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May Storybook Quilt Storytime

Adventure on Klickitat IslandMonday, May 6th at 5:00 pm the Children's Librarian will have the last storybook quilt storytime in the Children's Library Nook.  Quilt Afterward, try your hand at quilting with a paper quilt craft.  This month we will discuss coping with strong emotions, fear and anxiety as we read Adventure on Klickitat Island by Hilary Horder Hippely .  A quilt made by Linda Hubbard will be shown.  Program is b

More iPad Storytime Apps

Wild FablesLast week for preschool storytime I read iPad app books about Aesop Fables: Bedtime BunnyBedtime Bunny Tales Tales: The Big Race by New Fuel Studios is a twist on the Tortoise and the Hare story that teaches that greed is dangerous. Wild  Fables by Razeware LLC which has The Crow and the Pitcher, The Fox and the Grapes, The Ant and the Chrysalis, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Dog and His Bone, The Country and City Mice, The Fox and the Crane and The Lion and the Mous

I Luv Drawing Holidays

i luv drawing holidaysDo you like to draw? Would you like to learn how to draw Santa, Reindeer or a Snowman?  If you answered yes, then come to the iPad drawing class this Saturday, December 15th at 2:00pm.  We have 8 iPads to use or you can follow along with pen and paper, we provide everything.  Come 30 minutes early to get a free ticket at the desk.  Limit 24 children ages 5 years old and up.

Dragons Love Reading 398.2

398.2 Dragon DisplayLook for 398.2
A chant by Judy Freeman, 1983

If you want a good story, let me tell you what to do-
Look for 398.2!
Prince in hot water, trouble with a witch's brew-
Look for 398.2!
Fierce and fire-breathing dragons, shiny scales of green and blue-
Look for 398.2!
Ogres, leprechauns, and goblins all are waiting just for you-
Look for 398.2!
Find a tale from every country, Australia to Peru-
Look for 398.2!
That's all you've got to do.

Come in and check one out for you.

For the Children Storytime

Children's MuseumWould you like to get your 3-7 year old child off to a good start with learning?  Try our For the Children bilingual storytime designed by the Children's Museum of Houston.  This Wednesday, October 3rd at 4:30pm in the Northwest Branch Library meeting room we will have a Children's Museum storyteller to present a brand new Para los Ninos theme called Building Bucks.  We ask that a parent or caretaker come with the children. At the end of the workshop, after you fill out a short survey you will receive a free pass good for four people to visit the Children's Museum. Can your mind come out to play?

Storybook Opera presents Kitten's First Full Moon

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin HenkesThere has been a date change for this program.  Come join us now on Tuesday, August 21st at 10:30 am.  Houston Grand Opera, Opera to Go will present the story Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes and other stories.  Come and listen to books as only the Opera can sing them.  For preschool storytime.  Limit 80 people.  Come 30 minutes early to get a free ticket at the desk.

Teen Volunteer Video Game Party Bus

Video Game BusThis summer teen volunteers at the Northwest Branch Library will be thanked with a party on a video game bus.  If you volunteered to help us anytime this summer then join us this Saturday, August 11th from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm for some fun.  Inside the bus is an air conditioned "limo-style" luxury Mobile Video Game Theater with four 50" Plasma TV's and 16 linked Multi-Player Stations.  Outside you will find two 50" Plasma TV's with an additional 8 linked Multi-Player Stations, all equipped with the latest fully interactive games!  Refreshments, food & music provided.

Dragons and All Things Asian Children's Show

Oasis for ChildrenJoin us Saturday, May 19th at 2:00 pm to celebrate Asian-Pacific Heritage Month.  Oasis for Children will present Dragons and All Things Asian for children 3-10 years old.  Lisa uses her talents of ventriloquism, puppetry, origami, singing, story-telling and musical composition to bring Asia into a new perspective.  Come 30 minutes early to get a free ticket at the desk.  Limit 80 people.

Super Saturday Storytimes

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura NumeroffJoin us in December for two Super Saturday storytimes.  The first one is Saturday, December 10th at 10:30am and is presented by the Cypress Creek FCCLA High School students.  They will read If You Snowmen All Year by Caralyn BuehnerTake a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff and will have an activity suitable for children 2-6 years old.   The second one is Saturday, December 17th at 2:00pm and is presented by the Cypress Creek Book Club High School students.  They will read Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner and ha

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