Author: Betty Heverly

Bring your book donations to the Friends Bookstore! We’re located inside the Evelyn Meador Library just as you enter through the main doors to the left. We accept all gently used books; no magazines, cassettes or VHS tapes, please. We’re typically open when the library is open if volunteers are available to staff it. All money raised by the Friends Bookstore support Evelyn Meador Library programs. Donations can be dropped off at the bookstore during normal operating hours. Please call ahead for large donations so that we can arrange for storage. We look forward to seeing you!

The Friends of Evelyn Meador Library invite you to attend their 2022 Annual Meeting! Download the document below for details. Registration is required. Hope to see you there!

Help Support the 2022 Summer Reading Program!

While the library offers many programs throughout the year, none is more anticipated than the annual Summer Reading Program. You can help the Harris County Friends of the Library support Harris County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program by donating during National Library Week, April 3-9. As one of our Kingwood Library customers says: “Love how there are so many opportunities for the kids when it comes to programming.”

You can donate three ways:

1. Text YOURFRIEND to 44-321
2. Go to our website hcfol.org
3. Send a check made out to HCFOL to
   Harris County Public Library
   HCFOL
   5749 South Loop East
   Houston, TX 77033

Remember, HCFOL supports programs for the entire Harris County library system, including Evelyn Meador Library. Looking forward to seeing you there!

National Library Lover’s Month in February is dedicated to the people who love libraries. Libraries provide a place for us to discover great books and learn about history. They help us with homework, research papers, and science projects. They provide a quiet space to study and learn. But libraries do so much more:

• Libraries provide educational entertainment for preschoolers, like story time.
• Libraries provide communities for meeting space for celebrations, meetings, socials, fundraisers, and classes.
• Libraries provide resources for researching family and community history.
• Libraries lend other media like movies and music that can be enjoyed at home.
• Libraries offer digital resources, like our fabulous Maker Space, for the entire community to use.
• Libraries provide rotating art displays give local artists exposure to the community.

Here are a few ways that you can celebrate National Library Lover’s Month:

• Volunteer in the Friends Bookstore
• Join the Friends of Evelyn Meador Library
• Get a library card and explore Evelyn Meador Public Library
• Purchase Friends merchandise to support local library programs
• Introduce yourself to the fabulous library staff
• Give a shout-out to your favorite library or staff member on social media
• Create a list of books to check out from the library

You can also explore these 8 Unique Libraries in the United States.

Use #NationalLibraryLoversDay to share on social media. Remember to show Evelyn Meador Library some love this month!

It’s not too late – come by the library this week and check out our fabulous selection of Christmas earrings made right in our Maker Lab! They are $7/pair plus sales tax. All proceeds benefit the Evelyn Meador Library.