Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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Colorful Creatures with the Santa Fe Bug & Reptile Museum

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library

Program Type:

STEM, Summer Reading Program

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Creepy, Crawly, and Colorful!

image of artist Ehren Natay speaking to a group of children with part of a mural in the background showing tortillas and an adobe

El Día que Nevó Tortillas (The Day It Snowed Tortillas)

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Southside Library Community Room at Southside Library

Program Type:

Celebration, Music, Performance, Summer Reading Program, Talk

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Celebration, Music, Performance, Summer Reading Program, Talk
Event Details:

 

Join us for a magical celebration of storytelling, art, and community!

 

Dear Virginia, Wait for Me

"Dear Virginia, Wait for Me" with Author Marcia Butler

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Reading, Talk

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Reading, Talk
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing with Author Marcia Butler

 

Dear Virginia, Wait for Me

A Novel By Marcia Butler

Diana Molina

Icons and Symbols of the Borderland

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Summer Reading Program, Talk

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Talk
Registration Required
Event Details:
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Adult Gentle Yoga

11:15am–12:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Come join in a gentle yoga class at the Main Library. All skill levels welcome.

Please bring your own yoga mat and props.

Colorful Creatures with the Santa Fe Bug & Reptile Museum

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Creepy, Crawly, and Colorful!

Drop-In Collage

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
La Farge Library
Library Branch: La Farge Library
Room: La Farge Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop-in
Event Details:

Join us in this self-led collage workshop. We will experiment with images, paper, textiles, stamps, and other collage materials.

All supplies provided!

No registration necessary. For Adults.

Kids Mess-Free Tie Dye!

2:30pm–4:30pm
Children, Tweens
Southside Library
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Café Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Create groovy mess-free tie dye effects on fabric!

Projects available for different ages of children.

All supplies provided.

Program Cancelled: Celebrate Happiness Roadshow

4:00pm–5:00pm
Babies, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Southside Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Community Room
Age Group: Babies, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Celebration, Music, Performance
Event Details:

Celebrate Happiness Roadshow

with Sandra McKnight and Todd Lowry

 

Bilingual Books & Babies

10:00am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Southside Library
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Children's Room Steps
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music

Bilingual Books & Babies

The power of music and song are used as an introduction to language in this program for babies and toddlers. Exposure to new and different language sounds in early childhood can help children with language acquisition skills as they grow. This program is for babies and toddlers. 

Baby and Toddler Play Hour

10:30am–11:30am
Babies
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Drop-in

Joy of Plants Santa Fe - Plant Swap

11:00am–12:00pm
Southside Library
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Café Room
Event Details:

The Plant Swap is an informal gathering of people of all ages who are interested in plants. Drop off plants you no longer want and try your hand at something new.

El Día que Nevó Tortillas (The Day It Snowed Tortillas)

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Southside Library
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Celebration, Music, Performance, Summer Reading Program, Talk
Event Details:

 

Join us for a magical celebration of storytelling, art, and community!

 

"Dear Virginia, Wait for Me" with Author Marcia Butler

3:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Reading, Talk
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing with Author Marcia Butler

 

Dear Virginia, Wait for Me

A Novel By Marcia Butler

Storytelling with Gino Brazil - Part III

4:00pm–5:45pm
Adults
La Farge Library
Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Farge Library
Room: La Farge Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytelling, in the form of personal narratives, cuentos, and legends, has been an integral part of New Mexico history and culture for centuries.

Family Day with Library Storytime: Lines, Circles, and Shapes, Oh My!

10:30am–2:30pm
Children
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop-in, Storytime
Event Details:

Our newest special exhibition, A Circle that Nothing Can Break, explores how Georgia O’Keeffe imbued shapes—the circle in particul

Beat the Heat Movie Matinee: Inside Out 2

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
La Farge Library
Library Branch: La Farge Library
Room: La Farge Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Film, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Beat the summer heat with a free movie matinee in our air-conditioned Community Room! Free lemonade and popcorn! Inside Out 2 – 2024 – Rated PG

Paws and Pages

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens
La Farge Library
Library Branch: La Farge Library
Room: La Farge Library Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Drop-in, Reading
Event Details:

Practice reading aloud to a friendly therapy dog from the Santa Fe Animal Shelter Pet Outreach Program! Our dogs are patient, cuddly, and love to hear stories!

Santa Fe Guitar Ensemble

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
La Farge Library
Library Branch: La Farge Library
Room: La Farge Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Do you play guitar and read music? If so, you are invited to join the Santa Fe Guitar Ensemble. We meet weekly at La Farge Branch Library and we welcome anybody who would like to share their love for music. 

Storytime & Craft

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Southside Library
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime & Craft

Join us for a lively storytime followed by a hands-on craft for kids. This storytime is geared especially towards preschoolers and kindergarteners, though kids of all ages are welcome! 

High Desert Dulcimers

2:30pm–4:30pm
Everyone
Southside Library
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Café Room
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Weekly meeting of mountain dulcimer players to play traditional tunes together.

Weaving For Kids with MIAC

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tweens
La Farge Library
Library Branch: La Farge Library
Room: La Farge Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Weaving is an important practice for Diné/ Navajo peoples here in the Southwest.

Craft-O-Mania

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children, Tweens
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Craft-O-Mania Colors Our World! Join us each week to try some new crafts.

Paws and Pages

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Drop-in, Reading

Paws and Pages

Early school age children may practice reading aloud to a friendly therapy dog from the Santa Fe Animal Shelter Pet Outreach Program! Our dogs are patient, cuddly, and love to hear stories! Reluctant readers will gain confidence and seasoned readers will enjoy practicing their read-aloud skills in a relaxed environment.

Creative Writing

6:00pm–7:45pm
Teens, Adults, Everyone
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Pick Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Drop-in, Workshop
Event Details:

Writing workshops with Santa Fe Public Library every first and third Tuesdays of the month. Join the creative writing group and drop in for your workshopping needs!

Bilingual Books & Babies

10:00am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Community Room
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music

Bilingual Books & Babies

The power of music and song are used as an introduction to language in this program for babies and toddlers. Exposure to new and different language sounds in early childhood can help children with language acquisition skills as they grow. This program is for babies and toddlers. 

Storytime & Craft

10:30am–11:30am
Children
La Farge Library
Library Branch: La Farge Library
Room: La Farge Library Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime & Craft

Join us for a lively storytime followed by a hands-on craft for kids. This storytime is geared especially towards preschoolers and kindergarteners, though kids of all ages are welcome! 

The Land is Speaking: Color Our World with Landscape Art

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Southside Library
Library Branch: Southside Library
Room: Southside Library Café Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Create vibrant landscapes using bold lines, color, and patterns in this fun, hands-on art workshop! Explore how Indigenous culture, contemporary design, and expressive use of color can inspire your own unique creations.