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ALERT: Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library CLOSED Sunday, January 25, 2026

Please note that the Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library in Alpine will remain closed on Sunday, January 25, 2026, due to the threat of inclement weather. Stay safe and warm, Lobos! The snowflake icon image is licensed under a Creative Commons …

Contreras featured in new installment of Expedition: Tales of the Big Bend from Wild Yeti TV

A new video from Wild Yeti TV’s EXPEDITION: TALES OF THE BIG BEND SERIES called “Not Forgotten: The 400 Nameless Graves of the Terlingua Cemetery” features segments of an interview with Head of Archives Victoria Contreras. Check it out below …

Fall 2025 Cover to Cover available now!

Read the full text of Cover to Cover’s Fall 2025 issue below, or click through to view the PDF from the News Posts, Newsletters, & Reports page of our website. Letter from the Director Last we spoke, dear reader, the …

last updated: January 23, 2026