Welcome to the El Rito Library! Bienvenidos!
Our public library is a non-profit 501(c)3. We serve to inform, empower and bring enjoyment to this community. Individual donors, much appreciated grants, and the hard work of our board of directors, staff and volunteers have kept us operating for 38 years.
Our public library is a non-profit 501(c)3. We serve to inform, empower and bring enjoyment to this community. Individual donors, much appreciated grants, and the hard work of our board of directors, staff and volunteers have kept us operating for 38 years.
Programs and Events
"The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library." Albert Einstein
Friday May 10. Noon - 1:00 pm
Monthly Board of Directors' Meeting Open to the public. Saturday and Sunday May 18-19. 10 am - 5 pm
El Rito Studio Tour: Chocolate Chocolate & Quilts at the Library Saturday May 25 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Memoir Writing Workshop with Karima Alavi Class limit: 10 persons Cost: $20 per person Email to register: karima.coyote@gmail.com or call the library at 575-581-4608 Sunday June 9 9:30 - 11:30 am
Community Pancake Breakfast at Library We Love our Library Story and Music Hour
Every Friday 11:00 am - Noon Story Hour is for our youngest community members and their caregivers. Ages 2 - 5 encouraged. We'll feature a rotating cast of readers and story-tellers. Call for more information: 575-581-4608 Funding provided in part by the New Mexico Foundation, the NM Children's Foundation, United Way of Northern New Mexico Plan Ahead: Summer Reading Classes
June 11 through July 18. Tue. & Thur. 9:30 am- Noon Adventures in Reading, Writing, A Field Trip, Art, Music, Theater Ages 5-12. Kanopy Movies for Patrons Did you know our library continues to offer a movie streaming service called Kanopy? By registering with your El Rito library card number you can access thousands of top-of-the-line movies, including kids movies, the Great Courses series, international films - all for free. Call the library if you need technical help in getting up and running. Go to kanopy.com to get started. You can find Books on the Backroads by New Deal Films on Kanopy. It's the film showcasing several NM rural libraries, including our own. Every Thursday 2 - 4 pm
El Rito Quilters' Guild Our quilters meet weekly as they have for 23 years. New members are welcome! Learn More About Local History
A Developing Project will focus on historic fruit production in Northern NM. Stay tuned! A Planned Oral History Project for El Rito Underway mid-April 2024. A New Traveling Exhibit We Created A grant from the Northern New Mexico National Heritage Area helped the El Rito Library create three new exhibit banner stands which we'll soon be transporting to schools and community meetings to talk about our community's fascinating natural and cultural history. To read about some of that history, click here. An Archaeology Conference We Held In September 2018 our library offered public presentations by archaeologists detailing studies of two interesting local sites, prehistoric Sapawe and historic Casita. For a copy of the conference program, click here. For Supporting Articles by Conference Presenters, Click Here |
Wi Fi available outside and inside the library
Spring/Summer Hours
Tuesday - Friday 12 Noon to 5 pm Saturday 9 am - 2 pm Sunday & Monday closed Extra hours for special events
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