News & Updates

Book News: September/October 2025

The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by Jacques Pépin  “More than anything in the world, I wanted to be a chef.” Decades ago, I, along with many, many other […]

2026 Placitas Garden Artists Exhibition

August 15, 2026 – September 20, 2026 Open House: September 13, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Visit our gallery for more works created by the artists in the gardens. Alex […]

Financial Tips from the Experts

Financial Tips from the Experts By Anne Frost Placitas Community Library is lucky to have the Kelley and Ric Tredwin on our team.  Each year they offer a couple of […]

PCL Concert and Fundraiser

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 2 PM Placitas Library Concert and Fundraiser! Please join us and singer-songwriters James Bell, Anna Rudolph, and Dennis Bumgarner for an afternoon of song and […]

Book News: July/August 2025

The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin’s Propaganda War by Alan Philps “Interestingly, the public was fed propaganda from the Western journalists who […]

80th Anniversary of the Trinity Event

Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 2 PM Placitas Library to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Trinity Event Perhaps the most significant event in humanity’s history occurred on July 16th, 1945, at […]

Placitas Community Library Highway Cleanup!

On Saturday, June 21, a group of 11 library and community volunteers met at The Merc at 8AM. The goal was to help keep highway 165 clean. Teams departed on […]

Placitas Studio Tour gives back to our community!

L – R: Furman Kelley – Library Administrator, Lynne Hynes – Library Director, Nancy Holley – Placitas Studio Tour President Giving back to our community is one of the cornerstones […]

Summer Reading Program: Color Our World

First event: Saturday, June 7, 2025 1-3 PM Join us at the Placitas Community Library for our summer reading programs.  All programs are on Saturdays at 1:00 starting June 7.  […]

Book News: May/June 2025

More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova Being a student at NYU, Maddy is overwhelmed with all of the demands of college and the unfortunate ending of her relationship with […]