The Alpine High School Junior Class will be holding a haunted house inside the Alpine Public Library, Saturday, October 29, 2011! The library is closing for the day, but there will be a GOODBYE OLD LIBRARY ice cream social from 11 AM – 1 PM!
Today & every Friday, senior citizens can stop by the Alpine Public Library to enjoy FREE coffee! Generously sponsored by Big Bend Coffee Roasters out of Marfa, Texas! Come get it while it’s hot!
The ARTWALK Silent Auction is now seeking donations of artwork and collectibles for ARTWALK 2011 (artwalkalpine.com).
The Silent Auction will be held at the Granada Theatre during Alpine’s ARTWALK on Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19. The auction features artists exhibiting at locations all over town, as well as donations from artists and collectors in the community.
All proceeds directly benefit the Alpine Public Library.
For information on making a donation, please contact Jodye Stone at (432)294-2381 or Chuck Newcomer at (432) 386-6128.
Here are a few changes to the October Programs Calendar!
Come to our first ever Halloween costume contest! First and second place prizes will be given for “Little Monsters,” ages 0-8, and “Tween Witches,” ages 9-12. Meet in the Junior Room on Oct. 31, at 4:30pm.
November’s Speed Book Club will meet at 5:30 PM! 
The teen book club meets November 4, at 4pm at the library. “The Thief Lord,” by Cornelia Funke, will be discussed and snacks will be served. New members are always welcome!
Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious character who calls himself the “Thief Lord.” Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crimes. Prosper and Bo relish being part of this colorful new family, but the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. Soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion-Scholastic
Speed Book Club meets November 28th at 5 PM!
Halloween is right around the corner, and Alpine Public Library is getting in the mood by displaying our spookiest, scariest, spine-tingling reads! Stop by to check them out! Here is a sneak peak:
Re Reads Used Bookstore will be closed until further notice for packing up & preparing for the move into the new building!