Alpine Public Library News

 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

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

POSTER CONTEST AT MARATHON PUBLIC LIBRARY Area children are invited to design a poster for the Marathon Public Library’s Spring Break poster contest. The poster will be used to promote the Summer Reading Program, with a “Western/Rodeo” theme this year. This is part of the “Texas Reading Club Jubilee, 1958 to 2008.” Participants ranging in age from toddlers through the 12th grade are invited to come to the library to draw a poster or pick up poster board to bring home. There will be art supplies at the library. The Spring Break poster contest will be held March 17th to 20th. Poster boards will be available at the library beginning March 1st. The Marathon Public Library is a branch of Alpine Public Library in Brewster County, Texas. It is located at 106 N. 3rd Street East in Marathon . The telephone number is 432-386-4136.

Marathon Public Library a branch of Alpine Public Library will be closed for Presidents’ Day February 18, 2008.

We will reopen regular hours 11am-5pm on February 19, 2008.

Have a great day.

 Volunteers:  Arlene Griffis,  Sky Townsend, Carol Henthrone

We have started a volunteer program through the Library Leadership Development Institute, Grow our own area Librarian(goal) program at the Marathon Public Library. Arlene Griffis, Carol Henthrone and Sky Townsend quailfied for the program. They all started the program this month. Carol and Arlene will be training on the circulation desk so they may open the library when I go to classes. Sky is in the very beginning stages of learning to shelf books, cover books, using the copy machine and etc. We are all looking forward to working together and expanding our horizons at the library. Arlene is also doing some training on possible grants. She has joined the grant committee in Alpine.

Tax Forms:

We have tax forms for our patrons to pick up at the Marathon Public Library this year. Thanks Anitra for sending them to us. Also thanks to Mary Beth for delivering them. Our patrons are very greatful not to have to drive to Alpine this year to pick them up.

Marathon Public Library will be closed on Jan. 17, 2008, Thursday, because our heater is not working. We will reopen on Friday Jan. 18, 2008. Sorry for the inconvenience. The repair company hopefully will have it fixed by Friday.

Have a great day,

Carol

Marathon Public Library will be open on Monday-Friday from 11am-5pm, starting January 2, 2008. We wish to thank the Board of Directors for a wonderful time off during the holidays. We are looking forward to another great year.

Happy New Year!

Carol and MPL Friends

Due to illness, the Marathon Public Library will be closed today, December 20, 2007.  The Alpine Public Library will be open its normal hours.