Throwback Thursday

In 1974, the Ysleta Junior Woman's Club helped the library get ready for the Summer Reading Club! That year, the summer reading theme was "Endangered Wildlife." Read more here.

Throwback Thursday

The Sergio Troncoso Library used to have its very own Friends of the Library group. Here, the treasurer is thanking Furr's for allowing book sales at their location to support the library! Read more here.

Throwback Thursday

The Sergio Troncoso Library received renovations in 2007. These included adding the meeting room (which is currently housing Border Heritage) and 12 computers. Read more here.

Throwback Thursday: Ysleta beats Jefferson

 

It's football season and the El Paso area high schools were playing hard in 1960. The Ysleta Indians beat the Jefferson Foxes with a score of 28-8 at the Austin High stadium. 

Early in the game, Jefferson scored a touchdown. But Armando Domiguez, featured in the photo, scored three touchdowns that night, taking Ysleta to a dominating win. An excellent runner, all Dominguez had to do was get the ball and outrun Jefferson.

You can read the whole article here.

Throwback Thursday

A new library building opened up in the Ysleta neighborhood on March 5, 1996. This was the new version of the Sergio Troncoso Library, which used to be called "Ysleta Library." The event was marked with a glowing article in the El Paso Times. Read about it here.