Historical information on the Capitan Library 2014-2019. What a great place to be during those years!
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Monday, July 24 - Wonder on Wheels at the Capitan Public Library. Everyone invited to come check it out 10 am to 1 pm
The exciting interactive, hands-on exhibits provide a rich, experiential curriculum delivered by trained educators who engage students in diverse subject matters ranging from New Mexico history to folk, native and fine arts, natural history, space science, and more. The WoW program is in partnership with, and will make stops at New Mexico’s public and tribal libraries and offer full family programming at each stop. This unparalleled out-of-the-classroom experience will provide a critical museum-based educational experience to students who live too far away from, or don’t otherwise have access to DCA museums and historic sites.
Saturday, July 15, 2017
NO WAY!
At our last First Friday program, this topic came up while enjoying refreshments. We were all saying "No way! Impossible" Well...yes way - here's documentation backing up the claim from August 2017 Birds and Blooms magazine. Still say - NO WAY! Isn't life full of mysteries? Like the Asombro Institute for Science Education that did a yucca moth program for CPL Summer Reading Program. Asombro mean "wonder" in Spanish. Go out and find some asombro today. I dare you. (P.S. sometimes you can discover something asombro at your library!)
Monday, July 10, 2017
New Prices in the Bookstore Room
Hardbacks..................$2.00
Large Paperback........$1.00
Small Paperback.............50 cents
Children's Books.............25 cents
Audiobooks.................$1.00
VHS................................25 cents
DVDs..........................$1.00
Magazines...................FREE
First Saturday of every month, only $5 for a bag of books
Large Paperback........$1.00
Small Paperback.............50 cents
Children's Books.............25 cents
Audiobooks.................$1.00
VHS................................25 cents
DVDs..........................$1.00
Magazines...................FREE
First Saturday of every month, only $5 for a bag of books
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Monday, July 3, 2017
JULY 4th @ the Library
Capitan Public Library will hold its annual bake, book and hot dog sale on Tuesday, July 4. Bake sale starts at 8:00 a.m. Starting about 9:00, we will be serving hot dogs and smoked sausage with your choice of toppings, nachos, sodas and bottled water. You can't get a better deal and you can eat your lunch in our cool back yard. Books will be sold for $5 a bag and if you bring in the card handed out at the parade, you'll get the books free. This year we will have a specialty table with small electronic items. Join us as we pay homage to our founding fathers for providing the freedom to enjoy this day of celebration.
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Tiffanie Owen, Current Showcased Artist at the Capitan Public Library
A native New Mexican, Tiffanie Owen has deep family roots in southern
New Mexico. Her interest in art began at an early age with instruction and
encouragement from her mother and grandmother. Later, Owen studied at
The Art Center in 1994, where she earned degrees in Advertising Art and
Computer Graphic Design.
In 2008, Owen took over directorship of the Hurd-La Rinconada Gallery
& Guest Ranch in San Patricio, New Mexico. This allowed her to meld art into
her daily life, but the work was still not her own.
A search for her own artistic voice led Owen to Master Artist, Lou Maestas,
who instructed her in the technique of oil rub-out. The origins of this technique
are unknown, but what is known about oil rub-out is that it was once a training
requirement of the Old Masters. Before learning color theory, students were
trained to use a limited palette which forces the painter to study values without
the distraction of color. Using only two pigments, darker values are placed first,
then the lighter values are revealed as the artist “rubs out” the highlights, usually
with a rag or other unconventional tool.
Owen further explains this art. “I am attracted to this technique because of
my life-long love of photography…particularly historic sepia photos. Quite
by accident, I have discovered that I can create texture…the look of
splintered wood, crumbling adobe, the tanned leather of a tipi, or the
camouflaged plumage of a barn owl. I think texture adds an extra
dimension to my paintings the same way that it adds feeling and sensation
to life.
“I love to paint historic places…especially those that no longer exist. It is sad
when old buildings die…they have charm and personality just like people.
I hate to see history lost to progress,but when I paint the old buildings, it’s like
painting a portrait of a beloved family member who is no longer here…gone,
but not forgotten.”
Owen is currently the Instructional Coordinator at Lincoln & Fort Stanton
Historic Sites. She looks forward to painting some of the historic locations
in Lincoln County. With three successful one-woman art exhibitions in the
past and a current member of the Cloudcroft Art Society, she continues to
participate in several CAS art shows. She also owns a mobile “paint-n-sip”
business called Saucy Paint which allows beginning painters to
“uncork their inner artist.”
Tiffanie Owen's art will be on display July through August.
Friday, June 30, 2017
62nd Smokey Bear Parade - July 4th, 2017
2017 Annual Smokey Bear 4th of July Parade & Stampede Rodeo - Capitan 4th of July Parade begins at 10am.
2017 Annual Smokey Bear 4th of July Parade & Stampede Rodeo - Capitan 4th of July Parade begins at 10am.
WHILE in Capitan for the parade - Come on over to the library for the best deal in town. Feed your family economically and enjoy your lunch in our cool backyard. We will be serving hot dogs, sausage dogs, nachos, sodas and bottled water. Top your dogs with chile, onion, and cheese at no extra cost. And find a fine selection of baked goods on sale starting at 8 a.m. The book room will be open and selling books for $5 a bag.
See you on the 4th at the library!
A Capitan Tradition, join the thousands that line the street to celebrate out authentic western heritage. Military, antique & custom cars, horse-drawn wagons, fire trucks, pets, cowboys on horseback, rodeo queens and Smokey Bear. It's the biggest and best 4th of July parade in all of Lincoln County.
2017 Smokey Bear Stampede
The 62nd Annual Smokey Bear Stampede promises to be fun for the whole family. Eight rodeos in just four days plus a dutch oven cook-off, live music, steer wrestling, dancing, bull riding, and
Rodeo starts at 7pm daily.
Fireworks show on July 4th at dusk (fire restrictions and weather permitting)
Ticket Information:
There are a variety of tickets available for this awesome four day event. Click on ticket information to learn more about combo tickets, single event tickets, arena tickets and so on.
There are a variety of tickets available for this awesome four day event. Click on ticket information to learn more about combo tickets, single event tickets, arena tickets and so on.
Dates & Times:
Saturday, July 1st at 5pm to 9pm
Sunday, July 2nd from 10am to 9pm
Monday, July 3rd from 10am to 10pm
Tuesday, July 4th from 10am to 9pm
Saturday, July 1st at 5pm to 9pm
Sunday, July 2nd from 10am to 9pm
Monday, July 3rd from 10am to 10pm
Tuesday, July 4th from 10am to 9pm
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
The value of your library
On the American Library Association website is a calculator to see what your library is worth to you. You'll be surprised at the money your library saves you!
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/advocacyuniversity/toolkit/makingthecase/library_calculator
Here's what the calculator looks like - but it won't work here, because this is just a snapshot of the table. Check it out - then you will really see what an asset the Capitan Public Library and its volunteers are to you.!
Thursday, June 15, 2017
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