Thursday, May 2, 2019

Plant Sale previews

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

It's almost here! Saturday May 4th @ 8 am

IN Capitan May 3 & 4th - Smokey's 75th Birthday!

May 3 & 4 Dali Ballet dance recital

Dali Ballet Company presents its annual spring recital “Elements of Dance” on Friday, May 3 at 7PM and on Saturday, May 4 at 2PM and 7PM at the Ruidoso Schools Performing Arts Center, 125 Warrior Drive. Tickets are $10 per person. Advance ticket sales begin April 8 at Dali Ballet Company, 143 El Paso Road, 575-257-3753. Tickets can also be purchased at the door prior to each performance. "Elements of Dance" involves all of the over 65 students from Dali Ballet Company ranging in age from 3 to 18, said Deborah Rogers, Artistic Director of Dali Ballet Company.

Contact person: Robert Phaup, dalidance18@gmail.com

May 4th at Fort Stanton

More info about the bands at https://holdmyticket.com/event/337095

ENMU Choir concert Sunday May 5

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Unveiling of the New Mexico Fallen WILDLAND Firefighter Memorial

Capitan Public Library & N2SS were invited to attend this beautiful and moving dedication of the first, New Mexico Fallen Wildland Firefighter Memorial

Paulette Arnone & Kay McNeer represented CPL & N2SS at the ceremony

Capitan mayor, Capitan village personnel and members of the Smokey Bear Hometown Association from surrounding areas & Colorado were in attendance.

Viewing of the memorial will be part of Smokey Bear Days and Smokey's 75th Birthday on May 3 & 4.

Special invitation to CPL -such an integral part of the Capitan Village community
and Lincoln County

Friday, April 26, 2019

Ask-a-lawyer Call in Program Saturday, April 27

Albuquerque, N.M. — New Mexico residents can get their legal questions answered free or receive a referral from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, April 27, through the Ask-a-Lawyer Call-in Program sponsored by the New Mexico Young Lawyers Division. Attorneys staff the phones and answer questions from across the state on a variety of topics including: employment law, divorce, child support, landlord/tenant issues, personal injury, estate planning, real estate and more.

Residents across the state are welcome to participate in the Ask-a-Lawyer Call-in Program. Callers should have documents relating to their questions ready prior to calling in.

Dial 1-800-876-6227

www.nmbar.org/AskALawyer

DATE CHANGE! Thursday, May 9 Reading club

Book club meets at 10am at the library. Capitan Library has two books at the library, one large print, the other a normal hard back copy of 9 Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty.

Flyer for Japanese American Internment in New Mexico during World War II exhibit at Fort Stanton Historic Site, Saturday, April 27th.

See more information (quite fascinating) at
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=7b919435f0f84b4b8581a7062fcc18a2

Confinement in the Land of Enchantment Project is a travelling exhibit on Japanese American internment in New Mexico during World War II. Working under a National Park Service grant and with the support of NMJACL and CNM, it will showcase an exhibit at Fort Stanton Historic Site, Saturday, April 27

The exhibit will be housed in the visitor’s center, and at 1:30PM, we will be presenting a community forum and reception. Following this event, there is an optional fieldtrip to the site of the Baca Ranch Camp which is a few miles outside of Fort Stanton. We have some wonderful guest speakers and Dr. Roy Ebihara who was a child at the Baca Ranch Camp.

Everyone is welcomed to attend this event. The exhibit will continue for the next month.

1st week of FREE download audiobooks

The Tensions of Friendship

Week 1: April 25 – May 1

Download this week's free audiobooks.

SWING

By Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess

Read by Kwame Alexander

Published by Blink

BLINK AND CAUTION

By Tim Wynne-Jones

Read by MacLeod Andrews

Published by Candlewick on Brilliance Audio

Friendship matters—whether you're close to home or on the run!

Available for a Limited Time

Remember — grab these titles before they are replaced by a new pairing on 5/2/2019! While the title availability is time-limited, your listening time is not. Once you have downloaded the MP3 files, the audiobook is yours to keep and listen to at your leisure.

Downloading Tips

Get the OverDrive App to access free SYNC audiobooks. The app is available for every major desktop and mobile platform.

Join us online for comments, questions and feedback.

Thanks for Listening!

Michele Cobb, SYNC Manager

sync@audiofilemagazine.com

Thursday, April 25, 2019

HOMESCHOOLERS - Magic show at the Spencer Theater on Thursday, May 2

Only $5. Shows at 10;30 am & 12:30 pm. Call 575-336-4800 for tickets

Thursday, May 2 Reading club's book

Book club meets at 10am at the library. Capitan Library has two books at the library, one large print, the other a normal hard back copy of 9 Perfect Strangers by Leanne Moriarty.

May 3 & 4 Dali Ballet Spring Recital

Contact person: Robert Phaup, dalidance18@gmail.com

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Spring - Green - Plants: May the Fourth be with you

Just a teaser to get you excited for the May 4th Capitan Library Plant & Garden Sale

ENMU Art Show Starts April 24

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Computer Instruction starts April 25

Adult Computer Instruction

Brought to you by

Lincoln County Adult Literacy

Free for all participants

Need some help turning on you computer

or searching the internet? These simple

tasks can be daunting.

Come to Capitan Public Library

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 -

6:00 p.m. Class size limited so sign up soon.

This is a 6-week course.

Creative Aging April 19

Thank you all for your recent attendance at our meetings. I do hope this next offering will be energizing and thought provoking. We will have a feedback form for you to fill out at the end of this session to help us design future sessions.

Jim Boswell will present Renaissance in Retirement at ENMU. The flyer is attached to this email. Breakfast is at 9 and the talk is at 10. Call or email me with any questions you have.

I know my "retirement" has been full of change, some good, some not so good. But most of my experiences have been challenging and life changing for the better.

Let's get down to the nitty gritty and ask these important questions about what we want to explore next at this time of life. See you there, come hungry. Thank you all for your ongoing support. Clara Farah <clrfarah@gmail.com>

Free Audiobooks starts April 25

audiobook titles by week listed below

What is SYNC?

What?

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+. Returning April 25, 2019, SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week - pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. In 2018, 26 titles were given away over 13 weeks.

Why?

SYNC introduces a variety of audiobook experiences to teens to demonstrate that reading can be completed by listening.

Who?

SYNC is sponsored by AudioFile Magazine and titles are delivered through the OverDrive app. In advance of accessing the program, download the app in advance to whichever device you anticipate listening on and be ready to go!

How?

Sign-up to get notifications when the FREE audiobook downloads are available. You can receive alerts by text message, email newsletter, or by visiting www.audiobooksync.com. Titles change every Thursday at 7am ET when the program is running.

Please Note: Signing up for these alerts will not send you the titles. The alerts will only tell you when and where the title is available to download.

Download Details

Downloads are in MP3 format, hosted by OverDrive, and are Mac and Windows compatible.
Downloads will operate through the OverDrive app.
Most listening devices are supported.
Each SYNC audiobook will be available for download for a period of 7 days (only).
Titles, once downloaded, are yours to keep.

SUMMER 2019 SYNC TITLE PAIRINGS

Week 1: April 25 – May 2
SWING by Kwame Alexander, with Mary Rand Hess, narrated by Kwame Alexander (Blink)
BLINK & CAUTION by Tim Wynne-Jones, narrated by MacLeod Andrews (Candlewick on Brilliance Audio)

Week 2: May 2 – May 9
OTHELLO by William Shakespeare, narrated by Ewan McGregor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kelly Reilly, Tom Hiddleston, and a full cast (Naxos AudioBooks)
YOU by Charles Benoit, narrated by David Baker (Full Cast Audio)

Week 3: May 9 – May 16
THE EPIC CRUSH OF GENIE LO by F.C. Yee, narrated by Nancy Wu (Recorded Books)
SHADOW OF THE FOX by Julie Kagawa, narrated by Joy Osmanski, Brian Nishii, Emily Woo Zeller (HarperAudio)

Week 4: May 16 – May 23
SPILL by Leigh Fondakowski, performed by Elisa Bocanegra, Nicholas Hormann, James Morrison, Darren Richardson, and a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)
MEET THE SKY by McCall Hoyle, narrated by Morgan Fairbanks (Blink)

Week 5: May 23 – May 30
A NIGHT DIVIDED by Jennifer A. Nielsen, narrated by Kate Simses (Scholastic Audiobooks)
TEAR DOWN THIS WALL: A CITY, A PRESIDENT, AND THE SPEECH THAT ENDED THE COLD WAR by Romesh Ratnesar, narrated by Wes Bleed (Oasis Audio)

Week 6: May 30 – June 6
THE FIRST TIME SHE DROWNED by Kerry Kletter, narrated by Jorjeana Marie (Penguin Random House Audio/Listening Library)
WILD BIRD by Wendelin Van Draanen, narrated by Alex McKenna (Penguin Random House Audio/Listening Library)

Week 7: June 6 – June 13
A GIRL LIKE THAT by Tanaz Bhathena, narrated by Firdous Bamji, Neil Shah, Soneela Nankani, Lameece Issaq (Recorded Books)
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE by Henrik Ibsen, Adapted by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, performed by Richard Kind, Rosalind Ayres, Gregory Harrison, Josh Stamberg, and a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)

Week 8: June 13 – June 20
THE GOLDEN DAY by Ursula Dubosarsky, narrated by Kate Rudd (Candlewick on Brilliance Audio)
GULP by Mary Roach, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller (Tantor Audio)

Week 9: June 20 – June 27
ASTRAY by Emma Donoghue, narrated by Khristine Hvam, James Langton, Robert Petkoff, Suzanne Toren, Dion Graham (Hachette Audio)
OLIVIA TWIST by Lorie Langdon, narrated by Pearl Hewitt (Black Hills Audiobooks)

Week 10: June 27 – July 4
YAQUI DELGADO WANTS TO KICK YOUR ASS by Meg Medina, narrated by Roxanne Hernandez (Candlewick on Brilliance Audio)
HERETICS ANONYMOUS by Katie Henry, narrated by Michael Crouch (HarperAudio)

Week 11: July 4 – July 11
THE NAME OF THE STAR by Maureen Johnson, narrated by Nicola Barber (Brilliance Audio)
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST by Oscar Wilde, narrated by Rupert Degas (Naxos AudioBooks)

Week 12: July 11 – July 18
BECOMING KAREEM by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, narrated by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Hachette Audio)
VINCENT AND THEO by Deborah Heiligman, narrated by Philip Fox (Dreamscape Media)

Week 13: July 18 – July 25
THE GO-BETWEEN by Veronica Chambers, narrated by Karla Souza (Penguin Random House Audio/Listening Library)
KIDS OF APPETITE by David Arnold, narrated by Phoebe Strole, Michael Crouch and Ryan Vincent Anderson (Penguin Random House Audio/Listening Library)

Week 14: July 25 – August 1
AKATA WITCH by Nnedi Okorafor, narrated by Yetide Badaki (Tantor Audio)
ALL THE CROOKED SAINTS by Maggie Stiefvater, narrated by Thom Rivera (Scholastic Audiobooks)

Saturday, April 13, 2019

From Global Citizen website

EDUCATION

This Best-Selling Author Just Donated $1.25M to School Libraries

“Lack of reading proficiency … is a huge and often daunting issue in this country.”

Why Global Citizens Should Care

Children can’t reach their full potential and contribute to their communities without basic reading skills. To end poverty we must promote global literacy and ensure all students have the resources they need to learn.

Best-selling author James Patterson just made another generous pledge to support child literacy.

On Tuesday, Patterson announced he’s giving $1.25 million to classroom libraries in 2019, according to the Associated Press. It’s his fifth contribution to the Patterson Partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs, an initiative to “get excellent children's books into the hands of every child.” The author is donating $250 each to 4,000 teachers around the US to help them purchase books.

The partnership will also distribute $500 each to 500 teachers with three years or less experience in partnership with Scholastic. The program is taking applications online until July 31, and a winner will be announced in September.

“Illiteracy—or lack of reading proficiency—is a huge and often daunting issue in this country,” Patterson said in a statement released by Scholastic. “Tackling this epidemic can be overwhelming for parents and educators alike. But we have to start somewhere.

“Getting books into the hands of children is an excellent place to start,” he said.

Known for his novels, including hit series such as Alex Cross and Women’s Murder Club, Patterson has been committed to child literacy throughout his career. He’s donated $7.25 million to school and classroom libraries through his partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs, launched in 2015.

The benefits of investing in child literacy are endless –– it boosts participation in the labor market, improves health and nutrition, reduces poverty, and expands life opportunities. But globally, 250 million children are failing to acquire basic literacy skills, and in many US states, more than 40% of students read below grade level, Patterson explained in his statement.

Embed from Getty Images

Cara Schrack, director of education for the organization Save the Children’s US programs, told Global Citizen she endorses Patterson’s book program. For many children, the school library is the only library in their community.

“It’s a great initiative,” Schrack said.

Schracks stressed the need for access to books year-round, especially before third grade, when reading skills build the foundation for academic achievement.

“Overall, when you look at children of poverty, they really need to have access to high-quality resources,” Schrack said.

Children who don’t have access to books when school is out run the risk of regressing, especially if they come from a low-socioeconomic background, Schrack explained. There are a few creative ways to provide access in the interim, including "bookmobiles" that deliver books to children in rural or urban communities, or opening school libraries a few days of the week and sending students home with books to hold them over. Without programs like this keep students from falling behind, teachers end up picking up the slack.

According to one survey, US teachers spend nearly $500 of their own money every year on school supplies. The Patterson Partnership donation will help fill the funding gap.

“My hope is that my partnership with Scholastic helps teachers fill their classroom bookshelves, and gives their students access to books that they’re excited to read — and ultimately, to foster a lifelong love of reading, as I strongly believe that better readers make better people,” he said.