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, [...]

YOU are invited to attend our voting party Saturday, January 21st, from 3-7.  We will have computers set up for continual voting, games, puzzles, and a big pot of soup!   This is a great way for the family to spend a cold winter evening.  We will take shifts voting on the computers for the “We Hear You America” contest.  While you are waiting for your shift, you can play games, do [...]

The response has been great for our attempt to win $50,000 from Reader’s Digest’s We Hear You America contest!  We want to give our town a boost over the Christmas Break, so the Friends have organized a Vote-A-Thon.  Please come in soon to sign up for a 30 minute time slot to spend voting non-stop for El Paso.  The prize money will be used to help make our expansion a reality!  This [...]

The library will be closed December 24, 25, 26, 31 and January 2nd. Please join us December 27-30 for a Vote-A-Thon held here at the library!  Come in or call to sign up for 30 minutes to spend voting for the library on the Reader’s Digest website We Hear You America.  We need everyone’s help.  If you can’t make it to the library, be sure to vote as often as you can as many [...]