Barker September 2018

• WRITERS’ WORKSHOP WITH HOUSTON WRITERS GUILD “CREATING
TENSION” - Saturday, September 22 nd , 10:30 AM-12 PM. Come to the
library to develop your writing skills with excellent advice from the
Houston Writers Guild! Today the focus will be on creating tension. Fine
tune your work with these tips for a more captivating piece.
• FIRST TIME HOME BUYING SEMINAR - Saturday, September 22 nd , 1:30
PM. Come to this free seminar to learn the basic steps when buying a
new home. The prequalification process, inspections and appraisals and
more.
• SAVVY SOCIAL SECURITY PLANNING FOR BOOMERS - Saturday,
September 29 th , 10 AM. Come to hear financial planner Karin Tyson
explain how to get the most out of Social Security. Bring your questions!
She will discuss Social Security’s many aspects. You will learn five
important factors & strategies to consider when deciding to apply for
benefits, including:
When it makes sense to delay benefits-and when it does not
Why you should always check your earnings record for accuracy
How to estimate your benefits
Innovative strategies for coordinating benefits with your spouse
How to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits
How to coordinate Social Security with your other forms of retirement
income.
• CONVERSATIONAL ESL - Thursdays, 2 PM. Join our free Conversational
ESL class each week. Attendees will need to fill out an application.
Everyone is welcome. Please join us!
• SAVVY STITCHERS - Thursdays, 3:30 PM. The Savvy Stitchers is a place to
share ideas for different crafts such as knitting and crochet! Don’t miss out on
the weekly fun! Make sure to bring your needles and yarn. All ages welcome.
• SOCIAL CRAFTERS - Saturdays at 10 AM. Join our new social crafting
group! Are you working on a craft or fabric arts project now? Bring a
project to the library and share your ideas with others. Or, just come to
learn more about crafts you may want to try. All are welcome!
• MYSTERY BOOK CLUB - Join us for our monthly mystery book
discussion at the library. This month we are reading Conspiracy of Faith
by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Or, check out an e-book or e-audiobook through
the library’s Overdrive collection. The mystery book club meets the third
Thursday of each month at 11 AM.
CHILDREN
• PARA LOS NINOS BILINGUAL STORYTIME - Friday, September 28 th ,
1:30 PM. Bilingual storytime and activities for children 3-7 and their
parent/caregivers. Please join us!
• PRESCHOOL STORYTIME - Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. Early literacy
program with stories, songs, finger plays and the occasional craft geared
towards preschoolers aged 3-6 yrs old. In order to ensure the safety of our
youngest patrons, this is a ticketed program. Free tickets are available on
the morning of the program. First come, first served.
• INFANT STORY TIME - Wednesdays, at 10:30 AM. Infant Time is an
early literacy program for the children ages birth to 18 months. Please
join us as we share literacy tips, stories, songs, fingerplays, bubbles and
books. In order to ensure the safety of our youngest patrons this is a
ticketed program. Free ticket available on the morning of the program
in the library.
• COMMUNITY STORYTIME AT CLAY’S RESTAURANT - Wednesdays, at
2:30 PM. Community Storytime is an early literacy program for children
ages 18 months to 6 years. Come join us at Clay’s Restaurant, 17717 Clay
Road, as we share literacy tips, stories, songs and fingerplays. Each week
this storytime will be an adaption of our library’s preschool or toddler
program. We want to thank Clay’s Restaurant for partnering with us in
providing community storytime.
• TODDLER TIME - Thursdays, at 10:30 AM. Toddler Time is an early
literacy program for children ages 18 months to 3 years of age. Please
join us as we share literacy tips, stories, songs and fingerplays. In order
to ensure the safety of our youngest patrons this is a ticketed program.
Free tickets are available on the morning of the program in the library.
All programs are free and open to the public. For more information call
281-550-0885 or log on to www.hcpl.net.
Nobody cares for eyes more than Pearle ®
Dr. A. Bains
Therapeutic Optometrist
Most vision plans accepted
25905 Hwy 290 @ Spring Cypress
(next door toTarget)
BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL
FREE Prescription Lenses
with purchase of frames
Polycarbonate Lenses Included.
Some restrictions may apply.
See associate for details.
Good at Cypress location only.
Coupon must be presented at time of
service. Cannot be combined with any
other promotion or insurance benefits.
Expires 10-15-18
With purchase of complete pair of glasses.
Dilation extra. Good at Cypress location only.
Coupon must be presented at time of service.
Cannot be combined with any other
promotion or insurance benefits. Expires 10-15-18
281-256-8774
Store Hours:
Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri/Sat 9:30 - 5:30
Wed 10:30 - 6:30
Lenses
50% OFF
Up to $100
With the purchase of complete
pair of prescription glasses.
Eye Exam Eye Exam
& Contacts
New Patients Only
$25 OFF
$139
$15 OFF Existing Patients
Fry Road
Home Depot
Spring Cypress
Hwy 290
Hempstead Highway
Target
Polycarbonate, high-index & progressive.
Good at Cypress location only.
Coupon must be presented at time of service.
Cannot be combined with any other promotion
or insurance benefits. Expires 10-15-18
Includes eye exam, contact lens fitting,
follow-up exam, care kit plus 2 boxes (12 lenses)
of Acuvue 2 Disposable Contact Lenses.
Dilation extra. Good at Cypress location only.
Coupon must be presented at time
of service. Cannot be combined with any other
promotion or insurance benefits. Expires 10-15-18
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