The Westside library was a spooky place this October! On October 20, the library celebrated Halloween with games, music and scary stories. Kids competed in a "bone bridge" building competition. The library also "raffled" off prizes. People could enter to win the prizes by checking out enough books to put in a raffle entry.
In 2008, the City of El Paso planned to remove the Westside Library. However, hundreds of people came out to support our library and it was saved. Read more here: El Paso Times July 23, 2008
Former Westside Library branch manager, Margaret Burlingame, was honored at the Bookmark. The Bookmark is the bookstore owned and operated by the Friends of the Westside Library. Read more here: El Paso Times February 20, 1991
JC Penny and the Westside library sponsored a workshop for teen girls at the library, advertised on this day in 1996. The girls, starting at age 13, would get free skin and hair care tips. Read more here: El Paso Times 18 July 1996
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