You can only read so many books with an eager new reader, and sometimes it’s nice to let someone else tell the story! Free and cheap storytimes in Houston are also a simple way to get out of the house and socialize, especially when you have younger children not in school. Just be sure to check the age groups accepted and make sure your kiddo won’t be out of place.
Here’s the ultimate guide to Houston storytimes throughout the week, so you can work a good story into any day of the week. We try to keep this list as updated as possible, adding new groups and events when we find out about them, but you may want to double-check that the event is happening that day before you make the trip.
MONDAY
Storytime
Mercer Botanic Gardens, 10:30 am
TUESDAY
Babies and Books!
City of Bellaire Library, 10 am
Toddler Storytime
Carnegie Neighborhood Library and Center for Learning, Every other week at 10 am
Storytime at Frolic’s Castle
The Square at Memorial City, 10:30 am
WEDNESDAY
Preschool Storytime
Park Place Regional Library, Every other week at 1 pm
Little Listeners Story Time
City of Bellaire Library, 11 am
Storytime
Katy Budget Books, 10 am
Nature Story Time
Nature Discovery Center, 10 am
Lego Build and Read
The Woodlands Children’s Museum, Third Wednesday of every month at 11:30 am
THURSDAY
Storytime
Blue Willow Bookshop, 10 am
Levy Park Family Storytime
Levy Park, 10 am
Bilingual Storytime
Aldine Branch Library, 10:30 am
Free Family Night Bilingual Storytime
Children’s Museum of Houston, 5, 6, & 7 pm
FRIDAY
Fly in for Story Time
Lone Star Flight Museum, 9:30 am
Children’s Story Hour
Family Garden in McGovern Centennial Gardens, 10 am
Storybook Theatre
Woodlands Children’s Museum, 11 am
SATURDAY
Story Time
Brazos Bookstore, 10:30 am
Storytime and Activities
Vanderbilt Sq. Barnes & Noble, 11 am
SUNDAY
We don’t know of any storytimes for Sunday yet, so let us know if you find one!
LOCATIONS:
Aldine Branch Library– 11331 Airline Dr, Houston, TX 77037
Blue Willow Bookshop– 14532 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77079
Brazos Bookstore– 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
Children’s Museum of Houston– 1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004
Carnegie Neighborhood Library and Center for Learning– 1050 Quitman St, Houston, TX 77009
City of Bellaire Library– 5111 Jessamine St, Bellaire, TX 77401
Katy Budget Books– 870 S Mason Rd Suite 101, Katy, TX 77450
Levy Park– 3801 Eastside Dr, Houston TX 77008
Lone Star Flight Museum– 11551 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034
McGovern Centennial Gardens– 1500 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX 77004
Memorial City Mall- 303 Memorial City Way, Houston, TX 77024
Mercer Botanic Gardens– 22306 Aldine Westfield Road, Humble, TX, 77338-1070 United States
Nature Discovery Center– 7112 Newcastle St, Bellaire, TX 77401
Park Place Regional Library– 8145 Park Pl Blvd, Houston, TX 77017
Vanderbilt Sq. Barnes & Noble– Vanderbilt Square, 3003 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77025
The Woodlands Children’s Museum– 4775 W Panther Creek Dr #280, The Woodlands, TX 77381
Did we miss any free storytimes in Houston? Let us know your favorite free weekly storytimes in the comments below:
The CAP Animal Shelter allows kids ages 6 & up to read the favorite book to a shelter pet every Thursday after school till 6pm and from 1-3pm during the summer months.
Thanks for the tip! We’ll try to get that added this summer as it approaches.