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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 1h

#KidsNatureParty: Family Altar Accordion Books #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Saturday, October 10, 2026 11:30am–1:00pm Kids: Learn how to make an accordion book of family photos for your #DíaDeLosMuertos altar. Bring your own family photos and keepsakes or draw images to fill your book.

A person's hands holding either end of a log piece of accordion-folded paper.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 19h

#BattleOfTheBooks #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Friday, October 16, 2026 4:30pm–5:30pm Registration required: www.santafelibrary.org/event/battle... This event is for registrants age 8 to 14. This event is for registrants grade 4th Grade to 8th Grade.

Several open and closed books in various colors float against a white background, with colorful dots scattered around them.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 21h

After School Adventures in #STEAM: Make Paper Rockets and Salt Watercolors Friday, October 9, 2026 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM #SouthsideLibrary 6599 Jaguar Drive Drop in after school to visit with our friends from New Mexico MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement)!

Drawing of a rocket blasting off over the words NEW MEXICO MESA, INC.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 22h

Drop-In Collage La Farge Library Community Room Friday, October 9, 2026 2:00pm–4:00pm 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.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Author Talk with Donald Benjamin #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Thursday, October 15, 2026 4:00pm–5:00pm Registration is required: www.santafelibrary.org/event/author... Join us as author Donald P. Benjamin presents and reads from his new novel. Q&A and book sales/signing to follow.

Book cover for Once Upon a Time an Old Dead White Guy Wrote a Novel by Donald Paul Benjamin.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#InternationalAuthorsBookClub #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Thursday, October 15, 2026 1:30pm–3:00pm Read an author of your choosing from a predetermined country. October's nation is #Egypt. Suggested authors: www.santafelibrary.org/event/intern...

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join us tomorrow! #FridayAfternoonArt: Come Make Prints! #SouthsideLibrary Café Room Friday, October 2, 2026 2:30pm–4:30pm Kids, drop in between 2:30 and 4:30 for a special hands-on experience with your Southside youth librarian. Create your very own block and lego prints.

Children's print example images of a green butterfly two bears snuggling, and stick figures.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Create with O’Keeffe: #MonsterMasks #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Thursday, October 8, 2026 3:30pm–4:30pm Kids, get ready for the spooky season by creating your very own monster mask out of recycled materials! @okeeffemuseum.bsky.social

Create with O'Keeffe: Monster Masks. Cartoon green smiling Frankenstein face with forehead stiches.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#BoomerTech with Santa Fe Prep #MainLibrary Community Room Wednesday, October 14, 2026 2:00pm–3:15pm Advice from teens for getting the most out of your technology devices! October 14 Topic: Maps and Navigation Presented to you by Villages of Santa Fe and students from Santa Fe Prep.

A smartphone mounted in a car dashboard shows a navigation route with a map and traffic details, with route lines and icons visible on the screen.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#EcoPopUp for Teens Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location: #LaFargeLibrary Address: 1730 Llano Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Stop by our monthly nature pop-up booth for teens, hosted by the Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary!

Image of an owl flying against a light blue background.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's wet out there! Turn around, don't drown! www.weather.gov/safety/flood...

A yellow road sign reading "When flooded turn around don't drown"

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jewelry Workshop for Adults #SouthsideLibrary Café Room Tuesday, October 6, 2026 2:00pm–4:00pm Join us for an informal afternoon of making jewelry and enjoying conversation with other creative people. The Library will provide basic tools and simple jewelry findings.

Close-up of hands working on jewelry, using pliers to attach a bead to a necklace.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#SymphonyStorytime #SouthsideLibrary Tuesday, October 6, 2026 10:30am–11:15am Join music educators from The Santa Fe Symphony for singing, movement, & musical stories your little ones will love, in a program geared towards families with young children.

Symphony Storytime features a panda playing a cello, a sheep playing a harp, and a fox playing a flute. Logos for Symphony Education & Community, Santa Fe Public Library, and Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library are at the bottom.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Great Halloween Costume Swap! #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Tuesday, October 6, 2026 5:30pm–7:30pm Clean out your closet and help your community! There's still time to donate! We are accepting donations of clean, gently used or new #Halloween costumes and accessories for kids ages 0-12.

Several tables covered with a variety of Halloween costumes.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Santa Fe Philosophy Forum Main Library Community Room Monday, October 5, 2026 4:00pm–5:30pm A space to think, discuss, and analyze. Bring your individual perspective of existence to contribute to a universal growth of consciousness. Questions: santafephilosophyforum@gmail.com

A three-dimensional dodecahedron with light gray and dark gray faces against a white background.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#ToddlerTime at #ManyMothers Monday, October 5, 2026 11:30am–12:00pm Toddlers and caregivers, join Santa Fe Public Library at Many Mothers of Santa Fe on the first Monday of every month for a special storytime.

Three toddlers, with the one in the middle holding a book.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This Wednesday! Truth, Justice, and the American #SouthsideLibrary Community Room Wednesday, September 30, 2026 6:00pm–7:00pm Despite their "grown-up" inception, comics quickly came to be considered merely "kid stuff."

Comic bubble with a classic comics cover showing through containing a spaceman holding a gun being attacked by to alien birds with spears.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#PawsAndPages this weekend! #SouthsideLibrary Children's Room Steps Saturday, October 3, 2026 11:30am–12:30pm 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!

Reading dog Ffion, a black and white Corgi, sits on a colorful mat in the Children's Room.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#KidsNatureParty: Family Altar Accordion Books #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Saturday, October 10, 2026 11:30am–1:00pm Kids: Learn how to make an accordion book of family photos for your #DíaDeLosMuertos altar. Bring your family photos and keepsakes or draw images to fill your book.

A person's hands holding either end of a long piece of accordion-folded paper.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#RebelReaders Online Book Club - Horror Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Online program via Zoom We Read What We Want! Choose a book based on the theme for each meeting, then share your thoughts with us! October 10 Meeting Theme: #Horror

Three colored books in a row wearing a pair of headphones under the words "REBEL READERS, we read what we want"

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Exploring Nonviolence: Tools for Managing Conflict in Everyday Life #SouthsideLibrary Community Room Saturday, October 3, 2026 1:00pm–3:00pm Registration required: www.santafelibrary.org/event/explor...

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FridayAfternoonArt: Come Make Prints! #SouthsideLibrary Café Room Friday, October 2, 2026 2:30pm–4:30pm Kids, drop in between 2:30 and 4:30 for a special hands-on experience with your Southside youth librarian. Create your very own block and lego prints.

Block prints of a green butterfly, a red cat, and two smiling people on a blue background.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Join author and peacebuilder Aziz Abu Sarah, alongside Tomorrow’s Women Palestinian and Israeli changemakers, for a conversation about his critically acclaimed book, which explores how shared grief can become a foundation for dialogue and healing rather than hatred.

Headshots of Danielle (Israeli activist), Aziz Abu Sarah, and Yaya (Palestinian activist), above the logos for sponsors Tomorrow's Women, Santa Fe Literary Festival, Collected Works, Global Santa Fe, and Santa Fe Public Library.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ask A #ParkRanger: #NativePlants! #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Friday, October 2, 2026 3:30pm–4:30pm Join a Park Ranger from the City of Santa Fe 's Junior Ranger Program to learn about native plants you can find in your public parks!

Small cartoon-style illustration of a character with a hat and backpack, kneeling to plant with a small shovel, other leaves, birds, and squirrel are in the background.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"I figured that I wasn’t the only one who had “trauma” movies so I asked the SFPL staff to share what movies traumatized them and why. They delivered, opened up, and trauma dumped for this BLOG post!" bookedsolidinsantafe.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/m...

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Movies That Traumatized Us!

by Christina S Fall is fast approaching, which brings to my mind one of my favorite fall activities. On cold fall nights I love putting on cozy pajamas, making a big bowl of buttery popcorn, snuggl…

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A Soliloquy of Some Disconnected Tales with Thomas E. Chávez #MainLibrary Community Room Friday, October 2, 2026 4:00pm–5:00pm Register here: www.santafelibrary.org/event/thomas... Do writers compose the stories that speak to us -- or do the stories actually compose us?

Three copies in a stack of A Soliloquy of Some Disconnected Tales by Thomas E. Chávez.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Calling all ghosts, goblins, witches, superheroes, werewolves, monsters, and everyone else! We are wild with excitement for THE GREAT HALLOWEEN COSTUME SWAP! #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Tuesday, October 6, 2026 5:30pm–7:30pm

Several scary rubber Halloween face masks.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A Saint Survival Guide, encore lecture! #MainLibrary Community Room Thursday, October 1, 2026 4:30pm–5:30pm Register here: www.santafelibrary.org/event/encore... For centuries, Hispanic New Mexicans relied on their belief in the saints to get them through their daily lives.

On the left, a photo of a statue of St Francis and a prairie dog under the words "A saint survival guide in a precarious world". On the right, a cartoon of various saints.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#SantaFeSeniorTheater Thursday, October 1, 2026 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM #SouthsideLibrary 6599 Jaguar Drive After a very successful winter and spring program, Santa Fe Senior Theater returns to the Southside Library with a new approach.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#NatureLoversBookClub Wednesday, October 21st, 2026 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM #SouthsideLibrary 6599 Jaguar Drive October's Selection: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Read about and discuss the wonders of the natural world with like-minded people.

The book cover for "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy, featuring storm tossed waves against a dark sky with birds in the distance.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#BannedBooksWeek Book Club: #Fahrenheit451 ONLY FIVE SPOTS LEFT! #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Thursday, October 8, 2026 6:00pm–7:30pm Register here: www.santafelibrary.org/event/banned... All registrants are encouraged to read the book beforehand.

Book cover for Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Dispatch from The City ~ Free #Tutoring at the #SantaFeTeenCenter! Need some extra help with schoolwork, SAT prep, or earning your GED? The Santa Fe Teen Center partners with Arise Tutors to offer free, drop-in tutoring for teens ages 12–18. No advance sign-up is required.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#SymphonyStorytime #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Wednesday, September 30, 2026 10:30am–11:15am Join music educators from The #SantaFeSymphony for singing, movement, & musical stories your little ones will love!

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Santa Fe County will provide sandbags and sand at four county fire stations beginning noon Tuesday. Each household can fill up to 30 bags, and the county advised people in a news release to bring their own shovels. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...

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Much of New Mexico braces for possible flooding Tuesday through Thursday

Meteorologists predict a monsoonal surge will arrive Monday night, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through at least Thursday.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#JewelryWorkshop for Adults #SouthsideLibrary Café Room Tuesday, October 6, 2026 2:00pm–4:00pm Join us for an informal afternoon of making jewelry and enjoying conversation with other creative people. The Library will provide basic tools and simple jewelry findings.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Great Halloween Costume Swap! La Farge Library Community Room Tuesday, October 6, 2026 5:30pm–7:30pm Clean out your closet and help your community! We are accepting donations of clean, gently used or new Halloween costumes and accessories for kids ages 0-12.

Two children wearing witch costumes, standing against a backdrop showing bats, holding small orange jack o'lantern treat buckets.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Silver Sprocket Catalog Available in Public Libraries via @hoopladigital.bsky.social Independent comic book publisher Silver Sprocket offers a large catalog of digital graphic novels and indie comics available to borrow for free on Hoopla Digital using your Santa Fe Public Library Card!

Illustration of comic book characters reading at a public library by artist Meggie Ramm.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TRICK OR TREAT! It's time for THE GREAT HALLOWEEN COSTUME SWAP! #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Tuesday, October 6, 2026 5:30pm–7:30pm Clean out your closet and help your community! We are accepting donations of clean, gently used or new Halloween costumes and accessories for kids ages 0-12.

A child wearing sunglasses in a chicken costume in front of a table covered with costumes.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tomorrow! Senior Social Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location: La Farge Library Address: 1730 Llano Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Meet other local seniors for some laid-back social time with music and board games.

Drawing of four older adults around a table with a board game, under the words "Senior Social Tuesdays, 1 PM to 3 PM"

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Exploring Nonviolence Southside Library Community Room Saturday, October 3, 2026 1:00pm–3:00pm Register here: www.santafelibrary.org/event/explor... Join us in this interactive, nonjudgmental introductory workshop to explore the power and potential of nonviolence in ourselves and in the world.

Sunlight filtering through green leaves onto a calm body of water.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Three copies of A Soliloquy of Some Disconnected Tales by Thomas E. Chávez.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ask A Park Ranger: #NativePlants! #LaFargeLibrary Community Room Friday, October 2, 2026 3:30pm–4:30pm Join a Park Ranger from the City of Santa Fe 's Junior Ranger Program to learn about native plants you can find in your public parks!

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Splish, Splash, Storytime with Santa Fe Watershed Association Main Library Community Room Thursday, September 24, 2026 10:30am–11:15am Splish, Splash, Story Time! Join the Santa Fe Watershed Association Education team for a fun-filled, water-themed story adventure at all Library branches!

Two children splashing in puddles under an umbrella while it rains. One child holds an umbrella and wears a red polka dot raincoat, while the other wears an orange hooded raincoat and plays a tambourine.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"[A] new review published in Psychological Medicine suggests that reading for pleasure - sitting down and focusing on a book you actually look forward to cracking open - can have significant impacts on your brain and wellbeing." time.com/article/2026...

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The Surprising Health Benefits of Reading for Pleasure

A new research review reveals what we lose when we give up reading.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Create with O'Keeffe: Create Your Own Puzzle! #MainLibrary Children's Room Thursday, September 24, 2026 3:30pm–4:30pm Kids, take a moment to make your own artistic puzzle with teaching artist Christina Kortz! @okeeffemuseum.bsky.social

Various brightly colored jigsaw puzzle pieces.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Art Journaling #LaFargeLibrary Thursday September 24 2026 5:30pm–7:30pm Register here: www.santafelibrary.org/event/art-jo... Join our supportive arts community as we write, draw, and collage together. Bring your art journal and/or any current projects. Art supplies provided.

An art journal opened to a page with written journaling and a landscape painting of rolling hills with flowers. A spray of lavender flowers and a paintbrush lay on top of the journal.

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Santa Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Introduction to Comics-Making - Part 1 #SouthsideLibrary Community Room Wednesday, September 23, 2026 6:00pm–7:00pm Word and image combine in comics to form a storytelling medium like no other.

A hand holding a pencil with text above that reads FREE COMICS-MAKING WORKSHOPS.

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