The week's events
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Jan 17, 2021
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Jan 18, 2021(1 event)
9:00 am: Cinco Ranch Branch Library Services Unavailable Jan. 18 In Observance Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday9:00 am: Cinco Ranch Branch Library Services Unavailable Jan. 18 In Observance Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – Services at all branches of Fort Bend County Libraries, which includes the Cinco Ranch Branch Library, will be unavailable Monday, January 18, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Books & More! Curbside Pick-up service hours will resume on Tuesday, January 19, at all locations. Your online library is always open at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us for searching the catalog, renewing books or placing holds, streaming movies, downloading e-books or music, using the research databases, or accessing the online Brainfuse Homework Help service. For additional information, contact the library system’s Communications Office at 281-633-4734.
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Jan 19, 2021
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Jan 20, 2021(1 event)
9:00 am: Cinco Ranch Literary Lunch League To Discuss Different Books Online In January9:00 am: Cinco Ranch Literary Lunch League To Discuss Different Books Online In January – Book lovers don’t need to let COVID-19 social distancing keep them from sharing their opinions and feelings about books with other readers. Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) will offer an online option for book-club meetings this fall – all book-club meetings will take place online through Zoom/WebEx so that readers can interact with others in real time and participate from the comfort and safety of home! Fort Bend County Libraries’ book clubs represent a wide variety of books and genres. Book clubs that were previously specific to particular branches can now be enjoyed by readers all across the library system. Books can be requested by calling the libraries, or by placing them on hold in the online catalog. They can be picked up from the libraries through FBCL’s Books & More! Curbside Pick-Up service. Digital versions of some books are also available for download from FBCL’s eLibrary. Because the book club meetings will be livestreamed over the Internet via Zoom/WebEx, participants should register for the meetings by going to the FBCL website – www.fortbend.lib.tx.us – click on “Classes and Events,” and register for the book club meetings of their choice. A link to the Zoom/WebEx sessions will be emailed to all who have registered. Saturday, January 16, 11:00 am-12:00 noon – Heavy Inks Graphic Novels Book Club The book to be discussed is Black Widow, Volumes 1-2, created by Nathan Edmondson. (This title is available on hoopla or in print. Please call the library to check on availability of print copies.) Wednesday, January 20 – Book Talk (pre-recorded video) In FBCL’s Book Talk series, library staff give a synopsis of a featured book and share their thoughts on it. Hear about books that might not have been on your radar – you may discover a new favorite! In this episode, hear about Death Comes to Durham, written by Jeanne Dams. Registration is not required; a link to the video will be posted on FBCL’s online calendar on the designated date, and it can be viewed at any time. Thursday, January 21, 12:00 noon-1:00 pm – Book Break Book Club The book to be discussed is The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women, written by Kate Moore. Monday, January 25, 3:00-4:00 pm – Booked on Crime Mystery Book Club The book to be discussed is Maisie Dobbs, written by Jacqueline Winspear. (This title is available on OverDrive and in print. Please call the library to check on availability of print copies.) The book club meetings are free and open to the public. Registration is required for the book club meetings so that a link to the Zoom/WebEx sessions can be emailed to all who register. To register online at the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on “Classes & Events,” select “Virtual Programs,” and find the program on the date indicated. Participants may also register by calling Fort Bend County Libraries’ Communications Office at 281-633-4734.
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Jan 21, 2021(2 events)
12:00 pm: Cinco Ranch Literary Lunch League To Discuss Different Books Online In January12:00 pm: Cinco Ranch Literary Lunch League To Discuss Different Books Online In January – Book lovers don’t need to let COVID-19 social distancing keep them from sharing their opinions and feelings about books with other readers. Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) will offer an online option for book-club meetings this fall – all book-club meetings will take place online through Zoom/WebEx so that readers can interact with others in real time and participate from the comfort and safety of home! Fort Bend County Libraries’ book clubs represent a wide variety of books and genres. Book clubs that were previously specific to particular branches can now be enjoyed by readers all across the library system. Books can be requested by calling the libraries, or by placing them on hold in the online catalog. They can be picked up from the libraries through FBCL’s Books & More! Curbside Pick-Up service. Digital versions of some books are also available for download from FBCL’s eLibrary. Because the book club meetings will be livestreamed over the Internet via Zoom/WebEx, participants should register for the meetings by going to the FBCL website – www.fortbend.lib.tx.us – click on “Classes and Events,” and register for the book club meetings of their choice. A link to the Zoom/WebEx sessions will be emailed to all who have registered. Saturday, January 16, 11:00 am-12:00 noon – Heavy Inks Graphic Novels Book Club The book to be discussed is Black Widow, Volumes 1-2, created by Nathan Edmondson. (This title is available on hoopla or in print. Please call the library to check on availability of print copies.) Wednesday, January 20 – Book Talk (pre-recorded video) In FBCL’s Book Talk series, library staff give a synopsis of a featured book and share their thoughts on it. Hear about books that might not have been on your radar – you may discover a new favorite! In this episode, hear about Death Comes to Durham, written by Jeanne Dams. Registration is not required; a link to the video will be posted on FBCL’s online calendar on the designated date, and it can be viewed at any time. Thursday, January 21, 12:00 noon-1:00 pm – Book Break Book Club The book to be discussed is The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women, written by Kate Moore. Monday, January 25, 3:00-4:00 pm – Booked on Crime Mystery Book Club The book to be discussed is Maisie Dobbs, written by Jacqueline Winspear. (This title is available on OverDrive and in print. Please call the library to check on availability of print copies.) The book club meetings are free and open to the public. Registration is required for the book club meetings so that a link to the Zoom/WebEx sessions can be emailed to all who register. To register online at the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on “Classes & Events,” select “Virtual Programs,” and find the program on the date indicated. Participants may also register by calling Fort Bend County Libraries’ Communications Office at 281-633-4734.
2:00 pm: Libraries Support New Writers With Online Activities2:00 pm: Libraries Support New Writers With Online Activities –
The Missouri City Branch Library will host an online Short Stories Writer’s Challenge during the month of January. A story prompt and activity guidelines will be posted on FBCL’s online calendar on Monday, January 4. Writers are encouraged to create a story from the prompt, and submit it to mcpublic@fortbend.lib.tx.us before the deadline on January 31. One of the stories will be selected to be featured on the Missouri City Branch Library Facebook page in early February. The Story Spinners Writing Club, which normally meets once a month at George Memorial Library, will meet virtually on Thursday, January 21, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. The topic for January is “Revision.” From beginning blogger to published novelist, writers of all genres and experience levels are welcome to join the Story Spinners Writing Club to write, share, learn, support, network, and critique each other’s work. This activity will be livestreamed via Webex. Registration is required; a link to the session will be emailed to all who register. The sessions are free and open to the public. Registration is required for the live-streamed Webex event ONLY; a link to the Webex session will be emailed to participants who register. To register online at the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on “Classes & Events,” select “Virtual Programs,” and find the program on the date indicated. For more information, call the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734). |
Jan 22, 2021
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Jan 23, 2021
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