Westside Library - El Paso Public Library

The Westside library offers ESL classes every Thursday evening for anyone interested in learning English. This is free and open to the public, no registration necessary. La biblioteca de Westside ofrece classes para aprender Ingles cada Jueves en la tarde. Este clase es gratis para todos que quieran aprender Ingles. No se necesita registrar. (staff member Adrian Rivera leads the class)

(staff member Conrad Orozco reads to Palm Tree Academy) We had some very special guests this past Tuesday 2-7-17. Students from the Palm Tree Academy took a field trip to come see us at the Westside Library. They were treated to some story telling, a tour and Q&A. If you would like to visit us or have someone come out to your daycare, school, academy, etc. Please feel free to email us at orozcocc@elpasotexas.gov you can also call us at 915-581-2024. 

This past Thursday 2-9-2017 the Westside Library held it's first family craft night and the theme was Valentine's day. Attendees made a popsicle stick picture frame to give to their valentine. We will be having these family craft nights quarterly with the next one being in May. If we receive enough interest from the community we will think about doing them monthly. Please leave a comment of what type of craft we should do next. Thank you.

Did you hear? OVO is coming to El Paso April 12-16, 2017 at the Don Haskins Center. The El Paso Public Library has teemed up with OVO and we will be giving away a family four pack of tickets to the winner of our coloring contest. To participate, simply come into the library and pick up a coloring page, color it, make sure your contact info is written somewhere on the front and turn in. Winner will be announced before the performance. *As an added bonus, show your library card at the ticket office and get 10% off your ticket(s).

Beginning March 10th and every Friday after that the Westside Branch Library will be offering Spanish conversation classes at 1 pm. If you have been wanting to learn Spanish, here is your chance and best part is its absolutely FREE!!! No registration required simply show up.

The El Paso Public Libraries are now seed libraries! Seed libraries are places that share or lend seeds. Each library has a collection of non-genetically modified fruit, vegetable, and herb seeds available for patrons to start their own edible gardens. “Check-out” up to 5 seed packets per season with your library card. The seeds are yours to keep (no late or lost fees!), but once you are a successful gardener, let some of your healthiest plants “go to seed.” Harvest the seed, save some for yourself, and donate some to the public library to keep our collections stocked. The purpose of the Sow.Grow.ReapEat program is to provide an alternative to genetically modified seeds, increase biodiversity and plant resilience, and reconnect local people with their food systems.  Tag us in your posts and pictures on social media and use #sowgrowreapeat The Sow.Grow.ReapEat project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and A

Contest is open to all school age children in English and Spanish.  Winners and honorable mentions from each branch library will be invited to an awards ceremony. Each invited guests will have an opportunity to read their poems to the audience. All selected poems will be published in an official Poetry Contest booklet. Teachers are welcome to encourage their students to participate. Call 212-3201 for more information or click on this  link for entry form

Let your imaginations run wild every Friday at 4:30 pm at your library. Come build until our hearts content.

The Westside branch library is happy to announce we will be starting a quarterly family craft night. The very first one will  be this coming Thursday Feb. 9, 2017 at 5:30 pm. We will be making picture frames out of popsicle sticks.

At today's story time we read books about football and made a football craft where children gave their predictions on what the score would be and who they thought would win. And the experts predict Atlanta with 6 votes, Patriots with 2.

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