Young Artists: Drawing Class

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Exhibits (4th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Are you new to drawing and sketching? Want to learn the fundamentals every artist needs to start their journey?

Afterschool Supersnack / Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:15pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:15pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Meeting Room B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Crafternoon: Monstrous Creations

3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Crafternoons every Thursday at the Audelia Road Branch Library!    

After School STEM: Ghost Buster Poppers

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Learn more about force and motion and create your own party popper to shoot at ghosts.

Afterschool Super Snack (Supermerienda extraescolar)

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free nutritious super snack for ages 1-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

Cancelled

Afterschool Supersnack/ Supermerienda extraescolar

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Craft- Castanets

3:30pm - 4:45pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Story Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 until October 15.

Every week Arcadia Park will have a different themed craft for kids to work on.  The craft will be out all week after school.

This week will feature castanets.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:45pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Afterschool Snacks

4:00pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Pixel Art

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Classroom
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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What are pixels? Using graph paper, kids will plan a design which will then be turned into a piece of art using perler beads.

Touch-a-Truck with Texas Storm Chasers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - In Library
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Come see -- and touch! -- the chase vehicles used by Texas Storm Chasers! You'll get to climb inside the vehicle, see all the equipment and technology storm chasers use to track severe weather, and ask questions of a real life storm chaser.

Perot Tech Truck

4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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We have invited the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to bring their Tech Truck to the library for our kids to engage in hands-on STEM activities after school.

This program is free and open to all school-age kids.

Game Day!

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Calling all gamers!

Afterschool Crafts

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Explore Art, Science, Math and more through crafts!

 

Recommended for ages 6 to 13 years old.

 

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

4:30pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar

4:30pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Characters

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Craft Corner
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Get ready for a spooktacular crafting adventure at the library with our Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Character Craft program!

Hispanic Heritage month Mask Making!

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Pleasant Grove Library is proud to host artist Frida Lozano as she teaches the community how to make masks from different Latinx cultures to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

Taino Rocks

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Lakewood Branch
Room: Lakewood - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Tainos, indigenous to Caribbean Islands such as Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, were known as a peaceful people who were also expert farmers and hunters.

Building Blocks of Life: A Family Lego Workshop

5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - Black Box Theater
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Stop by for a fun and relaxing night that the whole family will enjoy. Families will get to participate in coloring, journaling and a Lego makerspace as tools to help with ins and outs of day-to-day living. 

Constellation Projection Cards

5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

 The Solar Eclipse is just around the corner, and so is our love for everything Space! Let’s create constellation projection cards by picking out your favorite constellation and projecting it onto any surface using light!

 

Cancelled

After School Family Cinema!

5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Visit the Prairie Creek branch afterschool every Thursday night at 5:00pm for a different screening of a family friendly movie!

 

 

 

Afterschool Activity - Halloween Garland

5:15pm - 5:45pm
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Decorate the library and make a Halloween themed garland from 5:00pm-5:45pm!