• June Art Exhibit: “Our America: A Tapestry of Cultural Diversity”

    Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

    “Our America” is a tapestry of cultural diversity  bound together by the unique weft and warp of stories and experiences of all people representing various backgrounds and origins of the American landscape.  Through the lens of art, we can explore and celebrate the richness and complexity of our collective identity.  Artists are invited to reflect […]

  • Anne Hillerman in Conversation with Ron Franscell

    Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

    Placitas Community Library is delighted to host a conversation between two of our favorite authors, Anne Hillerman and our own Ron Franscell, on Sunday, June 23 at 2pm.  Over the last 14 years Anne has become a dear friend of this Library and she honors us with a visit with each new book. Lost Birds […]

  • July Art Exhibit: “Sacred Places: Honoring Chacoan Culture”

    Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

    Artist Reception: August 2, 5:00 -6:30 pm Chaco Culture National Historical Park is considered to be the sacred ancestral homelands of the Hopi and Pueblo people. Las Placitas Association sponsored an artists’ adventure in Chaco Canyon in late 2023.  Sacred Places will feature works inspired by that trip, and is open to any artists similarly […]

  • PACE Informational Presentation

    Over the past eight years PACE has offered courses on science, water rights and where our water comes from, literature, jazz and classical music, life planning in our senior years, and many other topics. A complete schedule will be available in August. Join us for an overview of the Fall courses and a sneak peek […]

  • December Art Exhibit: “Native Visions” – Celebrating Native American Heritage

    Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

    The Placitas Community Library exhibit - "Native Visions" celebrates Native American artists. This art exhibit showcases Native American artistic talents in painting, pottery, basketry, jewelry and other art forms. Coordinators: Geri Verble & Margaret Bruch

  • January 2025: “From Our Hearts” Legacy Artist Exhibition – Bunny and Leland Bowen

    Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

    Inspired by the beauty in which we live, from the grand scale to the minute, through seasonal and temporal changes, we create “From Our Hearts.” — Bunny and Leland Bowen For well over fifty years, Bunny and Leland Bowen have been collaborating to create art. It began in 1970 as they learned basic metal smithing, […]

  • February 2025: “WILD” – A Group Mosaic Artist Exhibition

    Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

    In collaboration with Mosaic New Mexico, Placitas Library will display work of approximately twenty local mosaic artists. Imagery fanciful, realistic or design oriented - all will have wild spirit!! Coordinators: Geri Verble & Laura Robbins

  • Patron Appreciation Open House

    Learn about the library's services, resources and programs! Offering light snacks; Talavera door prizes; join in on a library tour.