CORRECTIONS - Snakes and shopping

The Snake Conservation group had to CANCEL their July 7th program at the library.  Unmark your calendar. Bummer - we were looking forward to spending the day with the snakes.    >{:}=//\\//\\//\\=~

Apologies.  June 28th is NOT the 1st Anniversary Sale of the Not too Shabby Shop.  It is the 1st Anniversary Sale of the Humane Society Resale Shop in Ruidoso on Hwy 70.  BUT, come by the Not Too Shabby Shop on July 4th to see their great deals.  Don't forget to go by the library for great eats and used book sale while you're in the area.

Friday, July 4 - Annual Bake, Book and Hot Dog Sale.

Bake sale starts at 8:00 a.m. Hot dogs, smoked sausage and nachos available at 10:00 a.m and served until 1:00 p.m..  Enjoy our cool, shady back yard.  Take advantage of the $5 a bag book sale.
Be sure to go next door and check out the Not too Shabby Shop.  Heard they will have some GREAT deals on the 4th!

IT's NOT the Not Too Shabby’s First Anniversary Sale

This anniversary sale is at the Humane Society Resale Shop  in Ruidoso  on Hwy. 70.  Saturday, June 28 - 10 am to 4 pm  Sorry for the mix up!

CANCELED!!! SNAKES coming to the library Monday, July 7th

Fascinated or scared to death by snakes?  >{:}=//\\//\\//\\=~ 

CANCELED!!!. MARK YOUR CALENDAR!  This is your chance to view and visit with our Serpentes reptile friends on Monday, July 7th.  FIRST, the Summer Reading kids & parents will see the snakes from 10:30 am to noon.  THEN, the public may come to view the snakes from 1 to 3 p.m.

This program is bought to the library by Snake Conservation, a small group of snake enthusiasts. Their goal is to educate people on the good things about snakes. Snakes help keep down the rodent population which in turn, keeps down the incidence of the plague and the hantavirus which have killed people in New Mexico. Did you know that rattlesnake venom is being used in heart and cancer drugs for humans? Snakes help to save human lives so the least we can do is help snakes exist in this world. Snake Conservation has snakes that reside in New Mexico; milksnakes, Great Plains rat snakes, garter snakes and many rescued bull snakes on exhibit to help people understand how worthwhile it is to save snakes and to show that snakes are wonderful and beautiful creatures. Additionally, Snake Conservation will talk about rattlesnake safety as well as general information and misinformation about snakes in New Mexico and how kids can help protect snakes.

Bullsnakes

Milksnake

Fizz, Boom, READ Summer reading program starts off with a Bang!

Two weeks into the summer reading program and we have great attendance!  On opening day 23 kids attended and 21 kids this week. It's not too late to enroll your child to enjoy this summer's science-themed reading program - Fizz, Boom, READ!  See details of the reading program in an earlier post.

Debbie Myers explaining the SR program 

Rink Somersby from the Asombro Institute in Las Cruces showing a timeline from the beginning of time.

June 6 First Friday Program

FIRST FRIDAY on June 6 @ 6:00 p.m. at Ft. Stanton
This program is a follow up of the program earlier this year with Larry Pope, Fort Stanton Site Manager. Meet at Ft. Stanton Museum.  If you need a ride, please be at the library by 5:30 p.m.

Attendees will not only be able to visit the museum, but will be viewing a documentary on the S. S. Columbus (Germany's Merchant Ship).

At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Columbus was on a cruise when she was ordered to return to Germany at once. The Royal Navy was on the lookout for enemy ships. Putting her passengers ashore at Havana, Cuba, her captain and crew spent two months evading the British by taking refuge in several South American ports.

On 19 December the British destroyer HMS Hyperion sighted Columbus about 400 miles off the coast of Virginia. The still neutral American heavy cruiser Tuscaloosa was also in the area, and silently observed the two ships. Rather than surrender the ship, her crew scuttled her, and she burned and sank. Her passengers and crew, 567 men and nine women, were taken aboard Tuscaloosa as rescued seamen, not as prisoners of war as they would have been had the British picked them up. Tuscaloosa took all personnel to New York City. After the end of war many returned to Germany.

Many of these German seamen were housed at Ft. Stanton until the end of the war.

Please join us for an entertaining evening.  Light refreshments will be provided.

Summer Reading Program - Fizz, Boom, READ!

This year's Summer Reading Program begins Monday, June 2, and meets each Monday at 10 a.m. to noon through July 21.  Please come in and register prior to the start of the program.

Children ages 5 to 15 are invited to attend the fun programs and events exploring all kinds of science topics planned for this summer’s theme : “Fizz, Boom, Read!”  

 The programs are free and open to children of all abilities.  Children under 5 years old need to be accompanied by their parents or an adult assigned by legal guardian.

Capitan Public Library cares about children and has planned programs to keep them reading and learning all summer. Children who keep their brains active during the summer enter school in the fall ready to learn and ready to succeed.  

 

Parents, you are your child’s first teacher.  Look at picture books with your children who have not learned to read, and point out people, animals, and objects in the pictures.  Read to your children and ask them to read to you.  Your librarian will be happy to help you find books that are just right.  We hope that you and your family enjoy looking at books and reading together and that you discover the treasures that Capitan Library has to offer.

Come to the library and fill out a permission slip by May 28, 2014.

Plant & Garden Sale during Smokey Bear Days, May 2014

Plants, baked goods and books - nothing could be finer - except the beautiful weather that weekend for Smokey Bear's 70th birthday! 

Dedicated volunteers learn CPR and defibrillator, May 2014

The library was closed to the public on Monday, May 19, but your volunteer librarians were busy learning to keep the public safe.  Leigh Norris, Kevin Kennedy and Brad Lawrence with Lincoln County EMS brought their dummies for us to practice saving lives.  Hope we NEVER have to use this particular skill, but if so, we're all ready.