Upcoming Events

Join us for a screening of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at the library! Snacks provided. No registration required. Materials for this program were generously provided by the Friends of First Colony Branch Library.

Learn how to make a friendship bracelet.

Calling all ice cream lovers!  Put your ice cream making skills to the test and enter our first ever Homemade Ice Cream Competition!  Prizes will be awarded by official staff judges, but members of the public will get to sample the entri

Learn all about Infobase’s History Collection databases: African American History, American History, Ancient & Medieval History, and Modern World History.   

Join us on the 4th Monday (plus the 5th Monday in July!), from 6-8 pm, this summer to enjoy some fun retro video games. Each session will feature different systems.

Come and learn how to save and discover anything from recipes, home design, fashion, motivational quotes, or inspiration for anything you need in this social-media platform.

Join us for a themed movie, snack, and a goodie bag of an activity or a craft.  The movie (rated PG or PG-13), snack and goodie bag will be voted on in the Young Adult area and showcased at the event.

Join the Fulshear Young Adult Book Club every last Wednesday of each month! This month we'll discuss Scythe by Neal Shusterman. New book club members are always welcome! No registration is required.

Join us for a relaxing hour of classic board games.  This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of University Branch Library. Registration is not required.  For students in grades 9-12.

The Mission Bend Branch Young Adult Advisory Council meets monthly to express ideas, organize upcoming young adult activities, and suggest new teen programs for the branch.

Come join the Friends of First Colony Branch Library for their book sale. There are many great items to choose from, including new releases, fiction, nonfiction, children’s, classics, along with DVDs and CDs. All are available for a great price.

University Branch Library's PUZZLE FEST 2024 will be a day of puzzling fun!  Swap your gently used jigsaw puzzles for new-to-you puzzles, compete in a speed-puzzling competition, or enjoy a casual community puzzle with other puzzle lovers.

Tired of the jigsaw puzzles you’ve got at home?  Swap them out for new-to-you puzzles at our Puzzle Swap.  Donate your gently used jigsaw puzzles to the library, then swap them out for more puzzles at our first ever Puzzle Swap.  Br

Join us for an event for plant owners to gather and swap plants.  This could include whole plants or bare root cuttings/clippings as long as they are pest-free, and you are willing to part with them.  Come prepared to trade your plants w

Gather a team of up to 4 people for our Speed-Puzzling Competition. Teams will have 2 hours to complete a 500-piece puzzle.  The team that completes their puzzle the fastest wins!

Sick of ramen and frozen meals, but don’t have access to a full kitchen? Learn how to make quick and versatile dishes using a microwave and budget-friendly ingredients!

This program is for teens in grades 9 through 12.

Did you know that the comic Spider-Man debuted in August of 1962? We just couldn’t let this anniversary month pass uncelebrated! Join us for snacks and a showing of Spider-Man: Far From Home in honor of this pop-culture phenomenon.

Brighten your space using pressed flowers that'll last year-round! We will take dried flowers and press them to glass frames. This program is intended for peoples ages 13 and older.

Board games are more than just a rainy day activity – and they’re more than just Monopoly!  Staff will teach you the basics of new classics and niche titles alike - come explore the wild, wonderful, and weird world of board games with us!

Learn the basics of Microsoft Excel 2016. Excel, a commercial spreadsheet program, features calculation tools designed to aid you in your financial and statistical needs.

Are you writing a book or manuscript?  We can provide you with a quiet space along with coffee, snacks, power outlets and chairs.  Bring yourself, your laptop, and anything else you need for some quality time writing.  In the second

Come and go as you please to play a variety of board games! This program usually meets the first and third Monday of the month in Conference Room 2A.

Learn the fundamentals of computer use in this introductory course. This class covers essential skills for anyone new to the world of computers. Registration required.

Studying for a nursing exam? Having trouble with algebra homework? Struggling to get your résumé up to snuff? This class will explain how to use FREE library databases to help you out with similar problems.