Your guide to going ‘green’ in Bellaire and West U Focusing on the environment isn’t hard to do in Bellaire and West University this time of year. The temperatures are mild, trees are budding, azaleas and wildflowers are blooming (OK, yes — and the pollen is wafting). Earth Day on April 22 and the weeks leading up to it are full of outdoor events and special programs … [Read more...] about Where being ‘down to earth’ is a matter of civic pride
Bellaire Library
Tree ceremony today will honor Bellaire volunteer Diane McLaughlan
The public is invited to honor Diane McLaughlan for her devotion to Bellaire at 3 p.m. today (Saturday, March 11), as a tree and plaque are dedicated in her memory. The ceremony will take place at the Bellaire Library Green Space, 5111 Jessamine St., and is led by the Patrons for Bellaire Parks, of which McLaughlan was a board member. The location is significant: McLaughlan … [Read more...] about Tree ceremony today will honor Bellaire volunteer Diane McLaughlan
Book bargains galore at library sale today
The Friends of the Bellaire Library are holding their spring used book sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today (Saturday, April 2) in the vehicle bays at the Bellaire Fire Department next to the library, 5101 Jessamine St. The sale offers an array of adult, youth and children’s paperbacks and hardcovers, with proceeds going to fund special programs at the library. For more … [Read more...] about Book bargains galore at library sale today
Bellaire library group collecting used books for spring sale
In time for spring cleaning and for its April sale, Friends of the Bellaire Library will hold a drive-up book donation from 9-11 a.m. on March 26 in the parking lot adjacent to the library, 5111 Jessamine St. Donations of adult, young adult and children’s books, both hardback and paperback in good condition, are being sought. They should be placed in boxes or bags that can … [Read more...] about Bellaire library group collecting used books for spring sale
Through curbside service and virtual events, Bellaire Library keeps summer reading program tradition alive
It would be tough to imagine summer in Bellaire without the library’s reading program, and now the community won’t have to. The beloved tradition has been part of the community since the library’s founding in 1951, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s dedicated librarians have made sure this summer is no exception, with the free programs for children and teens … [Read more...] about Through curbside service and virtual events, Bellaire Library keeps summer reading program tradition alive