teens

Join us on Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm for a fun and cool teen craft!  Teens will give a plain light switch cover a glittery makeover to add glitz and sparkle to their room!  All materials will be provided courtesy of the Friends of the South Houston Library.  Program is recommended for children ages 10-17 years of age.  For more information please contact the branch at 832-927-5530.

Great News!  The Houston Dynamo is offering a FREE game ticket with the purchase of a discounted adult ticket to any child or teen who has completed all levels of this year's Summer Reading Program (earned 500 points). The FREE game ticket is for the Saturday, September 9th game against the Colorado Rapids. Along with the ticket, attendees will receive in-game recognition as well as a certificate of completion. Any eligible child or teen must must pick up their voucher at the library by September 8th.  There is special phone number on the voucher to call for the FREE game ticket as well as the purchase of the discounted adult companion ticket.  Thanks to the Houston Dynamo for being a Summer Reading partner!

We’ve got a new sign up system and great new prizes too! All ages are invited to participate by earning points reading or performing other activities. Get prizes for every 100 points up to 500 points.There's magnets and stickers to earn, free Chipotle to be had, raffle tickets to win prize baskets for teens and adults and many other great prizes. Sign up is in the library or online where you can also find more information about the program and other prizes. 

Drop in to sign up for Summer Reading fun! Pick up your reading logs and learn how to track your reading progress this summer. This is a great time to get answers to all your Summer Reading Program questions!

We will be decorating our own book bags (while supplies last).

Online registration is open for children, teens and adults at http://www.hcpl.net from 6/5/17 to 8/5/17.

Date: Monday, June 5

Time: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Harris County Public Library was able to pilot The Tournament of Books, a literacy competition for high school students designed to develop and encourage a love of reading. 

The competition kicked off last October at four partnering high schools: Clear Lake High School, Galena Park High School, Humble High School / Quest Early College High School, and Memorial High School. Students at those schools, led by their school librarians, formed teams of 3 to 5 students. They then worked together to read all 20 books on a designated list of diverse Young Adult books.