Alpine Public Library News

Many of you have already discovered our newest additions to the Reference section. A few of our newest titles to browse are:

·        Texas State Directory 2008

·        Exploring Texas with Children

·        Guinness World Records 2008

·      2008 Peterson’s 4-Year and 2-Year Colleges as well as Peterson’s College Money Handbook

·        Occupational Outlook Handbook 2006-2007

·        Old Farmer’s and Texas’ Almanac 2008

·        Hiking in Big Bend National Park

·        More How Stuff Works

·        Gallaudet Dictionary of Sign Language

·        Roads of Texas

·        World Almanac for Kids 2008

 Came Lujan our 1st place winner in the Marathon Public Library “Spring Break Poster Constest.

Came won an art kit with posters of dinosaurs and markers. His poster says “Giddy up! Let’s go to the library!”

 Posters will be displayed around Marathon to view.

Everyone is a winner. 

1. Came Lujan
2. Courtney Stringer
3. Gage Ganter
4. Alexis Bowers
5. Elizabeth Hernandez
6. Jesse Lopez Jr.
7. Karl Stringer
8. Erica Kelly
9. Kallie Duncan
10. Britton Marin
11. Sarah Arenas
12. Bailey Marin
13. Colee Charlesworth
14. Mason Priest
15. Kenton Duncan
16. Rachel Kelly
17. Kyler Duncan

Other Posters: #1-#17

Thanks to Connie Springfield for being our judge this year and to all the children for their wonderful posters. All children will receive a “Certificate of Participation” for their posters. Please come by the Marathon Public Library to pick them up.

Carol

MPL

 Kick up your heels and design a poster for the “Spring Break Poster Contest” at the Marathon Public Library this week. Poster boards, crayons and colored pencils available at the library to use.

Marathon Public Library will be closed on Friday March 21, 2008 for Good Friday. We wish everyone a Happy Easter week-end. Open regular hours on Monday March 24, 2008, from 11am-5pm.

Marathon Public Library

106 N. 3rd Street East

Marathon, Texas 79842              432-386-4136

Attention all children ages 4 to 10 years old!  Join us on Saturday, April 12,  at 7:00pm for an evening of fun.  We will watch a puppet show, hear some stories, play a few games, take a quick trip to the Amazon Rainforest, and make a howler monkey craft project.  This program is free and will last about an hour.  Be sure to wear your pajamas!

The Alpine Public Library invites all teachers, scout leaders, home school groups, and church youth groups to participate in the spring program “Life in the Rain Forest.”  The program starts with a general orientation to the library, followed by an intriguing investigation of the flora and fauna of the rainforest biome. ” Life in the Rain Forest” is adapted for children in kindergarten through fourth grade and is meant to be a positive and wholesome experience.

This program is available March thorough May and may be scheduled Tuesday through Friday.  After school hours are available.  For more information or to make an appointment for your group, please call the Alpine Public Library at 837-2621, or e-mail Mary Beth Garrett at aplkids@sbcglobal.net.

Tocker Foundation Grant

The Marathon Public Library branch of Alpine’s Public Library received a grant from the Tocker Foundation so that Carol Townsend may attend the Texas Library Conference in Dallas. The Conference will be held April 14, 2008-April 19, 2008 at The Dallas Convention Center. The grant covers expense for TLA Conference Registration, Travel, Hotel, and meals.

Grant requirements include attending educational seminars and volunteer time to TLA. We thanks Arlene Griffis for the time she spent in preparing the grant application.

Carol Townsend

Branch Manager

Marathon Public Library,

Branch of Alpine Public Library

Marathon Public Library will be closed on March 7, 2008 for Carol to attend a class. The class is on Children’s Resources and Programming with Little Money. It is held at the Ft. Stockton Library. Carol Henthrone a volunteer at MPL and Mary Beth from APL will also be attending the class. We will reopen for regular hours on Monday March 10, 2008.

Thanks,

Carol