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?

Goodbye, Miss Molly!

 

Tie Dye Party

Dorris Van Doren Regional Library hosted a tie-dye party for our Teen Hangout group. Our teens were provided with t-shirts to dye in whatever colors they wanted. 

They learned how to create different patterns based on how they bundled their shirts. Then they banded them and applied the dye. They also got the opportunity to mix their own dye based on the instructions provided to them. 

While we didn't get to see the finished products of their creations (tie-dye needs 6-8 hours to set). We could already see the interesting patterns they were creating. 

It was a fun program and put our teens in a Spring Break mindset in preparation for their approaching vacation from school. 
 

Happy Year of the Tiger!

 

The Dorris Van Doren Regional Library kicked off the Year of the Tiger with a program celebrating Chinese New Year. Our attendees listened to stories and created amazing crafts. 

It was fun to learn about a brand new culture that may have not been familiar to our guests. 

Keep an eye on our social media to see what other special events we host in the future!