Category: Events

Join the Harris County Friends of the Library (HCFOL) and support the whole library system! Your membership helps support programs, such as the Summer Reading Program, Mini-grants for the branches, Outreach Programs, and Scholarships for library staff to just name a few. Their basic membership is $25 a year. During the library system’s 100th anniversary year, you will receive a limited edition mug as a token of our appreciation.

Click here to join!

The Friends of Evelyn Meador recently created a merchandise page! We’ve started by showcasing our beautiful laser cut earrings created in our library Makerspace Lab! We recently added some awesome patriotic earrings that I’m sure will sell fast; buy yours now and wear them proudly on July 4th! All sales are 100% online and merchandise can be picked up at the library.

Click here to shop!

Our 2021 Friends Annual Meeting went virtual this year!  Seabrook City Manager Gayle Cook and Seabrook Mayor Thom Kolupski provided an exciting city update. We look forward to seeing everyone in person next year! In the meantime, you can download the file below and read about the exciting changes that are happening in our city. Many thanks to Chris Peters at HCPL for his expertise and support! We couldn’t have done it without him.

Help the Harris County Friends of the Library support HCPL’s 2021 Summer Reading Program! Donate during  National Library Week, April 4-10, 2021. Download the document below for more details.

The Harris County Friends of the Library (HCFOL) is having a fundraiser during Library Lovers Month (February). The fundraiser will support the Authorama program the Library features in the summer. HCFOL works with the Harris County Public Library’s innovative Authorama program bringing authors to their audience through virtual book talks. HCFOL works to support all Friends’ groups in the Harris County Library community. 

HCFOL has always believed Jorge Luis Borges (poet and short storywriter) when he said, “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” 

This is a library lover’s best gift! Surprise your favorite valentine by donating in their name any time between February 1st through 14th in support of this exciting program.

There are three easy ways to donate:
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, 5749 South Loop East, Houston, TX 77033

The link below will take you to 2020 Authorama event details.

https://www.hcpl.net/blog/2020/07/harris-county-public-library-presents-authorama

In the words of Emily Dickinson, “… There is no Frigate like a Book to take us Lands away”.

This week, we celebrate Friends of Libraries all over the country! The Friends of Evelyn Meador Library have pledged to work with the Harris County Public Library and the City of Seabrook to make our library a wonderful resource for our coastal community. Our fundraising efforts help purchase upgraded furnishings and equipment that are aesthetically appealing and enhance the overall library experience. There are many levels of giving. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the library provides receipts for donations, all of which are tax deductible. Please help us build a state of the art library for the citizens of Seabrook and the surrounding area. Your gift will make a lasting contribution to this community! Here are a few ways that you can help support the Evelyn Meador Library:  

Click here to learn more about our organization and make a cash donation.

Click here to donate securely online via Network for Good.

Click here to donate through the Kroger Community Rewards Program or Amazon Smile.

You can also choose to donate gently used books that we can later sell in our bookstore or online. Or you can volunteer a few hours a week in our bookstore.

There are so many ways to give; pick the option that fits your lifestyle! Thank you for your support to keep Evelyn Meador Library vibrant and relevant in our community.