Family Fun Night Harvest Festival

Everyone is invited to the library's annual Family Fun Night Harvest Festival this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Bring in the fall with stories, face painting, crafts, and even bobbing for apples (on a string). This is sure to be tons of fun! See you there! Call 953-5491 for more information.

Free Business Counseling @ the Library

Ultimate Gaming and Mayhem Event (GaME)

Tonight from 6:30-8:30, teens ages 12-17 will be gaming on the XBox 360, the Wii, and the PS3!!! Snacks and drinks will be provided, just come ready to GaME!

Harker Heights Public Library Monthly Book Groups

Join Library staff and patrons in one or more lively book discussions. Choose to be involved in the online book discussion, the in person book discussion, or both!

Check out www.goodreads.com. Just make your own free account and search for the Harker Heights Public Library book group.

Enjoy a Brown Bag Book Club. Just bring your lunch for a book discussion at noon on the fourth Tuesday of each month!

September
Burn This Book edited by Toni Morrison
(with movie Fahrenheit 451 at brown bag lunch)

October
Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
(with movie Like Water For Chocolate at brown bag lunch and extra Foreign Film Festival Showing on Tuesday, October 26 at 5:30 p.m.)

November
One Second After by William R. Forstchen

December and January (book discussion only in January)
Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace … One School At a Time by Greg Mortenson

Soap Making Workshop- Sat. Oct. 2

Handcrafted soap is naturally full of glycerin, and is fragrant, bubbly, and amazingly softening to your skin. Create your own soap in this 4 hour class that teaches the basics of Cold Process Soap Making. Instructor Claire Grasse has been a soap maker both professionally and as a hobbyist for ten years. She is the owner of The Barefoot Gypsy soap company. Please wear old clothes and closed-toe shoes.

Register by calling 254-953-5491

Saturday, October 2 -- 1:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

Meet the Harker Heights Firefighters at our Family Fun Night!

Meet some of your Harker Heights firefighters Thursday evening at 6:30. We will listen to some stories, learn some fire safety tips, and check out the fire truck. Everybody is welcome. Hope to see you there. Call 953-5491 for more information.

Family Fun Night Fiesta! and Velcro Wall Event

Join us this Thursday, September 15 @ 6:30 as we kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with a FIESTA for all ages! We will have stories, dancing, refreshments and we will start off with an amazing Velcro wall. Get ready for FUN, FUN, FUN! See you there!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

Harker Heights Public Library
Saturday, September 18 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
400 Indian Trail, Harker Heights
254-953-5491
Visit the Harker Heights Public Library for a Hispanic Craft Project with artist Pilar Castrejan from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., a showing of the movie “Selena” from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and a music and dance performance from Ballet Folklorico from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Library Day at Barnes and Noble!

Saturday, September 18 from 10:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Harker Heights Barnes and Noble, 201 E Central Texas Expressway

Barnes and Noble and the Harker Heights Public Library will host a “Get Your Library Card” day! Drop in for a day of scheduled events including face painting, a “Talk Like a Pirate” storytime at 11:00 a.m., open mic opportunities throughout the day, local author book signings at 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., a banned books open mic at 4:00 p.m., and the chance to sign up for a Harker Heights Public Library card on the spot! Twenty four children and teenagers who participated in the “Spectacular Stories” anthology of children and teen poems, stories, and illustrations will be available at 2:00 p.m. for a book signing. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of items at Barnes and Noble will go to support the Friends of the Harker Heights Public Library. Call 254-953-5492 for more informaiton.

Make a Scrapbook Page for Free this Saturday

Kids of all ages and their parents or caregivers join us this Saturday, September 11th @ 10:00 a.m. to make a Back to School scrapbook page. Call 953-5491 for more information.

FREE Money Smart Financial Planning Workshops

Free Money Smart Financial Planning Class
6 Part Workshop provided by the ABC Foundation
Provided at the Harker Heights Public Library

Learn more about becoming financially independent through saving, smart purchasing strategies, knowledge about debt, and more! Sign up today at the Harker Heights Public Library!

September 7, 2010 – 5:30 – 7:30 PM
September 9, 2010 – 5:30 – 7:30 PM
September 11, 2010 – 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
September 14, 2010 – 5:30 – 7:30 PM
September 16, 2010 – 5:30 – 7:30 PM
September 18, 2010 – 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

September is Library Card Sign Up Month