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Location: Virtual Time: 10:00am-10:00pm Share Share This Date: 10/13/2020Craft Time Sometimes all you need is a puppet to entertain yourself and what's better than a puppet you made yourself. Find out how Rocio from Tuttle... Location: Virtual Time: 2:00pm-2:30pm Share Share This Date: 10/15/2020Chapter One with HPL Join us for Chapter One with HPL, our podcast highlighting first chapter reads from awesome titles every Tuesday (for tweens) and Thursday (for teens... Location: Virtual Time: 10:00am-10:00pm Share Share This Date: 10/15/2020The Living Room at HPL The Living Room at HPL Presents Go Vote Houston! Thursday, October 15 | 5:30 PM... Location: Virtual Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Share Share This Date: 10/16/2020Clayton Library Presents Using DNA to Identify Enslaved Ancestors Reconstructing the lineage of enslaved ancestors is a process that presents unique challenges,... 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