December at Dorris Van Doren

Welcome to winter at the Dorris Van Doren Library. Here are all of our programs for the month of December. Hope to see you here!

Don't forget to stop by on Wednesday, December 11th at 11 AM to celebrate the Library's 130th Birthday with an Open House. There will be goodies for those in attendance!

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Reading in the 915!

Did you know the El Paso Public Library is sponsoring a year-long reading challenge called Reading in the 915?

Reading in the 915 is designed for adults and teens, but anyone can participate. Every month there is a different themed book challenge to help readers to broaden their horizons and read outside their comfort zones! Sign up at this link: https://elpasolibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

November's reading challenge celebrates Native American Heritage Month by encouraging participants to read a book by and/or about indigenous people and the valuable contributions they have made, past and present, in American history. Readers who complete this or any of the other monthly challenges can come to the library and pick up a sticker to commemorate acquiring their monthly reading badge.

For anyone looking to complete this challenge, the Dorris Van Doren Library has a display of Young Adult fiction and non-fiction written by and about Native people. Come check it out. 

November Programs at the Dorris Van Doren Library

The calendar for the Dorris Van Doren Library is packed with fun things to do as we head up to the holidays, or you can come in and stock up on books and DVDs for those cozy days at home. 

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Book Clubs at Dorris Van Doren

 Did you know that the Dorris Van Doren Library has two book clubs that meet monthly?

The Dorris Van Doren Book Club meets every last Thursday of the month. They read a variety of different genres and typically select new and intriguing bestsellers. For the month of October they will be reading A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter.

From Pushkin Press: "In 1934, the painter Christiane Ritter leaves her comfortable home for a year with her husband on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen. On arrival she is shocked to realise that they are to live in a tiny ramshackle hut on the shores of a lonely fjord, hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement.

At first, Christiane is horrified by the freezing cold, the bleak landscape and the lack of supplies… But after encounters with bears and seals, long treks over the ice and months of perpetual night, she finds herself falling in love with the Arctic’s harsh, otherworldly beauty.

This luminous classic memoir tells of her inspiring journey to freedom and fulfilment in the adventure of a lifetime."

The next meeting of the Dorris Van Doren Book Club is Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 1 PM.

March Programs at Dorris Van Doren

 Dorris Van Doren has reopened! Please come and see all the wonderful updates to our building. We have a lot of great programs scheduled for the month of March, including fun things to do during Spring Break!

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If you have any questions, please feel free to call the branch at 915-212-0440! 

Fall Programs for Teens!

Our Fall programming is off to a great start! Teen Hangout is all year round!

 

Stick Together!

 Can you see the image we're creating?

 Join us at the Dorris Van Doren Regional Library as our patrons participate in our Stick Together Puzzle project. Little by little, as participants place colorful stickers on their corresponding space, the image will be revealed!

Any guesses so far on what it might be?