Happy New Year!This January marks the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. To celebrate and reflect on the meaning of this holiday and the work of Martin Luther King, we are pleased to present two programs, each program will featuring a prominent history professor and author, Thomas C. Holt, from the University of Chicago, and Tyrone Tillery, from the University of Houston, will discuss their writings and thoughts on Dr. King and African American History. You will not want to miss either of these thought provoking programs or the discussions that will follow. For more information please see page 7.

To celebrate African American History Month we have planned interesting exhibits, programs and activities for children, teens and adults at HPL locations across the city. There are wonderful exhibits at both the Central Library and the African American Library at the Gregory School. If you haven’t visited the award winning African American Library at the Gregory School - I encourage you to make a point to do so with friends and family members anytime, but especially as we celebrate African American History Month.

Our third annual Reel Teen Film Festival for teens ages 13-18 to share their voice and creativity through film is one of our most popular and fastest growing programs. The talent and vision of our teenaged customers is inspiring; several of last year’s winners were recently featured in the Houston Chronicle. Submissions are due no later than January 29th to be eligible for screening. If you are interested in participating or attending, please see page 4. I encourage Houstonians of all ages to support this program of really talented teens.

Finally, if you need help sticking to (or making) your New Year’s Resolutions to become an even better you, please see page 9 for reading recommendations and a list of fitness programs offered at HPL locations to get you going and sticking to your plan. Again, the entire HPL Team wishes you all the best in the New Year!

Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Director

January - February | 2011

the link houston public library news and events

Author Series Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Houston Public Library presents

Author Series Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

See page 7 for more details.

February 19, 2011Share Your Creativity Through Film!For teens ages 13 - 18.See page 5 for more details.

African American History MonthJoin Houston Public Library in celebrating the history and heritage of African Americans. This year we are bringing you several events for different ages. Look for the red box like the one to the left for events and

exhibits that are part of our celebration of African American History Month.

Adults page 10

Book Club SelectionAn Evening With

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Gregory SchoolLife Speaks Quietly

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Blues and Blue JeansFocus On...

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HPL NEWSLinking YOU to the World of Fun and Education

Focus on... Cathryn Rodd Selman, ChairHouston Public Library Foundation

I grew up reading in Houston’s neighborhood libraries, first at the Central Library, then located in the Julia Ideson Building, and later the Elizabeth L. Ring Neighborhood Library. My most vivid library memory is how excited I was when my parents finally allowed me to read by myself in the Children’s Reading Room at the Central Library; when I was older, choosing JUST SEVEN books to take

along on our family summer camping trip was always a big challenge.

My favorite book as a horse-crazy young girl was Black Beauty by Anna Sewell – it’s a wonderful story, with emotional highs and lows that teaches much about character, integrity and kindness. Today I read mainly biographies and novels, often modern prize-winners or classics. One of my favorite modern writers is Marilynne Robinson – I found her novels Gilead and Home remarkable in their insightful and sensitive portrayal of both the beauty and complexity of extended family relationships through several generations.

For these books and more, please visit our web sitewww.houstonlibrary.org/catalog

For more about the Houston Public Library Foundation, visit:www.houstonlibrary.org/hplfoundation

For tickets and more information, please visit:

HPL EXHIBITSLinking YOU to the World of Fun and Education

Shall We Gather: The Gregory School Celebrates 140 YearsNow until February 18, 2011The African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor Street, Houston, TX, 77019

The exhibition Shall We Gather: The Gregory School Celebrates 140 Years examines the unique history of the Gregory School while interacting with works from the African American Library at the Gregory School’s archival collection.

On July 1, 1869 Joseph Welch, Texas Superintendent of Education, wrote Oliver O. Howard, Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau, in Washington, D.C. asking for approval of a contract to construct a schoolhouse in Houston for black residents. When the City of Houston finally instituted free public schools for white and black children by the early 1870s, the Gregory School became “the first colored institution.”

The school stood as a tangible achievement of black postwar efforts to secure their right to an education. To blacks throughout the Fourth Ward, the Gregory School (Institute) reminded them of their community’s strength in overcoming hardships that blacks faced in post war years. One hundred and forty years later, the Gregory School has been converted into a special collections library, operated by the Houston Public Library, which stands as a monument to all Houstonians.

Life Speaks Quietly: Photography of Carlyle ThompsonJanuary 8 - February 28, 2011Central Library | First Floor Gallery500 McKinney, Houston, Texas 77002

This exhibit features images from Thompson’s first published book, Africa: A Photographic Safari, chronicling his daily journeys while visiting the continent.

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, photographer Carlyle Thompson began documenting Africa in 2006, when he travelled for the first time to the country of Kenya, in east Africa. Canvassing the country’s red soils, Thompson was able to capture stunning images of the natural world of the Laikipia Masia and Samburu people.

In 2008, Thompson returned to Africa, where he spent much of his time in the formerly war-torn nation of Rwanda. While in the capital city of Kigali, Thompson photographed the Hotel Des Mille Colines, focus of the story of the Rwandan genocide in the movie, Hotel Rwanda. Thompson’s work represents a lifelong dream to travel to Africa that began when he was a teenager. When he is not behind the camera, Thompson resides in the Acres Homes community in northwest Houston and works as a lab technician. A committed Christian, he is actively involved in his church, St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. He also volunteers his time, speaking about his work and travels to local public school students. For more information about Carlyle Thompson and his photography, please visit: http://crthompson.com.

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KIDSLinking YOU to the World of Fun and Education

KIDMOVIEPICKS

KID BOOK PICKS

Celebrating African American History Through StorytellingPuppet Pizzazz – African TalesProfessional Puppeteer Mr. Greg Ruhe shares his real life adventures of teaching puppetry in Sudan while sharing an array of new puppets and stories inspired by his journey into Africa. This program is a 40 minute puppetry spectacular filled with an ar-ray of various puppetry styles, dramatic story telling and lots of audience participation. This performance is perfect for preschool students to senior citizens.

Montrose Neighborhood LibraryTuesday, February 1 | 10:30 AMMcCrane- Kashmere Neighborhood LibraryWednesday, February 2 | 10:30 AMPark Place Regional LibraryThursday, February 3 | 2 PMMelcher Neighborhood LibraryMonday, February 7 | 4 PMMancuso Neighborhood LibraryTuesday, February 8 | 4 PMDixon Neighborhood LibraryWednesday, February 9 | 10:30 AMHillendahl Neighborhood LibraryTuesday, February 15 | 4:00 PMPleasantville Neighborhood LibraryWednesday, February 16 | 11:15 AMTuttle Neighborhood LibraryThursday, February 17 | 4:00 PMFifth Ward Neighborhood LibraryFriday, February 18 | 9:00 AM

Young Neighborhood LibraryMonday, February 21| 4:00 PMJungman Neighborhood LibraryTuesday, February 22 | 10:30 AMRing Neighborhood LibraryTuesday, February 22 | 3:30 PM

Abubakr KouyateAbubakr Kouyate is a West African storyteller and master drummer who will delight audiences of all ages.

HPL Express - Discovery Green Saturday, February 12 | 1 PM

For more information on these events and other African American History Month events, please visit :www.houstonlibrary.org/aahm(NOTE: location addresses can be found on page 12

of this publication.)

Check out these movies online or at your favorite HPL location. www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog

For a list of more books that might interest you, visit our catalog:

www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog

Guys Read: Funny Businessby Leila Scieszka

The CandyMakeersby Leila Scieszka

Pies & Prejudiceby Heather Vogel Frederick

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TEEN MOVIE PICKS

Check out these movies online or at your favorite HPL location. www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog

TEENSLinking YOU to the World of Fun and Education

The Defense of Thaddeus A. Ledbetter by John Gosselink

Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales

Heart Transplant by Andrew Vachss

Teen Book Picks

It is not to late to enter !!The 2011Teen Film Festival is in its third year and will be held February 19, 2011. This is an opportunity for teens ages 13 - 18 to share their talents and express their views and ideas through film.

DATES TO ENTERJanuary 15, 2011 (eligible for prizes)January 29, 2011 (eligible for screening at festival)Last day to submit work (by 4:50 pm).

February 19, 2011Reel Teen Film Festival.

GENERAL CATEGORIESDocumentary , Feature/Narrative, Mockumentary, Music Video , Animation, Broadcast, PSA , Commercial, Movie Trailer

LENGTH OF FILMFeature/Narrative, Mockumentary, and Documentaries: 4 minutes or less.Music Videos, Broadcasts, Movie Trailers, Animation (short): 2 minutes or less.PSA/Commercials: 30 seconds or 60 seconds exact.

PRIzESPrizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place for each category. Each category will also award a prize for People’s Choice.

APPLICATION FORMSTo enter, you must fill out an application form which is available at any HPL location or online at: www.houstonlibrary.org/teens

ENTRIES CAN BE MAILED TO:HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY CENTRAL LIBRARYAttn: Reel Teen Fest | 4th floor-Teen500 McKinney | Houston, TX 77002

For a list of more books that might interest you, visit our catalog

www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog

If you have any questions or comments email hpl.reelteenfest@cityofhouston.net or visit : www.houstonlibrary.org/teens

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Martin luther King legacyLinking YOU to the World of Fun and Education

RESOuRCESSimple Justice by Richard Kluger This book discusses in detail, the Supreme Court decision of Brown vs. Board of Education that outlawed school segregation and culminated a century long social and legal struggle to establish black equality in the U.S.

Only Twice I’ve Wished for Heaven by Dawn Turner TriceEleven-year-old girl Tempestt and her family are given a chance to leave behind the gritty neighborhood she has known throughout her entire life for one square mile of pristine beauty carved out of a Chicago ghetto and secured by a 10-foot-tall, ivy-covered, wrought iron fence. Tempestt is quickly drawn to the streets beyond

the fence, to a place of colorful, often dangerous, characters: 35th Street. Barely a month after moving to Lakeland, Tempestt will witness the death of friend, cause the arrest of a preacher, and start a chain of events that will send 35th Street up in flames.

Still I Rise: A Cartoon History of African Americans by Joland Owen Laird, Jr., with Taneshia Nash Laird In Still I Rise Roland Laird and Elihu Bey take the cartoon form to another level to tell the rich history of the achievements, struggles, hopes, suffering, and triumphs of people of African descent in America. In the process, they bring to

light many surprising and little-known facts of American history, making the book a joy to both those who thought they knew it all already and those learning history for the first time.

Song Yet Sung by James McBrideLiz Spocott, a young runaway who has odd dreams about the future of the colored race, mistakenly inspires a breakout from the prison attic of a notorious slave thief named Patty Cannon. As Cannon stokes revenge, Liz flees into the nefarious world of the underground railroad with its double meanings and unspoken clues to freedom known to the

slaves of Dorchester County as “The Code.” Denwood Long, a troubled slave catcher and eastern shore waterman, is coaxed out of retirement to break “The Code” and track down Liz. Filled with rich history-much of the story is drawn from historical events-and told in McBride’s signature lyrical storytelling style.

For more books on African American History and Black culture, visit our web site: www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog

Online ResourcesAfrican American History OnlineThis comprehensive database includes subject entries, primary sources, images and videos, general and topic-specific timelines, biographies, maps and charts, and more.*

African American Reference E-book TitlesSearch 10 Gale reference titles related to African American culture, history, and literature simultaneously.*

Black Thought and CultureAn electronic collection of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders covering 250 years of history including letters, speeches, prefatory essays, political leaflets, interviews, periodicals, and trial transcripts.*

Get access to these resources and others at:http://www.houstonlibrary.org/african-american-studies

* These resources require a Houston Public Library Power Card for access from your home or office.

African American Books and Resources

African American Library at the Gregory SchoolYou can find a variety of books, movies, ebooks, and audio materials at your favorite Houston Public Library location. Visit our online catalog and search at www.houstonlibrary.org

Did you KNOW?

You can find these books and hundreds of others on Martin Luther King Jr. at your favorite

Houston Public Library location. Visit our online catalog and

search for these titles:www.houstonlibrary.org

By Doreen Rappaport Illustrations by Brian Collier

By Michael Eric Dyson

By Stewart Burns

Selected byCoretta Scott King

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Remembering Dr. King and His Dream

Houston Public Library is pleased to present

events featuring two distinguished

professors in honor and celebration of the

25th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.

Day. Both events are free to the public and

suitable for all ages.

Thomas C. HoltSaturday, January 15 | 2PM – 4PMCentral Library 500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77002

Building on seminal books like John Hope Franklin’s From Slavery to Free-dom and many others, Holt captures the entire African American experi-ence from the moment the first twen-ty African slaves were sold at Jame-stown in 1619. Each chapter focuses on a generation of individuals who

shaped the course of American history, hoping for a better life for their children but often confronting the ebb and flow of their civil rights and status within society. Many familiar faces grace these pages—Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., and President Barack Obama—but also some overlooked ones. Taken together, their stories tell how African Americans fashioned a culture and identity amid the turmoil of four centuries of American history.

Thomas C. Holt is the James Westfall Thompson Professor of American and African American History at the University of Chicago. A past president of the American Historical Associa-tion, Holt has been a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson International Cen-ter, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also the au-thor of Black Over White, The Problem of Freedom, The Problem of Race in the Twenty-First Century, and co-author of Beyond Slavery.

Tyrone TilleryWednesday, January 19 | 4PM – 5:30PMSmith Neighborhood Library3624 Scott St., Houston, Texas 77004

Born in Clarendon Parish in Jamai-ca, poet and novelist Claude McKay (1890-1948) wrote in dialect and by 1912, when he left for the U.S., was known as “the Robert Burns of Jamai-ca.” In his depiction of McKay’s stern father and nurturing mother, Tillery demonstrates the contradictions that were to become a permanent part of

McKay’s life. The book chronicles McKay’s move to New York City, the failure of his marriage and of a business venture, the growing radicalism that would culminate in his trip in 1922 to Russia, and his return to become part of the Harlem Renais-sance. McKay’s later renunciation of communism and his con-version to Catholicism, his battle with syphilis and his death in Chicago of heart failure are detailed with sensitivity in this comprehensive critical biography (Publisher’s Weekly).

Tyrone Tillery is an associate professor at the University of Houston. He is a scholar of U.S. history who specializes in Af-rican American and Civil Rights history. Dr. Tillery has served as the executive director of the NAACP, Detroit Branch. He is the winner of the 1993 Gustavus Myers Center Outstanding Book Award on the subject of intolerance in the United States, and has been invited as a commentator by the Southwestern Historical Association and the Fourth Annual Conference on Latino Issues. Tillery is currently doing research on the history of race and intergroup relations in Detroit from 1943 to 1968.

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Keep Your 2011 ResolutionsBooks and Movies - New Year Resolutions

Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson In Life Makeovers, Cheryl Richardson has taken all the know-how and insight she has gleaned from her years as a personal coach and distilled it into a simple, year-long program that shows how making small changes, over time, can have a huge impact on the quality of your life. In fifty-two simple essays, Richardson provides a plan for both reflecting and taking action as well as practical advice and exercises to help readers gradually and permanently remodel their lives, week by week.

New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career by Alexandra Levit It’s never too late to start fresh and forge ahead on a fulfilling new career path. Alexandra Levit, career columnist for The Wall Street Journal, has interviewed dozens of individuals who have successfully switched careers-many of them more than once-and provides practical, empowering, and action-oriented steps for figuring out your next move with clarity and confidence.

How to Buy Your First Home by Diana Brodman SummersThis book guides you through the entire process of buying a home, from preliminaries to finances to caring for your new home. How to Buy Your First Home is the resource that will take the mystery out of buying a home.

Resolutions That Work: How to Make and Keep New Years Resolutions by Serge PrengelThis book describes three simple principles to help you make and keep new year’s resolutions and addresses what to do when you’re not able to keep your resolutions. It challenges you to learn to deal with all of yourself: The part of you that wants to change… as well as the part that is resisting change. As you get into this process, you’ll find it has the potential to free up tremendous energy toward reaching your goals. Typical reader’s comment: “Deep

insights... yet simple & quick to read”.

Exercise and Fitness at Houston Public Library

Exercise & Fitness

Enjoy yoga, aerobics, and much more at your neighborhood library. Please consult your physician before participating in these or any exercise programs.

Laughter Yoga with Lainie DiamondHouston, we have laughter! Laugh your way to health and joy with this fun and life-changing laughter yoga (Hasyayoga) exercise group. Lainie Diamond will lead everyone in playful and yogic breathing-based laughter yoga exercises. No mats or exercise clothing needed, just bring yourself.

Central Library (Beginning January 12, 2011)Wednesdays | 5PM – 6PM

Reggie’s WorkoutWhether your fitness goals involve weight management, muscle toning, stress relief, or just total health, there is something for you in one of Reggie’s classes. A modern form of total body exercise, which can be adapted to any fitness level, set to fantastic music, will keep beginners and veterans coming back for more.

Central Library (Beginning January 8, 2011 )Saturdays | 10:30AM – 11:30AM and Tuesdays | 5:30PM – 6:30PM

Stress-Buster SeriesLearn ways to de-stress and relieve muscle strain through breathing exercises, yoga postures, and other techniques you can do at your desk and at home. Wear comfortable clothes that allow for easy movement. All are welcome to attend. Kendall Neighborhood Library Alternate Thursdays | 6:45PM – 7:45PM January 13, 20 | February 10, 24

Vinson Neighborhood Library Alternate Thursdays | 5:30PM – 6:30PM January 13, 27 | February 10, 24 Young Neighborhood Library Alternate Fridays | 11:30AM – 12:30PM January 14, 28 | February 11, 25 Melcher Neighborhood Library 2nd Friday of Each Month | 3PM – 4PM January 14, February 11

For a detailed list of fitness events, please visit the event section of our web site: www.houstonlibrary.org/events (NOTE: location addresses can be found on page 12 of this publication.)

For more fitness events and other events for the new year, visit: www.houstonlibrary.org/events

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ADuLTSLinking YOU to the World of Fun and Education

Book Club SelectionsThe following books are being discussed by book clubs held at HPL locations across the city. For the date and location of these clubs, please visit our web site atwww.houstonlibrary.org/bookclubs.

61 Hours by Lee ChildThe Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe by Edgar Allen PoeAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneDewey: The Small Town Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki MyronThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsHeaven’s Keep by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Black Cat by Martha GrimesThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyAs I Lay Dying by Seth Grahame-SmithAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Tom Rob SmithThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleHeaven’s Keep by William KruegerFamily Album by Aimee BenderMy Ántonia by Penelope Lively

JOIN uS for An Evening With... Author Series February 2011

An Evening with Cydney RaxThursday, February 17 | 5:30PMMancuso Neighborhood Library 6767 Bellfort, Houston, Texas 77087

Join us for a special visit from author Cydney Rax, who will discuss and sign copies of her latest book, Brothers and Wives.

Danielle Frazier walked into her ex’s family reunion expecting some drama. But she never could have anticipated what happened next. At the reunion, Dani meets Scottie Meadows, a smooth bad boy with a killer smile who smells just like the kind of danger Dani could get down with. He isn’t shy about how he’s feeling for her either. Too bad his brother is Neil, Dani’s ex and baby’s daddy, who wants the two to have nothing to do with each other, especially while Scottie is living in his house.

Cydney Rax is the author of My Daughter’s Boyfriend and My Husband’s Girlfriend. Born and raised in Detroit, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University. Cydney is also an author promoter and her reviews have appeared on numerous books.

An Evening with ReShonda Tate BillingsleyMonday, February 28 | 5:30PMVinson Neighborhood Library 3810 W. Fuqua, Houston, Texas 77045

Join us for a special visit from local author ReShonda Tate Billingsley, who will discuss and sign copies of her work, including her latest book in the Good Girlz series for teens, Drama Queens.

High school is coming to a close for the Good Girlz, and it couldn’t end on a better note: Camille, Angel, Alexis, and Jasmine are ecstatic to discover they’ve all been accepted to the same Texas university! Prairie View A&M, watch out: there will be four inseparable friends on campus come September, and between the cute guys, the Greek parties—oh, and the cool classes, of course—their good times will just be beginning.

ReShonda Tate Billingsley is the national bestselling author of 20 titles (Eight adult novels, eight teen novels, one non-fiction, two anthologies, and one poetry book). Her sophomore novel, Let the Church Say Amen, is being made into a movie, of which she is Executive Producer and actress Regina King is the director.

Borrow your favorite storytime book for up to six weeks FREE with your library card. Visit www.houstonlibrary.org and sign-up!

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Need to repair your credit? Have more bills than money? Want to create a nest egg for your golden years? Wish you could afford to send your child to college? The Houston Public Library has the answer for you! We have partnered with several community organizations to bring you More Money @ Your Library® to help you to attain your financial goals by providing FREE financial literacy classes and programs at select neighborhood library locations. Here is a sample of some of the classes and workshops available:

Bank On It**This course introduces the basics of banking-- from the different types of financial institutions to the services they might offer. Participants will be able to: recognize the major types of insured financial institutions, recognize basic banking terms, recognize differences between banks and check-cashing services, identify bank employees and their jobs, identify the types of accounts, and describe banking services. Classes offered by The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston.

Carnegie Neighborhood LibraryThursday, January 6, 2011 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM (Spanish)

Frank Library, an HPL Express LocationTuesday, January 18, 2011 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM

Borrowing Basics**Used wisely, credit can benefit you and your family. But first, there are some things you should know about the value of credit and its costs. By the end of this course, participants will be able to decide when and how to use credit. To achieve this objective, participants will be able to explain the value of credit, describe different types of loans. Classes offered by The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston.

Frank Library, an HPL Express LocationTuesday, January 4, 2011 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM

Park Place Regional LibraryMonday, January 10, 2011 | 6 PM - 7:30 PM (Spanish)

Carnegie Neighborhood LibraryThursday, January 20, 2011 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM (Spanish)

Charge It Right**Using a credit card can be both a convenience and a necessity. However, many people get into trouble by not using a credit card wisely. People generally use credit cards to purchase goods and services. Credit cards represent a revolving line of credit. By the end of this course, participants will be able to describe the costs and benefits of using a credit card.

To achieve this objective, participants will be able to identify characteristics of credit cards, describe the costs of using a credit card, and recognize potential problems with credit card use. Classes offered by The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston.

Park Place Regional LibraryMonday, January 24, 2011 | 6 PM - 7:30 PM (Spanish)

To Your Credit**An important step of financial security is understanding your credit report and building a positive credit history. This course will provide you with general information on credit reports, how to repair credit, and available resources. By the end of this course, participants will be familiar with the importance of a credit history. To achieve this objective, the participants will be able to identify a credit report and how it is used, order a credit report, read a credit report, identify ways to start repairing credit, recognize credit repair scams, and identify available resources.

Frank Library, an HPL Express LocationTuesday, January 11, 2011 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM

Carnegie Neighborhood LibraryThursday, January 13, 2011 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM(Spanish)

Park Place Regional LibraryMonday, January 31, 2011 | 6 PM - 7:30 PM (Spanish)

(NOTE: location addresses can be found on page 12

of this publication.)

* The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston builds financial literacy by teaching free personal finance classes. Their goal is to expand opportunities for women, girls, and families to become independent, productive, and financially stable. They also direct a school based program for at risk 9th and 10th grade girls and conduct research on critical issues affecting women and girls. The Women’s Resource will partner with Houston Public Library to provide free financial education classes in English and in Spanish. All classes are open to the public and teach the basics of personal finance- spending and budgeting, loans, credit, banking services, insurance, and retirement.

** These classes will be recorded for educational and promotional purposes. Class participants will have an opportunity to participate in the recordings. Please call 832-393-1381 for more information.

For a complete and up-to-date list of events and resources, visit:www.houstonlibrary.org/moremoney

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TECH ITLinking YOU to the World of Fun and Education

Featured Computer ClassesFree computer classes are offered for adults and teens throughout the Library system. Classes are taught in English and Spanish and include

Word, Power Point, and Introduction to Excel courses. We also offer technology and social media classes.

Digital Music Saturday, January 8 | 2 - 4 PM Central Library Learn all about downloading music, audio-streaming databases, iTunes, and podcasts. Building Blogs Saturday, January 15 | 2 - 4 PM Central LibraryIntroduction to blogs and blogging. PhotoThing! Saturday, January 22 | 2 - 4 PM Central LibraryLearn basic photo editing skills, basic photo storage options, and how to publish your photos to the Web. We will use Photofunia, Fotoflexer, Picnik, Flickr, and Panoramio. You are welcome to bring your digital images and a USB drive to save your work. Technology Trends for 2011 Saturday, January 29 | 2 - 4 PMCentral Library Learn about new upcoming digital technologies that will help you keep informed in today’s world. Searching with Google Monday, January 24 | 1:30 - 3 PM The Morris Frank Library, an HPL Express LocationGo beyond basic internet searching and see what else you can do with Google.

Ask a Librarian Houston Public Library’s info 24/7 chat reference service is available24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Visit: www.houstonlibrary.org/ask-a-librarian

Have You Read ... Looking for your next book? Librarians at Houston Pub-lic Library will create a customized reading list for you, based on your exact preferences.For more information and to customize your list, visit:www.houstonlibrary.org/readerslink

NEXTREADS

Are you looking for a few good books to read?

Sign up for our e-newsletters and get great book suggestions by email. We’ll deliver reading lists right to your inbox along with new gems, bestsellers, and related titles.

To get started, visit:www.houstonlibrary.org/nextreads

WeCAN Works is a digital lit-eracy and workforce readi-ness public/private partner-ship that provides the means to the underserved, unskilled,

and underemployed for sustainable career paths and jobs. As the expanded and targeted effort of the Wireless Empowered Com-munity Access Network (WeCAN), WeCAN Works concentrates on providing digital literacy and other job readiness support ser-vices and training to prepare Houstonians for work. Classes are currently being offered at the following Houston Public Library and WeCAN Community Access Locations:

Burnett Bayland Community Center6200 Chimney Rock, Houston, Texas 77081Tuesday – Thursday (9 AM - 2:30 PM)

Carnegie Neighborhood Library1050 Quitman, Houston, Texas 77009Monday – Wednesday (10 AM - 1PM)

HPL Express Southwest Library6400 High Star, Houston, Texas 77074Tuesday – Thursday (6 PM - 9 PM)

Vinson Neighborhood Library3810 W. Fuqua, Houston, Texas 77047Monday – Wednesday (10 AM - 1PM)

The Morris Frank Library, an HPL Express Location10103 Fondren, Houston, Texas 77096Monday – Thursday (10 AM - 1PM)

For more information, please see www.wecanhouston.org, or call our partners at Houston Community College at 713-718-5400.

BECOME A FRIENDThe Friends of the Houston Public Library, founded in 1953, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering wider recognition, use, and support of the Houston Public Library. With support from the Friends, Houston Public Library is better able

to meet the vital needs of the community.

The Friends provides support and resources for Library programs such as the Summer Reading Program for children, after school programs, and cultural programming and activities for the entire community.

To become a Friend of the Houston Public Library, or to learn more, please visit www.friendsofhpl.org.

DONATEThe Houston Public Library Foundation advocates for libraries and supports the Houston Public Library by funding programming, materials, staff training and other enhancements.

The Foundation recently added the first-ever community meeting room to the iconic, circle-shaped Ring Neighborhood Library.

To contribute or for more information, please visit www.houstonlibrary.org/hplfoundation or call 832-393-1450.

VOLuNTEERHouston Public Library’s Central Library is home to the award-winning author series, “An Evening With…”, and several other exciting, innovative programs that bring national and local authors from several genres to the Houston

Public Library.

We are looking for volunteers to help us with these programs. To learn more, please visit www.houstonlibrary.org/author-events.

For more information about volunteering with HPL, please visit www.houstonlibrary.org/volunteer-opportunities.

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CENTRAL LIBRARY500 McKinney, 77002 | 832-393-1313M 10-8 | T 10-8 | W 10-8 | Th 10-8 | Sa 10-5 | Su 1-5

CLEAR LAKE CITY–COuNTY FREEMAN MEMORIAL16616 Diana Lane, 77062 | 281-488-1906

COLLIER REGIONAL 6200 Pinemont, 77092 | 832-393-1740M 10-8 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 10-8 | F 10-6 | Sa 10-5

DIXON 8002 Hirsch, 77016 | 832-393-1760M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

FIFTH WARD 4014 Market, 77020 | 832-393-1770 M 2-6 | T 2-6 | W 2-6 | Th 2-6 | F 2-6

FLORES 110 North Milby, 77003 | 832-393-1780M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

FRANK 10103 Fondren, Brays Oaks Towers Building, 77096832-393-2410 M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

FREED-MONTROSE 4100 Montrose, 77006 | 832-393-1800M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

HEIGHTS 1302 Heights Blvd, 77008 | 832-393-1810M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

HENINGTON-ALIEF REGIONAL 7979 South Kirkwood, 77072 | 832-393-1820M 10-8 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 10-8 | F 10-6 | Sa 10-5

HILLENDAHL 2436 Gessner Rd, 77080 | 832-393-1940M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

JOHNSON 3517 Reed Rd., 77051 | 832-393-2550M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

JuNGMAN5830 Westheimer, 77057 | 832-393-1860M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

KENDALL 609 N. Eldridge, 77079 | 832-393-1880M 10-8 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 10-8 | F 10-6 | Sa 10-5

LAKEWOOD 8815 Feland Street, 77028 | 832-393-2530M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

LOOSCAN 2510 Willowick, 77027 | 832-393-1900M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

MANCuSO 6767 Bellfort, 77087 | 832-393-1920M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

MCCRANE-KASHMERE GARDENS 5411 Pardee St., 77026 | 832-393-2450M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

MCGOVERN–STELLA LINK7405 Stella Link, 77025 | 832-393-2630 M 10-8 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 10-8 | F 10-6 | Sa 10-5

MELCHER M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-67200 Keller, 77012 | 832-393-2480

MEYER 5005 West Bellfort, 77035 | 832-393-1840M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

MOODY 9525 Irvington, 77076 | 832-393-1950M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

OAK FOREST CLOSED FOR RENOVATION1349 West 43rd Street| 832-393-1960

PARENT RESOuRCE LIBRARYTHE CHILDREN’S MuSEuM OF HOuSTON 1500 Binz, 77004 | 713-535-7264 T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 10-8| F 910-6| Sa 10-6 | Su 12-6Family Free Night—Th 5-8

PARK PLACE REGIONAL 8145 Park Place Blvd., 77017 | 832-393-1970M 10-8 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 10-8 | F 10-6 | Sa 10-5

PLEASANTVILLE 1520 Gellhorn, 77029 | 832-393-2330M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

RING 8835 Long Point, 77055 | 832-393-2000M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

ROBINSON-WESTCHASE 3223 Wilcrest, 77042 | 832-393-2011M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

SCENIC WOODS REGIONAL 10677 Homestead, 77016 | 832-393-2030M 10-8 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 10-8 | F 10-6 | Sa 10-5

SMITH 3624 Scott St., 77004 | 832-393-2050M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

STANAKER 611 S/Sgt. Macario Garcia, 77011 | 832-393-2080M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

STIMLEY-BLuE RIDGE 7007 West Fuqua, 77489 | 832-393-2370M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

TuTTLE 702 Kress, 77020 | 832-393-2100M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

VINSON (+ HPL EXPRESS) 3810 West Fuqua, 77045| 832-393-2120 M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

WALTER 7660 Clarewood, 77036 | 832-393-2500M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

YOuNG 5260 Griggs Road, Palm Center 77021| 832-393-2140M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

HPL EXPRESS LOCATIONSHPL EXPRESS SOuTHWEST6400 High Star, 77074 | 832-393-2660M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

HPL EXPRESS DISCOVERY GREEN 1500 McKinney, #R2 77010 | 832-393-1375W 11-5 | Th 11-5 | F 11-5| Sa 11-5 | Su 1-5

FRANK 10103 Fondren, Brays Oaks Towers Building, 77096 832-393-2410 M 11-7 | T 10-6 | W 10-6 | Th 11-7 | F 10-6

SPECIAL COLLECTIONSTHE AFRICAN AMERICAN LIBRARY AT THE GREGORY SCHOOL1300 Victor Street, 77019 | 832-393-1440M 10-6 | T 10-6 | W 10-8 | Th 10-6 | Sa 10-5

HOuSTON METROPOLITAN RESEARCH CENTER, LOCATED IN THE JuLIA IDESON BuILDING500 McKinney, 77002 | 832-393-1313M 10-6 | T 10-6 | W 10-8 | Th 10-6 | Sa 10-5

CLAYTON LIBRARY CENTER FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH5300 Caroline, 77004 | 832-393-2600 T 10-6 | W 10-8 | Th 10-6 | | F 10-5 | Sa 10-5

REFERENCE / INFO832-393-1313

TELEPHONE RENEwaLs832-393-2280

CIRCuLaTION quEsTIONs832-393-2222

TTY (HEaRING IMPaIRED)832-393-1539

VOLuNTEER sERVICEs832-393-1481

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