It's Library Lovers Month, and HPL is encouraging people to share their good experiences and love by using the #ilovehoustonlibrary hashtag on social media. Let's see if we can encourage people to spread the love and tell their stories! More information is on the website here.

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Programs for African American History Month

There's a list of all this year's African American History Month programs up on the main library website here.

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STEAM/Makerspace Resources

I [Amanda] put together a list of websites with fun STEAM and Makerspace resources--you youth services people especially might want to take a look at it, but everyone might find at least one of these interesting:

General STEAM activities

• http://thekidshouldseethis.com/tagged/diy/
• https://www.exploratorium.edu/
• http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/
• http://www.steampoweredfamily.com/category/activities/page/2/
• www.tested.com
• www.makezine.com
• http://www.nationofmakers.com

Computer Science

• http://www.gcflearnfree.org (or http://www.gcfaprendelibre.org for Spanish)
• Free mouse tutorial: http://pbclibrary.org/mousing/ (or http://pbclibrary.org/raton/ in Spanish)
• Coding
• http://code.org/learn
• http://www.codecademy.com
• http://scratch.mit.edu
• Lynda.com has a bunch of coding tutorials, too, and we have free access to it through the HPL website

Art

• https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/
• http://www.theartassignment.com/

Science

• CRASH COURSE IS THE BEST THING EVER: http://thecrashcourse.com/
• Well, so is Minute Physics: https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics
• And SciShow: https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow
• And SciShow Kids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFIPG2u1DxKLNuE3y2SjHA

• And Animal Wonders: https://www.youtube.com/user/Anmlwndrs

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Tax information

It's that time of year again...here are the HPL locations offering AARP free tax help this year:

• Central Library: Mondays and Thursdays, 2 PM - 6 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM - 2 PM (Spanish-language assistance available only on Saturdays); starts on Monday, February 6; no tax help on March 4.
• Heights Neighborhood Library: Tuesdays, 12:30 PM - 4 PM
• Henington-Alief Regional Library: Wednesdays, 12 PM - 4 PM
• Hillendahl Neighborhood Library: Wednesdays, 11 AM - 3 PM and Thursdays, 1 PM - 5 PM (Spanish-language assistance is available)
• Johnson Neighborhood Library: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
• Kendall Neighborhood Library: Wednesdays, 12 PM - 4 PM and Saturdays, 10 AM - 2 PM
• Oak Forest Neighborhood Library: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 AM - 2 PM; Thursday, 10 AM - 3 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM - 2 PM
• Vinson Neighborhood Library: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

All of this and more can be found at http://houstonlibrary.org/tax-resources (houstonlibrary.org > Research > Tax Resources).

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Super Bowl Display

Are you ready for some football? We definitely are...

Mr. John Middleton from Planning and Facilities even got in on the fun:

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