A Day in the Life of 33 New Mexico Libraries

 

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Every Hero Has a Story- Children & Teen Summer Reading Program 2015

The Children's Library summer reading program kicks off on Friday, May 29th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Register for the summer reading program and pick up a free book!

The teen summer reading program also begins on Friday, May 29th, from 10:00 am to 4;00 pm. The first 20 teens to register will receive a free book and book bag!



 

Thank You to our sponsors: the Friends of the Library, Taos Milagro Rotary Club, and Macy's.

                    KNOW YOURLIBRARY

     The Taos Public Library……
May 2015……Let's Eat!!!

Can’t boil water? Or looking for something new and different to perk up dinner?

 
 As usual, your TAOS PUBLIC LIBRARY is ready to come to the rescue!

There are over 250 books on every aspect of cooking, from soup to nuts, from here in New Mexico to (among others) Africa, Italy, France, Thailand, India, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Morocco, Lebanon, and.

One Magical Instant from Photographer Steve McCurry

This post is a bit of a departure from what's happening at Taos Public. I couldn't resist sharing these beautiful images from book lovers around the world. Taken by National Geographic photographer, Steve McCurry. I hope you enjoy these images and author's quotes as much as I did.

One Magical Instant

It's National Library Week!

"Check It Out" - Taylor Swift Parody Video for National Library Week

These librarians really know how to belt it out (with a little help from Taylor Swift) and get down!

This will have you dancing down the aisles!



From Off the Shelf blog, their favorite books about libraries and librarians.

New Mexico Library Snapshot Day

Taos Public Library Will HELP CAPTURE PICTURE OF

NEW MEXICO LIBRARIES ON Thursday, APRIL 16

 

Taos Public Library will participate in a statewide library advocacy event on Thursday, April 16: New Mexico Library Snapshot Day 2015. Administered by the New Mexico State Library, the goal of Snapshot Day is to demonstrate the impact library services have on the state by tracking participation in library programs and services rendered on a single day.

Participating libraries will also gather photos from their libraries, which will be compiled by the State Library to create a comprehensive picture of a day in the life of New Mexico Libraries.

“Snapshot Day has been a successful advocacy project across the country for the past few years, and we are excited to get New Mexico involved again,” Acting State Librarian and Department of Cultural Affairs Deputy Secretary Michael Delello said. “It’s an excellent way for New Mexico libraries to come together and promote the vital services they provide in their communities each day. By sharing data, photos, and stories about their libraries, they can really impact decision makers in their communities.”

 

Come be a part of "a day in the life" of your library, by sharing antidotes, what value(s) the library holds for you, what service you love the most, and maybe have your photo taken.

 

KNOW YOUR LIBRARY!

A Service of the Taos Public Library…April 2015……written by Joanne Forman…….

   GARDENERS, GET YOUR TROWELS!!!!

 

      It’s finally Spring, and as well as the voice ot the turtle dove, the voices of gardeners are heard in the land. Trowels, seed catalogs in hand, and that fanatical gleam in their eyes, hundreds and hundreds of Taosenos are descending upon their yards, determined that THIS YEAR, everything they plant will grow, everything will be bounteous and beautiful and satisfying.

Bless you all!

And, of course, your Taos Public Library is ready to offer all the hope, help, advice you could possibly need, with over 250 books on all aspects of gardening. Go to! You DO have a library card, don’t you? If not, get one instantly!

  Most of the books on gardening in our library are in the 631-638 area, according to our Dewey Decimal System, so we won’t give all the exact numbers—except for the exceptions.

   The primary thing to read up on is particulars of gardening for our arid climate. (You CAN grow things like roses, but it isn’t easy!) To name just a few on this vital topic:

 THE DRY GARDEN: a practical guide to planning and planting. Mark Rumary

 WATERWISE PLANTS FOR SUSTAINABLE GARDENS. Laura Springer Ogden.

 GARDENING THE ARID LAND.  Robert Gerard.