Pirate Party & Summer Reading Program Kickoff
Celebrate the start of 2024’s Summer Reading Program with a Pirate Party at the International District Library! Enjoy activity & craft stations, Pirate Picture Portraits, and a scavenger hunt. Sign up for your reading log and start earning prizes just by reading. And this Summer Reading Program isn’t just for kids – all ages […]
First Annual B L O O M Fiesta
Join us for FUN at NMBLC’s first annual BLOOM fiesta! Outside the building, we’ll have carnival fun for the kid in all of us – cotton candy, a bouncy house, tie-dye, a videogame bus, silent disco, and lots more! The fun continues inside: eat finger food, meet the acting superintendent of APS, learn about the […]
Lamya’s Poem Watch Party
A refugee girl is inspired by a poem by Rumi in this beautiful animated film. Enjoy the film and free snacks! See the trailer HERE.
Junior Foodies Kids’ Cooking Club: Gracias Citrus Salad
Kids and families will learn about a food, then join in a tasting or prepare the food themselves. This Month’s Book: A Gift of Gracias by Julie Alvarez. This Month’s Recipe: cardamom citrus salad Registration is limited! Just a few seats available. Register HERE to snag your spot!
Author Visit: Khadijah VanBrakle’s Fatima Tate Takes the Cake
Local author Khadijah VanBrakle writes stories about characters, like her three daughters, who are both Black American and Muslim. Join the author to discuss her debut YA novel, Fatima Tate Takes the Cake. For a deeper discussion and more enjoyable experience, please read Fatima Tate Takes the Cake before the event and come ready with […]
Letters to (and from) Santa
Through December 18, bring your child to the International District Library and write a letter to Santa. Drop your child’s letter in the box – and they will receive a letter back from Santa! No postage needed, but please make sure your address is printed clearly and legibly to receive a letter back.
Library Book Sale
Find great reads at low prices at the annual Book Sale to benefit the ABQ Public Library! Extra 50% (or BOGO, depending on the original price) off after 2:00. Free entrance after noon ($2 entry fee from 10-12).
Junior Foodies Kids’ Cooking Club: Bread
Kids and families will learn about a food, then join in a tasting or prepare the food themselves. The theme for November is delicious, aromatic fresh bread! This Month’s Book: Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris. This Month’s Recipe: homemade bread Registration is limited! Just a few seats available. Register HERE to snag your spot!
Paper Bead Workshop
Tara Trudell (Santee Sioux/Raramuri/Mexican/Spanish) will guide you in a beautiful process that cultivates healing, expression, and belonging: Your personal writings will be cut into strips and rolled into beads.
Flamenco for All
Learn the basics of flamenco with Lidón Patiño, professional Flamenco dancer and choreographer, and faculty member in the department of Theater and Dance at the University of New Mexico. This beginner class is open to the public of all ages and is free for all.