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What's up Humble! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What a Humble school librarian wishes families understood about libraries today

Also on today's calendar: HARVEST FARMERS & ARTISAN FESTIVAL-CITY OF HUMBLE and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 72.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Librarians Discuss the Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Library Today (nytimes.com) — A Humble-based Atascocita Middle School librarian joins colleagues nationwide in describing how modern libraries serve kids, grieving students, and vulnerable community members far beyond just lending books. Their comments highlight libraries as essential, kid-focused spaces offering technology, counseling-like support, and basic comforts, while pushing back on misconceptions and political pressures around book challenges and relevance in the digital age.
   

📸 Around Humble

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Humble

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • New Indoor Slide Action Park Coming to Humble in Early October, Bringing Year-Round Family Fun —Camila Rivero Read on Patch
  • Help me congratulate my daughter who is graduating from grad school all while working fulltime as a certified teacher and being a single mom.
    I am proud to say she has also maintained a 3.97 all through grad school. (Nextdoor Atascocita Shores)
  • Good morning neighbors!
    It's Thursday and you got this! Let me encourage you today to choose to have a positive outlook and do not let anything or anyone stop you from… (Nextdoor The Groves)
  • Burger King - Dhanani Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager 4777 in Humble. Apply here.
  • Goodwill Houston posted a job opening for Softline Merchandising Specialist in Humble. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Humble here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kingwood

  • Lake Houston has some of the region's worst floods. Can a dredging agency help? (houstonchronicle.com)
  • Dublin Hound Cigars cultivates large cigar selection, close-knit community (communityimpact.com)

Atascocita

  • Natural Disaster Expo 2026 Speaker Series: Mike Mulligan on Lessons from Harvey (jdsupra.com)
  • Atascocita crash: Juvenile hospitalized, hit by vehicle whi riding electric scooter (fox26houston.com)

Spring

  • Relative arrested in killing of New Orleans woman missing since August, NOPD says (nola.com)
  • Green Pulse Spinning now open in Spring (communityimpact.com)

Ok Humble! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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