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Fall Into Festivals, Book Sales & More @ Your Library

By: Anne Neidinger

| Published 09/19/2024

CONROE, TX -- Montgomery County Memorial System libraries are welcoming fall fun for all ages. October is a full month with book sales and fall fests for all ages, storytimes in costume for children, Teentober special events for young adults, and the Gulf Coast Reads community book club for adults. There’s something for everyone @ your library.

BOOk Sales, BOO-tiques and More are happening in October. Check out these special opportunities for fun:

Central (Conroe)
Library Friends of Conroe 30th Anniversary Book Sale
Thursday, Oct. 3rd, 4pm; Friday, Oct. 4th, 9am; Saturday, Oct. 5th, 9am

Central Library Fall Festival, Thursday, Oct. 10th, 11am-3pm

Malcolm Purvis (Magnolia)
Fall Festival, Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 10am

Meador Branch (Willis)
Book Sale, Friday, Oct. 4th, 9am-5pm; Saturday, Oct. 5th, 9am-2pm
Fall Fest, Saturday, Oct. 5th, 10am-Noon

Tullis (New Caney)
Children’s Costume Boo-tique-Shop for free children's costumes!
Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, 9:30am-12:30pm

Fall Storytimes and Special Events include a mix of tricks, treats, trivia and more.
Central (Conroe)
Trick or Treat Not Too Scary Costume Parade, Thursday, Oct. 31st, 10:30am

Malcolm Purvis (Magnolia)
Halloween Family Storytime, Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 10-11am

Meador (Willis)
Halloween Meador Family Storytime and Trick-or-Treating Parade
Tuesday, Oct. 29th, 9:30am & 10:45am
Wednesday, Oct 30th, 9:30am & 10:45am

Mitchell (The Woodlands)
Family Trivia Night - Halloween Edition, Tuesday, Oct. 1st, 6:30-7:30pm

Tullis (New Caney)
Halloween Storytime, Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 10am

Genealogy & Local History Room Events (Conroe/Central Branch)
Genealogy Webinar Jamboree for Adults, Friday, Oct.18th, 9:15am

Genealogy Archeology Day-Meet Archeologists and join in fun activities, including takeaway crafts. Saturday, Oct 19th, 11-3pm

Teentober is a chance for young adults to participate in innovative programing in libraries throughout October. Here are events to celebrate during the month of Teentober @ the library:

Central (Conroe)
Halloween Sand Art, Oct. 15th, 1-2pm & 5-6pm
Halloween Friendship Bracelets, Oct. 22nd, 1-2pm & 5-6pm
Painting mini pumpkins, Oct. 29th, 1-2pm & 5-6pm

Malcolm Purvis (Magnolia)
Teen Pumpkin Painting Craft, Thursday, Oct, 17th, 4:30-5:30pm

Meador (Willis)
Ghostbusters (1984) movie and snacks, Saturday, Oct. 12th, 2pm

Mitchell (The Woodlands)
Teen Craft: Dice Bags & Boxes, Monday, Oct. 28th, 5:30-7pm

South Library (The Woodlands)
Teen Halloween Spooky Jewelry Craft, Tuesday, Oct. 22nd, 5:30-7pm

Tullis (New Caney)
Teentober Pumpkin Painting, Saturday, Oct. 5th, 2-4pm
Teentober Horror Movie, Monday, Oct. 28th, 5pm

West
Macramé bats, Monday, Oct. 7th, 5pm
Hallowteen party, Saturday, Oct. 26th, 10am-2pm

Gulf Coast Reads is a regional community reading initiative for adults. Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin was selected by popular vote for this year's Gulf Coast Reads. MCMLS is a library partner for this reading initiative that encourages readers living along the upper Texas Gulf Coast and surrounding area to read and discuss a selected title annually during the month of October. Join in these book club events to celebrate this winning title:

Central (Conroe)

Novels at Night, Thursday, Oct. 10th 6-7pm

DNA Cold Cases with Investigative Genetic Genealogist Katie Thomas & associates

Friday, Oct. 25th, 2-4pm

Malcolm Purvis (Magnolia)

Adult Book Club, Monday, Oct. 21st at 6pm

Meador (Willis)

Adult Book Club, Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, 2-4pm

Mitchell (The Woodlands)

Fiction Book Club for Adults, Thursday, Oct. 3rd, 1-3pm

Adult Evening Book Club. Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 6:30-7:30pm

South (The Woodlands)

Gulf Coast Reads Pop Up Book Club, Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 1pm

Tullis (New Caney)

Adult Book Club, Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 10am

West (Montgomery)

Fourth Thursday Book Club, Oct. 24th, 1:30pm

The MCMLS celebrates literacy all year long through fun, educational programs for children, teens, and adults, and by the more than 2.5 million items circulated. The MCMLS was founded and began serving local readers in 1948. Since then, it has grown to serve nearly 400,000 Library patrons and cardholders in seven branches County wide. The System also includes a Law Library and the third largest genealogical collection in a Texas Public Library. More information may be found on the Library website at countylibrary.org.

For more information about these events, visit the Events Calendar at countylibrary.org.