A Visit from Curious George

As we wrapped up our 2021 Summer Reading Program, the Dorris Van Doren Library received a visit from a V.I.P. (Very Important Primate)! Curious George stopped by the library on August 20 to listen to stories with his human friends, take photos, and participate in crafts. 

A wonderful time was had by all. 

This Summer Reading Program was a success! The Dorris Van Doren branch registered over 700 people, who read nearly 140,000 minutes! We hope that you all will continue to read and come by the library to check out books even now that the summer is over. 

Thank you to all who participated! We are still giving away goodie bags to anyone who completed the Summer Reading Club (while supplies last) so stop by and pick up yours today!

 

Summer Fun at the Dorris Van Doren Library

 
During the pandemic, the El Paso Public Library has had to limit in-person programs due to safety concerns. Since then, family storytime has returned every Tuesday at 4:30pm, and Teen Hangout is also back on Thursdays at 4:30pm. We at the Dorris Van Doren are still trying to provide options for our patrons who may still feel uncomfortable congregating with others in person. 

For June and July, we had a "Stick Together" project which we encouraged all our patrons to participate in! Patrons requested a little sheet of stickers and then placed them on the corresponding grid square. Everyone had fun as the picture revealed itself to be a unicorn!

We've had storywalks all summer long. Large laminated pages of books were posted on the windows of the library. Patrons can walk from one window to another to read the story. Right now, everyone can come read Flower Garden by Eve Bunting as they stroll around the library.

We've also had a number of take and make crafts available for children and teens throughout the summer. Take and Make crafts for children have included crafts for Father's Day and the Fourth of July. Crafts for teens have included pride friendship bracelets, origami, and now corded coin purses. We also have our virtual volunteers creating puzzles and coloring sheets for all ages!

Finally, we had a fun matching game for our patrons. We posted photos of staff members and of their pets. Patrons had to guess which pet belonged to who! This was a fun (and hard!) puzzle. Our winner, Joaquin, successfully matched 3 pets with their humans, and won a fun prize package courtesy of the Friends of the Westside Libraries. 

As the summer winds down, keep an eye out for more opportunities for fun at the library!

Virtual Escape Room

Good luck!

 

Teen Hangout Returns!

Teen Hangout is back after an extended break due to Covid-19. The Dorris Van Doren Regional Library has a lot of fun things planned for young people between the ages of 12 and 18.

Our first Teen Hangout on July 15th brought in a bunch of new faces to join us in decorating tote bags. 

We've had a great time so far, and we have plenty of fun events coming soon! Next week, July 29, our group will be learning how to make felt animal plushies to fit our Summer Reading Club theme of Tales and Tails! Come join us and learn basic sewing skills!

Teen Hangout is every Thursday afternoon in the Dorris Van Doren Auditorium from 4:30-5:30pm.