El Paso Community College (EPCC) Northwest Campus Library will be holding various interactive activities in observance of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday (Theodore Geisel, children’s author) and the National Read Across America celebrations, during the month of March. All activities promote literacy, reading, technology interaction, music instruments and much more, and they are all free and open to the public.
Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on March 2—Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by bringing together kids, teens, and books. This annual event is sponsored by the EPCC Spring Arts Festival, which optimizes the importance of community and communication through music, reading and technology.
What: National Read Across America & Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration
When: February 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 and March 1, 2024
9:00 am -11:00 am
Where: Jenna Welch & Laura Bush Community Library
El Paso Community College Northwest Campus
6701 S. Desert Blvd. El Paso, TX 79932
Who: About four hundred pre-K through third grade students from Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary, Deanna Davenport Elementary, Jose Damian Elementary School, and Silvestre & Carolina Reyes Elementary School will participate during the February-March celebrations.
Library staff will lead the students in very active reading with bright-early books, by Dr. Seuss. Reading with rhythm is followed by a drumming workshop with Karuna Warren’s African drums where the children beat and bang rhythms on 60 drums.
There are also themed activities such as a Cat in the Hat treasure hunt which will take the children all around campus for college awareness. The two-hour program includes a tour of the Northwest Community College campus to encourage college-going culture; and concludes with a party with healthy treats.
For information please contact:
Ms. Lorely Ambriz
Head Librarian
EPCC Northwest Campus
+1 (915) 831-88886
lambriz@epcc.edu
