Celebration Seabrook is the BEST Music & Art Fest by the Bay!
Saturday, October 9th 11 AM- 7:30 PM
Enjoy live music all day. Watch performance art and find unique gifts from our arts and crafts vendors. Indulge in delicious eats and treats from popular food trucks, plus a Texas-sized Kid zone with fun attractions, bounce houses and special shows. It’s a day of live music, art, kid fun, food and more.
The Evelyn Meador Library will be participating in Booth 41 by the skate area. Be sure to stop by and get some free awesome treats for your kids at our table. Get a library card as well. We look forward to seeing you!
Halloween Art Walk -Take a break and view some spine-tingling Halloween art walk at the back of the parking lot starting October 30th. Share your picture with us on social media.
The Evelyn Meador Library was featured in the Bay Area Houston Magazine in September. Click here to view the issue on page 36. Learn more about our programs, resources and services just for you!
The library's garden has been approved as an Urban Harvest Garden Affiliate. Join us online for our "Going Green series" and learn more about how you can help our planet.
Children's Programs
Wednesdays @ 10:00 AM: Virtual Story Time on Facebook. Wednesdays @ 10:30 AM: OUTDOOR Story Time (Live, In-Person)
Join Ms. Pearson in Evelyn Meador Branch Library's Outdoor Learning Exploration Space on Wednesday morning at 10:30 for stories, songs and fun!
Every other Monday, Miss Rachel provides quick middle-grade book recommendations for tweens on the Facebook and Instagram pages!
Wednesdays: 10/6 & 10/20 @ 4:00 PM: “Get Rec’d”: 1-min. reading recommendations (Ages 14+) - Every other Wednesday, Miss Rachel provides quick teen book recommendations on Facebook and Instagram pages!
Tuesdays @ 4:00 PM:
10/5: Tabletop Taste Test -Take a taste of a new game - whether board, card, or role-playing - with Tabletop Taste Test! 10/19: Teen Craft Academy—Costume Crafting -This month, Miss Rachel will show you some tricks for making your own Halloween costumes and props! 10/26: Terror Telephone -A tale so spooky....it might not survive? Watch as our participants try to recount a scary story after hearing it just one time! We'll turn the terrible into the hilarious as we put our storytelling - and story remembering - skills to the test! Want to take part? Email Miss Rachel at rachel.moir@hcpl.net ASAP. Storytelling will be completed before 10/20/21! Events on Discord: Tuesday, 10/12 @ 4:00 PM: “Dungeons & Dragons” (*Registration Required)
It's the start of a brand new campaign! Bring a new level 5 character to the library Discord, as we take on the "Tomb of Annihilation" adventure and fight through the jungles of Chult to end a dreadful curse.
While supplies last, pick up your own Sugar Skull Kit to decorate in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and Day of the Dead! For children and teens. Tiny Art Gallery: View your own masterpieces exhibited in the Teen Isle during October!
Adult Programs
ESL PROGRAMS: Conversation Class--Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 11:00 AM; (New Students) Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 1:00 PM CITIZENSHIP: Wednesdays @ 12:00 PM (*Register @ HCPL.net or call 281-474-9142) Small Business Counseling with SCORE: Tuesdays @ 10:00 AM: * Registration Required at 281-474-9142) Thursday, 10/7 @ 10:00 AM: Job Seeking--Career Search Strategies (*Registration Required) Thursday, 10/7 @ 1:00 PM: All About Hummingbirds (*Registration Required)
The Director of the Gulf Coast Bird Conservatory will teach us about hummingbirds, which have their peak migration in Texas in mid-October. Live via TEAMS. (Registration required)
Apollo Chamber Players: (Thurs, 10/14 @ 6:00 PM)
Enjoy live musical entertainment featuring these talented performers in person (outdoors) at the Katy Branch Library (5414 Franz Road, Houston 77493; (281) 391-3509) or on Facebook.
Friday, 10/15 @ 11:00 AM: “Level Up”-Popular Media -We will break down several forms of modern entertainment such as social media, TV, gaming, Tech and much more. This program intends to take its audience from an “I don’t know” to a “Tell me more” perspective. View the video on Facebook.
Going Green in Seabrook welcomes a Guest Speaker, Kelly Martin, from SPLASh (Stop Plastics and Litter Among Shorelines) - live via TEAMS. Registration required.
Thursday, 10/28 @ 11:00 AM: Career Gifted using Learning Express is apresentation detailing and explaining our free career advancement programs in HCPL’s database. It will highlight the key tools available, focusing on “Learning Express: Job & Career Accelerator.” The purpose of the video is to target an adult audience who struggles with job search strategies such as career path options, resume building and interview etiquette. Friday, 10/29 @ 1:00 PM: “All Hallows Read” with Susan
Susan will share a scary story in honor of Neil Gaiman's All Hallows Read - Perfect for adults.
Technology and iMaker
Monday, 10/11 @ 3:00 PM: Laser Cut Halloween Sign video Monday, 10/25 @ 3:00 PM: 3-D Print Time -Lapse
Friends of Evelyn Meador Library
Have you noticed a remarkable transformation at the Evelyn Meador Library's drive-thru area? Thanks to our magical duo, mother and son team--Marianne ( President of the Friends of Evelyn Meador Branch Library), and Christopher Kolar-- who beautified the library grounds with these features. We can't thank you enough for all you do!
The Friends of Evelyn Meador Library will be at the Celebration Seabrook. Come and meet them and learn more about the Friends. Visit their website at https://www.friendsofevelynmeador.org