All HCPL branches will be CLOSED Monday, May 27. Cy-Fair will also be CLOSED Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.
This week we would just like to spotlight one of our wonderful Stratford patrons, Yvette Gardner, a mother of a busy 3 year old daughter and regular attendee of our baby/toddler story time on Thursday mornings.
Well, that may not be the traditional ending, but you never know! Story times for babies and toddlers at Stratford Library are still at 10:30 every Thursday morning, and we would love to have you join us! Next week, the theme will be Chinese New Year, the year of the TIGER. We will have stories and crafts based off of the lunar New Year as celebrated in China.
As Christmas approaches, we hope you will join us for storytime on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. While it is geared towards mostly babies and toddlers, we love to have preschoolers participate as well. Come join us for Christmas, holiday and winter themed stories, songs and crafts for the month of December~
Next week, as we begin our countdown to Christmas, we will also be making some fun crafts here at the library. For that, we are in need of some supplies! If you have any candy canes, glitter, felt, or old (but clean) gloves that you would like to donate, please stop by. If you do not have anything you would like to donate, but have a few extra hours of your time to spare, come by anyways! We can also use help prepping for the crafts. So if you happen to have amazing skills with scissors, you are exactly what we need! 
Officially, we now are holding two English as a Second Language (ESL) classes a week now here at Stratford. Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6 pm. These classes are free and currently have a few openings. If you or anyone you know might interested in attending, please call us at (281) 426-3521 for more information. 
The Houston Opera to Go presented Hansel & Gretel to us at the San Jacinto Community Center a few weeks ago, and it was wonderful! They are superbly talented, and it was fantastic to be able to host them again. This past spring they presented Romeo & Juliet as well. The Hansel & Gretel story brought a fairy tale to life for the children, adults & seniors in attendance. Afterwards, they took questions regarding their own start in opera as well as the origins of the Hansel & Gretel story. They also made sure to explain to the children what opera is since this was the first time for many of those attending. The performance was an abbreviated version of an opera, being only about 45 minutes. We hope to host them again sometime, so be sure to keep up with our current events!
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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