Rosenberg Library

05/28/2026

*Free laptop opportunity for TEENS!* (We have a few remaining spots available!)

We're thrilled to partner with Compudopt to host their Teens Learn2Earn program, which connects teens with real-world computer programs and tech so they can learn about education and employment opportunities.

Requirements:
💻 Register by 6 PM this Sunday!
💻 Students MUST be in grades 9-12.
💻 Includes 10 mandatory classes that will occur every Monday starting next week through August.
💻 Must commit to and complete all 10 classes to be eligible for the free laptop.

Learn more and register here: https://rosen-lib.org/4uCz6QX

05/28/2026

Our next Computer Basics Class with our super knowledgeable and friendly Computer Lab Librarian Wendy will take place next Wednesday! 🖥️ Become familiar with the home screen, practice using a mouse, learn how to access the internet, and create a document using Microsoft Word.

Registration is required, and you can take care of that here: https://rosen-lib.org/4dCy55s

⌚️ 2:30 to 3:30 PM
🗓️ Wednesday, June 3
📍 Media Room - Third Floor

05/27/2026

Our Children's Department completed local school visits this month. ALL the students on this list received a summer reading brochure, which includes a detailed calendar of events and pertinent information about joining the reading challenge! 🙌 Make sure you dig it out of those backpacks and use it for summer planning. Let the reading begin! 📚🏆

05/27/2026

Rainy Wednesday? All the more reason to enjoy Unraveling at Rosenberg with us indoors! 🪡🧶🧵

Gather up your knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, cross-stitch, embroidery, etc., and meet up with us from 6 to 7:30 PM tonight in our McCullough Room! No registration required.

05/26/2026

Have you saved the dates? 🎺 The Galveston Beach Band's summer concert series starts NEXT week! You can plan on these for excellent (and free!) outdoor entertainment beginning at 7:30 PM every Tuesday at the Sealy Pavilion between our library and Ashton Villa through Aug. 5. (Stop by and see us beforehand - we're open until 8 on Tuesdays!) 😁

The Galveston Beach Band summer concert series returns this summer on Tuesdays from June 3 to August 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sealy Pavilion behind Ashton Villa.

More information: www.galvestoncommunityband.com

05/25/2026

Galveston has a long history of honoring the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Check out these photographs from the Galveston and Texas History Center's Special Collections.

The first shows the American Legion dedication ceremony for the World War I memorial in Menard Park, circa 1927.

The second includes members of veterans groups fundraising for a World War II memorial in Galveston in 1949.

The third is a photograph of Lt. Marion Lee “Sandy” Kempner, son of Harris and Ruth Kempner, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1965 to serve in the Vietnam War. This photograph shows him wearing his Purple Heart, which he was awarded in October 1966 for an injury he sustained the previous September. Sandy was killed in Vietnam on Nov. 11, 1966. His legacy is honored daily at the Rosenberg Library with a reading room named after him on our second floor that's dedicated to his memory.

We remember. ❤️

Wishing you a safe and meaningful Memorial Day holiday. 🇺🇸

05/22/2026

Have you saved the date? June will include a VERY special one-day-only children's event! 🦖🦕🦖

Mark your calendars for 11 AM to 5 PM Thursday, June 25th. We're bringing the Dinosaur George Traveling Museum to Galveston! It's too big to fit in our library, so Galveston's Wright Cuney Recreation Center has agreed to host it! One of our children's team members will be on-site the entire time. ✨

05/21/2026

Please note: The Rosenberg Library will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Normal hours will resume Tuesday, May 26.

05/20/2026

Did you know today is National Kiss a Frog Day? 🐸 Kiss a frog and find your happily-ever-after, or so the story goes. The Brothers Grimm published "The Frog Prince" in 1812, popularizing legends of enchanted frogs which are still popular in today’s culture.

The following are frog-related items we have in our museum's collection, including a Navajo Indian frog-shaped stone carving with painted black eyes, a 1942 princess and the frog doll, and an American Cancer Society button. You can learn more about these items and more by searching the Rosenberg Library Museum's website: https://rosenberg-library-museum.org/

05/19/2026

Have you and yours registered for our Summer Reading Program?! The first day to log books is next Tuesday, May 26! ☀️📚✨

Read books, win prizes! Challenges for all ages. Learn more here: https://rosen-lib.org/SummerReading