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Friends Newsletter September 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Teen Events for September 2011
Beginning today, our hours of operation and weekly Teen Hangout time will change. You can view our new hours and programs on the left of this page or in the previous blog post.
New Weekly Teen Progams:
Teen Club on Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30 pm
Snacks, video games, board games, etc.
Teen Hangout on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 pm
Snacks, crafts, etc.
We also have a couple of big events in September, beginning with this week!
Friday, September 9 @ 4 pm (all ages)
Our branch was chosen as one of the hosting sites for Unofficial EPCON Day!!! Phi3 Comics, Terry McChesney (author of Dog Tacos), and Anthony Guajardo (actor from The Walking Dead) will be here for a meet and greet! There will also be other special guests at several branches across town, but the event takes place at the same time. So...choose wisely or just come to the Dorris Van Doren Library! : )
Tuesday, September 20 @ 4 pm
Read the book. Meet the author. Keep the book.
J.L. Powers will be visiting our branch to discuss her new book, This Thing Called the Future. J.L Powers is originally from El Paso, and her previous book, The Confessional, also takes place in El Paso!
If you would like to read her new book before her visit and keep it, send an email to martinezlx@elpasotexas.gov.
For more info on J.L. Powers and the books she writes, visit her website.
New Weekly Teen Progams:
Teen Club on Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30 pm
Snacks, video games, board games, etc.
Teen Hangout on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 pm
Snacks, crafts, etc.
We also have a couple of big events in September, beginning with this week!
Friday, September 9 @ 4 pm (all ages)
Our branch was chosen as one of the hosting sites for Unofficial EPCON Day!!! Phi3 Comics, Terry McChesney (author of Dog Tacos), and Anthony Guajardo (actor from The Walking Dead) will be here for a meet and greet! There will also be other special guests at several branches across town, but the event takes place at the same time. So...choose wisely or just come to the Dorris Van Doren Library! : )
Tuesday, September 20 @ 4 pmRead the book. Meet the author. Keep the book.
J.L. Powers will be visiting our branch to discuss her new book, This Thing Called the Future. J.L Powers is originally from El Paso, and her previous book, The Confessional, also takes place in El Paso!
If you would like to read her new book before her visit and keep it, send an email to martinezlx@elpasotexas.gov.
For more info on J.L. Powers and the books she writes, visit her website.
Click on the calendar to save or print out, so that you can keep track of what's going on this month:
Saturday, September 3, 2011
New Library Hours & Program Schedule
Have you heard the news yet? Our hours are changing and we'll be open on Mondays! The branches haven't opened on Mondays in over 30 years! In order to unify our public library system and better serve the community, hours of operation and programs will be the same at all branches. Please feel free to let us know what you like or dislike about all of the new changes.
Beginning September 6th (the day after Labor Day), the library will begin observing a new schedule that will be effective for all the El Paso Public Library Branches. The Main Library downtown will still be open 7 days a week, but all the other branches will be open Monday through Saturday.
Although the new schedule goes into effect soon, ALL of the libraries will be CLOSED on Monday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day. The first Monday that we will be open is Monday, September 12th.
Here is the new schedule, effective September 6th:
Monday: 10am – 6pm (CLOSED September 5th for Labor Day)
Tuesday: 10am – 7pm
Wednesday: 10am – 7pm
Thursday: 10am – 7pm
Friday: 1pm – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday CLOSED
Here's what's happening at the Dorris Van Doren Branch every week:
Tuesdays
Toddler Storytime @ 11 am
Teen Club @ 4:30 pm
Citizenship Class @ 5 pm
Wednesdays
Preschool Storytime @ 11 am
Computer Class @ 5:30 pm
Thursdays
Computer Class @ 10 am
Teen Hangout @ 4:30 pm
Saturdays
Family Storytime @ 11 am
We'll keep you update on all other upcoming progams. You can also download a PDF of the current quarterly calendar of events for the El Paso Public Library System here or view it below:
2011_Sep-Nov_Cal
Beginning September 6th (the day after Labor Day), the library will begin observing a new schedule that will be effective for all the El Paso Public Library Branches. The Main Library downtown will still be open 7 days a week, but all the other branches will be open Monday through Saturday.
Although the new schedule goes into effect soon, ALL of the libraries will be CLOSED on Monday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day. The first Monday that we will be open is Monday, September 12th.
Here is the new schedule, effective September 6th:
Monday: 10am – 6pm (CLOSED September 5th for Labor Day)
Tuesday: 10am – 7pm
Wednesday: 10am – 7pm
Thursday: 10am – 7pm
Friday: 1pm – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday CLOSED
Here's what's happening at the Dorris Van Doren Branch every week:
Tuesdays
Toddler Storytime @ 11 am
Teen Club @ 4:30 pm
Citizenship Class @ 5 pm
Wednesdays
Preschool Storytime @ 11 am
Computer Class @ 5:30 pm
Thursdays
Computer Class @ 10 am
Teen Hangout @ 4:30 pm
Saturdays
Family Storytime @ 11 am
We'll keep you update on all other upcoming progams. You can also download a PDF of the current quarterly calendar of events for the El Paso Public Library System here or view it below:
2011_Sep-Nov_Cal
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