Sergio Troncoso Public Library

Join us this  Tuesday ,  November 5th  at  5 pm , as we welcome author and educator Sergio Troncoso at the Sergio Troncoso Branch Library . In 2014, the El Paso City Council voted unanimously to rename the Ysleta Branch Public Library in honor of Sergio Troncoso.  Now you can visit with Mr. Troncoso as he reads from his latest book A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son . This event is free and open to the public.

Join us next week for a Family Fun Night on Wednesday, October 23 to make some papel picado and enjoy some special time with the family.  Starts at 5 pm!

Do you like bugs?  Do you like stories?  Do you like bugs, and stories, and crafts?  If so, join us here at the Sergio Troncoso Public Library for a very special creepy-crawly story time presented by the El Paso Zoo ! Like all library story times, this event is free and open to the public!  On Wednesday, October 9 at 2 pm here at the Sergio Troncoso Public Library, there will be  BUGS! We'll read stories about bugs, make bug crafts, and visit with some real live insects!   See you this Wednesday!

Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month by getting your very own library card here at the Sergio Troncoso Public Library ! With your library card, you will have access to books, audio books, music, movies, and so much more.  And you'll also have access to those materials right on your smartphone with the many apps that are available - for free! - with your library card! We have several different library card designs for you to chose from, including the rare Desert Dinosaurs card, from the early 2000s. We might even be the only library in El Paso to still carry this design! With your new library card, feel free to browse both our Library Staff Favorites display, with a wide selection of books and movies that our staff highly recommends: And our Back to School display, featuring many different books with sweet stories about your first days at school: And kids get to pick one free book to take home and keep when they ...

Join us for our new time on Wednesdays for Story Time starting September 4 at 2:00 pm! Tuesdays and Saturdays we will still be having Story Time at 11:00 am for all ages. Also, get a free card to track all of your Story Time visits, and after you attend your SIXTH Story Time, you can get a FREE prize from our special Treasure Chest. Stop by and have some fun with us!

Check out 5 books and earn a chance to win a backpack of free school supplies!  We have two backpacks to give away to two lucky winners! Come in today.

Join us for a free information presentation here at the library to learn more about becoming a U.S. citizen courtesy of U.S.C.I.S. starting at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, August 20. Juntános para una presentación por U.S.C.I.S. el martes 20 de agosta a las 5:00 pm para aprender mas sobre hacerse su ciudadanía estadounidense.  Gratis!

Join us for a free Entrepreneurship Workshop on Friday, August 9 at 3:00 pm. Cookies will be provided!

Here's a schedule of our Teen Hangout activities for August 2019. Join us every Thursday for Teen Hangout from 4:30 - 6:30 pm!

We are back!  Our long awaited renovation is complete and we are now open to the public at the Sergio Troncoso Branch Library.  Visit us at our same location, 9321 Alameda, to see our expanded parking lot, our beautiful new landscaping, furniture, front desk, and many more needed updates.  Here is a video of our grand opening: Please subscribe to our email list (click on the SUBSCRIBE button that can be found above this post) to keep up to date on our future library events and information.  We are so happy to be back and we hope to see you soon!

Students!  Enter to win one of the Sergio Troncoso Reading Prizes ! Stop by the Sergio Troncoso Mini Library (temporarily located inside of the Pavo Real Recreation Center, classroom #3) to pick up your reading log. Prizes will be given to the students who read the most books  from November 15th to January 31st - minimum requirement is five books.  Each student must also pick a favorite book from the books read and write a short essay (100 words or more) on that book. There are two categories of prizes: First , Second , and Third Place for students in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade; First , Second , and Third Place for students in 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. FIRST PLACE        $125 Barnes and Noble gift card SECOND PLACE   $100 Barnes and Noble gift card THIRD PLACE       $75 Barnes and Noble gift card The Troncoso Reading Prizes will be awarded only to students within the geographical area covered by t...

To bring our Summer Reading Club to a close, we had a party!  Our special guest was Rob Holladay, the Magical Balloon Guy! The Magical Balloon Guy is a great friend to the El Paso libraries.  He loves books and he started the show with a pledge to read more books! Behold the transformative powers of the Magical Balloon Guy!  Are those the Ninja Turtles?  And Shredder?  Why yes they are! In addition to be being magical with balloons, the Magical Balloon Guy has puppet friends!  This sassy blue dude had the kids roaring with laughter: And here's a knight, a princess, and an adorable fire breathing dragon!  The Magical Balloon Guy has his fire extinguisher ready to go: The Chicken Dance!  The lady wearing the frog hat on the left is our very own President of the Friends of the Sergio Troncoso Library , Ms. Emma !  Get funky, Ms. Emma! The Magical Balloon Guy gave many balloon creations to our little libr...

Attention patrons!  The Sergio Troncoso Branch Library is now CLOSED for renovations.  We are excited for these upcoming changes and we will be ready to reopen in early to mid 2019. During this time, please visit us at the mini library we set up right next door at the Pavo Real Rec Center , located in classroom three .  You will still be able to check items in and out and also pick up holds. Our Computer Class is cancelled and we will no longer be offering faxing services.  Please contact other branch libraries if you are interested in free computer classes or faxing. We will still be offering: Story Time , Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 to 12 pm Teen Hangout , Monday from 4:30 to 6:30 pm And our Crochet Club will be meeting every Monday and Wednesday from 10 am to 2 pm. And we will still be offering our free continuing educations classes: GED - Tuesday 1 - 3 pm, Thursday 1 - 3 pm and 5:30 - 7:30 pm, and Saturday 10 - 2 pm Citizenship...

A large shipment of new DVDs has just arrived at the Sergio Troncoso Library! We have documentaries, movies for kids, and movies for adults - something for everyone! Some are new releases and some are classics.  Here are a few staff favorites: These and many more are available for checkout - visit us today!

Join us this Saturday, August 4th, at 2 pm for the last Summer Reading Club party ! Free and open to the public, we are very excited to have  Rob Holladay,  the  MAGICAL BALLOON GUY , as our special performer! This Saturday will also be the last day to register for the Summer Reading Club.  If you have already registered, bring in your reading log to get your prize.  Once the prizes are gone, they're gone!  We will be accepting reading logs until August 25.  

The Amazing Adrian wowed us with his magic show this past Saturday, here at the Sergio Troncoso Public Library. He began his performance with his magical doves that appeared from out of thin air! We were squirming in our seats as the Amazing Adrian revealed a HUGE needle!  He was going to try to insert this massive needle into a balloon without popping it – impossible! He had volunteers touch the balloon to prove that it was real - it was! We held our breath as the Amazing Adrian had the crowd count down “3! 2! 1!” and like magic (hahaha), he pierced the balloon and it didn’t pop! TA-DA! Then, through a series of magical exercises, the Amazing Adrian magnetized a volunteer from the audience.  Here is our lucky volunteer holding onto the Amazing Adrian’s magic magnet and three spoons: And then we watched in awe as the Amazing Adrian performed a series of complicated magic rope tricks, making the rope double and triple in size a...