Deja Vu art by Marcia Chase |
Historical information on the Capitan Library 2014-2019. What a great place to be during those years!
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Don't forget this Friday for 1st Friday program at 7pm
CPL's First Friday goes deep
Ruidoso News Report
4:33 p.m. MT April 4, 2017
At Capitan Public Library's First Friday program on April 7, Doug Thompson relates some of his many stories of being a park ranger for the past 33 years.
He will discuss his book, “Underground Ranger: Adventures in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Other Remarkable Places,” published by University of New Mexico Press.
In Underground Ranger, Thompson passes along the essence of what he learned on his job at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, much of the time spent underground.
“My six years at Carlsbad Caverns were so extraordinary and exciting that I knew from the very beginning I’d have to write about my experiences.” Thompson said. “As an interpretive ranger who handled guided tours and other programs, I had to learn the story of the caves, from the chemistry of gypsum to the history of cave exploration and the hunting behavior of bats."
Thompson came to Carlsbad Caverns National Park from being the site manager at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. But he enjoyed interpretation and felt instead the calling to be a front-line ranger working directly with visitors. This change in his park ranger career landed him at Carlsbad Caverns.
He will also share with the audience his related adventures exploring the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert while at Carlsbad Caverns.
“I love deserts, all of New Mexico and Arizona,” Thompson said.
Author Doug Thompson will discuss his book, “Underground Ranger: Adventures in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Other Remarkable Places,” published by University of New Mexico Press. (Photo: Courtesy) |
Refreshments will be served after the presentation.
For more information call Capitan Public Library at 575-354-3035. The library is located at 101 E. 2nd Street, Capitan, NM. Library hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday and is closed Sunday and Monday. Visit online at capitanlibrary.org or capitanlibrary.blogspot.com.
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Artist Marcia Chase now showing at CPL April - June
(FYI- Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid or paste is then applied to a surface.)
Marcia has original paintings, watercolor painting as Giclee prints and greeting cards, and photographs available. Go to the imagekind link in the blog section of her website at: www.dejavubymarciachase.com
Moving to Capitan from Colorado a year ago, Marcia has found the change of scenery refreshing and is happy there is not much snow. At the end of 2016, she launched into doing craft fairs to sell her Deja Vu artwork.
"Eternal Falls" In Feng Shui, water is related to money and abundance. Images of waterfalls can helps us connect with and increase the flow of universal abundance. |
The flower symbolism of "Iris" is faith, wisdom, friendship, hope and promise in love. |
"Harmony" Feng shui means “wind and water" the elemental forces which shape the landscape. The harmony of the natural world is a model for dealing with reality. |
Saturday, April 1, 2017
$5 tickets for Spencer Theater kids' shows available
From: Spencer Theater Box Office <boxoffice@spencertheater.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 3:48 PM
Subject: Spencer Theater 2017 Class Acts ticket availability
Spencer Theater currently have availability in these final performances for the Class Act 2017 season for $5.00 tickets. Home schooled children and adults are welcomed:
Martha Heimann Box Office
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts
108 Spencer Rd, Airport Highway 220
Alto, NM 88312-9559
Direct 575-336-4800
Fax 575-336-0055
Toll Free 888-818-7872
a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public charity organization
www.spencertheater.com
Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 3:48 PM
Subject: Spencer Theater 2017 Class Acts ticket availability
Spencer Theater currently have availability in these final performances for the Class Act 2017 season for $5.00 tickets. Home schooled children and adults are welcomed:
Johnny Peers & the Muttville Comix 12:30pm Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (40 seats available)
Ballet Folklorico 10:30AM Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (40 seats available)
Ballet Folklorico 12:30PM Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (300 seats available)
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts
108 Spencer Rd, Airport Highway 220
Alto, NM 88312-9559
Direct 575-336-4800
Fax 575-336-0055
Toll Free 888-818-7872
a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public charity organization
www.spencertheater.com
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
April means Amnesty
NO FOOLING - Saturday, April 1st is the awesome "$1 for a bag-of-books sale"
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Creative Aging - Veteran Information this Friday, March 24
9:00 social hour with treats, come early and enjoy.
10:00 general meeting with Veteran Speakers from Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Roswell and Lincoln County.
11:00 continued discussion in smaller informal groups with opportunities to ask more questions pertinent to each individual's needs.
We will have representatives from various groups including Congressman Pearce's office, Fort Stanton Burial details, The Choice Card, State benefits, healthcare benefits, Fox Holes for homeless Veterans, Patriot Guard motorcyclists that provide escorts at Veteran funerals, For Veteran's Sake an organization that provides free dogs for PTSD survivors (they train them), also they help those suffering with PTSD without medications, etc. Please pass this along to those who have served, their spouses, and their friends.
This Friday's
meeting will focus on Veteran Issues that particularly effect our
Lincoln County Veterans. There are approximately 2,300 Vets living in
Lincoln County.
Please remember that a goal of Creative
Aging is to ensure that seniors living in LC are aware of what services
are available to them so that they can experience a good quality of
life and can continue to live here. Dave Tomlin's recent article on
this Veteran Meeting is also helpful to read in advance about the
purpose of this meeting. (Ruidoso News,3.15.17)
Clara Farah, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 737
Alto, NM 88312-0737
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Sign up for CPL Beginning Genealogy classes
Since the April 30th Beginning Genealogy workshop got totally booked super fast (before it could be posted ANYWHERE), Kris Shearer has another class lined up.
Sign up for the new workshop on
Saturday, April 8 at 2:00.pm.
Sign up at the library or call in to sign up. Only ten computers, so class limited to ten.
There are some blank tree forms with the sign up sheet for those who would like to get a head start.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Still a couple of weeks left to come to CPL to view " Oodles of Doodles" artwork
Ruidoso resident, Catherine Alred, is the current artist on display at the Capitan Library till end of March.
Catherine has been doodling as far back as she can
Catherine has been doodling as far back as she can
coloring and drawing. Recalling one of her
earliest works, she described a piece she created
when she was 10 years old. “I just decided to try to
doodle an actual ‘thing’ and spent hours and
hours drawing a large abstract bird. It’s very interesting to study it now and realize how much my doodling has evolved over the decades."
Catherine’s doodles, however, are not quite the kind of doodles one would
expect when observing someone idly drawing. Catherine’s doodles are
very detailed and intricate. She further illustrates by saying, “My doodles are just a result of me taking a pen or pencil for a walk.
I don’t plan the design; it just evolves.”
often in disbelief and ask,
“Did you really do that?”
The fanciful lines, dots, and curls are executed
in such precision that people often wonder if a computer produced them.
The vast majority of her work is free form.
“Just doodling in a random, free form way is my
favorite way of doodling, but I’ve also doodled
initials, butterflies, paisleys, initials, birds, etc.”
Although she always keeps a sketchpad nearby, at times no piece of paper
is safe from her pen. Her doodling can be found on magazine pages,
calendars, concert programs, and even grocery lists. Noting that she
often cannot restrain herself from picking up a pen and starting a new piece, she added, “Doodling is very relaxing to me. I go into a calm,
meditative state.”
Doodling is more than just an artistic endeavor.
“It helps me concentrate.
I’ve always doodled in meetings and lectures.
Doodling helps me be a good listener.”
She noted the findings of a British psychologist: Doodling or scribbling during meetings or
class can improve content memory by 29%.”
class can improve content memory by 29%.”
“That definitely applies to me. Doodles are in the margins
of practically every set of class notes I ever took in college. Give me a handout or an
agenda at a meeting and I will doodle all over it.”
Catherine particularly enjoys sharing her work with others. "I've incorporated my doodles into all sorts of items: bookmarks, note cards, decoupage boxes, framed pieces, even mugs and coasters," she says. At her recent class at CPL, she shared her love, enthusiasm and trade secrets for her art with attendees.
Her emphasis on art has always
been prominent in her positions.
“I found it such a pleasure to
teach the art of doodling to a large
group of kindergarten children.
It was amazing to see how young
children quickly caught on
and produced amazing drawings.”
been prominent in her positions.
“I found it such a pleasure to
teach the art of doodling to a large
group of kindergarten children.
It was amazing to see how young
children quickly caught on
and produced amazing drawings.”
(the above article is paraphrased from a 2012 article in the Ruidoso News)
More to know about doodling
The Value of the Doodle
Sunni Brown, author of The Doodle Revolution, writes, "Our culture is so intensely focused on verbal communications, that we're almost blinded to the value of doodling. Doodling has a profound impact on the way that we can process information and the way that we can solve problems." Doodling facilitates learning.
An article published in TIME magazine some years ago lauded the value of doodling. It recalled an experiment in which forty individuals were asked to listen to a monologue. The speaker talked about a number of seemingly random things, but included lists of places and names. Half of the study participants were asked to doodle as they listened. The other half simply listened. Afterward, participants were asked to recall the names and places named in the recording. The results? The doodlers remembered almost 30 percent more of the requested information than the non-doodlers did.
Below is a list of Catherine Alred's things to know about doodling. (Copies available at library while Oodles of Doodles is still on display)
Barbara Lane, Ruidoso News 1:06 p.m. MDT August 5, 2015
An article published in TIME magazine some years ago lauded the value of doodling. It recalled an experiment in which forty individuals were asked to listen to a monologue. The speaker talked about a number of seemingly random things, but included lists of places and names. Half of the study participants were asked to doodle as they listened. The other half simply listened. Afterward, participants were asked to recall the names and places named in the recording. The results? The doodlers remembered almost 30 percent more of the requested information than the non-doodlers did.
Below is a list of Catherine Alred's things to know about doodling. (Copies available at library while Oodles of Doodles is still on display)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Giving thanks for a wonderful donation
In December, the Community Foundation of Lincoln County awarded CPL $250 for the after-school snack program. On Sunday before her doodle class, Catherine Alred, representing CFOLC, took the opportunity to have a photo op moment of awarding the check to Debbie Myers, children programs director at CPL.
Thank you, Community Foundation of Lincoln County!
The Community Foundation of Lincoln County states: Our mission is to support, promote and encourage charitable giving that improves the quality of life within our communities.
It is the vision of the Community Foundation of Lincoln County to support efforts which help the citizens of Lincoln County reach their full human potential. The Foundation will recognize its donors through the awarding of grants with the potential to enrich the general quality of life in Lincoln County and make a significant impact on its people.
Funding is primarily for the benefit of Lincoln County. Preference is given to organizations that operate programs targeted for community based, community driven projects.
https://www.cfolc.org/
Thank you, Community Foundation of Lincoln County!
Catherine Alred and Debbie Myers |
It is the vision of the Community Foundation of Lincoln County to support efforts which help the citizens of Lincoln County reach their full human potential. The Foundation will recognize its donors through the awarding of grants with the potential to enrich the general quality of life in Lincoln County and make a significant impact on its people.
Funding is primarily for the benefit of Lincoln County. Preference is given to organizations that operate programs targeted for community based, community driven projects.
https://www.cfolc.org/
Fun at Doodle Class
Catherine Alred. Passionate about her art & willing to share all her secrets | of the craft. |
23 people attended the Sunday afternoon class |
Catherine made the class fun with door prizes of doodle bookmarks & doodle cards, a guessing game to win candy with Pentel pens (the better to doodle with) and an original mounted doodle. |
Ruidoso News article shares library history
Historical Potpourri: Feed an appetite for history at the library
Polly E. Chavez, Guest columnist
8:21 a.m. MT March 8, 2017 Ruidoso News
The Hildalgo County Heritage Quilt Show Committee produced the book.
Seipel, now from Alto, was the library director at Lordsburg Hildalgo Library in 2007. She thought that the idea for a quilt show in a library would show women’s contribution to the settling and homesteading of Hildalgo County.
From a few books on a residential porch to a full-service public library today... that is the history of Capitan Public Library.
A dedicated group of volunteers keep this non-profit library active. It has become a vital, growing resource, serving not only Capitan but also many areas of Lincoln County.
In 1996 Judy Newman and a group of people began a mini library on Newman’s front porch at her residence on 2nd Street. In 1998 a building on Lincoln Avenue was turned into a regular library.
CPL acquired the present building in 2000. Built in 1924, it originally served as a Nazarene Church. Prior to CPL use it was a private residence.
Pat Garrett, library director, joined in the library effort in 1998, beginning as a four-hour volunteer and later also serving on the board.
The library is governed by a seven-member board of directors and is staffed entirely by volunteers, who number between 25 and 30 people. The board consists of Bill Jeffery (president), Kris Shearer (secretary), Sadie Mann (treasurer), Ronnie Sanchez, Gene Chewning, Sue Burke and Debbie Myers, who also serves as assistant director.
Stop at the library sometime to register and to get a card. They provide physical or digital access to material. Adult and children readers will enjoy browsing through the large areas of books, magazines, audiobooks and more. They have a discount book area. There are public computers with free Internet, as well as free Wifi. They have a book club, First Friday Lecture Series, an after school program and a summer reading program.
If you are in Capitan after library hours, a book drop for books checked out and due, is located in front of the library. While you are in Capitan visit the Not 2 Shabby Shop, the library’s resale shop across the street from the library, where you will find economic shopping.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Don't forget to take the NM FamilyPass on your next road trip
New Mexico FamilyPass
The New Mexico State Library, in partnership with local public libraries in New Mexico and the museums and historic sites of the Department of Cultural Affairs is excited to offer the New Mexico FamilyPass to library card holders throughout the state.
The FamilyPass provides free admission for up to six people to any of the Department of Cultural Affairs museums and historic sites. Patrons borrow the pass, which circulates like other library materials. The sites are:
- 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
- National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque
- New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces
- Passes are available at any of the 120+ public libraries and their branches in New Mexico.
- The FamilyPass will circulate to library cardholders in good standing with the library.
- Each pass will admit up to six people.
- Passes may be used by community groups such as senior centers, after school clubs, summer camps, arts councils, and more!
Class for Ruidoso Library FREE eBook & eAudiobook borrowing
Overdrive 101 for all your eBook & eAudiobook borrowing
Come to the Ruidoso Public Library on Friday March 31st at 1:30 pm for
Overdrive 101! Bring your e-readers and learn to navigate the Overdrive
"New Mexico Library to Go" Website!
ANYONE can go to Ruidoso Library, to request a library card and then be able to check out eBooks & eAudiobooks. Just be sure you take the necessary items to get a card. Visit the Ruidoso Public Library and have with you a photo ID and a piece of information that contains your physical address (insurance bill/card, utility bill, vehicle registration, etc). You will receive a patron card from the Ruidoso Public Library, and, when you give them a pin number, you will be able to download your book selections online – no need to physically visit the library anytime thereafter.
ANYONE can go to Ruidoso Library, to request a library card and then be able to check out eBooks & eAudiobooks. Just be sure you take the necessary items to get a card. Visit the Ruidoso Public Library and have with you a photo ID and a piece of information that contains your physical address (insurance bill/card, utility bill, vehicle registration, etc). You will receive a patron card from the Ruidoso Public Library, and, when you give them a pin number, you will be able to download your book selections online – no need to physically visit the library anytime thereafter.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
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