Eldridge October 2018

LIBRARY NEWS
KATHERINE TYRA
(BEAR CREEK) PUBLIC LIBRARY
16719 Clay Road, Houston, TX 77084,
281-550-0885
Our hours are: Monday - 1 PM - 8 PM, Tuesday/Thursday
- 10 AM - 6 PM,
Wednesday -10 AM - 8 PM, Fri. - 1 PM - 6 PM,
Saturday - 10 AM - 5 PM.
• POKÉMON CLUB AT CLAY’S RESTAURANT - 1 st
Thursday of the month, 4:30 PM. All school
age children are invited to come and bring their
Pokémon Cards or Nintendo DS for this event.
We ask that parents remain at Clay’s for the
duration of the program. We hope to see you
there! Clay’s Restaurant is located at 17717 Clay
Road, Houston, TX 77084.
• GAME NIGHT AT CLAY’S RESTAURANT - 1 st
Thursday of the month, 6 PM, 17717 Clay Rd.,
Houston, TX 77084. Bring the whole family to
play games with us at Clay’s Restaurant! We
will have several board games to play or bring
your own!
• PASSPORT SERVICES - Mondays, October 8 th
and 15 th , 12 PM to 6:30 PM. Come to the library
to apply for your passport or renew one. The
person receiving the passport must be present.
Call the District Clerk’s Office at 832-927-5690 to
make an appointment or for more information.
Walk-ins are also accepted.
• 3D PRINTING DEMO OF SUGAR SKULLS -
Wednesday, October 10 th , 6:30 PM. Come to
the library to watch our Makerbot print out
sugar skulls as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Month. Then take a sugar skull home! We will
talk about the library’s maker services and you
can watch the 3D printer in action!
• PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB - Friday, October 12 th ,
4:30 PM. Improve your photography skills, participate
in our fun monthly challenges, share
your art with others and get inspired! Open to
all levels of expertise!
• GET READING! CUPCAKE EDITION - Saturday,
October 13 th , 2 PM. It’s teen read week and
we will be celebrating by decorating cupcakes
using inspiration from your favorite books. A
vote for the best cupcakes will be taken and
the winners will win gift cards. All materials are
provided at no cost.
• BEAR CREEK HEALTH & WELLNESS CLUB -
Tuesday, October 2 nd , Tuesday, October 16 th
and Tuesday, October 30 th , 1 PM. Come build
with us a community of people committed to a
healthier and happier life. We will be seeking this
through group discussion and sharing information,
ideas and personal experiences. This club is open
to everyone & newcomers are always welcome.
• IRA PLANNING - Saturday, October 13 th , 10
AM. Come to this free program to make the
most of your IRA savings. Or, learn how to get
started and why you may want to consider
opening an IRA account. Determine how to plan
for withdraw amounts in your current or future
retirement. This presentation on IRA Planning
will be given by Karin Tyson.
• TEEN ANIME CLUB - Wednesday, October 17 th ,
6 PM. Join us as we watch anime, eat Pocky and
other fun snacks, make crafts and more. The film
this week is rated PG-13 and additional details
can be provided by contacting the library.
• GULF COAST READS BOOK DISCUSSION/
MYSTERY BOOK CLUB - Thursday, October 18 th ,
11 AM. We are combining this month’s Mystery
Book Club with the Gulf Coast Reads Discussion.
Each year we discuss the Gulf Coast Reads Book
and this year it happens to by a mystery! So
we’re reading Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke.
This is a thrilling novel full of mystery, intrigue,
injustices over race, property and love. Please
join us for this Gulf Coast Reads Discussion. And/
or read the mystery book previously planned,
which is The Heist by Daniel Silva. Both books
will make for an interesting discussion!
• WRITERS’ WORKSHOP WITH HOUSTON
WRITERS GUILD “Using Poetry in Prose” - Saturday,
October 27 th , 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 using poetry in prose.
Learn how and when it is best to incorporate
poetry into your work.
• 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!
• LILY’S LIBRARY TALES - Every Saturday at
2 PM. Come to the library for a family friendly
storytime with Lily, a certified therapy dog! This
library program is in partnership with Tender
Loving K-9s. All ages welcome.
CHILDREN
• MOONLIGHT BABYTIME - Monday, October
22 nd , 6:30 PM. Moonlight Baby Time is an early
literacy program for 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 tickets
available 30 minutes before the start of the
program.
• BILINGUAL STORYTIME - Friday, October
26 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.
• SUNSHINE BABYTIME - Wednesdays, at 10:30
AM. Sunshine Babytime 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 RESTAU-
RANT - 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.
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