Sergio Troncoso Public Library

When entering the Ysleta Branch Library, you wil see our Display Case located next to the Computer Lab.This is where we put articles and objects of interest for our patrons to look at and enjoy. Presently on display is a collection of Vintage Mexican Feathercraft and other pieces of art related to this month's theme,   b irds.     Owner, Ernestina Kirker-Camp, is a collector that has a love for nature and all things natural. Her collection offers us a look at art and nature with these beautiful handmade items.   On display   you will see five framed Feathercrafts;   embroidered,   metal   and wood carved roosters;   knitted and wired sculptured peacocks as well as one on a hand fan; several porcelain roosters and chickens. If you’re an art lover, you will enjoy viewing this beautiful collection.      Robert Ramirez

The Ysleta Friends of the Library is having a BOOK SALE! Saturday May 21 from 10:00am to 4:00pm in the meeting room.   A retired librarian recently donated several boxes of books, so there are tons of cookbooks, classics, science fiction. The prices are as follows: Hardbacks                  $1.00 Media                        $  .50 Paperbacks                 $  .50 Magazines                  $  .25 Children's hardbacks    $  .25 Children's paperbacks  $  .10 The Cup of Knowledge Cafe will be open all day as well, so come browse, buy a book or two and enjoy it with a cup of...

Ysleta Branch Library is now serving upgrades by Aileen B. Flores \ El Paso Times Posted: 04/19/2011 12:00:00 AM MDT Graciela Alvidrez assists daughter Kimberly Nunez with her research at the Ysleta Branch Library.  (Victor Calzada / El Paso Times) Visits to the Ysleta Branch Library are quite different since recent improvements were made, according to some Lower Valley residents. College student Miguel Garcia invited his friend, Jessilyn Montañez, there last week. Montañez and Garcia were looking for a quiet place where they could read and go over their notes. Montañez said she was surprised by all the changes made at the library located on Alameda Avenue. "It looks really nice. The last time I visited the library, I was a little girl," she said. Branch manager Aimee Camp said the library recently got 31 new computers with the latest software programs -- 19 are equipped with 22-inch flat screen monitors and 12 with 17-inch flat screen monitors in recessed desks. O...