10/19/2026
📅✨ Exciting Programs This Week at University Branch Library! ✨📅
Looking for something fun, engaging, and enriching? Join us at University Branch Library from October 19 - 24, for an exciting lineup of youth, teen, and adult programs!
From interactive story times and creative teen activities to engaging workshops for adults, there’s something for everyone.
Don’t miss out — bring your friends and family and make the most of what your library has to offer!
📍 Visit us and be part of the fun!
Parking Instructions: Park inside the gated lot (VISITOR LOT 4). Bring the parking-ticket stub to the check-out desk inside the library to be validated by library staff. Parking is FREE if the ticket is validated by the library. Parking outside the gated lot may result in a parking violation from the University of Houston.
Monday, October 19:
10:30 - 11:15 am - Mother Goose Time - Mother Goose Time provides caregiver/infant multi-sensory circle-time activities -- including simple sign language, folksongs and lullabies, and finger plays -- that are especially designed to stimulate babies’ social, emotional, and physical development through rhythm and music. Mother Goose Time is intended for infants from 1 month to 12 months of age. Attendance limited.
2:00 - 3:30 pm University Branch Culinary Club - Join us at University Branch Library for fun featuring food! Culinary Club is a monthly potluck and recipe exchange. Join us as we sample each other’s creations, discuss our recipes, and share our experiences in the kitchen! Cook up something new that fits this month’s theme – Viva Italian! Check out our cookbook collection for inspiration. No registration required.
Tuesday, October 20 :
10:30 - 11:00 am Toddler Time - Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with toddlers aged 1-3 years. This children's program will conclude with an age-appropriate, take-home craft activity. We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.
2:30 - 3:30 pm Literary Explorers Book Club - The Literary Explorers Book Club is a nontraditional book club that brings readers together to discuss books that follow a prompt rather than having an assigned book. Each month, readers will choose a book that fulfills the assigned prompt and then come together to discuss their book choices. This month's prompt is “Horror.”
Wednesday, October 21:
10:30 - 11:00 am Toddler Time - Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with toddlers aged 1 - 3 years. This children's program will conclude with an age-appropriate, take-home craft activity. We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.
6:00 - 7:00 pm Podcast Brunch Club - It's like a book club, but for podcasts! Each month, you'll listen to a playlist of episodes (2-5 hours of listening, curated by Podcast Brunch Club) on a central theme, then meet up at the library for a discussion (on the third Wednesday of the month). Monthly playlists come out on the first of every month. Check the Podcast Brunch Club homepage (https://podcastbrunchclub.com/) after the first of the month or sign up for their newsletter to have it emailed to you. After the playlist is released, you can find the playlist here in this event page. No registration required. Happy listening!
7:00 - 8:00 pm Pajama Night Story Time - Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. This children's program will conclude with an age-appropriate take-home craft activity. Pajamas and blankets are welcome!
Thursday, October 22:
10:30 - 11:15 am Preschool Story Time - Stories, songs, action rhymes, and a movie for families with preschool children aged 3-6 years. This 45-minute program will conclude with an age-appropriate take-home craft activity. We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.
3:00 - 4:00 pm - Amigurumi Afternoon - Join us for a cozy hour of yarn crafting every Thursday afternoon! Whether you’re stitching up adorable amigurumi creations or just love to crochet, enjoy an afternoon of crafting camaraderie. Beginners to experts are all welcome. If you are a beginner, you will learn some basic techniques of crochet. Experienced crocheters are invited to bring a current project and share ideas with us. Crochet crafters will find a friendly space to create, chat, and connect. No registration required.
3:30 - 5:00 pm Tabletop Society - Tabletop Society is a board-gaming club for adults, college students, and teens. We meet twice a month on the 4th Monday (6 - 7:30 pm) and on the 4th Thursday (3:30 - 5 pm) and focus on a different game every month. It’s a great way to try out new games for free.
This month, we’ll be playing The Village Crone. Send your familiar around a medieval village to collect ingredients, cast spells on villagers, and complete Witch’s Schemes to earn points and become the village’s new crone. No registration required.
Friday, October 23:
2:00 - 4:00 pm Craft Squad - Craft Squad is a weekly meetup for crafters and artists of all skill-levels. Bring whatever project you’re working on (and your supplies), and enjoy the company of other crafty people. Share your work, your tips and tricks, and get inspired by others. We have some basic craft supplies on hand for your use, but you should supply the majority of the materials you know you will need. If you are an artist, crafter, or adult-coloring enthusiast, and are sick of crafting alone at your house, this is the program for you. Come craft with us! Craft Squad is a crafting club for adults; we ask that you do not bring children with you. No registration required.
Saturday, October 24:
10:30 - 11:00 am - Rise & Shine Story Time - Stories, songs, and action rhymes for families with children of all ages. This 30-minute program will conclude with an age-appropriate, take-home craft activity. We are unable to accommodate daycares and school groups in this program.
1:30 - 3:30 pm Falling for Kinusaiga - Back by popular demand! Kinusaiga is a Japanese textile art that creates intricate pictures by fitting small pieces of fabric into grooves carved in a foam base, giving a quilted look, without sewing. For this class, we’re doing Halloween-themed patterns. Materials for this program are generously sponsored by the Friends of University Branch Library.
Registration is required for this event.
https://www.fortbendlibraries.gov/event/falling-kinusaiga-138382
