WorldCat.org

WorldCat

A comprehensive database of library collections. 15,637 libraries and 512 million bibliographic records. Over 3 billion library assets. The video below notes that over 100 million people utilize this research resource. You can set a profile and categorize your materials as well. It's also a citation engine. The video below also provides information for Indie Authors to know and a topic discussion on getting self published books into the local library system.

I first heard about WorldCat when I was enrolled in my graduate program at NMSU. A friend of mine was using it to search for books and it was something that I too began using to locate certain books. Now that I spend more times day to day with audio books then I do physical ones, I still like to reference physical texts by searching for them locally or regionally through WorldCat. My next step is to set up a profile and to take advantage of this space and time to organize my own personal, academic and professional literary interests.

A link to WorldCat is now visible in the side bar. worldcat.org

Summer Reading 2022

Summer Reading 2022 @ El Paso Public Library

Check it out! This one's to motivate our participants to make time for reading. Also extending the opportunity to any of our incoming 6th graders and other Canyon Hills Middle School Cobras. During the first week of school, for students that submit their certificate of completion for their reading goals we'll have a prize raffle with your name in it. Don't let the summer pass you by without making some time for reading. Here's an active link include in the flier to elpasolibrary.beanstack.com. You can also register in-person at branch libraries.

We'll have copies of this flier available at our Community Chess Connection meetings at the Richard Burges Branch Library up until July 14th.

My Name is Tani

My Name is Tani

"I say to myself that I never lose, that I only learn because when you lose, you have to make a mistake to lose that game. So you learn from that mistake, and so you learn. So losing is a way of winning for yourself."

Need something to read for the summer? You can check out the nonfiction book titled My Name is Tani, and I Believe in Miracles, The Amazing True Story of One Boy's Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion. The text is available at the El Paso Public Library's Chamizal Express and at the Dorris Van Doren Branch. Register for the El Paso Public Library's Summer Reading Club 2022 click here.