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library will be closed Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day!
Upcoming Programs
Saturday, May 27 from 2 - 3:30pm Fit
Chat: Create a Fitness Plan - Discuss health and fitness goals and
how to achieve your ultimate results. Contact the library at
281-482-7135 for more information.
Wednesday, May 31 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm Genealogy:
"The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors" Come
watch this live webinar hosted by Legacy Family Tree and presented by Michael L. Strauss, an Accredited Genealogist and forensic investigator.
Strauss is a national genealogical lecturer and instructor for military
courses at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, and
Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research.
Webinar description: Researching
your World War I ancestors can be challenging. With the losses of
records by fire in St. Louis in 1973 and stricter privacy laws; this
lecture focuses on ways to reconstruct military service for family who
served their country including records of draft registrations, war
casualties, troop manifests, and many other related records.
Wednesday, May 31 at 7:00pm: Microsoft Excel and
Google Sheets: Beginner Jump Start
Learn and practice the skills needed to create and format a spreadsheet
of information.
Computer
Class Schedule
Thursday, June 1 from 10:00am to 11:00am,
& Monday, June 5 at 6:30pm Hurricane Preparedness:
A representative from the City of Friendswood Office of Emergency
Management will share information on city's hurricane plan, discuss what
citizens can do before and after a hurricane to weather the storm, and
answer your questions. Program
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Saturday, June 3rd from 10:30 - 12pm Summer
Reading Club Kickoff!! See Children's
Schedule
Wednesday, June 7 at 7pm - Celebrate National Garden Week
with a special presentation
on Gardening for Butterflies by Master Gardener Tish Reustle.
Tish has been a Master Gardener since 2008 and helped develop a
Butterfly Garden at the Research and Education Garden at Carbide
Park.
Thursday, June 8 at 6:20pm: Friendswood Library Flicks
presents Unfaithfully
Yours starring Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell. Directed by
Preston Sturges in 1948. This film is not rated and runs 1hr
45min. In
2008, director Quentin Tarantino placed the film at number 8 in his top
11 movies of all time.Movie
Night schedule.
Tuesday, June 13 at 7pm: Book Club: The
Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by
Edward Kelsey -
Book
Club meets the 2nd Tuesday each month at 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments are provided.
Tuesday, June 13 through Tuesday, July 25:
1-3 pm - Workforce Solutions Free Job Search Skills
Seminars: See schedule
Tuesday: June 13 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm -
ESL
Conversation Classes.
Free, no registration, open to the public. Come when you can.
Classes continue weekly. Last class is July 11.
Saturday, July 1st deadline -
Ekphrastic Poetry Reading and Contest Deadline. For more information.
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Year's Holiday Jan. 2 MLK
Day
Jan. 16 President's
Day
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April 14 Memorial
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