The El Paso Public Library is seeking children to come in after school February 15th to vote in the “We Hear You America” contest.  Those children who vote 20 times for El Paso here at the library will receive a ‘Hug’ and a ‘Kiss’ from children’s librarian Renee Griffith. We hope the offer of chocolate will entice many children who haven’t voted yet [...]

A fun night of voting, fellowship, and prizes is planned for February 13th.  The El Paso Dairy Queen is allowing access  to their Wi-Fi for one night only.  Come out between 6-9 Monday night to meet with friends, get a DQ treat or supper, and VOTE VOTE VOTE!  Bring your laptop if you have one.  Games and prizes are being planned, so why not join in? The library expansion is in need of the prize [...]

We rustled up  a ‘herd’ of cowboys and cowgirls for our western story hour at the end of January.  After several stories and some fingerplays, each child made a ‘plaque’ of cowboys riding into the sunset and a western bracelet to take home.             

January is children’s author Denise Fleming’s birthday.  The 4th grade classes from Centennial have been learning about an author a month.  One of the activities their teachers have planned is a visit to our library to hear a presentation and see some of the books first-hand.  Denise Fleming uses Pulp Painting to create her vibrant art.  To give the class an idea of what the process [...]

The lapsitters enjoyed hearing lots of animal sounds, including the polar bear as we enjoyed Eric Carle’s illustrations to Bill Martin Jr.’s Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?  We acted like little polar bears, then made a fluffy polar bear to take home.  The social interaction is great…. for the kids, too!

Molly listend to 17 children read to her during our “Dog-Gone Reading Fun” day Tuesday, January 17th.  There were preschoolers up to 4th graders taking turns reading to Molly and having her perform a trick for a doggie treat.  While the children waited for their turn, they colored and had Scooby Snacks.  Molly will return to the library in March.         

Molly will be at the library January 17th after school to read with YOU!  Anyone who wants to is invited to come have a dog-gone good snack and read with Molly.  Molly is certified as a reading dog and loves to show you her tricks (for a treat, of course).  Her owner, Mr. Miller, enjoys reading with you, too.  Come join in the fun right after school until 5:00.

Mrs. Martin’s class visited the library while they were studying the letter ‘B’.  Mrs. Griffith.  We read a poem, sang a song, and heard two great stories about BUBBLES!  Mrs. Griffith also gave each child a “Bubbles Everywhere” book to read to 3 people and return to the class.  Happy Reading!

The preschoolers were wondering where all the snow was on this January day, but we made a little with the stories we chose to read and tell.  After the stories, the children made their parents’ handprint into 5 snowmen, stamped giant snowflakes, and looked for objects hidden in a snowy picture.  

The Reed team came in 2nd place at the Wii Pictionary Tournament held at the library over Christmas break.  They had some good artists and some good thinkers on their team! The Vest/Martin team won the trophies by squeeking by the Reed team in the finals game of the tournament.  Thier combination of artistry and thinking outside the box helped them pull of the victory. Congratulations to both teams, [...]