MPL Connect
                                 August 2023
From the Director:
 
Prepare for an exciting night of traditional casino games (roulette, blackjack, poker, slot machines, craps), a 360° video booth, and a delicious taquiza dinner!

Join us for McAllen Public Library’s third annual, award-winning Fiesta! Casino Fundraiser and Taquiza Night at the Main Library on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 6:00-10:00PM. All proceeds support the South Texas Book Festival and reinforce the impact our celebration of literature has on our community.

Tickets are $100 each and may be purchased online at bit.ly/stbftickets, by calling (956) 681.3006, and by check made out to “McAllen Public Library” and mailed to McAllen Public Library, 4001 N. 23rd St., McAllen, TX 78504.

Your ticket will get you an entry to the event, Taquiza de Jalisco meal and drink tickets, $300 in casino chips, keepsake 360° video, commemorative thank you gift, and a fun after hours VIP experience at the Library! 
 
 
 
Kate P. Horan, MLS
Library Director
 
Current Hours of Operation 
 
Main Library
Monday - Thursday
9 AM - 9 PM
 
Friday - Saturday
9 AM - 6 PM
 
Sunday
1 PM - 9 PM
 
Lark & Palm View Branches
Monday - Thursday
10 AM - 9 PM
 
Friday - Saturday
10 AM - 5 PM
 
Sunday
1 PM - 9 PM 
 

 
 
City of McAllen Hotspots Please visit bit.ly/mcawifi to make the most of your connectivity at one of the various FREE WiFi Hotspots throughout the City of McAllen. McAllen Public Library is no longer loaning out WiFi Hotspot devices.
 
You are also able to visit any McAllen Public Library location to use WiFi throughout our building during normal library operating hours. After hours, you have access to WiFi from the parking lot of our library locations. Learn more about accessing our Computer Labs at any MPL location by visiting our website at https://mcallenlibrary.net/services/computers-printing/
 


 
South Texas Book Festival South Texas Book Festival (STBF) is a celebration of culture and imagination by linking readers of all ages with authors, performers, and publishers, and fulfilling the mission of McAllen Public Library as a place where people and ideas meet and connect. The 2023 STBF is a FREE EVENT that will be held at McAllen Public Library from Thursday, October 26th - Tuesday, October 31st! This year’s schedule will include authors, special guests, storytelling, book giveaways, book signings, activities, free snacks, music, performances, and much more! Keep up with the latest updates by visiting our website at www.southtexasbookfestival.com or following our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/southtexasbookfestival
 


 
 
Youth Bookmark Design Contest Calling RGV youth between the ages of 5 to 18! You have an opportunity to showcase your artwork by participating in the 2023 STBF Youth Bookmark Design Contest! This year’s theme is “La Luna y El Sol” and the deadline for submissions is Friday, October 6th at 5PM. Acceptable art tools include colored pencils, crayons, markers, pens, paint, watercolor, and digital illustration. Download a submission form online at https://mcallenlibrary.net/stbf/youth-contests
 


 
 
Rise & Shine Café Did you know Main Library has a café located inside the building? Rise & Shine Cafe offers Specialty Organic Coffee + Artisan Baked Goods! Rise & Shine Café is the exclusive caterer at McAllen Public Library for your meeting room events, and the most convenient place for your study breaks! Whether you just need a coffee or a full meal to keep you going, you will be able to find it at the Rise & Shine Café, which opened in early 2022!
Details online at https://mcallenlibrary.net/spaces/cafe/
 

 
 
 
Starting August 5th, Main Library’s Bookstore will change its hours on Saturdays to 10:00AM-2:00PM. The library’s bookstore is staffed by volunteers, officially known as the Advocates of McAllen Public Library, and they welcome you to stop by! What can you find at the Library Bookstore? An excellent selection of gently used books featuring bestselling authors, non-fiction, children’s, romance, paperbacks, y libros en Español. Best of all, most items are priced at under $2.00! All proceeds go to support library services and programs.
New Bookstore Hours
Monday – Friday │ 1:00-5:00PM
Saturday │ 10:00AM-2:00PM
Sunday │CLOSED
 





















Children's Programs
 
For more information on children events, visit the MPLKids Facebook!
  
Program Highlights: Family Place Workshop 
Tuesdays in August at 1 PM 
 
Connect with local child development professionals one-on-one in our 5 week workshop series. Meet with other parents, ask questions about your child’s development, and have fun with us!
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
               
 Children's Programs
 
 Saturday Storytime
August 5th & 26th at 11 AM
 
Back To School
Grab-N-Go 
August 10th  All Day
 
Sunday Storytime with Mozna 
Monkey
August 13th at 2 PM
 
Once Upon a Time at Lark
(Lark) 
August 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th,
9th,10th,14th, 15th,
16th, & 17th at 11 AM
 
Family Storytime 
(Lark) 
August 1st, 8th, & 15th at 6 PM 
 
Crafty Kids 
(Lark) 
August 2nd & 16th at 6 PM
 
Coloring Day 
(Lark) 
August 9th at 6 PM 
 
Toddler Time Storytime 
(Palm View) 
August 17th, 24th, & 31st
at 11 AM
 
Bilingual Storytime 
(Palm View) 
August 22nd & 29th at 11 AM 
 
  
 
Teen Programs
 
For more information on teen events, visit MPLTeenFacebook!
  
Program Highlights: Lego Block Party 
August 14th at 2 PM 
 
Flex your creativity and talent to build with LEGO's! Invite your friends and see who is the best LEGO builder!
 
            
 
 
 
                 
 
     
 
Teen Programs
 
 
K-Pop Club 
August 8th at 6 PM 
 
Back to School Bingo
August 11th at 2 PM 
 
Mazes & Monsters Club 
August 17th & 31st at 6 PM
 
Virtual Reality 
August 20th at 6 PM
 
Bullet Journaling 
August 22nd at 6 PM
 
Air Dry Clay Workshop 
(Lark)
August 1st at 6 Pm 
 
Air Dry Clay Workshop 
(Lark) 
August 6th at 2 PM 
 
Nature Bookmarks 
(Lark) 
August 8th at 6 PM 
 
Inner Child Day 
(Lark) 
August 17th at 6 PM
 
Level Up Club 
(Palm View) 
August 3rd, 17th, & 24th at 4 PM 
 
Gamers Unplugged 
(Palm View) 
August 8th & 29th at 4 PM
  
  
Adult Programs
 
For more information on adult events, visit the MPL Adults Facebook!
 
Program Highlights:  Family Game Night (Lark)
August 24th at 6 PM
  
Come and hangout with old friends and make new ones. A variety of board games will be available to play and have fun. Bring the family and spend a fun evening with us.
 
 
 
 
 
  
         
               
 
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Adult Programs
 
 
Knitting Group 
(Lark) 
Tuesdays at 2 PM
 
Tech Help 
(Lark) 
Saturdays at 10 AM & 2 PM
 
Basic Computer Class-Beginners 
(Lark)
August 10th at 6 PM 
 
Adult Coloring 
(Lark) 
August 16th at 6 PM 
 
Painting Class 
(Lark) 
August 19th at 1:30 PM 
 
Virtual Painting Class 
(Lark) 
August 22nc at 2 PM
 
Sketching Class
(Lark)
August 22nd at 6 PM
 
Clase de Computacion
 Bascia 
(Palm View) 
August 21st & 23rd at 1 PM
 
Coffee and Crochet Club 
(Palm View) 
August 23rd at  11 AM
 
Basic Computer Class
(Palm View) 
August 28th & 29th at 1 PM 
 
 



History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
 
“History Is All You Left Me overflows with tenderness and heartache. Even when its hero is screwing up royally, maybe especially then, Silvera's humanity and compassion carve out a space where it's not the falling that's important, it's how you pick yourself back up. There isn't a teenager alive who won't find their heart described perfectly on these pages.”
—Patrick Ness, New York Times bestselling author of The Rest of Us Just Live Here and A Monster Calls
 
Registration is required for new members.
Contact reference at 956-681-3000 to register.
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
  
 From the attention-grabbing opening paragraph, to the joyful conclusion, Ruth Hogan has stirred
together a charming fairytale in which the people may be more lost than the things, and generosity
and compassion may be the key to finding a way home. Also, there are dogs. Delightful.
--Helen Simonson, author of The Summer Before the War & Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
  
Registration required.
Please call 681-3100 to register
The Turrner House by Angela Flournoy 
 
"An engrossing and remarkably mature first novel...Flournoy’s prose is artful without
being showy. She takes the time to flesh out the world...In her accretion of resonant details, Flournoy recounts the history of Detroit with more sensitivity than any textbook could
...Flournoy gets at the universal through the patient observation of one family’s particulars.
  In this assured and memorable novel, she provides the feeling of knowing a family from the inside out, as we would wish to know our own.”
—New York Times Book Review,"
 
Registration required.
Please call 681-3000 to register 

 
Registration required.
Please call 681-3000 to register




 
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McAllen Public Library                                                        
4001 N. 23rd Street
McAllen, Texas 78504
Phone: (956) 681-3000E-mail: referencelibrarian@mcallen.netWebsite: www.mcallenlibrary.net

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