Today in Westside Library history: Margaret Burlingame retires
Margaret Burlingame was the first librarian to head the Westside Library branch. She started working at the Westside Library in 1978, when it was no more than just a trailer located at the Westside Recreation Center. Burlingame announced her retirement in January of 1991.
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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