Fort Worth Public Library

Meet the wild side of nature at Creepy Critters! 🦎🐢🐛

Get up close with the creatures that crawl, jump and slither as you explore the fascinating world of snakes, lizards, insects and amphibians. See these incredible animals live and in person and discover just how cool creepy can be!

Upcoming Programs:
June 17 at 2 pm, Meadowbrook Library
June 18 at 2 pm, Wedgwood Library
June 25 at 2 pm, East Berry Library

Joining a book club 🤝 meeting your Summer Reading Challenge goals

Next month, we're reading memoirs and biographies, historical fiction, mysteries, fantasy and so much more. Visit fwpl.info/bookclubs to find your book club! 📚

Farrington Field is the hallowed site of high school sports and events of the past. However, it also contains one of the largest public art installations by Fort Worth-born artist Evaline Sellors. High above the entrance are two bas-relief sculptures, each over 8 feet tall. Sellors was a successful local artist creating, exhibiting and teaching art for over seventy years. Her work is visible in other prominent locations in Fort Worth such as at the Hayne Memorial Triangle Park, the Botanic Garden and Pioneers Rest Cemetery.

📸 Image from Cowtown Moderne: Art Deco Architecture of Fort Worth, Texas by Judith Singer Cohen, c. 1988

Kicking off your Library summer music experience is amplify817 artist Bencjones! Catch him live next week at East Regional Library. 🎵

Bencjones, a multi-instrumentalist whose stage name is a nod to legendary R&B producer Quincy Jones, brings a genre‑bending sound that mixes rock, pop, country, soul and electronica into something completely his own. Opening the show is alt artist Ghoulsby, a Fort Worth native.

Mark your calendar for a night of music fun for the whole family!

Are you ready to step back in time to the 1800s? Connect with the ancestors during a special story time on June 17 at Log Cabin Village! Enjoy stories, songs and fun activities for children of all ages and their grownups. 📖

The best part?! Families get free admission until noon by bringing their Fort Worth Public Library card or signing up for one on the spot!

Story Time sessions are at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Stay after to explore the village and learn what life was like in the 19th century.

Looking for something to do next weekend? Join us Friday, June 12, for The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth's happy hour and meet and greet with amplify817 artist Lia Graham! The best part is that this event is FREE and open to the public. 🎸

Lia Graham is a singer/songwriter known for her heartbreaking lyrics and unique melodies. Drawing inspiration from classic rock and indie folk, Lia's music comes from a place of emotion and honesty.

Catch a live acoustic set at 6 p.m., then sip on drinks at The Modern’s café from 6 to 8 p.m. While you’re there, stop by the Amplify 817 table to learn more about the library’s music programs!

Major Ripley Arnold led Company F, Second Dragoons troops north from Fort Graham on May 15, 1849, following orders to select a location for a military installment along the Trinity River as part of a line of forts established for the purpose of defending white settlers from Native Americans to the southwest. The camp was initially located in the river bottom, where access to water was convenient. They moved to the bluff by June 6, 1849, when the post was named for Major General William Jenkins Worth, who had recently succumbed to cholera in San Antonio a month prior.

This is a reproduction of a map held by the National Archives and Records Administration depicting the layout of the fort.

Your summer music experience has arrived! 🎶 Don't miss free library concerts with Amplify 817 artists Bencjones and Joseph Patrick Neville.

Bencjones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer from Fort Worth whose unique sound blends alt-rock, pop, country and soul, and he'll be opened by local rock artist Ghoulsby. Joseph Neville's indie-Americana music is known for lifting spirits and building a connection with audiences, and he'll be opened by heartfelt vocalist Stacey Barefield.

Bring your friends and family for a night of great music! Visit fwpl.info/amp817presents to learn more.