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Public Relations
Coordinator
Jack Galindo
Phone: 915-543-5468 |
For
all of our events, download the Calendar of
events above. The children's events are also
listed in the
Kids Zone |
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Celebrate the Arts
| John Hughes Film Festival
| Film Festival Series
2008 Children's Summer Reading Club
| 2008 Teen Summer Reading Club
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Saturday, May
10, 2008
12:00 - 4:00 pm
Main (Downtown) Library
501 N. Oregon St. |
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Join us at the
El Paso Public Library for the fourth annual
Celebrate the Arts. Meet authors
from El Paso and Las Cruces who write
fiction and nonfiction books for children
and adults. Meet visual artists of unique
photography, oil paintings, basket weaving,
panoramas of El Paso, jewelry, and
hand-woven art. Participants include: LC
Hayden, Donna Munch, The Three Amigos,
Maritza Jauregui, LB McKay, Oscar Moya, and
many more.
Write a poem for a loved one, and buy one of
a kind Mother’s Day gifts. We will also
sell used books and have readings and art
demonstrations, as well as kids’
activities.
The El Paso
Writers’ League has been encouraging,
inspiring, and supporting writers since
1935. We are a diverse group of published
and unpublished writers. Once a month our
meetings consist of writing workshops and
guest speakers. We encourage members to
join critique groups. We sponsor three
annual public events: Junior Jotters (a
writing camp for school age children), a
writing contest for League members, and
Celebrate the Arts.
For more
information please call Ida Chavira at
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April 23, 2008 |
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The Armijo
Library presents the films of John Hughes.
John Hughes, who disappeared from the
Hollywood scene in 1991, is credited with
creating a whole genre of 1980's teenage
comedies which captured the 1980's teen
experience.
Armijo Library
620 E. 7th Avenue
533-1333 |
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Saturdays at
3:00 pm |
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May 3,
2008 |
"Sixteen
Candles" (1984) |
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May 10,
2008 |
"The
Breakfast Club" (1985) |
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May 17, 2008 |
"Pretty
in Pink" (1986) |
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May
24, 2008 |
"Ferris
Bueller's Day Off" (1986) |
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Film Festival Series
All films will be
shown at the El Paso Public Library Main (Downtown) Library in the Auditorium |
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Mar 9,
2008 |
Sun |
1:30 pm |
“The Man
of La Mancha” (Broadway musical) |
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Mar 19,
2008 |
Wed |
6:00 -
8:00 pm |
“Pablo
Picasso” and “Salvador Dali” (2
biographical DVD’s) |
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Apr 9,
2008 |
Wed |
6:00 -
8:00 pm |
“The
Disappearance of Garcia Lorca”
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Apr 27,
2008 |
Sun |
1:30 pm |
“Bizet’s
CARMEN” (Opera) |
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May 7,
2008 |
Wed |
6:00 -
8:00 pm |
“Blood &
Sand” (bullfighting & drama) |
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May 28,
2008 |
Wed |
6:00 -
8:00 pm |
“Destination Spain” (travel) |
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These movies are being
sponsored by The El Paso
Public Library
and
The
City of El Paso Museums and
Cultural Affairs |
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© Janet Stevens |
June 7 -
July 19, 2008
The El Paso Public
Library’s Summer Reading Club (SRC)
kicks-off on Saturday, June 6, 2008 at all
public library facilities. The theme for
this year is, "Texas Reading Club Jubilee:
1958-2008" celebrating 50 years of the Texas
Summer Reading Club. Children just
completing the 5th Grade and are age 12
and under are eligible to participate.
(Youth who are entering the 7th Grade or are
13 years and older may participate in the
Teen Summer Reading Club) |
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It is easy to join! Simply visit any public
library, fill out a registration form and
start reading. Kids are encouraged to read
just 8 books or 8 hours depending on their
reading level. At the end of Summer Reading
Club, each child who meets or exceeds these
goals will receive a certificate of
completion. Some branches offer other
reading incentives such as prizes, goodie
bags and toys for those completing the
program. |
© Janet Stevens |
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The Summer Reading Club
also has hundreds of special programs for
young people and families throughout the
summer such as karaoke, storytelling and
virtual reality demonstrations. Still other
programs offer children and parents insight
into El Paso history, law enforcement, fire
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Summer Reading Club is
just one of the ways parents can help
children fight "summer learning lag". The
phrase refers to the period of time between
school sessions when children’s cognitive
development slows due to the lack of
academic instruction. Programs such as
the Summer Reading Club help curb summer
learning lag by exercising children’s brains. The best part is, all the programs
are free.
For more information on Summer
Reading Club call your local branch library, visit the
Kids Zone or call
Laurel Indalecio at (915) 543-5470.
See a list of all of our
Special Events.....
The 2008 Texas Reading Club is sponsored
by the the El Paso Public Library and
the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission |
© Janet
Stevens |
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Download a
brochure of some of our Special Summer
Programs
(Coming
Soon)
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- Download color brochure
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PDF format
(1.5 MB)
- View on the web |
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All of the Summer Reading Club artwork above
was created
and is © copyrighted by Janet Stevens.
Read about the artist... |
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Children's Programs
All of our libraries have weekly events for
children.
Select a branch below to see what is happening
at that library.
Visit the
Kids Zone to see all of our resources for
children.
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