2012 SUMMER EVENTS June 1 - August 1, 2012
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2012 |John P. McGovern Foundation Summer Reading Program
Table of Contents reading list Children................................................................................ 4 Teens...................................................................................... 5
Family and Youth Animals................................................................................. 6 Arts and Crafts.................................................................... 9
2012 John P. McGovern Foundation Summer Reading Program Thanks to the 2012 Summer Reading Program presenter and sponsors for making this year a great one.
Magic and Illusion...........................................................10 Clowns.................................................................................11 Music & Dance..................................................................12 Puppets...............................................................................13 Safety & Awareness.........................................................14 Science & History.............................................................14 Storytime............................................................................15 Storybook Characters....................................................16 Theater................................................................................17
Teens Arts & Crafts.......................................................................18 Dance & Fitness................................................................19 Music....................................................................................19
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Sign up for the 2012 John P. McGovern Foundation Summer Reading Program! Strike out boredom by reading your favorite books during the 2012 John P. McGovern Foundation Summer Reading Program (SRP). This is a free program that rewards reading with a free book for the home.
AGES:
0 - 18 years of age.
HOW TO REGISTER:
Registration begins May 1, 2012 and ends August 1, 2012. Visit any Houston Public Library location or register from your home computer.
ARE YOU AN HISD STUDENT?
If you are, you can participate in the HISD Millionaire Club and expand your reading selection by visiting the Houston Public Library. For more details visit: http://dept.houstonisd.org/millionaireclub/
Let’s READ!!
Visit www.houstonlibrary.org/summer for more information.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
To participate, read or listen to books, and enter book titles or time read on your online reading log either at home or with the help of your librarian. Upon completion, go to your local Houston Public Library location to pick up your prize at the 5, 10, 20 and 30 book level.
INCENTIVES:
5 books or 5 hour level: Certificate, entered into daily prize drawing. 10 books or 10 hour level: One free book. 20 books or 20 hour level: Additional free book; a coupon for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. 30 books or 30 hour level: One voucher for a free ticket to a Houston Astros game (children K-12); one free child’s ticket with the purchase of an adult Houston Rocket’s ticket; entered into a Grand Prize drawing for an iPod Touch (Ages 13+), a Nintendo 3DS, or a LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet.
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2012 Summer Reading Program Reading Lists Children
The 39 Clues: The Cahill Files #1: Operation Trinity
Clifford Riley Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her descendants an impossible decision: You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue. Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world’s most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 clues hidden around the world will reveal the family’s secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what’s important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.
Middle School, Get Me Out of Here!
James Patterson James Patterson’s winning follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life--which the LA Times called “a perfectly pitched novel”--is another riotous and heartwarming story about living large. After sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He’s been accepted to art school in the big city and imagines a mathand-history-free fun zone. Wrong! It’s more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to score big in class, he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. His method?
Fake Mustache : Or, How Jodie O’Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (and Some Nerdy Kid) Saved the U.S. Presidential Election from a Mad Genius Criminal Mastermind
Tom Angleberger Award-winning author Tom Angleberger flexes his comic muscle in this hairy adventure story with twists at every turn. Regular kid Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend—Casper, a master of disguise and
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hypnosis—and world domination. It all begins when Casper spends money from his granny on a spectacularly convincing fake mustache, the Heidelberg Handlebar #7. With it he’s able rob banks, amass a vast fortune, and run for president. Is Lenny the only one who can see through his disguise? And will he be able to stop Casper from taking over the world?
Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Lincoln Peirce Big Nate is awesome! Did you know that Nate’s the star of his own comic strip? Check it out! Will Nate get away with his master plan? Or will Mrs. Godfrey catch him in the act? Find out what happens next!
Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas
Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food—the fourth thing needed to save Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny. The magic tree house whisks them off to a village in the mountains of southeast China, close to a world-famous panda reserve. Will it be their easiest adventure yet? Not a chance! Jack and Annie don’t know it, but they’ve arrived on the day of a historic earthquake! How will Jack and Annie survive when the giant quake strikes? Will they be able to rescue the pandas? And how will they ever get back to the tree house so that they can fulfill their quest to save Penny as well?
Remarkable
Lizzie K. Foley In the mountain town of Remarkable, everyone is extraordinarily talented and gifted. Everyone, that is, except Jane Doe, the most average ten-year-old who ever lived. But everything changes when the mischievous, downright criminal Grimlet twins enroll in Jane’s school and a strange pirate captain appears in town.
Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes
Lauren Child Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is “exceptionordinarily” keen about the Ruby Redfort books. Now in her own starring role, this genius code-cracker and daring detective, along with her sidekick butler, Hitch, work for a secret crime-busting organization called Spectrum. Ruby gets into lots of scrapes with evil villains, like being trapped in a giant hourglass or held over a flaming volcano, but she’s always icecool in a crisis. Just take a classic screwball comedy, add heaps of breathtaking action, and multiply it by Lauren Child’s writing genius, and what have you got? Only the most exciting middle-grade series since, like, ever.
How Not to Run for President
Catherine Clark When Aidan, an ordinary Ohio 12-year-old, saves a presidential candidate from injury during a campaign appearance and his heroic deed is broadcast everywhere, he and his family discover the seamy side of being in the media spotlight.
Dumpling Days
Grace Lin Pacy is back! The beloved heroine of The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat has returned in a brand new story. This summer, Pacy’s family is going to Taiwan for an entire month to visit family and prepare for their grandmother’s 60th birthday celebration. Pacy’s parents have signed her up for a Chinese painting class, and at first she’s excited. This is a new way to explore her art talent! But everything about the trip is harder than she thought it would be--she looks like everyone else but can’t speak the language, she has trouble following the art teacher’s instructions, and it’s difficult to make friends in her class. At least the dumplings are delicious... As the month passes by, Pacy eats chicken feet (by accident!), gets blessed by a fortune teller, searches for her true identity, and grows closer to those who matter most.
Linking YOU to the World The Mad Mask
Barry Lyga Things haven’t been going well for Kyle since Mighty Mike became the new town hero. Kyle could expose Mike’s secret (he’s an alien), but to do that Kyle would have to admit he is the Azure Avenger. One night a new masked hero, aptly named the Mad Mask, arrives, boasting to the Azure Avenger of an off-the-charts IQ and superior superpowers.
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The Selection
Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn’t want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
The False Prince
Jennifer A. Nielsen The False Prince is the thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger and deceit and hidden identities that will have readers rushing breathlessly to the end. In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king’s long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner’s motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword’s point -- he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage’s rivals have their own agendas as well.
Chomp
Carl Hiaasen Wahoo Cray lives in a zoo. His father is an animal wrangler, so he’s grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, snappers, and more in his backyard. The critters he can handle. His father is the unpredictable one.
Partials
Dan Wells Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the
world’s population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. The threat of the partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born immune to the disease in over a decade. Humanity’s time is running out.
Between the Lines
Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah. And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her.
The Serpent’s Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, Book 3)
Rick Riordan He’s b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sade Kane can’t seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all.
the two realize it is indeed a body. Which means they have stumbled across a real, dead murder victim.
A Midsummer’s Nightmare
Kody Keplinger Whitley Johnson’s dream summer with her divorced dad has turned into a nightmare. She’s just met his new fiancée and her kids. The fiancée’s son? Whitley’s one-night stand from graduation night. Just freakin’ great. Worse, she totally doesn’t fit in with her dad’s perfect new country-club family. So Whitley acts out. She parties. Hard. So hard she doesn’t even notice the good things right under her nose: a sweet little future stepsister who is just about the only person she’s ever liked, a best friend (even though Whitley swears she doesn’t “do” friends), and a smoking-hot guy who isn’t her stepbrother...at least, not yet. It will take all three of them to help Whitley get through her anger and begin to put the pieces of her family together.
For these books and more, visit our website at: www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog
Above
Leah Bobet Matthew has loved Ariel from the moment he found her in the tunnels, her bee’s wings falling away. They live in Safe, an underground refuge for those fleeing the city Above—like Whisper, who speaks to ghosts, and Jack Flash, who can shoot lightning from his fingers.
The Hunt
Andrew Fukuda Gene is different from everyone else around him. He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood.
Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator
Josh Berk Guy Langman can’t be bothered with much. But when his friend Anoop wants Guy to join the forensics club with him in the (possibly misguided) hopes of impressing some girls, Guy thinks why not. They certainly aren’t expecting to find a real dead body on the simulated crime scene they’re assigned to collect evidence from. But after some girlish, undignified screaming, PAGE5
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FAMILY & YOUTH Animals
All About Turtles
Presented by turtle conservation expert Debbie Leppelt: live specimens on exhibit during the program! Lakewood Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 1 PM Melcher Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 3 PM HPL Express Discovery Green Friday, June 8 | 1 PM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 11 AM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 11 AM
HPL Express Southwest Tuesday, June 19 | 3 PM Walter Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 3 PM Vinson Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 10 AM Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 28 | 2 PM Jungman Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 10:30 AM Moody Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 4 PM Morris Frank Library a HPL Express Location Tuesday, July 24 | 1 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 2 PM
Citizens for Animal Protection
EJC Farms Petting Zoo
Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 2 PM Kendall Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 2 PM Looscan Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 2 PM Jungman Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 4 PM
Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 10:30 AM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 2 PM
Meet Annie, the ambassador dog for Citizens for Animal Protection, and learn about the responsibilities of pet ownership.
Meet and pet the animals of EJC Farms during this two hour petting zoo!
Two hour petting zoo plus pony rides! Vinson Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 10 AM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 3 PM
Did You Know? Did you know that reading in the summer keeps you and your brain sharp for the next school year? It’s true! Here are a couple of books that you can pick up at your local Houston Public Library. www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog PAGE 6
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Jungle Jim’s Wild Encounters
Jungle Jim brings bugs and small animals from all over the world for this exciting program: a learning experience you will never forget! McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 11 AM Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Tuesday, June 5 | 1 PM Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 10:30 AM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 2 PM Lakewood Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 12 PM Looscan Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 4 PM McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 10:30 AM Kendall Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 2 PM
Park Place Regional Library Thursday, June 28 | 3:30 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library Thursday, July 5 | 4 PM HPL Express Discovery Green Friday, July 6 | 1 PM Scenic Woods Regional Library Tuesday, July 17 | 10:30 AM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 3 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 4 PM Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 2 PM Jungman Neighborhood Library Friday, July 20 | 2 PM
Central Library Tuesday, July 24 | 10:30 AM Dixon Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 1 PM Pleasantville Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 1 PM Moody Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 4 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library Tuesday, July 31 | 10:30 AM Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 31 | 1 PM
Houston Audubon Society
Soaring over our city parks and nesting in our backyards are an amazing array of birds. Discover why Houston is one of the birdiest cities in the country. Learn all about what makes a bird a bird. Meet live birds of prey and others. HPL Express Discovery Green Saturday, June 9 | 1 PM Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 10:30 AM Tuttle Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 2 PM Central Library Tuesday, June 19 | 10:30 AM Heights Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 2 PM Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 10:30 AM Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 2 PM
Henington-Alief Regional Library Tuesday, July 17 | 11 AM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 3 PM Lakewood Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 1 PM Meyer Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 10:30 AM Walter Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 3 PM HPL Express Southwest Tuesday, July 31 | 3 PM
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Houston ZooMobile
They bring the zoo to you!
My Little Sister Hugged an Ape
The only thing my little sister loves better than hugging people is hugging ANIMALS! My little sister has decided to hug her favorite animals no matter the size! Travel with us as we discover what animals my little sister hugs from A-Z! This program is tailored to a Pre-K audience and has a limit of 35 children. Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 10:30 AM Flores Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 3 PM
Melcher Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 3 PM Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 2 PM
Sense Safari
Ears to keep cool, eyes that shoot blood, tails to hang by. Animals use their body parts in different ways. Join us as we read What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? We will explore the many things animals can do with their eyes, ears, mouths, noses, feet, and tails! This program is tailored to a Pre-K audience and has a limit of 35 children. Melcher Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 3 PM Lakewood Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 12 PM
Smith Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 10:30 AM
Travels Around the Globe
Visit continents around the world without ever leaving Texas! This topic highlights various animals throughout the globe. Enjoy animal artifacts like skulls, skins and mounts, and live animals. An Education Specialist is available to answer questions as you stroll by. This is a two hour exhibit style program. HPL Express Discovery Green Saturday, June 16 | 1 PM
Mary Vogas: Endangered Animals
Learn about the reasons many animals are endangered today and see some interesting items, including a turtle excluder device in a portion of a shrimp net, whale baleen, a rib bone from a juvenile Northern right whale, an elephant tracking collar used on a male elephant in Africa, many items confiscated by U. S. Customs and much more! Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 1 PM
Rockin’ Reptiles
Learn about and touch fascinating, live snakes and lizards. Heights Neighborhood Library Monday, July 16 | 2 PM
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Nature Discovery Center Back to the Bone
What do birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals have in common? They all have backbones! Learn more about these animals with various specimens and live animals. This program is best for ages 5-12, but all are welcome! Jungman Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 2 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 10:30 AM
Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 2 PM HPL Express Discovery Green Saturday, July 14 | 1 PM
McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 10:30 AM
Bunny Buddies
Learn all about rabbits and how to love them while visiting with a live rabbit and listening to a rabbit tale. This program is best for ages 4-8, but all are welcome! McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 11 AM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 2 PM Kendall Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 2 PM
Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 4 PM Walter Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 3 PM Lakewood Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 26 | 12 PM
Join the Insect Club
Watch an engaging, interactive puppet show about animals who want to join the insect club. Learn facts about insects, spiders, and other animals. This program is best for ages 4-8, but all are welcome! Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 4 PM
Scales & Tails
Let Your Imagination FLY!!
All about reptiles, including snake skins and sheds, turtle shells, an alligator skull, and live animals to be touched like snakes, lizards, turtles, etc. Henington-Alief Regional Library Tuesday, June 5 | 11 AM Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 4 PM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 11 AM Collier Regional Library Thursday, July 5 | 11 AM Vinson Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 10 AM HPL Express Southwest Tuesday, July 10 | 3 PM Jungman Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 10:30 AM Park Place Regional Library Thursday, July 19 | 2 PM Flores Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 3 PM
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Texas Snakes & More
Clint “The Snake Man” presents this snake and reptile show to educate and entertain people about snakes, dispel myths and misconceptions, and bring about a greater appreciation and respect for these fascinating creatures. Participants can touch a variety of non-venomous snakes. Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 |1 PM Moody Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 4 PM Collier Regional Library Wednesday, June 6 | 4 PM Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 2 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library Tuesday, June 12 | 11 AM HPL Express Southwest Tuesday, June 12 | 3 PM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 |2 PM Smith Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 3 PM Scenic Woods Regional Library Tuesday, June 19 | 10:30 AM Dixon Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 1 PM Johnson Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 2 PM Vinson Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 3 PM HPL Express Discovery Green Saturday, June 23 | 1 PM Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Tuesday, June 26 | 1 PM Meyer Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 10:30 AM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 11 AM Jungman Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 4 PM Lakewood Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 1 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 2 PM Tuttle Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 2 PM Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 4 PM Mancuso Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 2 PM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 31 | 11 AM
Did You Know? Did you know that reading can broaden your imagination and summer fun? So many things you can do or be just by opening a book. Here are a couple of books for you to enjoy this summer.
ARTS & CRAFTS Arts Alive!
Arts Alive! is an integrated arts program for children of all ages and abilities that builds selfesteem, confidence, and creativity through the expressive arts. Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 11 AM Pleasantville Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 1 PM
Bubble Time
Kids get to blow bubbles using wands and recycled materials, and even get to stand inside a bubble! Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 10:30 AM Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 10:30 AM
Mollie Stevenson
Join Molly Stevenson Jr, of the American Cowboy Museum and a member of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, as she teaches leather stamping and shares stories about ranch life. Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 3 PM Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 11 AM Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 1 PM
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MAGIC & ILLUSION
Claude Sims
Julian Franklin
Jungman Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 10:30 AM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 3 PM Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 4 PM Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 2 PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 11 AM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 2 PM Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 10:30 AM Meyer Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 10:30 AM Central Library Tuesday, July 17 | 10:30 AM Smith Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 10:30 AM
Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 10:30 AM
Enjoy a thrilling show of juggling, costume, stunts, antics, and audience interaction.
Imagination Station: Get a Clue, Read!
Join Mick Corley on an exciting journey to the library where you will search for books, lost knowledge, mysteries and clues. Music, magic, books and audience participation will be your tools. Jungman Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 10:30 AM Tuttle Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 28 | 2 PM
Top Secret: Spy a Book combines secret agent and spy gadgets with magic, puppets and a bunny.
Magical Illusions of Cherie Kay
Cherie Kay presents an exciting magic show featuring rabbits, doves and music. Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 4 PM Flores Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 3 PM Walter Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 3 PM Meyer Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 10:30 AM HPL Express Southwest Tuesday, June 26 | 3 PM Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 1 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 10:30 AM Collier Regional Library Thursday, July 19 | 11 AM Smith Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 3 PM
Steve Burton’s Magical Entertainment
Children of all ages enjoy watching, and most of all helping, a magician do his tricks and Steve Burton’s family show includes lots of audience participation along with live animals, comedy, music and special treats for all his helpers. Central Library Thursday, June 21 | 10:30 AM Kendall Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 2 PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 11 AM Jungman Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 2 PM
Find this book and more at your local Houston Public Library. www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog
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Reading is MAGIC!!
Ted Schwank Magic & Illusions
He isn’t called the most energetic magician on the planet for nothing! This high energy magic show will surely entertain. McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 10:30 AM Johnson Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 2 PM Vinson Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 3 PM Park Place Regional Library Thursday, June 14 | 3 PM Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Tuesday, June 19 | 1 PM Moody Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 3 PM Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 10:30 AM Jungman Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 28 | 3 PM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 11 AM Flores Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 3 PM Tuttle Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 2 PM Dixon Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 1 PM Pleasantville Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 1 PM Mancuso Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 2 PM
CLOWNS
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clowns Carnegie Neighborhood Library Monday, June 11 | 11 AM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 11 AM Lakewood Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 12 PM Collier Regional Library Thursday, June 14 | 11 AM Henington-Alief Regional Library Saturday, June 16 | 11 AM Central Library Saturday, June 16 | 2 PM
Roly the Clown
Roly’s clown show is a treat for everyone! He can juggle, bike, walk on stilts, do magic tricks, and make you laugh! Dixon Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 1 PM Kendall Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 2 PM Flores Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 3 PM
Straws the Clown
This is a comedy show for the whole family with audience interaction, juggling and magic. Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 1 PM Smith Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 10:30 AM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 10:30 AM Jungman Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 2 PM
Happy the Clown
This exciting clown show includes wonderful magic tricks, delightful jokes, tons of fun, games, contests and lots of audience participation. Bracewell Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 11 AM HPL Express Southwest Tuesday, June 5 | 3 PM Meyer Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 10:30 AM Walter Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 3 PM Tuttle Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 2 PM
Vinson Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 10 AM Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 1 PM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 3 PM Park Place Regional Library Thursday, June 21 | 1 PM Melcher Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 3 PM Scenic Woods Regional Library Tuesday, June 26 | 10:30 AM Moody Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 4 PM Mancuso Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 11 AM Johnson Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 2 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library Tuesday, July 10 | 11 AM Dixon Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 1 PM Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 10:30 AM Flores Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 3 PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 11 AM Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 11 AM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 2 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 31 | 10:30 AM
Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Monday, June 18 | 12 PM Johnson Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 1 PM Mancuso Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 10:30 AM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 12 PM Flores Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 2 PM
Ronald McDonald
“It’s Book Time with Ronald McDonald!®” is an entertaining and inspirational Ronald McDonald show that addresses the topic of reading in a fun and relevant way for elementary school students. Through the use of magic, music, puppets, student participation, and, of course, lots of laughter, Ronald McDonald brings a very powerful message to the children around the world – the value of books and the enjoyment that comes from reading. Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 1 PM Kendall Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 2 PM Park Place Regional Library Thursday, July 5 | 2 PM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 3 PM Scenic Woods Regional Library Thursday, July 12 | 10:30 AM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 4 PM
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MUSIC & DANCE Storybook Opera
Westward Ho, Carlotta
Houston Grand Opera’s teaching artists animate children’s stories and mathematical concepts through words and music.
The beloved diva Carlotta Caruso heads west on a grand adventure, greeting everyone and everything with a song, including vicious villains she meets along the way.
Bantam of the Opera
Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 10:30 AM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 4 PM HPL Express Southwest Friday, July 6 | 3 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 10:30 AM Melcher Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 3 PM
by Mary Jane Auch
Luigi is a country rooster who loves singing along with the opera he hears on the radio. When he sneaks a ride into the city hoping to see a live performance, the star of the show catches a bad case of chicken pox and threatens to cancel the performance! Could this be Luigi’s big break? Mancuso Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 11 AM Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 4 PM Smith Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 10:30 AM Walter Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 3 PM
The Dog Who Sang at the Opera by Jim West & Marshell Izen
Pasha is a vain wolfhound who upstages the diva one night at the opera – and not just any opera – but the Metropolitan Opera in New York. True story! Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 10:30 AM Flores Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 28 | 3 PM Johnson Neighborhood Library Friday, June 29 | 2 PM
Opera Cat by Tess Weaver
The reigning diva of Milan, Madame Soso, has a cat named Alma who secretly loves to sing along with her mistress. When Madame develops laryngitis on opening night, guess who steps in to save the day? Melcher Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 3 PM (in Spanish) Moody Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 4 PM Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Thursday, July 5 | 2 PM PAGE 12
by Candace Fleming
Ballet Talks
Docents from the Houston Ballet will give a one hour presentation on Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. Geared to Elementary ages but all are welcome!
Cinderella
Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 10:30 AM Henington-Alief Regional Library Tuesday, June 19 | 11 AM Heights Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 2 PM HPL Express Southwest Tuesday, July 3 | 3 PM Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Thursday, July 12 | 2 PM
Sleeping Beauty
Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 2 PM McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 10:30 AM Dixon Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 1 PM Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 2 PM Vinson Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 31 | 10 AM Lakewood Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 31 | 1 PM
Amandla Productions: Dance Africa
This program presents dances from Samba to Lamba, from Africa to the Caribbean. Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 1 PM Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 10:30 AM
Fundamentally Music
Fun filled classes of singing, dancing, movement and instrument play. Parents learn how to enrich their child’s music environment, increase music potential and understand music development. 4 months to 4 years. Heights Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 10:30 AM Heights Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 10:30 AM
Non-Toxic Band
Non-Toxic Band plays lively, original music about who we are, where we live, and how things work: guitar, singing, harmonica and percussion. Tuttle Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 2 PM Central Library Thursday, June 28 | 10:30 AM Moody Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 4 PM Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 26 | 2 PM
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PUPPETS Puppet Pizzazz
A fun and theatric puppet program for all ages; hand puppets, giant full body puppets, puppets made from found objects and recycled materials, and shadow puppetry are included. Dixon Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 1 PM Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 11 AM Kendall Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 2 PM Meyer Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 10:30 AM Moody Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 4 PM Lakewood Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 12 PM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 11 AM Walter Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 3 PM Scenic Woods Regional Library Thursday, June 28 | 10:30 AM
McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 10:30 AM Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 1 PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 11 AM Oak Forest Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 2 PM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 3 PM Park Place Regional Library Thursday, July 26 | 2 PM
Aunt Cindy
Aunt Cindy is a master ventriloquist whose programs promote character education for children. Central Library Tuesday, July 10 | 10:30 AM
Carranza Puppets: The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood
This wonderful version of an old favorite may teach you to hear both sides of a dispute before you decide who is right! It is told from the wolf’s point of view. Partake of a bit of fantasy as the story reveals “What really happened” with much humor and audience participation. Collier Regional Library Thursday, June 7 | 11 AM
Houston Fire Department: Fire Safety
The Houston Fire Department brings a fire safety puppet show to the library. Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 2 PM Jungman Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 2 PM Vinson Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 3 PM Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July18 | 1PM Kendall Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 2 PM
Jean Kuecher’s Marionette Playhouse Aladdin and Princess Jasmine
Aladdin and Princess Jasmine are tricked by Jafar in this exciting story from The Tale of the Arabian Nights. The Genie creates a wonderful castle, but is required to obey whoever owns the magic lamp. With marionettes flying in and out, this is a fascinating story of suspense and wishes that come true. Scenic Woods Regional Library Thursday, July 19 | 10:30 AM
Friendship Black Light Puppet Show
Enter the beautiful undersea world with Swimmy, by Leo Lionni, and learn the value of teamwork and safety. The Lion and the Mouse realize that agreeing to be friends will help them both. The troll under the bridge learns to share with The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The third little pig gains friends by doing his best in difficult situations. Vinson Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 10 AM
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Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services: Wiggle Tales
A Mosquito Control representative will come to the library and read a short story to children about mosquitoes. Following the short story, a fun presentation about mosquito facts and myths will be presented. McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 10:30 AM
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SAFETY & AWARENESS Houston Fire Department
Explore a real fire truck from the Houston Fire Department! Please note that if the trucks are needed for an emergency, they will be unable to make these scheduled appearances. Johnson Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 2 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 10:30 AM Looscan Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 2 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library Tuesday, June 26 | 11 AM
Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 11 AM McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 10:30 AM
Houston Police Department
An officer from the Houston Police Department will give a presentation on safety. Looscan Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 2 PM Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 1 PM Jungman Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 4 PM PAGE 14
SCIENce and HISTORY
The Heritage Society Pioneer Trunk Show
A frontier-clad presenter teaches kids about the past through threedimensional historical objects, such as early candle molds and corn husk dolls. Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 4 PM Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 31 | 4 PM
Houston Audubon Society Life in a Pond
“What good is a mosquito?” This program shows how every member in both human and pond communities are necessary to the survival of the community as a whole. To understand how we are all connected, children will meet pond creature hand puppets and live, native animals (minnows, tadpoles, crawfish, water turtles, etc.) from Houston Audubon’s Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary ponds. Johnson Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 2 PM
My Animal Neighbors
Do your neighbors have feathers, scales ... or maybe even six legs? Yes! There are many amazing animals that have adapted to live alongside us…here in our city, around our houses, apartments and neighborhoods. By meeting live animals including tree frogs, snakes, spiders and millipedes, children will be introduced to some very cool city animals that are an important part of our community. We’ll learn about the many ways they help us, and we’ll finish by learning some simple things we can do to help them! Heights Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 2 PM Mancuso Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 11 AM
What’s in the Dirt?
“Pepperoni and worms please!” Tracing the origins of pizza as an example, this hands-on presentation illustrates the importance of “dirt” to kids, showing that we’d all starve without healthy soil. We use hand puppets, pizza ingredients and tubs of compost with live earthworms, beetles, and snails to prove our points. We finish up with live, dirt-loving box turtles – all very hands-on!
STORYTIME
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Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 1 PM
Mad Science of Houston
We have FUN down to a SCIENCE! These fun and entertaining activities instill a clearer understanding of what science is really about and how it affects the world around us. The show may include experiments featuring static electricity, bubbling potions, chemical reactions and more. Park Place Regional Library Thursday, June 7 | 3 PM Pleasantville Neighborhood Library Friday, June 8 | 1 PM Central Library Thursday, June 14 | 10:30 AM Heights Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 10:30 AM Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 1 PM
Aileen Kirkham: Snakeriffic Tales
Clue: What rattles and hisses in the story adventures that Captain Book and Kitty the Dog share with patrons? Find out at the storytelling program that is full of tonguein-cheek suspense and laughter for all ages. Tuttle Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 26 | 2 PM
Amandla Productions: Under the Griot Tree
Enjoy African storytelling, music and song.
Mark Shepherd’s Marshmallow Magic
Come join us for a zany, science show centered on the beloved ‘marshmallow’. A heavy emphasis on books that you will want to read again and again. Smith Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 10:30 AM
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Central Library Tuesday, June 26 | 10:30 AM
Cowboy Poet
Well-known storyteller, cowboy poet, historian, and spinner of outlandish, funny tales with a western or Louisiana theme, like his adventures with Snappy the Amazing Pet Alligator. His stories always emphasize the power of imagination and reading. Acres Home Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 11 AM
Don Sanders: Cuentos y Canciones
Gymboree
Enjoy a thirty minute storytime presentation with bubbles, finger puppets, and parachute activities: Toddlers. Jungman Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 6 | 2 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 10:30 AM Collier Regional Library Tuesday, June 12 | 10:30 AM Mancuso Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 11 AM Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 10:30 AM Heights Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 10:30 AM Collier Regional Library Tuesday, June 26 | 10:30 AM Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Tuesday, July 3 | 1 PM Collier Regional Library Tuesday, July 10 | 10:30 AM Heights Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 10:30 AM HPL Express Discovery Green Friday, July 13 | 1 PM HPL Express Discovery Green Friday, July 20 | 1 PM Collier Regional Library Tuesday, July 24 | 10:30 AM Johnson Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 2 PM Heights Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 26 | 10:30 AM HPL Express Discovery Green Friday, July 27 | 1 PM
Latin American folktales and folksongs: bilingual. Melcher Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 3 PM
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Storybook Characters
Barn Dance Scarecrow
Amelia Bedelia
Mancuso Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 19 | 11 AM
Johnson Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 11 | 2 PM HPL Express Southwest Tuesday, July 24 | 3 PM
Children learn about scarecrows, vegetables and animals from the story Barn Dance, by Bill Martin Jr.
Visit with Amelia Bedelia as she does her list of chores; what could go wrong?
Did You Know?
Jo Harper
Did you know that reading at an early age will help you comprehend more as you grow older? Here are two selections that your young ones can enjoy.
Johnson Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 2 PM Mancuso Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 2 PM
This award winning children’s book author gives a dynamic and educational storytelling performance.
Nutri-men
The Nutri-Men are a Super Hero group created to teach kids how to make positive decisions about their health in a multi-sensory, hands-on, and memorable way. Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 10:30 AM Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 3 PM Looscan Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 2 PM
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Melcher Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 3 PM Jungman Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 26 | 4 PM Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 31 | 1 PM
THEATER
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Express Children’s Theatre
Teen Reading Summer List
Pinocchio
Did You Know?
Houston’s oldest and largest performing and arts education organization dedicated specifically to children and families. Combine a loving father, a talking puppet and the help of a talkative cricket and you have one of the classic stories of all time. Pinocchio’s dream is to become a real boy and he’ll do anything to make his dream come true. What will it cost him and what will he learn before his dream comes true? Central Library Tuesday, June 12 | 10:30 AM
That there are several book series written just for teens like you to read and enjoy this summer. Here are just a few:
Father Goose
Classic fairy tales we all know and love are told with a unique twist. Meet up with characters like the Three Pigs Brothers, the Bear family, Little Red Riding Hood, and many more. Very interactive and just plain fun! Smith Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 20 | 10:30 AM
The Aztec Princess
The Aztec Princess takes you to Mexico on a exciting journey through time and fantasy. Her amazing adventures celebrate and explore the rich history of Aztec and Mayan culture. Melcher Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 28 | 3 PM
Mildred’s Umbrella Theater
Mildred’s Umbrella presents tales inspired by classic folktales and fairytales from around the world, told through the art of puppet theatre. These stories, which range between 10 and 20 minutes, allow the cast to talk with audiences between and after each piece about the stories and theatre itself. Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 1 PM
Thunderbird Theater Sheriff Jack & the Beanstalk Pleasantville Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 1 PM Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 17 | 4 PM Meyer Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 10:30 AM
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Teen Programs ART
Arte Libre
An established commercial artist will explain the fundamentals of art in various mediums through hands-on instruction. Examples include teaching the color wheel, types of brushstrokes, or the different techniques of drawing and shading. Mancuso Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 2 PM Johnson Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 31 | 2 PM
Learn to Draw Manga Henna Workshop Learn about the Manga art world, including a brief history of the style, the basics of Manga, open Q&A and troubleshooting discussions, and some advanced techniques. For more experienced artists, we will offer constructive critiques and tips toward promoting your artwork! Henington-Alief Regional Library Thursday, June 7 | 4 PM McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 4 PM Walter Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 4 PM HPL Express Southwest Friday, June 15 | 3 PM Mancuso Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 3 PM Collier Regional Library Wednesday, July 11 | 4 PM Park Place Regional Library Thursday, July 12 | 2 PM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 4 PM Johnson Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 18 | 2 PM Kendall Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 3 PM
Students will learn the history of henna, mendhi and body art, as well as the fundamentals to mixing and creating their own henna paste, cone applicator and designs. Ages 13 and up. Parental consent is required. Permission slips will be provided and parents can sign immediately before class. Kendall Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 12 | 3 PM Ring Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 4:30 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library Thursday, June 28 | 4 PM Walter Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 4 PM McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 25 | 4 PM Smith Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 26 | 3 PM
Origami, the Art and Fun of Paper Folding
This class will teach participants how to fold simple origami models using a piece of paper. Create animals, flowers, boxes and a variety of other projects. Class size is limited to 30 students. Henington-Alief Regional Library Thursday, June 21 | 4 PM McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 4 PM Kendall Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 3 PM Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 24 | 3 PM
Screen Printing with Danny Russo
Ring Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 13 | 4 PM
Welcome to the wonderful and exciting world of screen printing. The printing technique allows students to quickly and easily make multiple images of original art. This program is limited to 25 participants. Please bring a white or light colored T-Shirt.
McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Wednesday, June 27 | 4 PM
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Ring Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 5 | 4:30 PM
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DANCE & FITNESS Salsa Class
Learn to dance salsa in this fun, hour long introduction to the dance presented by Crossing Borders. Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Thursday, June 7 | 2 PM Bracewell Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 14 | 4 PM Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 1 PM HPL Express Southwest Friday, July 13 | 3 PM
Urgeworks: Hip Hop Class
Learn to dance hip-hop in these highenergy workshops. Carnegie Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 28 | 2 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library Thursday, July 12 | 4 PM Flores Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 4 PM
Samba Class
Learn some basic Samba dance moves in this introductory class.
MUSIC
Collier Regional Library Wednesday, July 18 | 4 PM
John Acevedo
Capoeira Class
Capoeira is a truly unique art, combining martial arts, dance and music; students will learn essential moves and strategies. Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 5 | 3 PM Collier Regional Library Wednesday, June 20 | 4 PM Flores Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 21 | 4 PM Acres Homes Neighborhood Library Wednesday, July 12 | 4 PM Melcher Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 19 | 3 PM
HPL Express Discovery Green Saturday, July 21 | 1 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library Thursday, July 26 | 4 PM Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Tuesday, July 31 | 1 PM
Shri Natraj School of Dance
This program showcases various dances such as folk dance from Indian states like Punjab, Gujrat, and Rajasthan. Classical dance, fusion dance and different languages are also introduced - English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Gujrati. Looscan Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 3 | 4 PM
Young Neighborhood Library Tuesday, July 10 | 3 PM
Melcher Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 26 | 3 PM
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John Acevedo is a natural guitar virtuoso. His original compositions may be considered Flamenco Jazz or Nouveau Flamenco. This performance fosters an appreciation of music (specifically Flamenco – Jazz) for all ages and encourages further cultural interest. Jungman Neighborhood Library Thursday, June 7 | 4 PM
Emaniah Shinar: Steel Drums
Most steel drummers play with only 2 mallets, but Shinar is the only known performer in the world that simultaneously sings and accompanies himself on steel drums using, not two, but SIX mallets... hence creating his signature “liquid” steel harmonic vibrations! Morris Frank a HPL Express Location Tuesday, June 12 | 2 PM Carnegie Neighborhood Library Tuesday, June 26 | 1 PM
Lakewood Neighborhood Library Thursday, July 12 | 12 PM HPL Express Discovery Green Saturday, July 28 | 1 PM
Terry Parker
Known as “Mr. Entertainer,” Terry Parker has been mesmerizing audiences with his silky smooth renditions of the music of the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, for years. Selections include music from some of the world greatest legends: Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Little Anthony, The Platters and Smokie Robinson. Scenic Woods Regional Library Monday, July 9 | 5 PM
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