The Library is...

The Wild Thing from the book Where the Wild Things Are, will be stopping by all of our libraries this September. There will be terrible roars, the gnashing of terrible teeth, the rolling of terrible eyes, and the showing of terrible claws. Join us as we have a wild rumpus!


Here at DVD: Saturday, Sept. 8 @ 1 p.m.

Click here for a complete listing of appearances.

Book Circle

We hope you'll join us this Saturday for our monthly Book Circle Meeting! You can discuss any book that you've read or been reading. It's from 1-2 p.m. in the quiet room.

Teen Update

We now have a myspace page just for teens. So, if you're between the ages of 13-16, add us as a friend already! You can keep up to date with teen events, books, graphic novels, anime, etc. at
www.myspace.com/dvdteens

If you don't want to be our myspace friend, you should still come hang out with us this month. We will start an Anime Club on Wed. Aug. 22 @ 6 p.m. We will watch a few episodes of Innocent Venus and Air TV, fill out a survey, and discuss what we want to do for our next meeting. Popcorn and refreshments will be served.


School may be starting soon, but there's still time to have fun. On Sat. Aug. 25, we'll be having a lock-in from 7-11 p.m. The theme is gocks. Gocks are goth sock puppets, and everyone will get to make one. It doesn't have to be goth, and if you don't want to make one, you can play games, watch a movie, or just hang out. We'll provide the socks, accessories, food, drinks, and more.

August Movies

Summer Matinee Movies @ 2 p.m. on Thursdays in the auditorium continues with:

This Week's Events

Congratulations to all who participated in this year's Summer Reading Club! If you turned in a completed log and didn't get to come to the wrap-up parties, drop on by and pick up your certificate and goody bag. We'll hold them for the next couple of weeks. Now that the Summer Reading Club has ended, we're going to take a break from storytime. There will be no storytime on July 25, 26, and 28.

Just because we're taking a break, does not give you an excuse to not come to the library. New books are coming in almost daily and we've still got lots going on. Here's an overview:

On Thursday, July 26 @ 2 p.m.: Summer Movie Matinee continues with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. See it before you see the new movie! I'll post the list of August movies soon.
(in the auditorium)

On Saturday, July 28:

1 p.m. Our first Book Circle Meeting! Bring your current or favorite read to discuss. Any and all literature genres welcome! Refreshments provided. (in the quiet room)

3 p.m. The Scrapbooking Group meets again to bring together croppers for an afternoon of scrapbooking. Be sure to bring your materials. (in the auditorium)

Celebrate the Arts

On Saturday, July 14, the El Paso Writer's League will be sponsoring a dynamic event from 1-5 p.m. There'll be lots to see, hear, and buy! Local authors, artists, and artisans will be present. The event promises mystery, poetry, children's fiction, adult fiction, creative and southwest nonfiction, CD's, vegetarian cookbooks, photography, porcelain jewelery, paintings, and used books.

Here are some of the authors and artists that will be present:

Luanne Hunt, Leon Metz, Marian Haddad, Betty Marcus-Randle, Deen Underwood, L.C. Hayden, Patsy King, John Middagh, Paul Geneson, Ken Hudnall, Donna Munch, and Mary Fimbel.

Candy Mayer, Betty Pippin, Don Beene, Don Woollard, Bernice Shutes, Melinda Etzel, and Marge Gianelli.

Remember, it begins at 1 p.m in the auditorium, and historian Leon Metz will also be here to lead a discussion.. At 2 p.m., Californian country singer-songwriter Luanne Harris will perform inside the library. So, come and celebrate the arts with us!

All Muggles Are Invited to Attend

Alright, I have a feeling that a lot of you have already made plans to celebrate the book's release elsewhere, but let me try to change your mind. We plan on throwing our own Deathly Hallows bash, complete with crafts, games, a costume contest, prizes, and the raffling of the book itself! It will be on Friday, July 20 from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. We will have two separate raffles. One will be a raffle to win giftcards to purchase the book, and the other will be to check out library copies.

Also, don't forget we're showing all of the Harry Potter movies this month on Thursdays at 2 p.m. We showed the first one last week (7/5). So, before you go out to see the newest movie, refresh your memory by watching the others here. The last film will also be shown at our pre-release party.

July 12 Chamber of Secrets, 2 p.m.

July 19 Prisoner of Azkaban, 2 p.m.

July 20 Deathly Hallows Pre-Release Party, 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

July 26 Goblet of Fire, 2 p.m.