Carnegie Neighborhood Library and Center for Learning

Monday, January 26, 2015

THE CHANGING FACE OF HOUSTON AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

We are celebrating the Civic Engagement Week at HPL from Tuesday, January 27 to Saturday, January 31, 2015.

Civic Engagement will involve deliberate, consistent and purposeful outreach to create an environment in which people from all backgrounds have a voice in the decision and actions that affect their lives and neighborhoods.

Join us:

Monday, January 26, 2015 | 6 PM – 8 PM
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | 6 PM – 8 PM
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 | 6 PM – 8 PM

Julia Ideson Building | 1st Floor Auditorium
550 McKinney St., 77002 | 832-393-1319

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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The library is closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Sunday, January 18, 2015
Monday, January 19, 2015

Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., an influential American civil rights leader.

(Posted by Ana Frade)

Meeting at City Hall with the Councilman Mr. Ed Gonzalez

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The Houston City Hall welcomed yesterday the participants and instructors of HPL - TOYOTA FAMILY LEARNING PROGRAM for a meeting with Mr. Ed Gonzalez, Council Member, District H and Mayor Pro-Tem.
This was a such a powerful experience. The City Councilman shared with us his experiences in working to improve the quality of life for all Houstonians. As he said, working together, we can make our communities more livable and sustainable.
At the meeting, the participants gave Mr. Gonzalez three joint letters they wrote down as a part of their first Service Learning Project, calling on Mr. Ed Gonzalez to pay attention to the problems that affect their communities.
It was a great experience.
We missed you, Ajanta.

Happy New Year and a Prosperous 2015!

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We hope you all had wonderful holidays.
Have you made any resolutions to learn something in 2015?
If so, focus on the positive, create a plan of action... and be happy!
Happy New Year!

(Posted by Ana Frade)

Graduation Game Plan at Carnegie

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Graduation Game Plan helps motivate students to figure out a plan to graduate and help find direction for what happens after high school. This program helps students focus on understanding the connection between school and their career choices. In addition the Graduation Game Plan Program helps to bring awareness to students’ academic and motivate students to be more accountable for their academic choices.
Students that attended this program learned valuable suggestions about life after high school and how to develop work ethic from more than a dozen college mentors to help them succeed. During this event the students learned the importance of making positive changes now so that they can have a successful future.

Kudos to all guest who came out to support this event and also to the Carnegie staff who worked so diligently to help this vision become a reality. Special thanks to Erika Arrington, our Youth Librarian, for the great job she did in the organization of this event.