Happy Holidays!

~from the staff @ DVD

Don't forget that we're open Monday-Wednesday, December 21-23 from 9am-6pm and Christmas Eve from 9am-5pm. We will be closed Friday-Sunday, and reopen on Monday, December 28 from 9am-6pm. Click here for complete holiday hours information.

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Santa on Saturday!

Listen to stories, make a craft, visit with Santa, and get a free book! Don't forget your wish list and camera!

Saturday, December 19 @ 1 p.m.
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Sale @ the Bookmark

Our Friends of the Library bookstore is having a holiday sale beginning tomorrow!
Everything in the store will be 50% off from December 9-19.

Gift Certificates are also available.
The store will be closed December 23, and will reopen on January 6.

The Bookmark
7348 Remcon
(915) 833-2342
Wed 3-6 p.m.
Thurs 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Fri 3 p.m.-8 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
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Science Project Demonstration

Gear up for your current or upcoming science fair project with librarian, Judith Davidson-Garcia. Get tips and ideas on how to perform and report a science experiment. This free presentation is open to all elementary and middle school students and their parents.

Saturday, December 5 @ 3 p.m.
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We're open!

We will open at our normally scheduled time of 11 am. We will keep you updated if there are any early closures. Drive safe and stay warm!

Thanksgiving Hours

The library staff wishes everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

We'll be closed on Thursday and Friday (November 26 & 27), but we will be open on Saturday.

Wednesday, November 25
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Closed Thursday and Friday

Saturday, November 28
10 a.m.-6 p.m.

NBA Winners Announced

No, not basketball! The 2009 National Book Award winners were announced this week. Catch coverage of the ceremony and dinner on C-SPAN2, BookTV on Saturday (11/21) @ 8 p.m. EST and Sunday (11/22) @ 10 a.m. EST.

Young People's Literature
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
by Phillip Hoose
(available @ the Main library)

Poetry
Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy
by Keith Waldrop

Nonfiction
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
by T.J. Stiles

Fiction
Let the Great World Spin
by Colum McCann

Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
Gore Vidal

The Literarian Award
Dave Eggers (as in the author of The Wild Things, available @ Dorris Van Doren)

The Best of the National Book Awards Fiction
The Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
(available @ Dorris Van Doren)
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