My first year as director of Placitas Community Library was blessed with new experiences, new friends, and new challenges. I immediately felt welcomed by the community. I enjoyed learning from the enthusiastic volunteer staff, the knowledgeable patrons, and the incredibly dedicated Board of Directors. Every day was full of rewarding opportunities to learn something new...Continue Reading

Construction Hurray! The long-awaited translucent panels have been delivered and are now installed! Many in our community have asked when the expansion will be completed. While we do not have a schedule yet, the contractor has promised to provide one in the next week or so. We will keep everyone posted. Now that the building...Continue Reading

Fall eases in, the trees exhibit their varied colors of green – red – and orange, and aspens’ golden leaves glimmer in the gentle breeze. The sky embraces its New Mexico Blue throughout the day and brilliant red-orange at sunset. The nights are getting cooler, quieter, and sleep comes sooner as the sky darkens earlier....Continue Reading

The Vulcan Café will be more than a kitchen. “The vision for the café was that it would become a space where people could casually meet without having to reserve the space and also allow for a larger food prep area for events,” shares our former PCL board chairperson, Ruth Bouldes who was part of...Continue Reading

During the months of October and November, the Placitas Community Library’s children’s committee will present recorded story times on our website.  Members of our committee will read books from the library’s children’s collection that will appeal to various ages from pre-k through 5th grade.  We hope you and your children will join us. Please check...Continue Reading

Kanopy Trial runs Sep. 1 throughOct. 15, 2020 Placitas Community Library (PCL) has arranged a community trial from September 1 through October 15, 2020, for PCL library card holders to check out the Kanopy video streaming platform and provide feedback. PCL is evaluating the platform as an an addition to our Online Resources. Instructions to...Continue Reading

Submissions accepted: Now through September 13, 2020 Remember this? “It’s a bird, it’s a plane….it’s Superman!” Experiencing or simply observing the wonders of flying through the air was a human obsession long before George Reeves donned that skin-tight blue suit and red cape. We constantly strive for freedom of movement with no boundaries, soaring and...Continue Reading

Your summer reading program, “Imagine Your Story,” will be online this summer during June and July. Specific information on how to access the performances and programs will be on our website along with dates, times, and other pertinent information.  Some viewings will be recorded and others will be live.  There will be special events and...Continue Reading