Summer Reading Program | Harris County Public Library

Our Library's Best Friends

Submitted by Amy C. on Tue, 04/30/2013 - 4:54pm

Have you enjoyed a program or the services at the library? Thank the Friends of the Library! Or better yet, join the Friends of the Library! So much of what we are able to do here is because of the effort of the Friends of the Bear Creek Library. Do you use our library, but you’re not sure what programs the Friends benefit? Click the video to see a small sample of the things we are able to do, thanks to our Friends!

Teens' Choice Film Festival!

Submitted by Mer L. on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:17am

Stop by the Teen Zone and voice your choice! Pick up a ballot and vote for your favorite chick flicks in the next week. The winning movie will be shown on June 3rd at 4:30 pm.

Summer Reading Activity Calendars Ready!

Submitted by Myra Wilson on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 6:58pm

Hot off the presses! The 2013 Summer Reading Program Activity Calendars are ready to be picked up in person or you can access the same information on our Events Calendar. We have lots of things for you to do. So check it out and make your plans.

Summer Reading Program for Babies

Submitted by Libby N on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:28pm

Starting June 3, babies will have their own Summer Reading Program. Ask for a registration form. When you fill it out, you will receive a brochure listing numerous activities to share with your baby. Some activities are reading to your baby, singing songs or nursery rhymes, blowing bubbles and more. To complete the program, you just need to perform 10 of the activities to receive a free board book, a duck-shaped game piece [with your child's name] to post on the window upstairs , a certificate and to be entered into a drawing for a baby hat. The program will run all summer, June 3 through August 10.

Adult Summer Reading Winners!

Submitted by Dorrie Scott on Wed, 09/12/2012 - 11:23am

Lindsey Wilson Nicole Hernandez Stephanie Harbeson

Congratulations to Adult Summer Reading Program Winners: Lindsey Wilson, Nicole Hernandez, Stephanie Harbeson, and Cheryl Richards! Lindsey, Nicole, and Cheryl received gift cards from our fabulous Lone Star College-CyFair Branch Friends of the Library random drawing of program completers. Stephanie won the HCPL Friends of the Library gift card. Not pictured is Cheryl Richards. Thanks to all who participated and to the Friends of the Library!

Adult Summer Reading Program Winner!

Submitted by Elizabeth R on Tue, 09/11/2012 - 3:20pm

Lara Zuckerman, a lifelong reader, is the Kingwood Branch Library 2012 Summer Adult Reading Program (ASRP) winner of the Amazon.com gift card!

Ms. Zuckerman said that her mother introduced her to reading as a young child and that she would sit under the table and read. As an adult, she fought the idea of e-books, but now reads only with her Nook. Ms. Zuckerman added that she has her Nook app on her phone and now is never without a book to read.

One of her friends told her about the Harris County ASRP and so she signed up. She told her other friends and they signed up.

Now she is able to tell them that she is the ASRP 2012 Kingwood Library winner!

Meet La Porte Branch's Adult Summer Reader Winner

Submitted by Myra Wilson on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 8:53am

Each branch in HCPL had a $30.00 gift card to award to one adult who completed the Adult Summer Reading Program. By random draw our winner was Becky Roderick. Ms. Roderick was pleased and surprised when I called her about her prize. She told me that her daughter has participated in the children's program and this year she decided to sign up for the adult program. It certainly paid off for Becky not only in a summer of good reading but a gift card to boot. Congratulations!

2012 Adult Summer Reading Program Winner

Submitted by Kimberly C on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 3:10pm

TOM ASRP Winner 2012

Congratulations to Gayle Jackson, winner of one of the Adult Summer Reading Program prizes! Gayle was randomly selected from the Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library customers who completed and logged their books in the 2012 Adult Summer Reading Program. A familiar face at the library, Gayle (seen at left with her daughter) is an enthusiastic reader, a member of two book clubs, and a faithful supporter of the library and its employees. With the help of her $30 Amazon gift card, she hopes to expand her reading horizons with an eReader. Congratulations to Gayle and happy reading!

JC Adult SRP Grand Prize Winner!

Submitted by Stephanie Orr on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 1:26pm

Jacinto City Branch Library is a Grand Prize winner location this summer! Congratulations to Luciana Stockbridge! Luciana loves to read and that libraries are a treasure trove. She signed up for the Adult Summer Reading Program because she wanted to know how many books she was reading at a given time. Luciana said that the program is a good way to encourage more people to read. She will be participating next year.

Flickr CC: Jacinto City Branch Librarian Stephanie Orr and Adult SRP Grand Prize Winner Luciana Stockbridge: hcplbranch

JC Adult SRP Winner

Submitted by Stephanie Orr on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 1:04pm

This summer's Adult SRP winner is Ethel Smith. Congratulations Ethel! Ethel is a great-grandmother who loves to read and read to her children. Libraries are one of her favorite places to go to. Ethel signed up for the Adult Summer Reading Program because she thought it would be fun and how much she loves to read. She enjoyed the program and seeing how much she was actually reading. Ethel said she will participate next year.

Flickr CC: Jacinto City Branch Librarian Stephanie Orr and Branch Adult SRP Winner Ethel Smith 2012: hcplbranch