This branch library hosts storytimes, crafts, and other activities.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, this branch library hosts English and bilingual storytimes for toddlers and preschoolers, as well as other special events.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, this branch library hosts storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as other special events.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, this branch library hosts storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as other special events.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, this branch library hosts several storytimes each week, including a bilingual storytime, along with afterschool programs and other special events.

This branch library hosts arts and crafts, game times, and other activities.

This branch library hosts playgroups for infants and toddlers, as well as bilingual storytimes for children from preschool to early elementary school.

The renovated Central Library features more than 200 computer stations, wi-fi, an on-site coffee shop, and a World Languages Center. The teens and kids sections have the whole fourth floor to themselves, and families can check out their books right there on the fourth floor - no need to corral the kids again at the first-floor checkout area.

The kids' section includes small tables, soft chairs along the windows, computers, and a cushy beanbag area for babies and toddlers. The separate teen room is designed as a cool place to hang out, featuring multiple flatscreens, pod chairs, and gaming equipment - plus a vast selection of popular and classic books, of course!

The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best library in Houston, the two-story Freeman Branch Library has a kids' room alone that's as big as most bookstores. Throw pillows, giant stuffed animals, craft tables, several computers, and an incredible selection of books make it more than a library - it's a great place to hang out and have fun.

A separate young adult lounge upstairs has tables covered in butcher paper, encouraging drawing, doodling, or writing messages. Vending machines, snack tables, and couches - with a TV nearby - are also available.

Storytimes are held for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, and Family Nights are designed for preschoolers and parents to share books, songs, games, and crafts.

To make a day of it, check out the park right across the street, with slides, swings, and picnic tables.

This regional branch library hosts infant playgroups, toddler storytimes, preschooler storytimes, and other activities.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, this branch library hosts several storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers each week, as well as a weekly Spanish storytime and an American Sign Language storytime. Other events include a montly book club for teens.

This branch library hosts storytimes for toddlers and preschoolers, as well as other events.

This branch library hosts storytimes, free movies, and craft-making.

This branch library hosts storytimes and the Houston Chronicle's bilingual "Get Ready for Reading" program, which provides parents with books and activites to increase their ability to help their children learn. The program includes storytime, games, and activities for young children, emphasizing the development of motor skills and preparation for reading.

This branch library hosts storytimes for toddlers and ESOL classes for teens. The kids' area is large, comprising most of the ground floor.

This branch library in the Heights hosts storytimes for toddlers.

The library in League City hosts several special events, storytimes, and family events

This branch library hosts several activities each week, including playgroups, bilingual storytimes, afterschool family and teen movie times, and free math tutoring on Saturdays from noon to 3pm.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, this branch library hosts storytimes and other events.

This branch library hosts storytimes and other activities.

This branch library hosts playgroups for infants and toddlers, storytimes, and afterschool craft times.

This branch library hosts storytimes for toddlers and preschoolers, as well as the Houston Chronicle's "Get Ready for Reading" program, which provides parents with books and activities to increase their ability to help their children learn. The program includes storytime, games, and activities for young children, emphasizing the development of motor skills and preparation for reading.

The library at Bear Creek has a spacious children's section, with a wide, colorful rug on the floor, inviting kids and grown-ups to spread out and get comfortable. The library hosts storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as bedtime stories once a month, and other activities.

The restrooms are large and clean, with changing tables available.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, Katy Library hosts storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, including bilingual storytimes.

This branch library hosts several activities each week, such as an afterschool Gaming Day and bilingual storytimes.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, La Porte Branch Library hosts storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, along with other activities.

This neighborhood library hosts storytimes, the Houston Chronicle's Get Ready for Reading program, and other activities for kids and families.

This neighborhood library hosts storytimes and other activities for kids and teens.

This branch library hosts weekly storytimes, movies for kids and teens, and game days with checkers, chess, Connect Four, and Battleship.

Maud Marks Library in Katy is part of the Harris County Public Library system, and hosts storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as other special events.

This branch library hosts storytime and crafts for toddlers, and the Houston Chronicle's "Get Ready for Reading" program.

This branch library hosts several activities each week, including storytimes, afterschool and summer programs, and fun science labs. Program dates and times are subject to change.

Also, in the afternoons (Mon-Thu) the meeting room becomes a gaming and computer lab, featuring X-Box and PlayStation 2 games and ten laptop computers, for kids 18 and under.

Part of the Houston Public Library system, Melcher Neighborhood Library hosts a variety of events for kids, teens, and families.

This branch library hosts toddler time and storytimes for preschoolers.

This branch library hosts storytimes and other activities.

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped provides free access to library materials especially designed for those with low vision or blindness or any type of physical disability.

Through NLS' national network of regional libraries, books and magazines on cassettes and in braille, as well as audio equipment, are mailed straight to participants' doors, at no cost.

This branch library hosts storytimes, craft times, and other activities for toddlers to teens.

This regional branch library hosts storytimes, afterschool activities, and other special events.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, Parker Williams Library hosts storytimes for toddlers and preschoolers, including Vietnamese storytimes, as well as other special events.

This branch library hosts storytimes and other special events.

This branch library hosts storytimes and other activities for children.

This branch library hosts toddler storytimes and other special events.

This branch library hosts storytimes, crafts, and other kids' activities.

This branch library hosts storytimes for toddlers, as well as the Houston Chronicle's "Get Ready for Reading" program, which provides parents with books and activities to increase their ability to help their children learn. The program includes storytime, games, and activities for young children, emphasizing the development of motor skills and preparation for reading.

Part of the Harris County Public Library system, Spring Branch Memorial Library hosts storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as other special events.

This branch library hosts bilingual playgroups, storytimes, and other children's activities.

This branch library hosts storytimes and other activities.

This branch library hosts storytimes, afterschool crafts and games, and the Houston Chronicle's "Get Ready for Reading" program.

This branch library hosts movie times, arts and crafts, and other activities.

This branch library hosts several activities each week, including storytimes, Chinese storytime, bilingual (Spanish-English) storytime, and playgroups.

West University Library is part of the Harris County Public Library system, in conjunction with the City of West University Place. The library hosts storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

The Friends of the West University Library group sponsors an ongoing used book sale at the site, as well as occasional Saturday book sales, to support the library's programs and collections.