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Christmas Eve Early Closure

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 12:00pm - 8:00pm
La Farge Library, Main Library, Southside Library, Virtual, Off Site
Closing
An open locket with the text "The Eternal Bond" inside

The Eternal Bond: Daughters Honor their Mothers on the Other Side

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Talk
Age Group:
Adults

 

Join us for a lecture and presentation by Dr. Janet Lynn Roseman, PhD, focusing on her new book The Eternal Bond: Daughters Honor their Mothers on the Other Side.

 

Open
Registration Required
Navy blue book cover with photo of New Mexico Roundhouse building, title and author text that reads "Forty Years in the New Mexico Roundhouse, David Abbey"

Forty Years in the New Mexico Roundhouse with David Abbey

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Join us for an author talk with David Abbey, former head of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee, for his book

Open
Registration Required
Jeanne Mammen painting of a lesbian women in 1920s men's clothes staring at the viewer with shoulders shrugged and hips cocked as flapper dances with/behind her

Something Queer at the Library

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Southside Library Community Room at Southside Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Adults

Something Queer at the Library

Safe harbor to explore LGBTQ+ literature

 

Queer Germany 1860s-1930s: The Foundation of a Modern Movement

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End of the Trail Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Southside Library Community Room at Southside Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Adults

Only in Santa Fe

Historian Ana Pacheco presents a unique overview of historic events that could have only happened in Santa Fe.

Boomer Tech with Santa Fe Prep

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Community Assistance, Talk, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Advice from teens for getting the most out of your technology devices! 

Book cover of anime style illustration of confused individual looking at a laptop with cover text "AI Without the Jargon: A Simple Guide to AI for the Computer Challenged by John Lonergan"

A Simple Guide to AI for the Computer Challenged

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Adults

Join us while author John Lonergan discusses his book AI Without the Jargon: A Simple Guide for the Computer-Challenged. During this presentation and in his book, he answers such questions as: 

Open
Registration Required
Man in a suit and glasses and three book covers by the author Richard Wright

The Power of Indignation: Richard Wright, Black American Novelist

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Performance, Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone

Darryl Lorenzo Wellington recreates the life and times of preeminent Black novelist, Richard Wright.

Open
Registration Required
Man in a suit and glasses and three book covers by the author Richard Wright

The Power of Indignation: Richard Wright, Black American Novelist

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Southside Library Community Room at Southside Library
Program Type:
Performance, Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone

Darryl Lorenzo Wellington recreates the life and times of preeminent Black novelist, Richard Wright.

Open
Registration Required
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The Legacy of J. Paul Taylor and New Mexico’s 8th State Monument

Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone

The Legacy of J. Paul Taylor and New Mexico’s 8th State Monument

Open
Registration Required

Boomer Tech with Santa Fe Prep

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Community Assistance, Talk, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Advice from teens for getting the most out of your technology devices! 

White and pale blue text that says "History in Santa Fe New Mexico" over a red background

New Mexico’s First Art Colony & the Taos Moderns

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone

The scourge of tuberculosis during the latter part of the 19th century brought many creative people chasing the cure to Santa Fe. Further north a flat tire resulted in the first art colony in Taos, New Mexico in 1898.

Open
Registration Required

Boomer Tech with Santa Fe Prep

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Community Assistance, Talk, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Advice from teens for getting the most out of your technology devices! 

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Route 66 Centennial Celebration

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone

April 30, 1926 was the day that the numerical designation for U.S. Route 66 was assigned. This year April 30, 2026 will mark the official kick-off for 100th anniversary.

Open
Registration Required
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New Mexico’s Forgotten Churches

Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone

Catholicism was ingrained in New Mexico’s early history. With the passing of time some of its churches and the people that built them have faded away. Revisiting a foundation of spirituality throughout the state.

Open
Registration Required

Juneteenth Closure

All Day
La Farge Library, Main Library, Southside Library, Virtual, Off Site
Closing
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1680: A Pivotal Year for Santa Fe

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone

The forced conversion of the indigenous to Catholicism by the Spaniards lead to the most historically significant event in New Mexico history with the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.

Open
Registration Required