Small rocks painted with hearts in red, pink, and white.
Create with O’Keeffe: Paint Your Own Garden Rock
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Thursday, April 9, 2026
3:30pm–4:30pm
Paint your own rock, perfect to decorate your patio or garden! Or you can donate your rock creation to help us decorate the garden or patio at the New @okeeffemuseum.bsky.social!
A quill pen hovers over a scroll with cursive writing. The scroll is unrolled next to a headshot of author Darryl Lorenzo Wellington. Logo for Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library placed in bottom left corner.
This weekend: first session!
Poetry Workshop with Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
Location: #LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Time: 10:30am–12:00pm
Register here: www.santafelibrary.org/event/poetry...
#LaFargeLibrary resident puppet Dougie the Dragon could care less about the other semifinal between #WhereTheWildThingsAre and The #VeryHungryCaterpillar (b/c he is fixated on tacos right now), but that doesn't mean you don't!
Photo of Poet Kyce Bello sitting on a chair and looking at the camera.
An Evening with Poet Kyce Bello
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Thursday, April 16, 2026
6:00pm–7:00pm
Register here: www.santafelibrary.org/event/poet-k...
Join us for a talk by Kyce Bello as she discusses her poems, which explore the intersection between language and landscape.
The Santa Fe Opera logo with the text "Opera Makes Sense" above cartoon animals including a cat, rabbit, bird, and cricket singing with musical notes around them.
This week!
#OperaMakesSense Performance for Kids
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Saturday, March 28, 2026
1:00pm–2:00pm
The thrill of #opera isn’t exclusively reserved for adults!
A quill pen hovers over a scroll with cursive writing. The scroll is unrolled next to a headshot of author Darryl Lorenzo Wellington. Logo for Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library placed in bottom left corner.
#PoetryWorkshop with Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Saturday, April 4, 2026
10:30am–12:00pm
Register here at www.santafelibrary.org/event/poetry...
Saturday mornings with Santa Fe Poet Laureate emeritus Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
A handmade "Happy Easter" card featuring a bunny and a matching bunny-shaped gift box with a yellow ribbon.
#SpringCrafting with Brenda Cardinal
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Friday, March 27, 2026
1:00pm–3:00pm
To register: www.santafelibrary.org/event/spring...
Join us Friday, March 27th for a spring #PaperCrafting and #RubberStamping workshop!
#PawsAndPages
#LaFargeLibrary Children's Room
Mondays
4:30pm–5:30pm
Practice reading aloud to a friendly therapy dog from the #SantaFeAnimalShelter Pet Outreach Program! Our dogs are patient, cuddly, and love to hear stories!
The first round of #MarchMadness #ClassicPictureBookEdition is over and we're keeping an eye on the new matchups! More poor predictions and some unexpected disagreement from Jerome the Giraffe!
Don't forget to stop by #LaFargeLibrary and CAST YOUR VOTES!
#NMBattleOfTheBooks Team Meeting
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Friday, March 20, 2026
4:00pm–5:00pm
The Northwest New Mexico State Battle will take place at Red Rock Elementary School in Gallup, NM on April 18, 2026. Drop in to practice with this Battle of the Books team.
Photograph of a group of children and an adult standing over a table as they work on creative activities with paint.
Tomorrow!
Create with O’Keeffe: Birds & Bugs
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3:30pm–4:30pm
Join us at the library to create your own #bird or #bug friend using construction paper, markers, and glue!
Adults sitting in chairs in a circle talking.
Invite #Connection
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
3:00pm–4:00pm
To register: www.santafelibrary.org/event/invite...
Feeling #disconnected? Want to enhance your natural skills to better communicate and listen to others?
Symphony Storytime graphic features a panda playing a cello, a sheep playing a harp, and a fox playing a flute.
#SymphonyStorytime and More!
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: #LaFargeLibrary
Address: 1730 Llano Street
Join music educators from The #SantaFeSymphony for singing, movement, & musical stories your little ones will love!
Kid's T-Shirt Stamping
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Saturday, March 14, 2026
11:00am–12:30pm
Experiment with pattern and color by using #PotatoStamps and paint to decorate a t-shirt or bandana! Bring your own shirt to decorate or use one of the ones provided, while supplies last.
Dragons! Llamas and Meatballs!
Voting is underway for the opening round of #LiteraryMarchMadness – #ChildrensPictureBookEdition at the #LaFargeLibrary. Come in and vote for your favorite classic, old or new, to determine the Elite Eight quarterfinalists.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Kl...
#DropInCollage
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Friday, March 13, 2026
2:00pm–4:00pm
Join us in this self-led #collage workshop. We will experiment with images, paper, textiles, stamps, and other collage materials. All supplies provided!
No registration necessary. For adults.
BRING IT ON! #MarchMadness is all set up and ready to go at #LaFargeLibrary -- CLASSIC PICTURE BOOK EDITION! The experts have narrowed down from our amazing collection of picture books to JUST SIXTEEN TITLES. Let the games begin! Get on over to LF and get your votes in!
AT LAST, it's #MARCHMADNESS TIME!! We've been breathlessly waiting to find out this year's category, and it is: #PICTUREBOOKS! Here's a preview of what's going on at #LaFargeLibrary. Lydia and Callie discuss the possibilities, while Eeyore tries his hand at being a bracketologist.
#DropInCollage
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Friday, March 13, 2026
2:00pm–4:00pm
Join us in this self-led #CollageWorkshop. We will experiment with images, paper, textiles, stamps, and other collage materials. All supplies provided!
No registration necessary. For adults.
A yellow and black bird is building a ball-shaped nest from dried grass and reeds.
#KidsNatureParty: Bird Nesting Balls
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
3:30pm–5:00pm
Kids are invited to get ready for spring by making a #BirdNestingBall out of natural reeds, twigs, grasses, yarn scraps, snakeskins, and more.
Image: close up map showing New Zealand.
#InternationalAuthorsBookClub
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Thurs March 19 2026
1:30–3:00pm
Read an author of your choosing from a predetermined country. March's nation is #NewZealand.
We will meet each third Thursday of the month to discuss your author, their works, and any themes they explore.
#AllThingsYarn!
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026
5:30pm–7:30pm
Join us for a #FiberArts social gathering! Knit, crochet, embroider, stitch, more! Supplies and help available. Bring your own project to work on in our community setting or begin a new one.
Maggie, a Bernese Mountain dog, lies on a blanket next to a book with a cover picture of a Bernese Mountain dog called "A SNOWY DAY FOR HANNAH"
#PawsAndPages
Date: Mondays
Time: 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: #LaFargeLibrary
Address: 1730 Llano Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Practice reading aloud to a friendly therapy dog from the #SantaFeAnimalShelter #PetOutreachProgram! Our dogs are patient, cuddly, and love to hear stories!
#NMBattleOfTheBooks Team Meeting
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Friday, February 20, 2026
4:00pm–5:00pm
Are you interested in joining a Battle of the Books team? Attend this session to find out more information. Contact Kiera at kierarh@gmail.com.
More info on NMBB: www.nmbattleofthebooks.org
OH NO! You forgot all about #ValentinesDay and now you have no present and everything heart-shaped is sold out!?! FEAR NOT! The Library has your back!
Valentine's Day - Drop in Collage
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Friday, February 13, 2026
2:00pm–4:00pm
No registration necessary! For adults.
#Audubon Storytime & Craft
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
10:30am–11:15am
Join Miss Kanah from the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary for a very special nature storytime, followed by a hands-on craft for kids.
Adults sitting in chairs in a circle talking
#InviteConnection
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
3:00pm–4:00pm
To register: www.santafelibrary.org/event/invite...
Event Details ~
Feeling #disconnected? Want to enhance your natural skills to better #communicate and listen to others?
A collage with red and pink hearts, red roses, lipstick kiss, and the words HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY in cutout letters
#ValentinesDay - #DropInCollage
#LaFargeLibrary Community Room
Friday, February 13, 2026
2:00pm–4:00pm
Join us in this self-led #collage workshop. We'll experiment with images, paper, textiles, stamps, and other collage materials. Special Valentine's Day materials will be provided.
#NewMexicoBattleOfTheBooks Team Meeting
Friday, February 20, 2026
4-5pm
#LaFargeLibrary
Ages 9-12
Interested in joining a New Mexico Battle of the Books team? Attend this meeting to learn more about the program and what is involved.
More information: www.nmbattleofthebooks.org
