Field Trips

Make the library a destination for your group! Whether it be a school/daycare visit, homeschool field trip, or adult group visit. We offer a fun and educational experience at all levels. Explore this page to see what a field trip could look like for your group!

Field trips to the Traphene Hickman Library are facilitated  October through April during the school year. 

The library is not facilitating any field trips during the months of May-August, please visit this page during the open field trip season to schedule future field trips.

  1. 1 Looking Down a Hallway of Bookshelves
  2. 2 Entrance of the Library Teen Room
  3. 3 Computer Stations
  4. 4 View Looking Above Bookshelves Across the Library
  5. 5 Lego Table for Kids in the Childrens Department
  6. 6 Rows of Computer Stations Near the Business Center Desk
  7. 7 Reading Areas Near a Window
  8. 8 Library Deck With Lounge Chairs Set Up
  9. 9 Bookshelves in Front of the Teens Room
  10. 10 Sign on Glass Pane for the Cedar Hill Museum of History
  11. 11 Library Building Entrance Sign
  1. General Information
  2. Field Trip Flows
  3. Booking Your Trip
  4. Buses & Parking
  5. Print Outs

Know Before You Go

Some things to think about when you're planning your trip include:

  • Library Cards - Decide before you go if your group will be checking out books. We recommend the teachers and chaperones hold onto their groups' library cards until it's time for checkout time. For youth field trips, the library will not be issuing library cards during their visit. 

  • Computer Usage - Will your group be enjoying the computers that the library has to offer? Teachers will want to decide if computer use is a part of the visit prior to arrival. Limited computers are available. Larger groups will want to plan to rotate groups through the computers available for their age group.

  • Lunch - If lunches are a part of your field trip visit the group will need to plan to eat outdoors in the park. Lunches are provided by the visiting group.

  • Prepare Your Group - Before your visit, go over the field trip flow and jobs with your group. You can also visit the catalog to talk about goals for the visit.