All HCPL branches will be CLOSED Monday, May 27. Cy-Fair will also be CLOSED Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.
May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month and your Jacinto City Library will be having family game night to celebrate. On Thursday, May 16 at 3:00 p.m. we will be playing Chinese Checkers, Mahjong and Taipei in the meeting room. Families are encouraged to attend. For more information, please call (713)673-3237.
Computer basics will be offered every Tuesday during May. These classes include mouse and keyboard practice, internet basics, email, and file and folder management. Classes will be in Spanish at 10:30 a.m. and in English at 2:00 p.m. There is no need to register! Computers and handouts will be offered for use in class. For more information, please call (713)673-3237.
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Your Jacinto City Library will be having a technology petting zoo on Saturday, April 6 from 10:30 to 12:30. Stop by during this time to test out eBook readers and tablets that you have been curious about. Staff will be at hand to answer questions you may have about how eBooks and eAudio can be downloaded from the Harris County Public Library digital media catalog. For more information, please call (713)673-3237.
Teens and kids are welcome to stop by the Jacinto City Library on:
Astronomers have long known asteroid "2012 DA14" will have a close encounter with Earth on February 15, 2013. This large rock with such a technical name weighs 143,000 tons. That is almost as much as 1,430 average sized blue whales! It is also about half a football field long. The big asteroid was predicted to travel 17,200 miles from the Earth's surface, a hair's width by galactic standards. There should be no worries since this asteroid will not hit our beloved planet. However, this should serve as a reminder of how much is actually going on in outer space!
Your Jacinto City Library will begin offering beginner exercise classes in February. Classes with light exercise techniques will be offered every
Our Jacinto City Mayor Rachel Nunez passed away Friday afternoon after an ongoing battle with a lengthy illness. Mayor Nunez was elected as the first female mayor of Jacinto City in 2011. She served as a Jacinto City council member for 11 years before her service as mayor. Mayor Nunez regularly stopped by the library and visited us during holiday story time as the honored guest and reader. She will be missed by the community and the Jacinto City Library staff. For funeral arrangements, please click 
With the new year comes the start of computer classes for newcomers. This entire month, your Jacinto City Library will be focusing on computer classes to help beginners become comfortable with the mouse and keyboard, internet, email, and files and folders. Classes will be:
Information for Persons with Disabilities: Harris County Public Library will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who are interested in attending library programs. To make a request for yourself or someone you know, please notify the Branch Librarian two working days in advance of the program.
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