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Adults:

We offer a variety of adult programs throughout the year. Watch our calendar and Facebook page for upcoming events.



Children:

Join us for our best-in-class Children's Programming

  • Join us for Preschool Storytime on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:30 AM (Space is limited).

For information on materials pickup or schedule changes due to weather, watch our Facebook for details or give us a call!

  • Watch our calendar for events such as game days, Storytime, arts and science events, and more.


Attention all birthday boys and girls!
If you are age 2-12 and it is one week from your birthday, either one week before or one week after, let us know. The VAPL has a birthday gift bag just for you!

Teens:
Visit our amazing Young Adult section for the hottest picks in young adult literature and one of the best Manga collections in North Texas.

About our mural:

This one in a million mural was created by local artist Sydney Sbarbaro. This mural was inspired by its “big sister” found in the Denison Public Library. Miss Sbarbarro’s work can be viewed not only in the Denison Public Library but the Denison Fire Department, as well.

Fun fact: the book titles depicted in the mural were drawn directly from the actual books on the shelves surrounding it.
Online Services:

Browse our catalog or renew your books online here.

Technology:

We have free wi-fi and a computer lab with high-speed internet access! Cardholders and visitors with guest passes may use our internet-accessible PCs free of charge.  Wi-Fi service is also available on an unsecured network.

DVDs:
We lend DVDs! Our Juvenile DVD section is located in the Children Section. All other DVDs will be found near our Adult Fiction section.
Local History:
The library has a collection of local history information in print, online, and on microfilm.

NEW Online Newspaper Archive: In 2021, Van Alstyne Public Library received a grant from the Hancher Foundation that allows the Library to offer online subject indexed and searchable archives of Van Alstyne Newspapers from 1898 to the present. The archive is free and located at: https://vanalstyne.historyarchives.online/home

Microfilm: Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act you can access select years of The Van Alstyne Leader on microfilm and print or scan articles to your own storage device using our ScanPro 800. If you do not live in the north Texas area we will send you a copy of a requested article by email attachment.

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