Remembering Women's Right to Vote

 August 26 is Women's Equality Day! On this day in history, the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified and women earned the right to vote! Watch this video and find out about the forgotten work of Black women who fought for their right to vote! 

 

Texas 2 Step Spin 2 Win!

Register for the EPPL Summer Reading Club starting June 1st and get a free book & tote bag while supplies last! PLUS, happening at Sergio Troncoso Branch ONLY- check out two books from any of the 2023 TLA booklists that you can find here in order to spin our wheel of fortune and win a prize! 

Black Leaders discuss planning the March on Washington

Live on TV in 1963, James Farmer, James Forman, Whitney Young, Martin Luther King and Roy Wilkins discuss the March on Washington and promoting civil rights for Black Americans. "It is a tension between justice and injustice," Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. says around 11:00 minutes. 

During this Black History Month, discover new stories online and at your library!

 

Did You Know? Ghosts

 According to the website, "Haunted Places," the Kennedy Brothers Memorial Apartments, which are fairly close to the Sergio Troncoso Library, are haunted. The apartments were allegedly built on top of a former graveyard. They are also located across from Mt. Carmel Cemetery. The spooky happenings have been seen by multiple people, as you can see and read more here.

Did You Know? Indigenous People's Day

On Indigenous People's Day, don't forget that the Ysleta del sur Pueblo tribe, also known as the Tigua people, live in El Paso. They are the only Pueblo tribe recognized in the state of Texas and they have lived here for more than 300 years! To find out more, visit https://www.ysletadelsurpueblo.org/.

The library also has an excellent selection of books written by indigenous people. Ask a librarian to read one today!

Did you know? Jungkook's birthday

Today is Jungkook's birthday! He is a member of the popular K-Pop band, BTS. Junkook was born in 1997 and is not only a singer, but also a songwriter. You can check out music from BTS at the library. There are digital copies and physical CDs both! Check out the catalog here.

Image by I DARE U JK, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons, taken in 2018.

Did You Know? Mushroom Month

Did you know that August is Mushroom Month? Even though the month is half-way done, there's no reason not to still celebrate! Mushrooms are used in many different recipes and each kind of mushroom has its own flavor.

This librarian's favorite mushrooms is the Oyster mushroom! It's a tasty variety that is even grown around El Paso! It's really easy to cook, too. My favorite recipe involves frying them in oil with just a little salt and pepper. Perfect!

(image from Wikimedia commons, CC0.)