast fingers at our Typing for Adults classes! These classes will teach the basics of how to type on a computer keyboard. See if you can even beat the librarian at our final typing challenge! Advance Registration is required and opens Monday, July 1. Please visit the library or call 832-927-5510 to register. TUESDAY, JULY 16 - 6:30- 8:30 pm CONTAINER AND SMALL SPACE GARDENING "Green Thumb Gardening Series" presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Harris County Master Gardeners. Everyone welcome! TUESDAY, JULY 23 - 4 -6 pm HOLOCAUST MUSIC PROJECT Join us for a special music event for teens and adults, hosted with Da Camera. The Holocaust Music Project weaves together harpist Emily Klein’s paternal grandparent’s story of survival as Hungarian Jews living through the Holocaust with that of composer Ilse Weber, a woman who was interred at Theresienstadt and ultimately perished at Auschwitz. Music of Ilse Weber is performed by Ms. Klein, accompanied by soprano Camille Jasensky, to demonstrate Weber’s day-to-day hopes, fears, and struggles during World War II. Following the presentation, poetry exercises ensue in the image of Ilse Weber’s work and audience members share their poetry for each other with the accompaniment of harp music. No registration required. TUESDAY, JULY 30 - 6-7 pm BOOK FLOWER BOUQUETS FOR ADULTS Learn how to make a flower bouquet from book pages! You'll leave with your own decorative vase of book page flowers. Advance registration is required and opens July 23. You can call the library at 832-927-5510 to register. |