Fort Bend County Libraries will host a Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 8, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library in Katy. Activities and crafts celebrating the Year of the Snake are planned for families with children of all ages. Dancing lions from the Katy Kung Fu Lion Dance Team (USA Shaolin Xiu Culture Center) will perform in the lobby of the library at 11:00 am. The team will explain the tradition of the dance in the […]
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Learning English? Get Practice at Libraries’ ESL Conversation Circles
Are you learning to speak English? Would you like some practice in a casual, informal atmosphere? Fort Bend County Libraries presents a program for individuals of all nationalities who would like a place to practice their English language and conversation skills. The “ESL Conversation Circles” provide an opportunity for non-English-speaking people to gather in a relaxed setting, and discuss topics of their own choosing while practicing their English skills. The ESL Conversation Circles will take place […]
Chess Players Invited To Practice & Share Tips At Cinco Ranch Branch Library Event
Chess players of all skill levels – from beginners to advanced – are invited to practice their strategies and share tips with others at the “Chess Day at Cinco Ranch” event on Saturday, January 4, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, in the Multipurpose Room at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Learn a new chess move (or two) during this monthly come-and-go event. A limited number […]
Cinco Ranch Branch Library Hosts Marionette Show, “Sleeping Beauty”
The Youth Services department at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library will present a special performance of the marionette puppet show, “Sleeping Beauty & the Handsome Prince,” on Saturday, December 14, beginning at 3:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Master puppeteer Jean Kuecher, producer of Marionette Playhouse, will entertain children of all ages with her beautifully handcrafted marionettes on an elaborate stage, with music and […]
Libraries TO CLOSE IN OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
All branches of Fort Bend County Libraries, which includes the Cinco Ranch Branch Library, the Fulshear Branch Library, and the Mission Bend Branch Library, will be closed Thursday through Sunday, November 28 through December 1, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular library hours will resume on Monday, December 2. Your online library is always open at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us for searching the catalog, renewing books or placing holds, streaming movies and music, downloading e-books, or using the research databases. For more information, […]
LEARN THE relaxing ART OF ZENTANGLE AT cinco ranch BRANCH LIBRARY
Explore a creative form of expression when Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library presents “Doodle Art Using Zentangle” on Thursday, November 21, beginning at 4:00 pm, in the Conference Classroom of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Zentangle is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, fun way to create beautiful images. In this hands-on workshop, library staff will demonstrate this drawing technique that consists of using pencil and pen to create abstract black-and-white art. Zentangle […]
Fort Bend County Libraries Offer Online Tools for Aspiring Authors
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) continues its goal of supporting and encouraging aspiring novelists with an online “Writers’ Corner,” where aspiring novelists, as well as readers looking for something new, can create, share, and discover works introduced right here in Fort Bend County. The “Writers’ Corner” on FBCL’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) includes three unique tools – Pressbooks Public, the Indie Author Project, and the BiblioBoard Library – that enable writers, as well as readers, to create, publish, and discover digital […]
LIBRARIES’ BOOK FESTIVAL TO INCLUDE POLYNESIAN STORYTELLER PERFORMANCE
Fort Bend County Libraries’ annual Book Festival will take place on Saturday, November 16, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at George Memorial Library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. All events are free and open to the public. In keeping with the theme for the year of “Myths & Legends,” a “Polynesian Storytelling” performance will take place in the library’s Jodie E. Stavinoha Amphitheater at 11:00 am. The family-friendly performance will be repeated at 12:00 noon. Young Audiences of Houston […]
Cinco Ranch BRANCH LIBRARY HOSTS Costume Swap
Re-spook, Re-wear, and Re-scare! To encourage creativity and reduce waste through reusing and repurposing, Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library will have a Costume Swap on Saturday, October 12, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Donate any outgrown costume – from newborn to adult sizes – during the Drop-Off Week (October 1-10) and receive a voucher to be used to select a new-to-you costume at the Costume Swap […]
CHESS PLAYERS INVITED TO PRACTICE & SHARE TIPS AT CINCO RANCH BRANCH LIBRARY EVENT
Chess players of all skill levels – from beginners to advanced – are invited to practice their strategies and share tips with others at the “Chess Day at Cinco Ranch” event on Saturday, October 5, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, in the Multipurpose Room at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Learn a new chess move (or two) during this come-and-go event. A limited number of […]