Programs and Events
Saturday and Sunday May 18-19. 10 am - 5 pm
El Rito Studio Tour: Chocolate Chocolate & Quilts at the Library Visit our lively venue during Studio Tour weekend in El Rito. Quilted products to be had for a donation that goes to the library - AND - treat yourself to our array of chocolate treats plus a few savory items too. As an added treat, we'll be hosting world-class flute player, Danny Wilding, to enhance your library visit. All proceeds go to supporting the El Rito Library. Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted. Chocolate donors needed for both days. Call 575-581-4608 if you can help. Saturday May 25 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Memoir Writing Workshop with Karima Alavi Class limit: 10 persons Cost: $20 per person Email to register: karima.coyote@gmail.com or call the library at 575-581-4608 Sunday June 9 9:30 - 11:30 am
Community Pancake Breakfast at Library With our Board's and other volunteer help, we'll be cooking up a storm to make the best pancakes you can imagine! We've ordered a fine weather day that should allow us to enjoy this event in our outdoor spaces. If it rains or is too windy - it'll be inside. Don't miss this chance to try locally sourced blue corn pancakes made with flour from Owl Peak Farm in La Madera, English breakfast crepe-like pancakes, and pancakes made from an ancient starter that dates back generations. Summer Reading Program
June 11 - July 18. Tue. & Thur. 9:30 am- Noon (lunch included) Adventures in Reading, Writing, A Field Trip, Art, Music, Theater Ages 5-12. Register now! 575-581-4608 Classes are free. We Love our Library Story and Music Hour Every Friday 11:00 am - Noon Last Class for Spring May 24, 2024 Story Hour is for our youngest community members and their caregivers. Ages 2 - 5 encouraged. We'll feature a rotating cast of readers and story-tellers. Call for more information: 575-581-4608 Funding provided in part by the New Mexico Foundation, the NM Children's Foundation, United Way of Northern New Mexico Kanopy Movies for Patrons Did you know our library continues to offer a movie streaming service called Kanopy? By registering with your El Rito library card number you can access thousands of top-of-the-line movies, including kids movies, the Great Courses series, international films - all for free. Call the library if you need technical help. Go to kanopy.com to get started. You can find Books on the Backroads by New Deal Films on Kanopy. It's the film showcasing several NM rural libraries, including our own. Learn More Local History
A Developing Project will focus on historic fruit production in Northern NM. Stay tuned! A Planned Oral History Project for El Rito Underway mid-April 2024. A New Traveling Exhibit We Created A grant from the Northern New Mexico National Heritage Area helped the El Rito Library create three new exhibit banner stands which we'll soon be transporting to schools and community meetings to talk about our community's fascinating natural and cultural history. To read about some of that history, click here. An Archaeology Conference We Held In September 2018 our library offered public presentations by archaeologists detailing studies of two interesting local sites, prehistoric Sapawe and historic Casita. For a copy of the conference program, click here. For Supporting Articles by Conference Presenters Click Here "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a library."
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Wi Fi available outside and inside the library
Spring/Summer Hours
Tuesday - Friday 12 Noon to 5 pm Saturday 9 am - 2 pm Sunday & Monday closed Extra hours for special events
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