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April Events
Come to our family movie. This one is about family and adventure. Tuesday, April 4 at 4 pm. There will be popcorn!
Come play with LEGO! Build new worlds and go on adventures in your imagination. Saturday, April 6 at 1 pm.
Join us in creating robots. You can build your own, program one and/or have one follow what you draw. We even have three new robot for you to try! Two that are simple coding robots and one that has a raspberry pi. Ages 6-12. Tuesday, April 9 at 4pm.
The NMSU Extension office is doing a program creating cherry blossoms. Thursday, April 11 at 4pm.
Come watch a family movie with us. This one is about magic and friendship. Saturday, April 13 at 1pm.
Come play with dough that conducts electricity. You can make an LED light up or use the Makey-Makey to play a game or just play with the dough. Tuesday, April 16 at 4pm.
Calling all future engineers. Come play with LEGO. Build new worlds. Thursday, April 18 at 4pm.
Love Your Library Day! Come have fun at your library. We will have a bunch of activities from face pain to door prizes. Saturday, April 20 from 10am to 2pm.
Game Day is here! Come check out a wide assortment of games or bring your own. Fun for all ages. Tuesday, April 23 at 4pm.
Our first ever Fortnite day will be happening Thursday, April 25 at 4pm.
Calling all future engineers. Come play with LEGO. Build your imagination. Saturday, April 27 at 1pm.
Come to Minecraft Club! We will be exploring Realms and going on adventures. Build whole new worlds! Tuesday, April 30 at 4pm
To receive updates about activities for children at the library, join the children’s email list. All events are free, no registration necessary. Funding provided by the Friends of the Library.
Babytime
Tuesdays, 10:00am
Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0-24 months and their caregivers. Special thanks to Nancy Stephens of the Imagination Library of Grant County for leading Babytime!
Storytime
Wednesdays at 10:00am
Come for stories, songs, and more geared to ages 0-5 and their caregivers! Special thanks to our wonderful talented storytime volunteers!
Services
Computers with internet and office programs are available in the children’s area. Log in with a children’s/youth library card or ask for a guest pass from the Circulation Desk. The children’s room also has two AWE Early Literacy Station computers for children ages 2-8 and one AWE AfterSchool Edge computer for ages 8-12. These computers have built-in games, no internet necessary.
The library also has new Launchpad tablets by Playaway that can be used inside the library. These tablets are durable and come pre-loaded with games, so internet is not necessary and loading times are quick. The library has tablets from Playaway’s STEAM Academy and Reading Academy that cover a range of activities and ages, for different skill levels and learning areas.
Homework and study help for students is available at BrainFuse HelpNow, an online service provided by the New Mexico State Library. BrainFuse is part of the El Portal resource portal.
Group tours and special group storytimes are available with advance scheduling; please call 575-538-3672 and ask for the Children’s Librarian.