Come to the 3rd Floor Children’s Department, grab a book and read to our special friend of the library Felix the Therapy Dog. He loves to be read to by any and all readers!

Come learn how to make No Sew Blankets with the Odessa Humane Society and library staff. Choose the patterns and colors you like. Put the blankets together. Donate them to the dogs and cats at the Odessa Humane Society to give them something soft and made with love and kindness to snuggle! Location: Basement Activity Room *Limited to 25 - ...

Restless Natives: This exciting and engaging program introduces students to the native animals of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, including snakes, lizards, insects, and mammals.  Location: Auditorium  *Age Group: Family

Come and join the Dungeons and Dragons club. Learn how to play the game, level up a character, work as a team, and have a good time. Have you played before? Come and join us, too. Age Group:  8-17 Location: Basement Activity Room

Craft Event for Ages 12 and Up Location: Basement Activity Room

All ages welcomed for Family Night! *Location: Basement Activity Room    More information: (432)332-0633 

Come join us for Storytime and afterwards  join the other kids to color giant coloring sheets together as a group. Dinosaurs, unicorns, world map, animals, Alice in Wonderland, and more!  *3rd Floor Auditorium & Basement Activity Room

Join us to make your own journal. Decorate the cover, put the journal together, and use the pages to write whatever you like. We will provide all the supplies you need! Location: Basement Activity Room  *Age Group: 6 - 12 

We will be hosting Musical Chairs & Limbo for the whole family! Come boogie with us while we play these fun games. Location: Basement Activity Room  Age Group: Family

Event for Ages 12 and Up Location: Basement Activity Room More information: (432)332-0633 

A multi-round trivia competition for Families! *Location: Basement Activity Room    *All ages welcomed for Family Night  More information: (432)332-0633 

Come join us for Storytime and afterwards head to the basement Activity Room to make Friendship Necklaces out of bright colored cereal and yarn. Keep the necklace for yourself or share it with a friend.   *3rd Floor Auditorium & Basement Activity Room

Come join us for a Friendship Bilingual Storytime with songs and a craft! *3rd Floor Auditorium

Grab an empty picture book and a folder with paper. Write a story based on one of the five writing prompts we have ready for the event. Keep your book and join us again next week to decorate it to fit the story you wrote.  *Location: Basement Activity Room    Age Group: 8 - 18

The Ector County Library has been thrust into a magical realm where the Book Wyrm,, Etior the Gifted One, has taken roost somewhere in the stacks. Find the clues, track the book wyrm, and see if you can convince Etior to return the library to Odessa, Texas.  Wear fantasy costumes and we will provide some play weapons to add to ...

Nancy and Her Friends are coming to visit the Ector County Library. Come see the puppet show and see what they have to share with us this summer.  *Location: Auditorium *Age Group: Family 

Join us for Family Night! *Location: Basement Activity Room    *All ages welcomed for Family Night 

Come join us for Storytime and afterwards head to the basement Activity Room to see what you can build with blocks, logs, and other toys. 

Bring the book you wrote your Friends Together story last week back to the library. This week, decorate the book – draw pictures, paste pictures or stickers you bring – to illustrate your story.  *Location: Basement Activity Room    Age Group: 8 – 18  

The musician, Will Parker, is back to share his music, imagination, and fun with the families! *Location: Auditorium Age Group: Family