Pat Garrett recognized for Communtiy Achievement from the New Mexico Library Association

Pat Garrett, Library Director for 16+ years at the Capitan Library, received the 2016 Community Achievement Award at the NMLA Conference November 3rd in Albuquerque.

NMLA has been giving awards since 1957 to honor those who have made an important contribution on behalf of New Mexico Libraries. NMLA presents awards each year at the yearly conference.

Tom Mann, who received the NM State Library


Amigo Award in 2009, introduces Pat for the award.         



NMLA Vice-President Lynette Schurdevin presents award to Pat.

• Community Achievement Award – this award is give to librarians (those certified or with a degree) for outstanding library service or achievement at the local level. Also may be given as NMLA’s recognition of an award from another source that has enhanced the library, and to the entire library community; thus to a local, school, or academic librarian who has received a community, regional, or national honor.

As the Capitan Public Library celebrates its 20th anniversary in November 2016, it is ever so fitting for Pat to be recognized for her tireless work as the director of CPL for the past 16+ years.  The community enjoys a beautiful library that is well staffed by volunteers and offers many programs for the enlightenment of the patrons, their children and the rest of the population in this rural area.  Pat's leadership has been instrumental in the success of CPL. 

At the award dinner: Gerald Garrett, Larry Miller, Bill Jeffery, Tom Mann

Lynne Jeffery, Pat Garrett, Sadie Mann, Dodie Miller, Debbie Myers

November 2016 - CPL here for the community for 20 years

Come to the Capitan Library on Tuesday, November 15.
We are celebrating the Library's 
20th B-day 

Enjoy cake, punch & coffee with us

PLUS - $1 for a bag of books!

Creative Aging Monthly Meeting, Friday, November 18th at 9am at ENMU-Ruidoso

Agenda’s focus is on vulnerable older adults in Lincoln County:

 Presenters include: Adult Protective Services, Home Health Care-Encompass, and Senior Center former employees experienced with Meals on Wheels services. 

This panel will be followed by a general update on current projects of 
Creative Aging.

At 11 am the new intergenerational mentorship program for ENMU Students will meet to continue developing their plan with Daniel Waldo.

 Questions? Clara Farah. 575.973.7835. clrfarah@gmail.com

Compuclinic: helping older adults on their computers & phones. At ENMU-Ruidoso on Thursdays

The first "Compuclinic"  (brand new name)  was a success with 5 students last Thursday.  Please check us out on Thursdays in the computer lab at ENMU-Ruidoso starting at 10am. Depending on interest, the session can last up to two hours.

This coming Thursday, November 17, we will start with a short video or lecture on terminology, followed by individual Q&A. The beauty of such an informal tutorial model is that we all help each other. Or, some of us help others, such as a fellow student convinced me to clean up my Face Book and it is working. 

Just a reminder. Bring your own device or use ENMU's computers.

The class is in the computer lab. 

Silas Laspada offers an informal tutoring session for us to practice our skills and to have our questions answered on computers or our iphones. Silas is a home school student who has volunteered to help us with this project. Small donations accepted for our instructor, but are optional.

Creative Aging wants to help older adults become as compatible with the digital world. Thank you for your consideration of this weekly tutorial session. 

ENMU is giving us the space & time to learn at our own pace and be supportive toward one another in the process.

The class will start at 10am and go for an hour or more depending on interest.

Hope to see you there.

So please check us out. Call or email with any questions.

-----------------------------------------------

Clara Farah, Ph.D.

P.O. Box 737

Alto, NM 88312-0737

    

Cell  :  575-973-7835

e-mail: clrfarah@gmail.com

Next thing you know, you will become such a geek - you'll be getting code tattoos

Homeschoolers & adults too! Show at Spencer Theater only $5 on Thursday, November 17 at 10:30 a.m.

Donate to your favorite library!

CPL First Friday, Nov 4 @ Canaan Trail Baptist Church

First Saturday Book Sale -- Nov 5

A pile of books for $5 - well, ok, a BAG of Books for $5.
  Nov 5-10 am to 2 pm.  Don't miss the chance to pick up some...

Fort Stanton Museum needs volunteers

Significant need exists for volunteers at the Ft. Stanton Museum, which is located at Ft. Stanton, N.M. Currently, the museum is open seven days a week, and there are two shifts available: from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The duties that volunteers perform are basic and include welcoming visitors to the museum, providing the visitors with a short history/introduction about the museum (which, of course, you would first learn about), starting up a movie, and opening and/or closing the museum.

Right now, the need is greatest for weekend and mid-week volunteers and staff will work with you to try to accommodate your preference for the days and times you wish to serve.  

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please feel free to contact the following individuals to let them know:

Bill Jeffrey, Ft. Stanton Volunteer Coordinator

Home: 575-354-3424

Cell:      575-973-0369

Larry Pope, Historic Site Lead Ranger

Office: 575-354-2250

Cell:      505-469-7797

 Spread the word about this volunteer opportunity to other RSVP volunteers or persons who may be interested in volunteering at Ft. Stanton.

Electronic recycling available to all Greentree Solid Waste Authority customers

Recycle For Our Future

2016 Fall Lincoln County/Mescalero 
Electronics Recycling Day

Date: Thursday & Friday, November 3 & 4, 2016

            Time 9 AM – 3:30 PM     Cost: No Charge for Members!!!

            Date: Saturday November 5th, 2016

Time: 9 AM – 12Noon    Cost: No Charge for Members!!!

Where: GSWA 26590 US Hwy 70 Ruidoso Downs

   What: Eligible Electronic Devices (EEDs) (see list below)

No large kitchen appliances of any kind or size!

Please drop off your obsolete, outdated and replaced electronic items during these E-cycling events. Acceptable items include:

COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS OFFICE EQUIPMENT SMALL and 

Circuit boards Computer workstations HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS

Desktop towers & laptop computers Gaming hardware Hardware Audio/visual equipment

Cell Phones Monitors,  Network hardware Radios

Modems CD & DVD ROMs Wireless devices & plotters

Televisions Flat Screen Only

And other consumer electronics

Please Bring a copy of your TRASH BILL!!!

GSWA Members: City of Ruidoso Downs, Villages of Capitan, Corona, Ruidoso, 
Town of Carrizozo. & Sun Valley WSD

Sponsored by:

Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce

Keep Ruidoso Beautiful

Greentee Solid Waste Authority

Albertsons
Ruidoso Downs Parks & Recreation

                   Schlotzsky’
 Keep Ruidoso Downs Beautiful

in conjunction with:

Keep America Beautiful New Mexico Recycling Coalition

For more information or to volunteer to help at the E-cycling event, please call 

GSWA at 378-4697 or Toll Free at 1- 877- 548 - 8772.

Don't have a senior moment & forget - Aging Creatively at 3pm AND come early to hear live music - 2:30 to 3

Come early to enjoy the music of Debbie and Fred. What a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

NOV First Friday at Capitan Library - CHANGE of venue - to allow more room for audience, 1st Friday will be at the Canaan Trail Baptist Church

Capitan Public Library presents
 "The Hopefuls”
Friday, November 4 @ 7pm

 Canaan Trail Baptist Church, 105 Canaan Trail, Hwy 48

   

Please note: 
This First Friday event 
WILL NOT BE AT THE LIBRARY!
 Come join us for some good ‘ole foot-tapping music by local musicians Roland Burnett, Dale Boren, Roy Black, Randy Jones, Jerry Burnett, Russell Burris, Scott Wilson and Chuck George. These musicians strum and sing some mighty fine western, gospel and old-time music for listening pleasure!

Cowboy poet, Chuck George, will share some of his poetic compositions. Nothing like a rhyming cowboy to put a smile on your face!


Refreshments will follow.

Canaan Trail Baptist Church is located approximately 12 miles from Capitan - south on Hwy 48 to Canaan Trail

Russell Burris-"lookin' forward to being with some of my great Lincoln County musician buddies".

Sunday, October 30 at 3 pm at CPL

Dia de los Muertos Celebration in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 29: 10am to 4 pm

The third annual Dia de Los Muertos celebration comes to the Village of Lincoln on Saturday, October 29th with a full range of fun events planned; admission is free.  The event is from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  The Village of Lincoln is located 12 miles east of Capitan, on Highway 380 (Calle la Placita).

Family activities include mask decorating, paper flower making, face painting by popular local artists and displays  of "ofrendas". These free events will occur throughout the town of Lincoln.  Dr. Cynthia Orozco will demonstrate the building of an "ofrenda" and talk about this Hispanic tradition.  Mariachi bands and folkloric dancers will entertain. A schedule of events will be posted at various merchants' locations.  Door prizes will be offered;  get free tickets from participating merchants in Lincoln.

The story of Dia de Los Muertos  (Day of the Dead), observed  the world over, is celebrated in many ways, including the decoration of cemeteries and the building of "ofrendas", or altars to the deceased decorated with flowers, food offerings, photos and mementos.  This celebration expresses the idea that death is not to be feared, but embraced as a part of life.  Communities and families await the return of lost loved ones for food, music and fun.

Entertainment will feature "La Ultima", a New Mexico Spanish music trio from Carrizozo, "Mariachi Univo" from Carlsbad, NM,  and "Lubbock's All Star Mariachi Band" of Lubbock, TX;.  The musicians  will be performing for the entire day, throughout Lincoln. The Hondo Dancers will perform traditional Folklorico dances.

 Featured speaker is Dr. Cynthia Orozco, who will build an "ofrenda" for Juan Patron, the first known teacher in Lincoln County and a speaker of the house for the Territorial Legislature in the 19th Century.   While building the "ofrenda",   Dr. Orozco will discuss the history of the observance by indigenous people of  Mexico,  Europe and the U.S.   Orozco has taught New Mexico, Lincoln County, and U.S. history, and the humanities at ENMU for 15 years.  Born and raised in Texas, she has personal experience with "Dia de Los Muertos".   Her talk will take place in the Lincoln Community Church at 3 p.m.

Local eateries will provide food and drink specials.

Plan to bring friends and family to the Village of Lincoln for a fun-filled and historical day,  on Saturday, October 29th, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  For more information call 575-653-4045.

Contact person:

Annmarie LaMay- 575-937-3755

Don't forget Dale Evans Chautauqua, Friday, Oct 21 at 1 pm at the RUIDOSOPUBLIC LIBRARY

Creative Aging Ideas at CPL on Sunday, Oct 30 @ 3 pm

My Apologies. Sent wrong information out. Absentee voting started Oct 11. See times for Early voting below:

From: Rhonda Burrows [mailto:RBurrows@lincolncountynm.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 2:09 PM

We have been inundated with calls and the Boys and Girls Club in the Horton Complex have had numerous angry voters because someone said on the air this morning that EARLY Vote starts today.   This is incorrect…ABSENTEE voting started today – this is the first day to mail out absentee ballots, and individuals can vote ABSENTEE IN PERSON at the County Clerk’s office in Carrizozo.   

We are happy to accommodate those who wish to drive to Carrizozo to vote, but we do not actively encourage this because we have limited staff to continue our regular duties, mail out ballots and applications, and assist voters.  Please clarify for your listeners and readers EARLY VOTE SITES THAT ARE OPEN:

HORTON COMPLEX -- Saturday Oct 22^nd – November 5^th

Open Tuesday through Saturday  10 AM to 6 PM

LINCOLN COUNTY COURTHOUSE -- Monday October 24^th – November 4^th

8 AM to 5 PM and November 5^th 10 AM to 6 PM

At ENMU-Ruidoso Oct 12. See times below:

We are excited for the big celebration that will happen tomorrow, Wednesday October12th, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Here is a list of the agenda so you can join in the celebration!

• 4:30-7:30 pm - Live remote from KWES/KBUY and MTD radio stations
• 5:30-7:30 pm - ENMU-Ruidoso 25th Anniversary Celebration will begin: open house - information tables - door prizes - food
• 5:30-6:30 pm - Business After Hours in room 102. Come enjoy networking and yummy food from Dreamcatchers
• 6:30-7:00 pm - Let's have cake! We will celebrate the 25th Anniversary Celebration with some delicious cake in room 102 following the BAH event

Absentee voting starts Tuesday, Oct 11. Please be sure to vote on the New Mexico General Obligation (GO) Bond "B" Funds for Libraries

2016 General Obligation Bonds for Public and Tribal Public Libraries (see the actual Act SB122 that will be on the ballot below)

New Mexico State Library administers GO Bond funds for the public libraries.
ALLOCATIONS
Projected Allocations are based on the 4.5.8 NMAC, most current Census Information available, and Library eligibility.

Our local libraries will receive:
Capitan Public Library: $6,164
Corona Public Library: $4,250 
Mescalero Community Library: $ 41,534
Ruidoso Public Library: $ 26,696

   


School library funds are administered by the Public Education Department.  More information on school library GO Bond funds can be found on the PED website at http://www.ped.state.nm.us/Humanities/Library/index.html

Academic library funds are adminstered by the Higher Education Deparment.  Please visit their website at: http://www.hed.state.nm.us


The purpose of the New Mexico public library general obligation bond program is to provide supplemental funds for public library resources when such funds are approved by the legislature and/or the voters in statewide elections. Funds for the public library bond program are intended to supplement local effort in providing local public library service. The public library bond program funds public library resources and equipment for public libraries statewide, including the rural library services of the state library.

SB122, 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act"

was approved by the 2016 New Mexico Legislature and will require the approval of the registered voters at the 2016 General Election of the State.
Language from the law [SFA/SB 122, pp. 22-23]:

B. for library acquisitions at public libraries,public school libraries, academic libraries and tribal libraries statewide:

(1) to the cultural affairs department:

(a) three million dollars ($3,000,000)for equipment, library furniture, fixtures and supplemental library resource acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources, and for the purchase and installation of broadband internet equipment and infrastructure at nontribal public libraries statewide; and

(b) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for equipment, library furniture, fixtures and supplemental library resource acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources, and for the purchase and installation of broadband internet equipment and infrastructure at tribal libraries statewide.

Dale Evans Chautauqua on Friday, Oct. 21 at 1 pm at the Ruidoso Public Library

It's BACK! Take advantage of FREE admission to NM museums & historical sites

Take a NM FamilyPass with you to tour museums or historical sites for FREE!

Don't forget the Capitan Library checks out the NM FamilyPass, which provides free admission for up to six people to any of the Department of Culture Affairs museums and historic sites.  Any Capitan Public Library card holder in good standing may borrow the pass for one week. 

 

The FamilyPass may be used at the following locations:

• 7 New Mexico Historic Sites, Statewide
• New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe
• New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe
• Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe
• Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe
• New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo
• New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque
• New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces
• National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque

October First Friday on Oct 7 @ 7 p.m. with illustrator/author, Rick Geary

GRAPHIC NOVELS at the Library

     Come meet graphic illustrator and author, Rick Geary, on Friday, 

October 7, 2016 at 7 p.m.  at the Capitan Public Library's First Friday

 Event for October.   Graphic novels will be the topic of discussion 

with Geary, author of over 25 graphic novels.   He’ll talk about this 

 genuine American art form.       

      Today, comics and graphic novels have exploded onto the reading

 market by being a popular medium with growing readership.  Movies

 seem obsessed with the comic genre for their storyline.  

      Bottom-line, the basic viewpoint is graphic novels just let readers 

 read-view a book.  But there is so much more.  Such as how the reader 
will read between the panels, making connections in the available
 information,then make logical conclusions, in other words--thinking.   

Some educators deduce that adults and children comprehend
 books better when illustrations accompany text.  Educators also
 surmise that comics/graphic novels… 1.) are addictive -- a good
 kind of addiction;2.) get kids to read; 3.) get reluctant readers to 
read; 4.) get readers to up their game by learning new and more
 difficult vocabulary;  5.)get under people’s skin; 6.) are a great 
tool to help English as a second language readers;     
7.)are easy to digest; and 8.) are low in cost.

(quote from SLG Publishing quote)

     Remember National Lampoon and MAD Magazine?  Come meet one

 of the minds responsible for creating the off-the-wall art dialog in these 

magazines.  A very prolific illustrator, Geary is well known for his contri-
butions to Heavy Metal, Dark Horse Comics, Disney Adventures,
Rolling Stone, DC Comics/Paradox Press, Harvey Magazine, Rosebud,
 POE, Graphic Classics and many, many more publication . 

     AND, at this time, color illustrations, black & white illustrations and

"Love is in the Air"

"Men's Lounge"

 portraits by this phenomenally talented illustrator are on display at the
 library through mid-November.

 

     Check out Rick Geary’s website at http://www.rickgeary.com/index.html

     View an  in-depth interview with Geary by local freelance writer, 

Lisa Maue, at her website  http://www.southcentralnm.com/index.php/2016/08/10/rick-geary-20th-century-illustrator-21st-century-graphic-novelist/

     Also,  learn more about Geary's technique by visiting youtube and

search "Rick Geary".  He has interviews as well as youtubes describing his drawing process, a timelapse drawing a portrait of Loiuse Brooks,

the main character in his 2015 publication, and quickly ssketching Billy the Kid.

.

     After the talk, Geary's graphic novels will be for sale to the public. 

His postcards and bookmarks will also be available for purchase.

     Refreshments will be served after the presentation.

     Geary and his wife, Deborah, are now locals of Lincoln County

 after moving to Carrizozo from California in 2007.   Carrizozo is extremely

 fortunate to have such a talented individual join their art scene. 

 Geary does the artwork for postcards and flyers for the C'zozo art tour 

and most other events in that village.

Remember. First Friday with Rick Geary at CPL Oct 7@ 7pm. See you there!

From the New Mexico State Library

Letters About Literature 2017

 New Mexico’s Letters About Literature 2017

     Letters About Literature encourages young readers to read a book and write a letter to the author about how the book changed their view of the world.  This is the fifth year New Mexico State Library has sponsored the competition.
     Readers in grades 4-12 write a personal letter to an author explaining how his or her work shaped their perspective on the world or themselves.  Students may write about works of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.  Entries in Spanish will be accepted and translated for the New Mexico judges.  State judges will select the top letter writers in New Mexico, who then advance to the national competition.
     Letter writers compete at three levels: Level I is grades 4-6; Level II is grades 7-8; and Level III is grades 9-12. The one winning letter from each level from each state is entered into the final national competition. There will be cash prizes for the three state winners and also for the national winners.
Please click here to see and/or print the Letters About Literature participation guidelines and the entry form.
Level 3 entries must be postmarked by December 2, 2016.
Level 1 and 2 entries must be postmarked by January 9, 2017.
Teacher's Guide
Reflective Writing Assessment
For more information about New Mexico’s Letters About Literature contest, please email lori.thornton@state.nm.us or call Lori Thornton at 505-476-9717.
Letters About Literature is sponsored by the New Mexico State Library, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.  Letters About Literature is also sponsored by The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.
The Letters About Literature annual writing contest for young readers is made possible by a generous grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, with additional support from gifts to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, which promotes the contest through its affiliate centers for the book, state libraries and other organizations.
To read about the Letters About Literature contest at the national level, please click here:
Letters About Literature – Center for the Book – Library of Congress

One of this year's winning letters to an author

  Check out the creative envelopes in which they sent their entries. Awesome! Readers Rock!