Cross Creek Ranch February 2018

Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library
(Fort Bend County Library)
8100 FM 359 South, Fulshear, Texas 77441, 281-633-4675
Hours: Mon. 12 Noon - 8 PM, Tues. 10 AM - 6 PM, Wed. 10 AM - 6 PM, Thurs.
10 AM - 8 PM, Fri. 12 Noon - 5 PM, Sat. 9 AM - 1 PM, Sun. Closed. Website:
www.fortbend.lib.tx.us, Public Information Office - 281-633-4734.
To register for any events online at the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.
tx.us), click on “Calendar,” select “Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch”
and find the program. Participants may also register by calling the library
at 281-633-4675 or by visiting the library.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• INCOME-TAX-PREPARATION ASSISTANCE - Fridays, 1-4 PM, Meeting
Room. Representatives from the AARP will provide free income-taxpreparation
assistance for low-income taxpayers. Patrons should bring
the following information to the session if possible: photo ID; Social
Security card(s) for self, spouse and all dependents; last year’s tax return;
W-2, 1099s and any other compensation received in 2017; unemployment
compensation statements; and any other documents that are necessary
to complete your return. This service is free and open to the public on a
first-come, first-served basis. Income-tax forms are no longer available at
the libraries, but patrons may use the libraries’ computers and printers
to download and print out the forms from the IRS website, www.irs.gov,
during regular library hours. A library card is needed to use the printers
and the cost to print is 10¢ per black-and-white page.
• YA: DRAWING WITH DOODLES, DANGLES & TANGLES - Monday,
February 5 th , 5 PM, Meeting Room. In this Young Adult program, teens
in grades 9 through 12 will exercise their imaginations by creating
masterpieces of art by simply drawing doodles, dangles and tangles!
Materials for this program are made possible by the generous support of
the Friends of the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library.
• GETTING YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN GROWING - Monday, February
12 th , 6-7:45 PM, Meeting Room. Fort Bend County Master Gardener and
Vegetable Specialist Ralph Fuller will provide an overview of spring
vegetable gardening. Learn how to plan the layout and location of your
garden for optimal sun, shade and drainage. Get tips on containergardening,
row-gardening and on preparing your garden with soil
amendments and compost. Fuller will also talk about varieties of plants
that grow well in the area and their growing seasons. Learn about
Integrated Pest Management practices and how to set up a maintenance
schedule for watering, fertilizing, weeding and pest- and disease-control
measures.
• INTRODUCTION TO GOOGLE DOCS - Monday, February 19 th , 6 PM or
Thursday, February 22 nd , 10 AM, Meeting Room. Google Docs is a wordprocessing
computer application that is part of a free, web-based software
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office suite offered by Google. The app is compatible with Microsoft Office
and it allows users to create and edit files online while collaborating with
other users in real-time. Those attending the class will set up a Google
account and learn how to create, edit and collaborate on documents
online using the Google Docs application. If a Google account has already
been created, bring the related information to the class. Those attending
the class are encouraged to bring their own laptop, but if one is not
available, the library has a limited number of laptop computers that can
be used. Reservations are requested.
• FULSHEAR BOOK CLUB - Monday, February 19 th , 12 Noon, Meeting
Room. The book to be discussed is They May Not Mean To, But They Do, a
novel written by Cathleen Schine.
• FULSHEAR NIGHT READERS GUILD - Monday, February 26 th , 6:30 PM,
Meeting Room. The book to be discussed is Shadow Divers: The True
Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the
Last Mysteries of World War II, written by Robert Kurson.
Weekly CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
• Toddler Time - Tuesdays at 10:15 AM, offers caregiver/child activities,
stories and songs for older babies, from 12 to 36 months of age.
• Story Time - Wednesdays at 10:15 AM, 3 to 6 years of age, presents
stories, movies and participate in age-appropriate craft activities.
• After-School Breaks - 2 nd Thursday at 4:30 PM. Crafts, movies, stories
for school-aged children in grades 1 through 5. The program on February
8 th will be “Winter Watercolor Wonder.” Participants will paint a “birch
tree” scene. Materials for this activity are provided through the generous
support of the Friends of the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library.
• B.U.S: BUILD UPON STORIES - Saturday, February 3 rd , 10 AM. In this
Family Reading Club event, families with children of all ages will listen
to stories and then have an opportunity to visit several project-based
learning stations that will incorporate STEM activities with the stories that
were told. Materials for this activity are provided through the generous
support of the Friends of the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library.
For more information on any of the above-mentioned events, call the
library or the library’s Public Information Office at 281-633-4734.
February 2018 | Cross Creek Ranch