Website Requests

If you have posted book requests or questions using the form on the library’s website during the last week, please call or email us at 281-482-7135 menu option 2 or reflib@friendswood.com. We are unable to access those submissions due to a software update.

Virtual Adult Trivia Night

Monday, March 22 at 7:00pm

Enjoy a friendly team skirmish with fellow Friendswoodians at our Adult Trivia Night online via Zoom. Question categories include History, Humanities, Sports, Movies, Pop Culture, Sciences, and Geography.

Click HERE to register for this program. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing instructions on how to attend this program. If you have questions or want to practice using Zoom, contact the Adult Services Department either by phone 281-482-7135 menu option 2 or email reflib@friendswood.com

Adult Spring Reading Challenge
Now through April 30

Ready, Set, Bloom!
Read 2 books, complete 4 activities, earn badges.
https://friendswood.beanstack.org

Most of the activities are suggested reading categories. Pick a category, read a book, log the book and optionally write a review. Get badges for reading the book and completing the related activity.

The Challenges:

Book vs. TV Show
Multicultural “Who Done It?”
Life Imitates Art
Romantic Comedies
Food Microhistories
Humorous SciFic and Fantasy
Unreliable Narrator
Be Crafty
Music Appreciation
24x7 Magazines

Adult Craft To Go

Make paper bluebonnets. Craft kits for the vase are available now for pickup at the drive through window and the Reference Desk. Supplies provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join FPL's Chess.com Club!

Tournament play on Tuesdays at 6:30pm and 7:30pm

Whether you attended our Wednesday night chess club pre-COVID-19, The Queens Gambit got you hooked, or you just want to network and play with local chess enthusiasts, come play with us! We will be using the online platform Chess.com.

If you already have an account with Chess.com, sign in and search for Friendswood Public Library Chess Club. Otherwise, click on this link www.chess.com/club/friendswood-public-library-chess-club and create an account to get started. Tuesday each week, register the hour before to participate in the tournament. A minimum of four players is required for the tournament to begin.

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Mobile WiFi Hotspots Available for
Checkout

Do you have a laptop, tablet, or smartphone at home and are without Internet access? You can gain Internet access using one of these devices, which are easy to use. The Friendswood Public Library offers a limited number of mobile WiFi hotspots for checkout.

Wi-Fi Hotspots may be borrowed by Friendswood Public Library adult cardholders (18 years or older) with accounts in good standing. Checkout is limited to one kit per household at any given time.

Contact the library's reference department for more information, 281-482-7135 menu option 2.

Love The Library?

Become a Friend of Friendswood Library for as little as a $10 annual membership. The Friends meet the first Tuesday of the month for an hour to discuss service initiatives, outreach, and fundraising activities. Meetings are optional but the Friends would love to hear from you. Become a Friend online through the Friendswood Library website or in person at the library’s circulation desk.

The Friends have helped the Friendswood Library obtain library equipment such as a portable document scanner, Oculus Rift Virtual Reality System, a display case, Wi-Fi Hot Spots, and prizes for Summer Reading. The Friends also sponsor many library programs and events throughout the year including ZakiCon, May the Fourth Be With You, the Ekphrastic Poetry Contest, music performances, and others.

Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award