Book Club meeting Dec. 4 @ 10:30 AM

Thursday, December 4, @ 10:30 a.m. Book Club members bring a list of recommended books that might make good gifts. Give your list to Joyce Davies as you come in, and she will make copies for the group.  Nadette volunteered to bring refreshments for the meeting.    

Christmas Tree Permits Available

Holiday Bazaar is almost here!

Capitan Library Holiday Bazaar - Saturday, December 6 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Come find something unique and special for your Christmas presents.  You will be pleased with the variety of hand-made gifts, ornaments, knitted items and jewelry.  Also available will be the ever-popular See's candy and delicious baked goods.  Come early for the best selection.  All proceeds support the Capitan Public Library.

Employment Services in Capitan

WHERE: Capitan Public Library
WHEN: Every 2nd Thursday of the month from 3pm to 5pm.
DATES:  December 11, 2014
                January 08, 2015
                Future dates TBA

BRANDIE YOXALL
Employment Specialist
Lincoln County Work Force Connection
201 White Mountain Dr.
Ruidoso, NM  88345
575-258-1730

We are here to help you!

Saturday, November 1 - Bag of Books $5

Always on the first Saturday of the month, you can purchase a bag of books for just $5!  Just remember, we are only open 10AM to 2PM on Saturdays.  Come take advantage of a really great deal.  Christmas is just around the corner - books make wonderful presents!

Haven't gotten your Flu Shot yet?

GET YOUR FLU SHOT                                        

The Ruidoso Health Office will hold a FLU Clinic

November 7, 2014

Ruidoso Community Center 

501 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM 

1st Friday November 7 @ 7PM

Be sure to vote for GO Bond "B" for NM libraries!

LIBRARY GO BOND ISSUE "B" will bring 10.8 MIL for NM Libraries!

3 mil for Public Libraries

3.5 mil forSchool Libraries

3.5 mil for Academic Libraries

$800,000 for Tribal Libraries 

Impact to taxpayer:  State sources estimate that the annual cost to voters for GO Bond "B" is $0.65 per $100,000 of the assessed valued of your home.

Be sure to vote November 4, 2014. 

 

Our local library information on GO Bond "B" from James Pawlak, ENMU-Ruidoso campus librarian.

Below are the projected Bond Distribution for each library type. The academic, public and tribal library estimates should be relatively accurate. The school districts are a mathematical guess based on the past distribution model.

ENMU-Ruidoso Campus will receive $8,792

The Public Libraries:   Ruidoso …$27,712, Capitan…$6,212, Corona…$4,208 and Mescalero Tribal Community Library…. $41,968

School Districts: Ruidoso …$ 25,029, Capitan …$10,541, Carrizozo…$9,594,  Corona …$6267, Hondo…$6,472

More Oction Fashion Show photos

Kay McNeer of NTSS.  Not shown, bunny slippers.

Oction announcer, Tom Mann and model, Sarina Stephens

Capitan Library Book Club meeting November 6 @10:00 a.m.

The book club meets the first Thursday of every month at 10:00 a.m. at the library.  On November 6, they will be discussing Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver.  Everyone is welcome to come to the library and join in the discussion.

December meeting is devoted to working on books for gifts for Christmas.

Oction Fashion Show Photos

Great fun, great food, great deals, and a fantistic (and fun) fashion show was enjoyed by all on Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Fall Oction at the library.  Just check out the great clothes available at the Not Too Shabby Shop!

Waiting for the Fashion Show. Debbie & Fred providing music.

Board Member - Ronnie Sanchez

Mary Kay Sanborn

Kamryn Torres

Suzanne Herbst

Terri Neff

Attorneys Give Free Legal Help in Lincoln County on Oct. 18

A free legal fair will be held in Ruidoso from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, at the Ruidoso Community Center, 501 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso.  State Bar of N.M. Attorneys will be available to provide free consultations on a first-come, first serve basis on a variety of civil legal topics.

This clinic presented by the 12th Judicial District Pro Bono Committee.  For more information, contact Aja Brooks at 505-797-6040 or abrooks@nmbar.org

2014 Fall Lincoln County Electronics Recycling Day

Date: Saturday, November 1st, 2014

Time: 9 AM – 12 Noon Cost: FREE!!!

Where: All American Park, 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 this 3-hour E-cycling event. Acceptable items include:

COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS OFFICE EQUIPMENT SMALL and 

Circuit boards Computer workstations HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS

Desktop towers & laptop computers Calculators Gaming hardware

Hardware Audio/visual equipment Cell Phones

Monitors, Keyboards, & Mice Pagers Satellite Receivers and Dishes

Network hardware Fax machines Radios

Modems Telephones CD & DVD ROMs

Printers and toner cartridges  Wireless devices & plotters Televisions

Toner Cartridges  And other consumer electronics

Sponsored by:

Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce

Keep Ruidoso Beautiful

Greentree Solid Waste Authority

Lawrence Brothers IGA

 Ruidoso Downs Parks & Recreation 

                   Schlotzsky’s  

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.

More "Oction" Items. Start bidding NOW!

Grotle Chauvet Horses painted on sandstone
 by Jeannie Adams Value $80 Start Bid $40

Pictured are some more items in the Silent Auction.  If you see something you like, stop by the library and put in your bid.  IF you would like to donate an item for the auction, bring it by the library during open hours.  Thank you for supporting the Capitan Library!

 Library Appreciation Day & October "Oction" / Fashion Show happens Sunday, October 12, 2 to 4 pm.  Refreshments served. 

Necklace donated by More Stuff  Value $59 Start Bid $10

Mexican plate Value $12 Start Bid $6

Hang Ups Inverter Value $300 Start Bid $100

Alabaster set Value $80 Start Bid $30

Alabaster Leaf Value $45 Start Bid $20

Antique Chair Start Bid $80

Crystal Basket Value $40 Start Bid $15

Tea Service  - come to the library & find out the start bid!

 Misc. Pottery.  Come to the library to check out the starting bids.

 

Mountain Bicycle donated by Bill Jeffrey
Value $95 Start Bid $ 50

Mountain Bicycle donated by Bill Jeffrey
 Value $95 Start Bid $ 50

Medicare Survival Seminar Wednesday, October 1 @ 10 AM

Oct.15 to Dec 7 is open enrollment to change your Medicare coverage for 2015. 

 No doubt you have been receiving lots of literature regarding Medicare 2015.

Attend this seminar on Wednesday, October 1 at 10 a.m. at the Capitan Public Library and LEARN:

• How medicare works...What is covered and what is not
• What is the difference between Medicare Supplements and Medicare Advantage Plan?
• How does Medicare Part D work?  DO you need it?
• What type of protection do you have from the high costs of long-term illness?

FOR MORE SEMINAR INFORMATION CALL:

Fran Altieri, NM & AZ Licensed Representative

Cell: 575-973-0571

Mill Levy Forum on Thursday, October 2 @ 6 PM

A public Mill Levy meeting will be held by the Capitan Medical Clinic.  Personnel hosts this community outreach for Lincoln County residents.  The forum is free to the public.  Light refreshments served.

Thursday, October 2 at 6 PM at the Capitan Public Library.

First Friday October 3 @ 7 PM Lynda Sanchez

 Local author, historian and retired educator, Lynda Sanchez, introduces her latest book, Apache Legends and Lore.  Sanchez will discuss how she obtained the information for her latest book about the People who live at the base of the Sacred Mountain, Sierra Blanca.  Part of the repertoire for the program will be show and tell items depicting this unique history.

Come join us for an enlightening evening and learn more about our local history.   October 3 at 7 p.m.

 

Capitan Library Book Club meeting October 2 @10:30

The book club meets the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the library.  On October 2, they will be discussing To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.  Everyone is welcome to come to the library and join in the discussion.

The November book is: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

Free legal workshop at Ruidoso Community Center on October 8

There will be a free legal workshop and clinic on Estate Planning/Long-Term Medicaid Planning on Wednesday, October 8 at the Community Center in Ruidoso for persons 55 and older.  The workshop  covering Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directives, Estate Planning and Long-Term Care Medicaid Planning is at 10:00 to 11:15 am.  One-on-one consultations will be available 12:30 to 3 p.m. You must schedule an appointment in advance for a consultation at 1-800-876-6657 or 575-257-4565. 

This service is presented by the Legal Resources for the Ederly Program & the State Bar of N.M.  Ruidoso Community Center is located at 501 Sudderth Drive.

Posters with  information are posted at the library.

More items featured in the "Oction"

Pictured are some of the items for the Silent Auction.  If you see something you like, stop by the library and put in your bid after October 1.  IF you would like to donate an item for the auction, bring it by the library during open hours.  Thank you for supporting the Capitan Library!

 Library Appreciation Day -- October "Oction" & Fashion Show 

Sunday, October 12, 2 to 4 pm.  Refreshments served.    

Pottery Platter donated by Shelda Adams Value $120 / Start Bid $30

 

Beautiful Vase  Value $125 / Start Bid $40

Eagle Walking Stick by Anacleto Loya
Value $60 / Start Bid $25

Detail - Eagle head

Duster w/ pearls sz.8 donated by Francis Sanchez Value $60 / Start Bid $20         

Detail on duster

Shop Vac donated by Sears
 Value $40 / Start Bid $12

Avon Collectible Angles
 Value $35ea. / Start Bid $12ea

#55 Portable Artist Easel
Value $50 / Start Bid $20