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Author Visit !
Author Visit !
When Dion started running a grueling 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert in China, he didn't expect to meet Gobi, a stray dog who would join him on an incredible journey. Their bond and connection has inspired readers all over the world!
When Dion started running a grueling 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert in China, he didn't expect to meet Gobi, a stray dog who would join him on an incredible journey. Their bond and connection has inspired readers all over the world!
September is Library Sign-up Month
September is Library Sign-up Month
The El Paso Public Library has great and numerous eBooks. They also have databases (TexShare) to find reputable research articles. Choose from a variety of public cards! (https://www.elpasolibrary.org/using-the-library/get-a-card)
For those living outside of the El Paso city limits, our county has created Ilumina Public Library (a county Library). They are completely online and have tons of ebooks and electronic/online resources! (https://iluminalibrary.com/MyAccount/SelfReg)
To the left is one of the four different library cards that the El Paso Public Library offers. It is called the Enhanced Library Card. It is for EP City & County residents 18 yrs & older. The card will contain your full name, DOB, address, & photo! Some places take the card as a secondary form of photo ID! See pic to the right to see which branches have them. Call the branch beforehand to make sure they have cards available. 📚
September is also Hispanic Heritage Month!
September is also Hispanic Heritage Month!
Come to the library to check out books ABOUT Hispanics or books BY Hispanics.
There are also free books about Sonia Sotomayor and Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez!
Don't forget to check out great Hispanic books in SORA!
Visit the Library to Participate in Activities and Events
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -C.S. Lewis
Coming Up in the Month...
August: Nat. Book Lover's Day (Aug. 9) & Women's Equality Day! (Aug. 26)
September: Hispanic Heritage Month
October: Fall Events
Nov. & Dec.: Winter Events
January: New Year, New Possibilities
February: Make Friends with a Book
March: Women's History Month
April: National School Library & Poetry Month
May: Level up to Summer Reading
August: Coloring Month
August: Coloring Month
Take some time to sit, relax, and give some color to your life.
Exciting Activities
Exciting Activities
National Book Lovers Day (Aug. 9)
National Book Lovers Day (Aug. 9)
The library and Student Council collaborated to spread the love for reading all throughout YWLA.
“You’ve got to go through it to get to the end of it.” ~Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire
Book Fair!
Book Fair!
Thank you to YWLA Parents, Students, and Staff for making this year's book fair an absolute success!
Sales Reached: $4,200
Because of this huge sale, 50% of this amount will go back to support our YWLA library! It was a great success for a population of only 335 students.
October: Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
October: Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
Nov/Dec: Family Literacy & Game Night!
Nov/Dec: Family Literacy & Game Night!
Make a Christmas Tree Ornament! 🎄
Make a Christmas Tree Ornament! 🎄
Dec '24 MakerSpaces.MP4
January: Celebrating Chinese New Year
January: Celebrating Chinese New Year
Shelfie Day!
Shelfie Day!
Thank you Ms. Villalobos for always providing the resources needed to keep YWLA shelves stocked with excellent books!
February is Valentine's & Black History Month!
February is Valentine's & Black History Month!
Blind Date with a Book (2025).MP4World Read Aloud Day (Feb.)
Feb. is also "Make Friends with a Book!"
Feb. is also "Make Friends with a Book!"
February: Blind Date with a Book
February: Blind Date with a Book
Happy
Valentine's
Month To
Everyone!
Read Across America
Read Across America
Thank you to Michelle Sanchez from TeleMundo and Elizabeth Reveles from Rev It Up Consulting for coming out to read to our 6th grade students!
Read Across America (Dress-Up Week)
Read Across America (Dress-Up Week)
Read Across America
Read Across America
(Readers, Book Giveaway, & Character Book Dress-Up)
(Readers, Book Giveaway, & Character Book Dress-Up)
Read Across America Book Give-Away '25.mp4Book Character Dress-Up Day (2025).mp4We had 4 winners for our Character Book Dress up!
1st place: $25 gift card from Barnes & Noble
2nd place: Hungry Caterpillar Plushy
3rd place: Huge Lollipop
4th place: Harry Potter Pens
Book Character Pics (2).MOVBook Character Pics (1).MOV
1st place winner
2nd place winner
3rd place winner
4th place winner
Through the book, The Three Questions, Dr. Kennedy & Dr. Benavides reminded us that the most important people are those around us, the most important time is now (living in the moment w/ those we love), & the most important thing to always do is help others! 👩❤️👩
Thank you to both of their for reading to our students!
Cesar Chavez Day!
Cesar Chavez Day!
UTEP Acoustic Damping 3D Printing
UTEP Acoustic Damping 3D Printing
Students are using Tinkercad to design a 3D noise-reduction filter for aircraft engines as their noise level can exceed 140 decibels.
EARTH Day!
EARTH Day!
Dia de los Niños/Libros (Book Giveaway!)
Dia de los Niños/Libros (Book Giveaway!)
Free Books for Summer Reading! 📚
Come get them!
National Book 📚 Lover's Day 💟
It was such a pleasure to open our YWLA Library on National Book Lover’s Day! It was very exciting to see our girls back, along with new faces, enjoying what they like to do in the library: build, read, and study. ☺️
Book Fair !
Book Fair Pic Collage Aug '24.MP4
Book Fair Results!
Book Fair Results (Fall '24).GIFWe sold $4,028 with 330 students!
A huge THANK YOU to all students & parent volunteers who made the book fair a big success!
GT Family Engineering Competition!
Join us for a family-friendly engineering competition that the entire family can contribute! Families will compete against each other to build an enclosure that protects & ensures the safe return of an unknown specimen collected on Mars. Prize for the winning family!
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