Events for Adults

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FREEDOM TO READ AND BOOK BANNING: CONTEXT AND CURRENT EVENTS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6. 2:30-4 PM. J. CLOYD MILLER LIBRARY. Librarians Samantha Johnson and Lillian Galloway will give a presentation about book challenges and book bans which have occurred with increasing frequency in recent years in schools and libraries. They will give brief historical and global context, discuss intellectual freedom, highlight recent data and events, and describe the titles that are most often challenged. This is a Western Institute of Lifelong Learning event. Sponsored by the Western New Mexico University J. Cloyd Miller Library and the Silver City Public Library.

Tabletop RPG Meetup

lots of dice

Wednesday, October 7, 3:00pm

The Silver City Public Library will host a Tabletop RPG meetup on Wednesday, October 7, 3:00pm, for anyone interested in forming groups to play storytelling games. Examples of such games include Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, FATE, and Vampire: The Masquerade. Kids, teens, and adults are all welcome, players and GMs alike; games can be adapted to all skill levels and interests, beginner to veteran, pacifist to dungeon crawler! This meetup session will serve as a place to form groups, select rules systems, and begin your character design for the story your group will tell. The library is located at 515 W. College Avenue in Silver City.  GMs are especially welcome, as they are always in short supply.  The library has a potential GM for a group that lacks one, but we only have one!  Come on by and see if you can find a story you want to tell!

GrantStation Workshop/Guided Tour

postponed

The library will host an informal GrantStation workshop on Monday, May 18, 10:00-11:00am at the library. Librarian Lillian Galloway will lead an exploration of the platform. During the tour, participants can suggest specific grant criteria to try searching, and the group can troubleshoot tricky searches together. Those interested in attending are asked to contact the library to sign up, if possible, so organizers have an idea of how many to expect. Call 575-538-3672, email programs@silvercitypubliclibrary.org, or stop by the library to sign up.

To access GrantStation, grantseekers must be in the library building. They can use a library computer, or use their own device on the library’s wireless internet connection. Then grantseekers should use the internet address grantstation.com/library-login. Library staff members are available to assist.

As described on their website grantstation.com, GrantStation offers organizations and agencies the opportunity to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects as well as resources to mentor these organizations through the grantseeking process. The database serves all grantseekers: nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, religious organizations, and independent grant professionals.

Henrietta Christmas gives a presentation about researching family histories on September 20, 2016.

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All events are free, open to the public, and hosted at the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City.