Homeschoolers - don't miss Cinderella ballet at the Spencer Theater, Apr 23

Call the Spencer Box Office to order your tickets. Cost $5.  575.336.4800

Chautauqua at Ruidoso Library April 21

Rosie the Riveter: Working for Victory on the Home Front Saturday, APR 21 at 11 am to noon

The poster of Rosie the Riveter might be familiar to you – but just who is that woman in the red polka-dotted bandana? Rosie was a symbol for the more than six million women who joined the work force during World War II - women who riveted together planes, built bombs, lead symphony orchestras, were welders and machinists, police officers and cab drivers. Rosie personified the young mothers who left their homes and farms and traveled to work in the factories when many of the men in America had enlisted in the military to help defend the country. For many women, it was the first time in their lives they had earned a salary. They developed a camaraderie with their co-workers and were proud of their efforts as they worked for victory on the home front.

An actor in Albuquerque for nearly 25 years, Ann Beyke has performed in local theater, film, television and radio plays and extensively as a voice-over artist. She has portrayed Beryl Markham, Elizabeth Blackwell and Willa Cather and is pleased to have an opportunity to utilize the theater to bring to life one of the most influential women in modern history.

Ruidoso Library, 107 Kansas City Rd, Ruidoso 258-3704

Santa Fe opera in C'zozo Saturday, April 21

The Santa Fe Opera is Coming to a a town near you! Free Public Concerts of Trinity, an original, one-act opera featuring young artists from the Opera's Apprentice Program for Singers. Trinity is set in southern New Mexico in the present day and during World War II and is presented this spring in association with Doctor Atomic, one of the five operas featured in the 2018 festival season. Our story begins at Trinity Test Site, New Mexico, present-day. A teenage boy, Atom, is placed into a room where an older woman, Tessa, already sits. She strikes up a conversation with him and we are transported to the past when Tessa was also a teenager. It is during WWII and Prisoners of War (POWs) have been relocated to New Mexico. During the course of their time together they make a connection and we are reminded of music's power to provide solace when hope appears gone. Admission is free for this 45 minute performance. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance. Music:  John Kennedy Libretto:  Andrea Fellows Walters Stage Director:  Kathleen Clawson Carrizozo Saturday, April 21, 4:00 pm Trinity United Methodist Church Carrizozo Music is pleased to announce that they are included in the  Santa Fe Opera Touring Company’s annual spring tour. The free  performance of ‘Trinity’ happens at Trinity United Methodist Church  on Saturday, April 21 at 4 PM to be followed by a reception and  opportunity to meet the performers.    The opera was commissioned for  The Santa Fe Opera’s 50th anniversary with music by John Kennedy,  libretto by Andrea Fellows Walters and stage direction by Kathleen Clawson. The one-act opera is presented on the 75th Commemoration of the  development of the atomic bomb. Trinity takes place in southern  New Mexico in the present day and during World War II.   To reach Trinity United Methodist Church from route 54, turn West at  12th Street, between the 54 Emporium and Roy's Ice Cream Parlor.   Turn right onto D Ave and go two blocks to the church, 1000 D Ave,  Carrizozo, NM.  For information about Carrizozo Music, Inc., the 2018 season schedule  and concert updates please check www.carrizozomusic.org, email  carrizozomusic@gmail.com or call Elaine at 575-648-2757.   Carrizozo Music, a 501c3, sponsors a series of classical concerts,  summer Portico Concerts and an extensive school outreach program  of concerts and workshops, with a commitment to providing free quality music to the students and residents of Lincoln County and the surrounding area.

Hello to all Creative Agers!

Please plan to attend and also to invite others.

We have extra flyers if you need them and also you can call me with any questions.

1.     This upcoming Friday we have our 3^rd meeting on Alzheimer/Dementia related issues. It is Friday, April 13 from 2 to 4pm at ENMU room 109.

2.     The focus of this meeting is on how to be an effective caregiver by building a team of expertise and support. Eugene Heathman is our speaker and his knowledge of being a caregiver is very helpful to our understanding of this most challenging role. 

Refreshments will be served. 

Apr 14 Chautauqua in Albuquerque

Amazing Women of the Wild West: Territorial New Mexico

Amazing Women of the Wild West: Territorial New Mexico

Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 10:30am - 11:30am
Special Collections Library, Central Avenue Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, United States
One of the most dramatic eras of New Mexico’s rich history is the Territorial Period when the United States first raised the American flag on August 18, 1846 over the plaza of Santa Fe for the first time. VanAnn Moore examines territorial women through living history portrayals of Doña Tules (Gertrudes Barcelo), Susan Shelby Magoffin, and Lydia Spencer Lane. These women represented what it took to survive and thrive during very colorful and extremely challenging times in New Mexico’s Territorial Era. It brings history into an understandable and personal reality. Doña Tules opened Santa Fe and New Mexico to America; through Susan Magoffin’s detailed journal we understand the beginning of New Mexico as a Territory; and through Lydia Spencer Lane we experience frontier military life and the beginning of the American Civil War out West.

Coming to Capitan!

The Ruidoso Physical Therapy Clinic in Capitan

 GRAND OPENING PARTY! 

The Ruidoso Physical Therapy Clinic IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
Physical Therapy in Capitan!
Celebration Date & Time: 04/13/2018 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
431 Smokey Bear Blvd
Capitan, NM 88316

SEE YOU THERE!

National Library Week April 8 - 14

The National Library Week 2018 celebration will mark the 60th anniversary of the first event, sponsored in 1958.

Ways to Celebrate: 

1. Visit your library.

Head to your public, school or academic library during National Library Week to see what's new and take part in the celebration.  Libraries across the country are participating. 

2. Show your support for libraries on social media.

Follow your library on social media and I Love Libraries on Facebook and Twitter. Join the celebration on social media by using the hashtags #NationalLibraryWeek and #LibrariesTransform.

"Where did the library lead you" promotion.

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National Library Week is the perfect opportunity to tell the world why you value libraries. This year, in keeping with the Libraries Lead theme, we're asking you tell us how the library led you to something of value in your life.

Library lovers can post to Twitter, Instagram, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page during National Library Week for a chance to win. Entries can be a picture or text.  Creativity is encouraged. Just be sure to they include the hashtags #LibrariesLead and #NationalLibraryWeek for a chance to win.

One randomly selected winner will receive a $100 gift card and a copy of "Firebird," the Coretta Scott King Award-winning book by Misty Copeland, our National Library Week Honorary Chair.

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Join in the fun. The promotion begins Sunday, April 8 at noon CT and ends Saturday, April 14 at noon CT. Official rules (PDF)

Need a prop to get started?  Download these printable PDFs: My library led the way to (PDF); The library led me to (PDF).

Celebrations during National Library Week

• Monday, April 9: State of America's Libraries Report released, including Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books of 2017.
• Tuesday, April 10: National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
• Wednesday, April 11: National Bookmobile Day, a day to recognize the contributions of our nation's bookmobiles and the dedicated professionals who make quality bookmobile outreach possible in their communities.
• Thursday, April 12: Take Action for Libraries Day.

National Library Week 60th Anniversary

The National Library Week 2018 celebration will mark the 60th anniversary of the first event, sponsored in 1958.

In the mid-1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments. Concerned that Americans were reading less, the ALA and the American Book Publishers formed a nonprofit citizens organization called the National Book Committee in 1954. The committee's goals were ambitious.  They ranged from "encouraging people to read in their increasing leisure time" to "improving incomes and health" and "developing strong and happy family life." 

In 1957, the committee developed a plan for National Library Week based on the idea that once people were motivated to read, they would support and use libraries. With the cooperation of ALA and with help from the Advertising Council, the first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme "Wake Up and Read!"

Dan Rather tells the world why he values libraries:      Dan Rather    Yesterday at 9:46am · on Facebook

I love libraries. Always have and always will. They shaped my life from childhood onward. In my book What Unites Us, I dedicated a large section of the essay on books to libraries. And since tomorrow marks the beginning of #NationalLibraryWeek, I thought I would share an extended excerpt. I am grateful to all make libraries a continued part of our civic fabric.

"I recognize a quaintness in waxing nostalgic about libraries in an age when we have instantaneous access to more information than was contained in all the combined library collections of my youth. Still, libraries represent an aspirational notion of democracy. They were, and still are, civic institutions that welcome anyone who wishes to become a more informed and independent citizen. In books we can find expert and trustworthy scholarship on any subject imaginable. By reading books, we can continually challenge our own biases and learn beyond our level of formal education. These are qualities that are needed now more than ever...

If you travel to Washington, D.C., you can see our country’s debt to the power of books in the very heart of our federal city. Next to the Supreme Court and facing the great dome of the Capitol is the Library of Congress. I find the symbolism inspiring: three institutions that write, judge, and archive the words and thoughts that allow our nation to function. The Library of Congress was founded in 1800 with a modest mission, a reference resource for Congress. But that changed after the British burned Washington during the War of 1812 and the original collection was lost. In response, Thomas Jefferson offered to sell his own library to the U.S. government. His collection of books was considered one of the finest in the New World, containing thousands of volumes on almost every topic imaginable — not just law, statecraft, and history, but also the sciences, philosophy, and the arts. To those who argued that such a disparate set of works was unnecessary for a Library of Congress, Jefferson responded, “There is in fact no subject to which a member of Congress may not have occasion to refer.”

The library now had a bold new direction — a reservoir for capturing the world’s knowledge. This mission was enhanced greatly in 1870, when Congress stipulated that the library must receive two copies of every book, map, photograph, or other such work that was submitted for copyright in the United States. This caused the collection to expand exponentially, and the pace of growth continues at what is now the largest library in the world. The building on Capitol Hill — with a domed ceiling soaring 160 feet above its spectacular reading room — is itself a beautiful temple of learning. A guidebook from around the time the new building opened in 1897 celebrated Jefferson’s idea of an expansive collection and perfectly captures my feelings for this singular institution. “America is justly proud of this gorgeous and palatial monument to its National sympathy and appreciation of Literature, Science, and Art. It has been designed and executed entirely by American art and American labor [and is] a fitting tribute for the great thoughts of generations past, present, and to be.”

Growing up in a working-class Houston, I had never heard of the Library of Congress but my local branch of the Houston Public Library showed me that books were not only important, they were also objects of beauty. The stone building had high ceilings, big windows, and a red tile roof; its Italian-style architecture made the library seem worlds away from my hardscrabble neighborhood. I was pleased that it later became a recognized historic landmark. Even as a high school student, I would often prolong my walk home from school to go by the library. It may sound sappy, but the building inspired me to dream of exploring a world greater than the one I knew.

But while the library’s physical charm was impressive, it was what was inside that made it truly magical. I was a voracious reader and spent countless hours in what became a sort of second home. I was following, in my own small way, the path laid out by Jefferson, Carnegie, and all the others who believed in the power of books. And I had a wonderful guide, the librarian Jimmie May Hicks, who served at the Heights branch library from the year of my birth, 1931, until her death in 1964 — more than three decades of quiet but consequential service to her community and nation. Like all the best librarians, Ms. Hicks would suggest, question, and prod my reading into new and unexpected directions. The library now has a memorial plaque in her honor that reads, in part, She dedicated her life to her profession and sought always to impart to others joy in acquiring knowledge and pleasure in the art of reading. She was a true patriot...

Our nation was born in a spirit of fierce debate. Our Founding Fathers had sharp political differences, but they were almost all deep readers, writers, and thinkers. When they set about to create a modern republic, they went into their libraries and pulled out the works of philosophers such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. They consulted the Greeks, the Romans, the philosophers of Europe, and the Bible. They revered the power of the written word and how it enabled a nation free from the whims of a king. As John Adams wrote, a republic “is a government of laws, and not of men.” A government of laws is a government of reason, and a government of books. That was true at our founding, and we must ensure that it remains a hallmark of our future."

Libraries must be part of #WhatUnitesUs

Matt Midgett's program on his Nogal Journals to benefit Humane Society

BOOKS, Books, books, AND more BOOKS!

First Saturday of the month BAG of Books SALE!  $5 a bag on April 7th.  Library open 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays.

Read a book.  Strengthen your imagination.

This Friday, April 6 @ 7 pm. Why don't you bring a plant to donate for our plant sale May 5th when you come to the program!

April is Amnesty Month!

Do you have overdue items belonging to Capitan Public Library? This month is a good time to return them as there will be no fines charged. Check your bookcases, under the kid's beds and the DVD player. Did you find a book, or DVD disc from that last movie you watched? Your library would really like to have these items back. Thanks for looking!

Richard Melzer presents Ernie Pyle's New Mexico FRIDAY April 6 @ 7 pm @ Capitan Public Library

Ernie Pyle's New Mexico, 1935 - 1945

Historical Presentation on Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist

This program is sponsored by the Historical Society of New Mexico and 

is free to the public.  The Capitan Public Library is a member of the H.S.N.M.

Ernie Pyle

Dr. Richard Melzer has lived in New Mexico since 1973 and earned his Ph.D. in History at UNM in 1979. He taught 
history at the University of New Mexico's Valencia Campus since 1979. He is now a Regents professor of history.
  Dr. Melzer is the author, co-author, or editor of 21 
books  as well as over a hundred articles and chapters about 
New Mexico history. He is a past president of both the 
Historical Society of New Mexico and the Valencia County Historical Society.
 Melzer is an award winning writer, teacher, and community leader who is most  proud of his selection as University of New Mexico's Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 1995.

Refreshments served afterwards.

History program in Lincoln on Saturday April 7

Apr 7 Chautauqua at Museum of the Horse

Calamity Jane Talks to Tourists

Sat, Apr 7, 2018, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Museum of the Horse
26301 U.S. 70, Ruidoso Downs, NM
(you probably have to pay museum entrance fee, unless you are a member or student member- a benefit while taking Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco's history classes at ENMU-Ruidoso)

Martha Cannary, aka Calamity Jane, as portrayed by Leslie Joy Coleman, was a well-known and significant historical figure who came to fame (or infamy) during the transition from the 'old west' to a more civilized time. She deeply resented the constraints that society placed on women. "Men had the power and they wanted control, but I wanted to control myself..." Judgmental writers have enjoyed casting stones, describing her as a drunken harridan, a disgrace to womankind. Defenders cite her kindness and maintain she managed to stay sober for periods of time when volunteering her services as an unpaid nurse. Even her most severe critics credit her with caring for miners quarantined during a Deadwood smallpox epidemic and for children or adults stricken with diphtheria, mountain fever and other diseases. Calamity was a product of the wild and woolly west. She was not immoral; but unmoral. With her upbringing, how could she be anything but unmoral. She was one of the frontier types and she had all the merits and most of their faults.

Misc library info. Got questions? Call the library @ 354-3035

The Not To Shabby Shop in Capitan will have free clothing for the next two weeks! We are located next to the library and our hours are Thursday 10-5:30, Friday 10-4:30, Saturday 10-2. Thanks to the community for all the great donations, we have a wonderful selection of items to choose from!!! 

Money for writers?! We hope libraries will promote to their patrons.  No age limit on applicants!

 Writer's scholarship information—go to brochure here:  http://nmwriters.org/brochure.html

CPL Writer's Group will meet on 2nd Monday in April. (Maybe they'll have more info on the scholarship)

CPL Reading Group next book for 1st Thursday in April:   “Vinegar Girl” by Anne Tyler

Support your local community efforts: Wildland Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial at Smokey Bear Historical Park

Donations welcome for May plant sale

Send us your over-crowded, winter-tired or just any plants you've grown weary of having in your house.  The plant gals will bring them back to life and make them pretty.  Then your donated plants become income for the All Volunteer Capitan Public Library.  We are also accepting donations of yard art, porch furniture, whimsical and fantastic sculptures, pots, artwork, books -- oh well, you get the gist -- you donate it, we'll take it and sell it.

Twice a year we have fantastic First Saturday sales: plants & Spring stuff in May and holiday stuff in December.  These sales and donations from the public are how the Capitan Public Library stays open for you!  Support your library today!

ALSO - this year, the library will have space available around the library for artists to set up tables and canopies to offer their artwork for sale.  $100 for a space.  Contact Debbie Myers for more information at 575.937.0472. She's in and out of the library, but you can call there & leave a message at 575.354.3035

Women's History month program

 Ruidoso News ReportPublished 11:09 a.m. MT March 19, 2018 

Orozco to mark Women's History Month with program on Sloss-Vento

Sloss-Vento was a Texas-Mexican American civil rights leader

              

(Photo: Courtesy)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Orozco met Sloss-Vento in 1978

Celebrating Women's History Month, Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco, professor of History and Humanities, will speak about relatively unknown Texas-Mexican American civil rights leader Adela Sloss-Vento at noon Thursday, March 22, at  Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso.

Sloss-Vento was one of the most important Latino civil rights leaders in the United States. In Texas, she worked in the Mexican American civil rights movement, wrote for numerous Spanish and English language newspapers from 1927 to 1990, and wrote a book on civil rights leader Alonso S. Perales. She also argued for women’s political empowerment.

Orozco met Sloss-Vento in 1978, when she was conducting research on the history of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Orozco is completing a book about her.

Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Orozco at 575-258-2212.

Information for the public Tuesday, March 20 @ 6 pm

WELCOME TO SNMPLA

 SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO PUBLIC LANDS ALLIANCE

Are you interested in helping to keep

PUBLIC LANDS IN PUBLIC HANDS?

You are invited to attend the monthly meeting of
 the SNMPL

Our speaker will be Kevin Lockhart who served on 
the Public Lands Use Advisory Council.

The meeting will be held on:
 Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 

at the Capitan Women’s Club

103 W. 2nd Street in Capitan

It will begin at 6 PM.

Homeschoolers - Class Acts at the Spencer Theater on March 27

Call the Spencer Box Office to order your tickets. Cost $5.  575.336.4800