Real Characters

Submitted by Mark H. on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 3:28pm

Chinese characters

In celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, the Aldine library is featuring a program about Chinese characters on Saturday, May 29th at 1 PM. A native of China will be on site to show how to write words and personal names in Chinese. The program is open to all ages. Come join us!

Houston Art Car Parade This Weekend

Submitted by Ryan Fennell on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 10:48am
Book CartIt’s that time of year again. It’s time for The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art’s annual Art Car Parade. For the second year now the Harris County Public Library will have a tent at the event. So while you are taking in all the art in motion stop by and visit HCPL. We will have information about our services, a craft for children and our own art book carts on display. Aldine’s book cart this year is called, “Robo Dumpty.” The parade starts at 1pm, but come early for the festivities.

snapshot

Submitted by Mark H. on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 5:42pm

YMCA teens playing wii

You may not have known it, but you were being counted at the Aldine Library on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010, as part of Texas Library Snapshot Day. 

Presented in partnership between the Texas Library Association and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Library Snapshot Day runs April 26th through May 7th, 2010. Its purpose is to provide a way for libraries of all types across Texas to show what happens in a single day in their libraries.

Robots at Aldine are an Automatic Success

Submitted by Ryan Fennell on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 10:20am
The Aldine Branch Library must thank Jefferson Davis High School’s robotics club, Robatos Locos, for taking the time to visit with the teens. This is the third year Robatos Locos has been out to visit, and each year the club somehow outdoes the last. A record number were in attendance for exciting demonstrations and a chance to operate robots of all shapes and sizes.

 

Para los Niños Vuelve

Submitted by Mark H. on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 2:48pm

parent child activity

Para los niños, un programa de aprendizaje de la familia que sirva a los padres cuya primera lengua es español, esta volviendo a la biblioteca de Aldine el próximo mes. Para los niños se ofrecerá el segundo sábado de cada mes en la biblioteca de Aldine del 10:30 AM hasta el 12:30 P.M. El programma comienza el sábado 8 de mayo y extiende hasta el sábado 11 de diciembre de 2010.

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