Our regular Hours are Tues. 10-7, Wed. Thurs. & Sat. 10-5, and Sun. 1-4.
“Born to the Navajo Nation, now a Marine—Private First Class Chester Nez—I’d never seen the ocean before enlisting,” recalled one of the original code talkers on a transport ship to Guadalcanal where the Japanese enemy waited in 1942. “I reminded myself that my Navajo people had always been warriors, protectors. In that there was honor. […]
The Placitas Community Library is pleased to announce a tree care seminar on Saturday, February 29 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Collin meeting room. The seminar will be conducted by Thomas Neiman, an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist. Tom will be discussing tree selection, how to plant, early care, and […]
Raised on a South Carolina sea island, Ralph Steele’s life was tempered by experiences in the Vietnam War. Trained as a psychotherapist, Ralph Steele decided, midlife that ‘tending the fire’ of his life would be to take robes as a forest monk in Thailand and Myanmar---for a year or for a lifetime. He left his […]
The library is closing at 1:30 p.m. today
Library CLOSED--All events and meeting room use is canceled through March 31. Please check our website for the latest updates.
Special Guests: Wanagi Wolf Rescue Ambassadors: Angel, Freyja, and Jyoti! Children will be given priority seating closest to the Ambassadors. Bring your camera to take pictures! (Small donation requested.)
Mikail Deese, founder and owner of the bird rescue, "On A Wing and A Prayer" will introduce three owls that are native to the area. You can ask questions and take photos with the owls. She will provide information on the best ways to help wild birds. This program is for all ages.
Speakers: Eugene David Vigil and Rose A. B. Vigil. ARTIST STATEMENT: Eugene David Vigil Since I was born and raised in the Chimayo Valley, I have always had an interest for the traditions of the area. My goal is to preserve and promote all aspects of Hispanic weavings, from the most traditional to the contemporary. […]
Pre-Register now for the April 14th, 7 p.m. Zoom Book Talk You must be pre-registered to attend. Hope to see you there! REGISTER > Order your signed copy of "Stargazer" New York Times' bestselling author Anne Hillerman returns with a gripping new installment in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. Murder, deception, and the stars […]
Join us for a series of conversations on issues of race, class, and systemic divisions in our culture and community. Juneteenth (June 19) is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of […]
Collin Meeting Room featuring “Wayne Jones’ Placitas: There Was a Time” Doris Fields, PhD The Collin Meeting Room is being reinvigorated with a new, special purpose, evolving as an education space for Placitas History. Periodically, PCL’s Collin Meeting Room (CMR) will focus on various areas and eras of Placitas History, including but not limited to […]
By Shara Moscinska Conversations with great minds are priceless, and I had such an invaluable conversation with Jon Ghahate, who is of the Laguna & Zuni Pueblos and the Museum Cultural Educator […]