MC Memorial Library: Fall News

CONROE, TX -- The good folks at the Montgomery County Memorial Library are Celebrating Fall with Book Sales, Storytimes, Teentober and More. All branches are welcoming Fall Fun in for all ages. They are really excited for October, a month complete with book sales and fall fests for the young trick-or-treaters to the seniors. With Halloween just over the horizon, the kiddos will be itching to test out their ‘candy night’ costumes for children storytimes. There will also be Teentober special events for young adults to further expand their reading horizons, and for the adults, the Gulf Coast Reads community book club will have their events as well. So there is a little something for all age groups at Montgomery County Library branches.

“The Montgomery County Memorial System libraries are welcoming fall fun for all

Ages,” said Anne Neidinger, Montgomery County Memorial Library System spokeswoman. “October is a full month with book sales, fall fests, special teen and adult events, and storytimes.”

At the Central Library in Conroe, the ‘Library Friends of Conroe,’ will be celebrating their 30th Anniversary Book Sale, from October 3-5. The ‘Central Library Fall Festival’ will be on October 10th, 11am. The Malcolm Purvis Branch in Magnolia will hold their Fall Festival on October 9th, 10am. The Meadow Branch in Willis, will have their book sale on October 4-5, with their Fall Festival on October 5, 10am. In New Caney, the Tullis Branch will have a ‘Children’s Costume Boo-tique Shop’ on October 2, 9:30am, which is free for the children. At the Mitchell Branch in The Woodlands, they will be hosting a ‘Halloween Edition of Family Trivia Night’ on October 1, starting at 6:30pm.

As Halloween nears, the children will grow more excited, with storytimes and even a few parades thrown in for good measure. The Central Library in Conroe, will hold its ‘Trick or Treat Not Too Scary Costume Parade,’ on October 31, 10:30am. In Magnolia, the Purvis Branch will host its Halloween Family Storytime, on October 30, 10am. In Willis, the Meador Branch will have their ‘Halloween Meador Family Storytime and Trick-or-Treating Parade,’ on October 29-30, 9:30am. At the Tullis Branch in New Caney, Halloween Storytime, will be October 30, at 10am.

Teens/Young Adults will get their chance to howl as well with some innovative and rewarding programs, that involve keepsakes, and entertainment. They are part of the MCMLS’s Teentober program. The Tullis Branch will have a Pumpkin Painting event on October 5, 2pm, followed by a Horror Movie on October 28, 5pm. The West Branch in Montgomery will be knotting together Macramé bats, on Monday, Oct. 7, 5pm; followed by a Halloween party on October 25, at 10am.

At the Central Library, teens will be busy with Halloween Sand Art, October 15, 1pm & 5pm. On October 22, 1pm & 5pm, a Halloween Friendship Bracelets building session will take place; and finally, on October 29th, 1pm & 5pm, teens will get a chance to Paint Mini Pumpkins.

Other Teentober events include a Teen Pumpkin Painting Craft, October 17, 4:30pm, at the Malcolm Purvis Branch in Magnolia. The Meador Branch in Willis will be hosting the ‘Ghostbusters’ movie, along with snacks, on October 12, 2pm. The Mitchell Branch in The Woodlands will host a Teen Craft: Dice Bags & Boxes, on October 28, 5:30pm, and also The Woodlands South Library Branch will be having a Teen Halloween Spooky Jewelry Craft, on October 22, 5:30pm.

The regional community reading initiative for adults called ‘Gulf Coast Reads,’ has selected their October read, ‘Night Will Find You,’ by Julia Heaberlin. The book was chosen by popular vote for this year’s book. MCMLS is a library partner for this reading initiative that encourages readers living along the upper Texas Gulf Coast to read and discuss the selected book each October. Book clubs can be found at all the Montgomery County library branches.

Since there is still some September left this month, it is still ‘Library Card Sign Up Month,’ which is a drive to welcome new cardholders and reminds us of what your library card can do for you. Anyone who gets their card in September, or checks out items, will be included in a prize drawing for a book bundle. Children may celebrate Library Card Sign Up Month by participating in the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge. Read three books and be entered into a drawing to help celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday. There will be library staff at events around the county like Farmer's Markets, the Children's Museum, schools and senior community centers, all in an effort to sign up new cardholders.

The MCMLS also has announced the arrival of a new box truck to help deliver items from branch to branch. The 2024 Chevrolet truck is a much anticipated replacement vehicle that has been wrapped in the design of one of the new library card designs, with the motto to READ, IMAGINE and DISCOVER. And is representative of all the resources and programs at the Montgomery County Memorial Library System.