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In this Issue
- Library News
- Upcoming Adult Events
- Upcoming Youth Events
- Recurring Youth Programs
- At Step Up Gallery in March
- This Month at Friends' Bookstore
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February Library Hours
Monday to Thursday 10:00am to 8:00pm
Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday* 1:00pm to 5:00pm
*Both branches now open Sundays!
For all library hours, click here.
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Staycation with Help from the Library!
Planning on a staycation for the school break in Los Alamos County? If you're staying close to home with family during the break, the library has access to the best museum passes for you to explore the region. We have two different family museum passes you can borrow for access to over a dozen museums and galleries in our region!
| Borrow a S.T.E.P. museum pass for access to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe Children's Museum, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, and New Mexico Museum of Art. | |
Check out at New Mexico Family Pass to get access to the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, New Mexico Museum of Art, Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, New Mexico Museum of Space History, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum,
National Hispanic Cultural Center, and more historic sites
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Hoopla Bonus Borrows
Have you ever bumped up against Hoopla's borrowing limits? Starting in March 2024, for the last seven days of each calendar month, patrons will be able to choose from a curated selection of TV shows, movies, comics and manga, eBooks, and audiobooks without using their monthly borrows. This means lots of new titles to access, while still getting to borrow all your favorites too!
Find all our digital library resources here.
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Vote for Your Favorite Films to Win SALA Movie Passes
There is still time to cast your ballots for the best movies at the library and win one of four passes to SALA--good for three movies and popcorn! We are celebrating movie award season by inviting patrons at both branches to cast an abbreviated Oscar ballot. Four winners will be drawn after the Academy award ceremony on March 10th. Ballots will be weighted according to correct predictions of winners.
The Los Alamos Public Library is proud to co-sponsor
this giveaway with SALA Event Center.
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Saturday, March 2nd, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Mesa Public Library
White Rock Branch Library
To launch our second year of the Los Alamos Community Seed Library, we will be throwing a birthday party at both Mesa Public Library and White Rock Branch Library.
At each library, experts will be on hand to help you choose your seeds and answer your most pressing gardening questions. Expert gardeners at White Rock Branch Library will have specific experience and expertise in growing plants in White Rock. At Mesa Public Library, the gardeners will share knowledge and expertise in growing in Los Alamos.
Join us to make paper flower crafts, play games with seeds, guess the rare seeds, and have some birthday cake. There will be fun activities for the whole family!
For more details, visit the library's event calendar.
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A Conversation with Anne Laurent
Join us at Mesa Public Library to meet Anne Laurent, the incoming County Manager at Los Alamos County. Anne will discuss her career and her vision with library staff.
This program is an introduction to our new County Manager, and is part of our Women's History Month programming.
Keep an eye on the library's website for
announcement of this March event.
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Cover to Cover Reading Challenge
Cover to Cover, an annual challenge created for readers in grades 3 to 6, promotes great books and offers fun prizes. Readers may track their books using Beanstack through April 18th. As readers mark each book complete, they're invited to come to either library and receive a pin. Each completed book or badge earns a virtual ticket toward the April prize drawings.
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Read from October to April, then join us for a finale event with snacks, prizes, and surprises.
Register at lacnm.beanstack.org
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Saturday, March 9th, 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Every second Saturday of the month
White Rock Branch Library
Join us for crafts, snacks, and a matinee! Every second Saturday of the month during the winter and spring, White Rock Branch Library is showing a family-friendly film. Come to the library at 2:00pm to get started on a movie-themed craft with the whole family. Showtime is at 2:30pm. We invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy!
See more details on our library's event calendar.
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Saturday, March 10th, 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Mesa Public Library, The Zone
All ages are welcome to bring their own board games or to choose from the more than 125+ board games the library owns. Library staff and volunteers will be hanging out hoping to play games with people at Mesa Public Library in The Zone and around the Youth Services area. Free popcorn and drinks in The Zone area.
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Monday, March 11th, 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Mesa Public Library, Lower Rotunda
Come to the library on March 11th—just days before St. Patrick’s Day!—to see some Irish Dancing. Belisama Irish Dancers of Santa Fe will be in Mesa Public Library’s lower rotunda. Dancers will share a demonstration of Irish dance and will teach a few steps to those who feel light on their feet. Come to participate, ask the dancers questions, or just sit back and watch the show. All ages are welcome.
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Storytime (ages 3-5) is a weekly gathering at both libraries for read-aloud stories, early literacy concepts, and songs. | |
Babytime (ages 0-2) is a gathering at Mesa Public Library to share bounces, songs, and rhymes between babies and caregivers. | |
Library Playtime (ages 0-6) is a twice-weekly playtime at White Rock Branch Library with toys, games, and books. | |
Music & Movement (ages 0-6) is energetic musical fun at both libraries! Great for brain and body development. | |
MPL: What's Up Wednesday (elementary-age kids) will be crafts and adventure activities at Mesa Public Library! | |
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WRBL: What's Up Wednesday
(elementary-age kids) will be weekly fun at White Rock Branch Library with crafts and imaginations!
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Random Fandom
(grades 7-12) is a monthly gathering at Mesa Public Library for random fandoms. Make things, play games, eat snacks, and win prizes!
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Anime Club (grades 7-12) is a monthly gathering at Mesa Public Library to watch and talk about popular anime shows, movies, and manga! | |
TAG: Library Books for Readers (all teens) is a monthly gathering at Mesa Public Library for teens to talk about what they're reading, watching, listening to, or playing. | |
At Step Up Gallery in March | |
This Month at Friends' Bookstore | |
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Red Cart Special: Gardening, Landscaping & Home Improvement
The month of March, we will run a Red Cart special of gardening, landscaping, and home improvement. Inside the store we’ll be putting out St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, and Georgia O’Keeffe (b. 11/5/1887, d. 3/6/1986) collections.
As a reminder, Red Cart books are not free but may be had in exchange for a donation of any amount (made at the counter inside the bookstore). All donations and sales made at Friends' Bookstore help support our community libraries. It's a great deal all around!
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Thank you, from the Los Alamos Public Library | | | | |
