Election Day @ Your Library!

Submitted by Carolyn Dial on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 4:40pm

It's official! The North Channel Public Library is the location of one of the newest voting precincts! If your yellow and white Voter's Registration card lists Precinct 0460, you are one of the lucky ones who will be voting on Election Day, Tues. November 6th from 7 am to 7 pm at 15741 Wallisville Rd., Houston, TX 77049. This Precinct is bounded by Wallisville Rd. to the South, Sheldon Rd. to the East, HWY 90 and the Miller Roads on the North and the City of Houston West Canal on the West. If you need to check where you will be voting, please visit: www.harrisvotes.org

Strings Attached

Submitted by Kelly H on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 10:16am

Beginner CrochetThe North Channel Branch Library's needlecraft group, Strings Attached, will meet on Wednesday, November 6, at 4:30 pm.  This meeting will focus on those of us just beginning to learn how to crochet and knit.  All crafters feel free to bring a project you are working on and show off new techniques and share tips with your fellow crafters. 

Early Voting @ North Channel Library

Submitted by Christina Thompson on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 12:27pm

votingNorth Channel Library is once again an early voting location.  This is your last week to participate in early voting.  The polls will be open this week from 7 am to 7 pm, October 29-Nov 2nd.  If you are registered to vote in Harris County, you may vote at any Harris County Early Voting location.  More information about early voting may be found at the County Clerk voting website harrisvotes.com. 

Vote for your favorite children's book @ North Channel!

Submitted by Christina Thompson on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 1:09pm

It's election season again.  North Channel Library is once again an early voting site for registered grown-up voters.  But kids can vote here too!  In our lobby we have a display of staff member's favorite children's books.  Come into the library and vote for your favorite!  Voting will be open through Election Day, November 6th with the winner announced November 8th.  So come on kids and make your voice heard! Vote!

North Channel Book Club/Gulf Coast Reads

Submitted by Kelly H on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 1:50pm

 Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseFollowing the death of his father in the World Trade Center attacks, 9-year-old Oskar Schell, budding inventor and Francophile, is struggling to come to grips with the loss.  When he finds an envelope containing a key he doesn't recognize, Oskar embarks on a quest around New York to discover what the key unlocks.  Jonathan Safran Foer's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" takes the reader on the journey with Oskar as he encounters quirky, and sometimes tragic, characters. 

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