Harris County Public Library

Join us for a Community Open House as we celebrate our newly completed campus! Whether you’re a neighbor, volunteer, client, or frequent MAM Resale shopper, there’s something beautiful for you to discover. 💛

📅 Saturday, August 29, 10 AM – 2 PM 📍 MAM Spring Branch Campus (1625 Blalock Rd)

No registration needed, just walk in!

Learn more at https://bit.ly/mam-campus-completion (Link in bio!)

Love your library? Make your voice count by taking the survey below.

Your feedback helps decision-makers understand which services matter most to our community.

Harris County Precinct 2 wants to hear what matters most to you—safer streets? healthcare? infrastructure?

We want to hear your input as Harris County develops the 2027 budget. Share your priorities by taking the survey below.
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What can happen when communities help guide investments in early learning? Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity’s Early Learning Quality Network is showing us just how strong the impact can be.

Using a unique hub-and-spoke model, ELQN brings together local organizations, families, caregivers, and community stakeholders to shape and deliver solutions around local priorities. In less than three years, this community-centered approach has earned Harris County a 2026 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties in the Children and Youth category.

As part of ELQN, Harris County Public Library is proud to have contributed to this recognition by engaging and supporting families across Precincts 1 & 3.

Since October 2023, ELQN has impacted more than 13,000 children and engaged over 2,000 caregivers. We are proud to be part of a pilot demonstrating the strength of community-directed early learning investments in Harris County.

Join us in virtual conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection. Her book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–And Keep–Friends, explores the science of different attachment styles and how they impact our relationships–often in ways we don’t realize!

How do we make and keep friends in an era of distraction, burnout, and chaos, especially in a society that often prizes romantic love at the expense of other relationships? In Platonic, Dr. Marisa G. Franco unpacks the latest, often counterintuitive findings about the bonds between us—for example, why your friends aren’t texting you back (it’s not because they hate you!), and the myth of “friendships happening organically” (making friends, like cultivating any relationship, requires effort!). As Dr. Franco explains, to make and keep friends you must understand your attachment style—secure, anxious, or avoidant: it is the key to unlocking what’s working (and what’s failing) in your friendships.

Making new friends, and deepening longstanding relationships, is possible at any age—in fact, it’s essential. The good news: there are specific, research-based ways to improve the number and quality of your connections using the insights of attachment theory and the latest scientific research on friendship. Platonic provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong, lasting connections with others—and for becoming our happiest, most fulfilled selves in the process.

Register today to learn more about how to harness the science of human connection to create cultures of belonging.

When: Tuesday, July 28th 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT
Where: Virtual Event
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