Dorris Van Doren October Calendar of Events

 

Please click photo to enlarge. 

The Dorris Van Doren Library is fully locked in for fall! We have a number of programs, both cozy and spooky, to celebrate the change of season.

On Friday, October 9th, the library will be open after hours for our first Library by Candlelight event. The program will begin at 6 PM. Everyone will be able to browse the collection by the light of a battery-operated candle (while supplies last) and check out books until 8 PM. This program is for all ages. 

For adults (18+), we have a Conchas and Cucuys program also on Friday, October 9th. We will be providing a ghost craft along with a snack of pan dulce. 

The Movie and Craft Club (ages 16+) has two meetings this month; the first is on Saturday, October 10 at 1 PM. Participants will be making a Halloween stained glass hanger. On Saturday, October 17, the club will meet at 1 PM to create bag charms. 

October is TeenTober at libraries across the country! This is a month to promote library services to our patrons between the ages of 12-18. Every Thursday at 4:30 PM at our usual Teen Hangout program, we are encouraging our teens to participate in Spirit Days:

October 1: Silly Socks Day

October 8: Throwback Thursday: dress like a past decade.

October 15: Fun Hair Day

October 22: Dress as your favorite character.

October 29: Wear a Halloween costume

It's bound to be a lot of fun! Come join us at the library this October!

Dorris Van Doren August Calendar of Events

The kids are heading back to school and summer is nearing its end, but we're still celebrating a successful Summer Reading Club here at the Dorris Van Doren Library! 

Our branch signed up 490 readers to participate in this year's Unearth a Story reading challenge. We're also very pleased to announce that participants for our branch logged the most minutes out of all our 16 branches: 248,193 minutes or 4,137 hours! That's a lot of reading!

But just because summer is ending doesn't mean that the fun is ending. We will still continue to have excellent programs for people of all ages. Here is our calendar of events for August: 

Please click to enlarge calendar.

We hope to see you at the library! Thank you for all your support!

Dorris Van Doren June Calendar of Events

 

Please click image to enlarge. 

Summer is FINALLY here and it's time to return to the library and Unearth A Story! As always, we have a lot of fun programs for patrons of all ages. We also have the return of our annual Summer Reading Club, which is an all-ages challenge to encourage reading over the summer. 

You can register in-person or online. Just click on the graphic below to get to the Beanstack registration page. On Beanstack you can keep track of the amount of time you read per day, you can complete fun challenges, and you can keep track of the programs you attend at our branch. As you mark off these things, you accumulate points that can be put toward raffle prizes. This year you also have the added option to earn Dino Dollars. 100 points = One Dino Dollar. You can then use your Dino Dollars to purchase prizes. But the real prize is all the time you spend reading this summer! 

Click image to register/login on Beanstack.

For more information, check out the library's webpage: https://www.elpasolibrary.org/attend/summer-reading-club-2026/

Dorris Van Doren May Calendar of Events

Please click image to enlarge.

May is in full swing with a number of amazing programs for our library visitors at the Dorris Van Doren Library. 

Our new Scenes and Scissors program begins Monday, May 11th at 4 PM for those who are 17 and older. Each program consists of watching movies in a variety of genres and working on a craft. 

The movie this month is a 80's throwback Science Fiction movie. Enjoy this blast from the past while painting a garden brick. 

We hope you will join us in the fun! 

Dorris Van Doren February Calendar of Events

 

Click image to enlarge

Welcome to another fun-filled month at the Dorris Van Doren Library! We have so many fun activities for our guests to enjoy this month. 

In honor of Valentine's Day, we'll have a reverse coloring program for adults on Friday, February 6 at 2 PM. Also for adults will be a craft program in which participants will be making mini planted pot magnets on Friday, February 13 at 2:30 PM. 

For the kids, we will be having a friendship bracelet workshop on Wednesday, February 11 at 4 PM. We also have a Saturday Crafternoon on February 14 at 2 PM where kids can make Valentine's cards.

The Dorris Van Doren Library is proud to be celebrating Black History Month. Come check out our book displays! We will have having a Night at the Library: Black History Month Trivia program on Friday, February 20 from 7-9 PM. If you've ever wanted to visit the library after hours, here's your chance!

We hope to see you at the library this month! 

Dorris Van Doren January 2026 Calendar of Events

Happy New Year from the Dorris Van Doren Regional Library! We have so many fun activities and programs for our library patrons in 2026. We're kicking off the year with an adult painting activity on Friday, January 9 at 2:30 PM.

Adult (17+) Horror aficionados can get their fix of the creepy at our monthly Horror Club meeting on Monday, January 12 at 4 PM. 

There are still plenty of activities for the kids as well! Besides our weekly storytimes , our Toddler Playtime, AND our Learning with Lego program, we have a special Kid's Slime Workshop on Wednesday, January 28 at 4 PM that you won't want to miss!! 

Come join us this January!! 

Click image to enlarge

Dorris Van Doren December Calendar of Events

 

The Holiday Season is upon us, and we can't wait for you to join us for fun winter activities. We have crafts for all ages, Christmas themed LEGO challenges, and our book clubs are back in the swing of things after taking a month off. 

Please click to enlarge.

The El Paso Public Libraries are celebrating Winterfest with our Wonderland Reading Club. Signups begin November 22 and continue through December 28. To sign up and log your books, please visit your Beanstack app or account and join the challenge: https://elpasolibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

There's a new challenge to earn badges this year. For every El Paso Public Library branch you visit this winter, you get a badge. Think of it as a passport stamp. Ask a staff member for the secret word to enter on your Beanstack account to start earning your activity badges. If you visit all 14 branches AND write a book review on Beanstack, you get a special prize. 

Badges earned from logging your reading or participating in library activities get you raffle tickets toward fun prizes. This year our prizes are as follows:

Raffle Prizes:

The Rink Ice Skating Passes

A Play for All My Books board game

Fourth Wing Party Game and bookmark

Mo Willems Prize Pack

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Prize Pack

Book Lover Prize Packs

Various Other Prize Packs and Gift Certificates

Hope to see you this month! Don't forget to ask us for the secret word!