A Rendezvous with Destiny

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

Join us at the Silver City Public Library for a special free screening of the documentary A Rendezvous with Destiny. This powerful film highlights the stories of the 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles” through the eyes of three of its last surviving veterans. Directed and produced by Tracie Hunter, the film is a moving tribute

Smokey Bear Reading Challenge Silver City

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

Runs 9/7/24 thru 12/14/24 Kickoff event 9/7/24 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Challenge ends and prizes are awarded 12/14/24

Trees of the Gila

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

SCAA artist Paula Manning-Lewis is showing her latest series, "Trees of the Gila" at the Silver City Public Library for the months of August and September. There will be an artist reception on Friday, September 6th, 3:00-4:30pm. The reception precedes the monthly First Friday openings at the galleries in downtown Silver City. Stop by to

Squishy Circuits

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

Come play with dough that conducts electricity. Use it to play a video game or just create with it. We also have Little Bits, which are circuits you connect together to make something happen like powering a fan.

Borax Slime Making

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

Come make slime out of Borax. Fun to make ... fun to play with. We love it and think you will too!

Squishy Circuits

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

Come play with dough that conducts electricity. Use the dough to light up and LED or use the Makey Makey to play a game. We also have Little Bits for you to try.

Music of the West African Kora

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora - a 21 stringed West African harp. As a student of the instrument, he studied under the instruction of two musicians at their home in Brikama, Gambia, over multiple extensive visits. The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots. Many songs featured on the kora

Robots

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

Come build and program robots. We have Mindstorms that you build from LEGO and program using block coding. We have the OZO bots that follow a line that you draw. We have two coding robots and a raspberry pi robot.

Silver City Public Library Game Day

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

Like games? Come play with us! We have an assortment of board games or you can bring your own.