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Dorris Van Doren Regional Library
 

551 Redd Road
915-875-0700
Norice Lee
Branch Manager
 

Photo of Dorris Van Doren Regional Library

Hours of Operation


Sunday  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday Closed  
Tuesday 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday  1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm


 

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Photo of Aimee and Conrad with clowns, Cherie and David Gregg

Aimee and Conrad ... clowning around again at Dorris Van Doren!

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Ambassador Clowns, Cherie and David Gregg,
visited the Dorris Van Doren Library, March 31, 2007


Children's Programs

May  |  June  |  July  |  August

May 2008
 
Toddler Time

For children 18 months to 3 years.
Toddler Storytimes are on Thursdays at 10:00 am.
 
May 1, 2008 Thu 10:00 am Stories About Mexico
May 8, 2008 Thu 10:00 am
Mother’s Day Happy Mother's Day
May 15, 2008 Thu 10:00 am  Rainy Days
May 22, 2008 Thu 10:00 am Bear With Me
May 29, 2008 Thu 10:00 am
Row Your Boat rowboat
 
Preschool Story Time

Saturdays/sábado at 1:00 pm
 
May 3, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Stories About Mexico

Adelita; The Borreguita and the Coyote

Craft: Sombrero
May 10, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm
Mother’s Day Happy Mother's Day
The Berenstain Bears and the Mama’s Day Surprise; What Moms Can’t Do

Craft: Summer Lilies for Mom
May 17, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Getting Dressed

How Do I Put It On?; Max’s Dragon Shirt

Craft: Paper Bag Costume
May 24, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Feelings Are In You

Goldie is Mad; If You’re Happy and You Know It

Craft: Sock Puppet
May 31, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm
Eye-Catching Colors Colors
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Dog’s Colorful Day

Craft: Watercolor Picture
 
Bilingual Story Time

Wednesdays/miercoles at 11:00 am
 
May 7, 2008 Wed 11:00 am Underwater Stories

The Aquarium = el acuario

Craft: aquarium
May 14, 2008 Wed 11:00 am
Air Transportation Stories plane
Where do balloons go?; Clorinda Takes flight

Craft: helicopter
May 21, 2008 Wed 11:00 am Boat Stories

The Little Sailboat; Un paseo en barco

Craft: boat
May 28, 2008 Wed 11:00 am
Zoo bird/animal stories Zoo
I can, you can Toucan; Asombrosos Aves Tropicales; El elefante y la luciernaga

Craft: toucan
 
No Nap Story Time

Wednesdays/miercoles at 1:00 pm
 
May 7, 2008 Wed 1:00 pm
Mother’s Day Happy Mother's Day
Mother’s Day; The Almost Perfect Mother’s Day

Craft: Flower Necklace
May 14, 2008 Wed 1:00 pm Rainy Days

In the Rain With Baby Duck; It Looked Like Spilt Milk

Craft: Rainbow Craft
May 21, 2008 Wed 1:00 pm Bear With Me

If You Love a Bear; Ten Bears in My Bed

Craft: Stuffed Bear
May 28, 2008 Wed 1:00 pm
Row Your Boat rowboat
Boats; Mr. Gumpy’s Outing

Craft: Bathtub Boat


 

Join us at the Dorris Van Doren Library for our 2008 Summer Reading Club Program.  Look below at the exciting programs we will be having in June and July.  Signing up for the Summer Reading Club is easy and free!

Find out more about the Summer Reading Club.....


June 2008
 
Summer Reading Programs

Summer Reading Club kick-off on Saturday June 7, 2008 at 1:00 pm. Remember to sign up!!!!
 
June 7, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Adrian Botello - Magic Show
June 14, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Terry Alvarez - Storyteller
June 21, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park - Bears
June 28, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Zakia - Belly Dancing
 
School-Age Storytime

Tuesdays/martes at 11:30 am.
Everyone is invited to listen to stories and make a craft.
 
June 3, 2008 Tue 11:30 am At the Hop

Jump, Frog, Jump!; What Does the Rabbit Say

Craft: Things that Hop
June 10, 2008 Tue 11:30 am Happy Days

Do You Know What I’ll Do; The Happy Hippopatomi

Craft: Happy Puppets
June 17, 2008 Tue 11:30 am Road Trip

Stringbean’s Trip; This is Texas

Craft: Travel Game
June 24, 2008 Tue 11:30 am Who Let the Dogs Out?

Bow Wow; Moo Baa, La La La

Craft: Paperbag Dog
 
Bilingual Story Time

Wednesdays/miercoles at 11:30 am
 
June 4, 2008 Wed 11:30 am Texas Bluebonnet

La Leyenda de la Flor;  “el conejo”

Craft: Bluebonnet
June 11, 2008 Wed 11:30 am Cowboy/Indian

I’m going to Texas/Yo voy a Texas; Juanito Jones: un flechazo que no mata

Craft: Cowboy/Indian paper doll
June 18, 2008 Wed 11:30 am Train/Tren Stories

Trenes; Smokey

Craft: Train
June 25, 2008 Wed 11:30 am Boots/Botas

Tiger’s new cowboy boots; El Gato con Botas

Craft: Boot keychain

July 2008
 
 
 
July 5, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Tissue Paper Flowers -
Create simple to elaborate flowers
July 12, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm El Paso Humane Society
July 19, 2008 Sat 1:00 pm Cook-A-Doodle Doo - Puppet Show
July 26, 2008 Sat 12:30 pm
1:00 pm
Awarding of Certificates and
Patches the Clown
 
 

August 2008
 
Toddler Time

For children 18 months to 3 years.
Toddler Storytimes are on Thursdays at 10:00 am.
 
       
       
       
       
 
Preschool Story Time

Saturdays/sábado at 1:00 pm
 
       
       
       
       
 
Bilingual Story Time

Wednesdays/miercoles at 11:00 am
 
       
       
       
       
 
No Nap Story Time

Wednesdays/miercoles at 1:00 pm
 
       
       
       
       
 
 


 

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