Placitas Library

Garden Tour Seed Balls for Children
2025-09-07 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
As part of the Garden Tour, we will be making seed balls from 10-3 or until supplies run out. This activity is for adults as well.

Pre-K Story Time Nature's Whispers: A Journey Through Leaves and Trees.
2025-09-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Pre-K Story Time for children ages 0-5. The theme is “Nature’s Whispers: A Journey Through Leaves and Trees. The books are: One Day This Tree Will Fall, Leslie Barnard Booth, A Tree is Nice, Janice May Udry, The Leaf Thief, Alice Hemming. Participate in a Leaf Rubbing craft and have a Leaf Shaped Snack.

To Bee or Not to Bee - Learn about Honey Bees Children's Event
2025-09-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
To Bee or Not to Bee – Learn about Honey Bees, beehives, try on a beekeeper’s outfit and participate in a honey tasting with beekeeper, Kamyar Rahimian. Just to let you know the honey is not pasteurized or processed. It is straight from the honeycomb. Therefore, when you sign in, parents must give written permission for children to try it. We will provide the form. Buzz on over to the library for this fun and educational activity!

Pre-K Story Hour: Ebeneezer Helps a Friend
2025-10-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Kyle Hollingsworth, Placitas resident and artist, will join us in October. She will read a new book written by her friend Maggie Wheeler, Ebeneezer Helps a Friend. Come dressed for Halloween! There will be treats and activities!

Children's Halloween Party
2025-10-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Halloween Party for our patrons, infant – 12 and their families. There will be a D.J., dancing, games, and Trick or Treat! Come dressed up for Halloween!

Children's Art Inspired by Books Reception
2025-11-09 12:00 - 14:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
A children’s art exhibit is being held from November 8-18 at the Placitas Library. The art was created by Placitas Elementary School Students under the guidance of Joanne Collier, art teacher. Please come enjoy their beautiful work.

Pre-K Children's Hour: Look Who Who Whooo's Coming to Story Hour!
2025-11-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Mikail Deese, founder of On a Wing and a Prayer is bringing owls she has rescued. Your children will be able to meet the owls and hear stories about them. Please join us. This will be fun!

Pre-K Story Time: Celebrate the Holidays
2025-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Come celebrate the holidays at our Pre-K Story Time with your little ones. We will have books for all your celebrations, Christmas,Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah. There will be activities and snacks too. Our special guest is Santa Claus who will be singing and playing his guitar. Don’t miss this one. It will be fun!

Annual Holiday Open House
2025-12-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
The Children’s Committee invites you and yours to our annual Holiday Open House celebrating the traditions and cultures of New Mexico. There will be stories, making luminarias, and decorating cookies. Children will receive a new book courtesy of the Mary M. Coupens Reading Endowment of New Mexico. Our special guest will be the Pueblo Enchantment Dancers from Acoma. The dancers are ages 6-16 presenting traditional pueblo dances. Your children will be invited to join the Friendship Dance. Come celebrate with us!

Author Reads Tale of Piper, the Spider Who Built Bridges
2026-01-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States

Pre-K Story Hour: Cozy Up to Winter Stories
2026-01-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Cozy up with Warm Winter Stories by Jan Brett. PCL Volunteer, Kathy Suydam, will read winter-themed stories, The Mitten and The Three Snow Bears. Wear your mittens and bring a teddy bear to listen with you!

Hearts & Feathers with Karen Shatar
2026-02-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Glass artist, Karen Shatar, will be at the library with beautiful glass hearts and glass feathers for you to decorate as a Valentine gift or just for yourself. She is providing materials. Please RSVP nntimmons@comcast.net by January 31st with the number of adults and children.

Pre-K Story Hour: Top Dogs and Cool Cats
2026-02-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Hear stories about cats and dogs. Make a valentine for your paw-fect buddy. Bring a photo of your pet to share.

A Musical Story featuring the Young Voices
2026-03-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
What do you do when an octopus captures grandma? Put on your superhero cape and rescue her!Octopus Stew, written by Eric Velasquez, will be read by Amy Owens, director of the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera. Throughout the story, the Young Voices will perform songs.

Pre-K Story Hour: It's Not Easy Being No. 3
2026-03-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
The is theme is 3rd Time’s The Charm featuring the book: It’s Not Easy Being Number Three by Drew Dernavich. Find out what happens when Number 3 gets bored and decides to quit being a number. He goes exploring out into the world trying to find other things he can do being shaped like a 3. This will be a fun exploration!

Violin Wizardry, featuring Violin Wizard, Carmelo de los Santos and hosted by Oliver Prezant
2026-04-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
This is a fun, family program that explores how the violin works and the amazingly acrobatic, character-filled music of Nicolo Paganini. Carmelo de los Santos is not only a violin wizard but has been known to perform magic tricks for his audience as well.

Pre-K Story Hour: Dinosaur Fun!
2026-05-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
At the May Pre-K story hour, there will be stories and activities centered around Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs will be one of many things we study this summer during our summer reading program.

Summer Reading Program Kick-off: Unearth a Story
2026-05-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
We officially start our summer reading program, UNEARTH A STORY with a special visit from archaeologist, Ziggy Prothro from the NM Office of Archaeology. She is bringing an interactive mini museum to help you learn about Ice Age Americans.

Summer Reading Program with Magician John Polinko
2026-06-07 13:30 - 14:30 | NM
John the magician will perform his magic tricks along with assistance from his animals.

Summer Reading Program with Denise, Kira, and Joey
2026-06-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Denise Gard and her beautiful and smart border collies will be “Digging Up Dinosaur Bones!”

Summer Reading Program: Dino-Mite Dads' Day
2026-06-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Participate in a variety of fun dinosaur activities with your entire family.

Summer Reading Program: Drumming with Kevin Kinane
2026-06-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Learn about drumming using a remarkable collection of international drums.

Summer Reading Program: Laura McCann and her birds!
2026-07-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Join Laura, a New Mexico wildlife rehabilitator and teacher, along with 3 raptors native to NM, a hawk, and owl, and a turkey vulture.

Summer Reading Program: Karen Shatar Creates Mosaics
2026-07-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Create a mosaic that tells your story.

Summer Reading Program: Explora Experiments!
2026-07-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Placitas Community Library, 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, 87043, United States
Explora educators will bring several science activities and experiments.
