Join us for a fun children’s Valentine’s Day celebration at the library on Wednesday, February 12th, at 3 PM! We will be playing “Minute to Win It” games! All ages are welcome!
Join the Ruidoso Public Library on Thursday, January 16th, at 3 PM for a Book Character Parade & Dewey Decimal Challenge! Dress as your favorite literary character and celebrate the joy of reading with a fun parade. Test your library smarts with the Dewey Decimal Challenge, perfect for all ages. Bring your creativity and love for books to this exciting, family-friendly event!
Join us at the Ruidoso Public Library for a festive gingerbread house decorating program perfect for elementary-aged kids! Choose to attend on Thursday, December 12th, or Friday, December 13th, both starting at 3 PM. Create sweet holiday memories while crafting your own gingerbread masterpiece. Reservations are encouraged to secure your spot and materials—call 575-258-3704 to reserve today!
Join us at the Ruidoso Public Library for a festive gingerbread house decorating program perfect for elementary-aged kids! Choose to attend on Thursday, December 12th, or Friday, December 13th, both starting at 3 PM. Create sweet holiday memories while crafting your own gingerbread masterpiece. Reservations are encouraged to secure your spot and materials—call 575-258-3704 to reserve today!
Hey kids, join us at the library on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 3 PM for a fun Elementary Program! We will be making DIY leaf catapults!
You are invited to a Halloween Party at the Library on October 29th @ 3 PM! Join us for Games – Sweets - Fun! All ages are welcome!
Hey kids, join us on Sept. 12, 2024 @ 3:00PM for our next Elementary Program! We’re going to build some CONSTELLATION JARS! Twinkle, Twinkle Little Jars!
Hey Ruidoso Kids! Join us at the Ruidoso Public Library from July 8th to 12th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to help us say a big THANK YOU to our local heroes! With provided art supplies, create notes and drawings to honor our firefighters, police, EMTs, village workers, and volunteers. Your artwork will be displayed on a THANK YOU BOARD to show our appreciation for their dedication and bravery. See you there!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 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.
We are calling all Tweens and Teens! Join us Friday, June 23, 2023, to create your own self-affirmation jar and remind yourself how awesome you are!
Work together to solve puzzles to decode Professor Babbling’s spell to unlock doors. You don’t have to be a Harry Potter fan to solve the puzzles- perfect for wizards and muggles alike!
Work together to solve puzzles to decode Professor Babbling’s spell to unlock doors. You don’t have to be a Harry Potter fan to solve the puzzles- perfect for wizards and muggles alike!
Join us for our weekly storytime on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 10:30 AM. We will be reading “The Golden Acorn” and working together on a blind Team Lego Challenge. Perfect for kids four and up!
The 2022 Summer Reading Program will run from June 1, 2023, through July 7, 2023, and is open to babies, toddlers, and students in grades K-12. Attend free weekly programs. Register at the library Youth Services Department on June 1, 2023. Learn more >>
Join us for a very special Storytime with Santa on December 7, 2022, at 1:30 pm. Kids will also be able to make a craft, have snacks, and, weather permitting, enjoy a Bounce House from 2:00-3:30 pm! We hope to see you there!
Save the date! On April 30th, the Ruidoso Public Library will be hosting its first annual Día De Los Niños Dia, de Los Libros (Day of the Children/Day of the Books) event. Stop by for family fun and get informed about kids' local summer activities, including the 2022 Summer Reading Program.
Join award-winning children's musical performer, Andy Mason, for an interactive program that will have everyone singing, dancing, laughing, and learning right from the very first song! Listen LIVE on ZOOM. Passcode: Tjv7nm
Mark your calendars! Here’s the full list of activities the Library is offering this summer. Next up is the awesome virtual event by the WONDERFUL team at WONDERS ON WHEELS! Pick up your craft supplies for this virtual event before 10 am on Wednesday, June 9. All other Take-and-Makes will be available as scheduled.
Stop by the library during curbside service to pick up a ‘Take and Make’ craft. Kits include everything the kids will need to make these fun Valentine’s Day crafts! For ages two and older. Register today!
Materials can be requested Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. by calling the Ruidoso Public Library at 575-258-3704 or emailing diannestaab@ruidoso-nm.gov. Pickups will be scheduled for Friday from 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
