Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day with Ruidoso Public Library on April 27, 2024, at Wingfield Park from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring chairs and hats for our 3rd annual event! Enjoy booths, sign-up for Summer Reading Programs, free activities, and a photo op with PETE THE CAT! Free family fun!
Join us on Thursday, April 18th, at 3 PM as we make Japanese accordion books for our April children's program. You could be one of the 20 lucky winners who will go home with a tote bag and project supplies to keep!
Come to the library on Wednesday, April 17th, at 3 pm to make a color print with us. Each participant will receive a tote bag with project supplies that will be yours to keep. Ages 11 - 18. This project was made possible by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs!
Join us as we welcome special guest author Jodie Canfield for a children’s story and bilingual game on Thursday, April 11th at 3 PM. Children of all ages are welcome!
This is a great idea for our recycled material! The entry fee is free, and art must be 90% recycled materials. Entries must be turned in by April 8th-April 12th at the Public Library. Winners will be announced on April 12, 2024. Three categories: age 8 and under, ages 9-16, and age 17+. For more information, call 575-257-5030
Join us for this month’s elementary program on Thursday March 14th, at 3 PM with Special Guest Jodie Canfield who will read her book and lead us in a bilingual game!
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday with a special guest reader, snacks, and a take-home craft!
Are you a teen? Join us and invite your friends to come play some competitive games with us on Wednesday, February 21st, at 3 PM! Ages 11 -18.
Come get crafty with us and make your own Tissue Paper Wreath on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 3 pm as we celebrate Valentine’s Day!
Join us for story time on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 10:30 am. Then join in for a fun Library Scavenger Hunt, and take a picture at the Photo Shoot Corner!!
Celebrate Black History Month at the library with a selection of music, books, and DVDs to celebrate Black artists.
We are celebrating Financial Wellness Month! Stop by our display and pick up budgeting forms, financial goals planning sheets, and information on increasing your financial wellness in 2024, as well as lots of great books on wealth creation, repairing your credit, and more!
Join us for a Children’s Christmas Concert and Story Time with Santa at the Ruidoso Convention Center on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Bring comfort and joy to the children of our community during this wonderful holiday season! Help ensure that eligible families of children up to 12 years old will have a gift under the tree on Christmas.
This Thanksgiving, WOW your friends and family with a turkey made from the pages of a book! Join Library Manager Dianne Staab on November 9 @ 2 PM in the Library Conference room for a step-by-step class on how to make an eye-catching Thanksgiving centerpiece. The program is free, and supplies will be provided!
September is library card sign-up month. In celebration, we will be having a book bag decorating program on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 3 p.m. Come join in on the fun!
Help us celebrate National Honey Month with a Baby and Me Storytime all about honey and nature! Join us outside by the stage for a special book walk!
Calling all Teens! Join us on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 3 p.m. at the Ruidoso Public Library to talk about different programs that you would like to see available! We will have snacks, games, and a collaborative coloring program. We hope to see you there!
Join us for an art-themed Storytime and mural project on Wednesday September 20, 2023, at 10:30 AM
Bring your baby for an art-themed Storytime and awesome art activity on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 10:30 AM.
Join us for the fourth event of the Ruidoso Public Library Summer Music Series with Homegrown Boyz performing live on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 6 p.m. on the outdoor stage in the back of the library. If the weather decides to bring rain, the event will be moved indoors. We hope we see you all there!
Join us for the third event of the Ruidoso Public Library Summer Music Series with Old Friends performing live on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 6 pm on the outdoor stage in the back of the library. If the weather decides to bring rain, the event will be moved indoors. We hope we see you all there!
Join us on July 27, 2023, at 3:00 pm for The Art of the Book Series!
Join us on July 20, 2023, at 2:00 pm for The Art of the Book Series!
Join us on July 13, 2023, at 1:00 pm for The Art of the Book Series!
Join us for the second event of the Ruidoso Public Library Summer Music Series with Sam Barlow and The Moneymakers performing live on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 6 pm on the outdoor stage in the back of the library. If the weather decides to bring rain, the event will be moved indoors. We hope we see you all there!
Get your hat, shades, and team spirit ready for our library field day on Friday, June 30th!
Join us Thursday June 29, 2023, as we make friendship bracelets.
Join us Thursday June 29, 2023, as we make friendship bracelets.
Join us as we host Rocky Mountain Puppets on Wednesday June 28, 2023, at 2:30 PM
Join us for Friendship Week Baby and Me Storytime Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 10:30 AM and make your own pasta Friendship necklace.
