All HCPL branches will be CLOSED Monday, May 27. Cy-Fair will also be CLOSED Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.
Your Jacinto City Library held a wonderful holiday program last Thursday which included Santa and story time with Jacinto City Councilwoman Ana Diaz. The staff would like to thank the Galena Park High School Choir and Mr. Isaias Degollado for their beautiful and amazing performance of holiday music. It was a true delight that everyone enjoyed! We would also like to thank the Jacinto City Heritage Hall and the council members who made contributions and donated their time: Councilwoman Ana Diaz, Councilwoman Carmela Garcia, and Councilman Jimmy (JJ) Rivas. Thank you so much for making Thursday night such a success! 
Help the library and win a chance on a Kindle Paperwhite by donating $10. This event is sponsored by the Harris County Friends of the Library and all proceeds will benefit the library to have more awesome programs! Please ask the library staff for entry forms and official rules. The winner will be announced Monday, December 3 and the deadline to participate is Wednesday, November 28.
Computer classes at your Jacinto City Library this month will be focusing on Microsoft Office, which include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher. These classes are divided into different levels to better assist students. Newcomers can join the beginner classes and those with more experience can join our intermediate or expert classes. For more information on the time and date of these classes, please click 
Early voting in Harris County ended on Friday, November 2. Over 700,000 people voted early, which is a new record. The previous record stood at 678,312 in the 2008 presidential election. Election Day - Tuesday, November 6 - will be the last chance voters get to cast their ballots. Polling locations will be open from 7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. Voters will have to go to their designated polling location in order to vote. If you are not sure where your polling location is, then click 
Did you know the International Space Station was first inhabited by astronauts on November 2, 2000? That is 4383 days of continuous occupation! The Space Station completes 15.7 orbits in one day, which means since its first part was launched into orbit in 1998, it has made nearly 80000 orbits. 
October 22 - 26 from 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m.
Longtime Texas Congressman Mario Gallegos Jr. passed away on October 16, 2012. Gallegos was a Houston firefighter for 22 years, reaching the position of Senior Captain before entering the political arena as a Texas Representative for District 143. He later ran and was voted in as the first Hispanic to represent the 6th District in the Texas Senate. Mario Gallegos often came to Jacinto City for community events and he surely will be remembered by the Jacinto City Library staff.
Ed Emberley, the children's book author and illustrator, will turn 81 on Friday, October 19. He has written and illustrated over 50 books, including 
On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower began its voyage from England to the Americas. It sailed for 66 days with over 100 people on board across the stormy Atlantic Ocean. The Pilgrims arrived in Cape Cod on November 11, 1620 and sailed along the coast to an area where they would found the town of Plymouth. The town was not established enough to have people live in it until March of 1621. During the construction of the town, the Pilgrims worked during the day on land but lived on the Mayflower at night. These founders underwent hardship and suffering all in the name of religious freedom and the opportunity to spread Christianity to the New World with the King of England, King James's permission .
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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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