Today in Westside Library history: Library Opens Westside Branch

The Westside Branch Library was first opened on Saturday, December 9, 1978. The library was run out of a trailer in the Westside Park Recreational area. It had one librarian, Margaret Burlingame, and two assistants, Grace Medrano and Ivo Gomez. The library was funded through used book sales from the Friends of the Westside Library.

Read more about it: El Paso Times, 8 December 1978

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Today in Westside Library History: Jazz at the library, 1994

Billy Townes played jazz piano during a Black History Month celebration on this date in 1994. See more here: El Paso Times 23 February 1994

El Paso Public Library has partnered with CoWork Oasis to offer FREE free informative workshops to START YOUR OWN BUSINESS! Westside Library will be hosting: Navigating Your Business program on: Friday, August 17 at 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm Click on these links to register and for more info: CoWork Oasis Book It and Launch El Paso El Paso Public Library Book It and Launch El Paso

Today in Westside Library History: Memorial books, 1979

Five books were donated to the Westside Library in July of 1979 in order to honor the memories of the Cole family, who died in a fire in April. Barbara Cole, who died in the fire, had been part of the board of directors of the Friends of the West Side Branch Library. Read more here: El Paso Times 11 June 1979

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