The library will be closed for the Labor Day holiday. Please use the drive-thru or walk-up book drops to return items during this closure. Please call 817-427-6800 for more information.

Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Hone your skills or learn the game from chess enthusiasts from ages 6 to 18. No registration necessary; just show up! Please call the Children’s Department at 817-427-6818 for more information.

STEM Story Time is a regular Story Time with STEM elements added in! In addition to the regular stories, action rhymes and/or songs of regular Story Time, children and their caregivers can also stay for a STEM activity. This month’s STEM theme is: Earth & Space. Story times provide a foundation for building a lifelong love of books and reading. Please call the Children’s Department at 817-427-6818 for more information.

Join us as we welcome New York Times Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen! Ms. Gerritsen will visit to release her newest book I Know a Secret, a Rizzoli & Isles novel. Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles—the inspiration for the hit TNT series—continue their crime-solving streak, as they pursue a shadowy psychopath that is taking lives.

A ticketed reception will be held from Noon-12:45 p.m. and a free speaking engagement will take place at 1:00 p.m. A book signing will immediately follow. Please call 817-427-6800 for more information.

Join us every second Friday of the month for live reading recommendations from Library staff on Facebook! Each month we will be recommending books in different themes. Visit the Library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/NRHLibrary to join us and to learn more.

You do not have to be a philosopher to enjoy an exchange of ideas with other adults on topics limited only by your imagination. New faces warmly welcomed. No homework required! Please contact the Reference Desk at 817-427-6814 for more information.

Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Hone your skills or learn the game from chess enthusiasts from ages 6 to 18. No registration necessary; just show up! Please call the Children’s Department at 817-427-6818 for more information.

Young children, ages 3 to 6, are invited to enjoy a variety of stories, action rhymes and/or songs during this 30 minute program. Story times provide a foundation for building a lifelong love of books and reading. After each program, children and their caregivers are invited to stay for a fun craft activity. Please call the Children’s Department at 817-427-6818 for more information.

Join us as we welcome New York Times Bestselling author Gretchen Rubin! Ms. Rubin will visit to release her newest book The Four Tendencies. In this groundbreaking analysis of personality type, bestselling author of The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin reveals the one simple question that will transform what you do at home, at work, and in life.

A ticketed reception will be held from Noon-12:45 p.m. and a free speaking engagement will take place at 1:00 p.m. A book signing will immediately follow. Please call 817-427-6800 for more information.

Join us for our first of five fall concerts! This month we will feature Beyond the Pale, a folk group who plays a variety of music with a Celtic twist.

Beyond The Pale delivers a wild ride with stunning vocal harmonies and dazzling acoustic instrumental flare. Weaving traditional music together with original and contemporary songs and world instrumental pieces, this quartet effortlessly spins out fiery reels and jigs, original songs, both humorous and haunting and some familiar selections with a Celtic twist. The entire band sings, from well-crafted original songs to Beyond The Pale’s unique versions of contemporary songs ranging from 1930’s music hall songs to stunning a Capella pieces.

Free and open to all ages; feel free to come and go. Please call 817-427-6814 for more information.

Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Hone your skills or learn the game from chess enthusiasts from ages 6 to 18. No registration necessary; just show up! Please call the Children’s Department at 817-427-6818 for more information.

The City of North Richland Hills won the bid to host the 2017 Texas Armed Forces and Military Veterans Open Chess Championships, September 23-24th, at the North Richland Hills Library. This will be the first time any Tarrant County city has hosted this combined championship. There is no entrance fee for any Texas veterans and service members. However, memberships in both the US Chess Federation and the Texas Chess Association are required. Funding is provided through the donations to the Texas Chess Association, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. More information, including how to make tax deductible donations to support these championships, is available on the tournament’s web page.

The City of North Richland Hills won the bid to host the 2017 Texas Armed Forces and Military Veterans Open Chess Championships, September 23-24th, at the North Richland Hills Library. This will be the first time any Tarrant County city has hosted this combined championship. There is no entrance fee for any Texas veterans and service members. However, memberships in both the US Chess Federation and the Texas Chess Association are required. Funding is provided through the donations to the Texas Chess Association, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. More information, including how to make tax deductible donations to support these championships, is available on the tournament’s web page.

Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Hone your skills or learn the game from chess enthusiasts from ages 6 to 18. No registration necessary; just show up! Please call the Children’s Department at 817-427-6818 for more information.

Young children, ages 3 to 6, are invited to enjoy a variety of stories, action rhymes and/or songs during this 30 minute program. Story times provide a foundation for building a lifelong love of books and reading. After each program, children and their caregivers are invited to stay for a fun craft activity. Please call the Children’s Department at 817-427-6818 for more information.