Library Events

This storytime and facilitated play encourages the development of pre-reading skills through stories, songs, rhymes, and narrative. 

 

Kids of all ages are invited for open Lego play.

This class introduces toddlers to the love of books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, movement, and sign language. Toddlers must come with an adult who takes care of them.

 

Join us for evening storytime fun for the whole family!

You are invited to join us for American Sign Language! Meet and learn from members of the deaf, hard of hearing, and alternative speech communities in Carlsbad.

Teens, join us once a month to discuss your favorite books. Each month, we will have a different theme. Bring a book that you think fits the theme and be prepared to share your thoughts[...]

Teens and adults can relax with a cup of tea and adult coloring pages.

 

 

 

This class focuses on the interaction between baby and care-giver.  Adults will learn a variety of bounces, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, movement, and sign language to use at home to develop a baby’s early literacy skills.

Get together with other stitchers – crochet, knit, needlepoint, embroidery, cross-stitch, and more. Craft your heart out with other fiber-art-loving folks for 2 hours on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month beginning January[...]

Students can participate in a variety of fun, educational and hands-on activities, including building challenges, science experiments, and fun with various STEM toys. We will have occasional visits from park rangers and other guests!

 

 

This storytime and facilitated play encourages the development of pre-reading skills through stories, songs, rhymes, and narrative. 

Kids of all ages are invited for open Lego play.

 

 

Tweens, join us once a month to talk books, eat snacks, play games, and create crafts. View the book schedule for 2023 at the library or the Carlsbad Public Library FaceBook. 

This class introduces toddlers to the love of books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, movement, and sign language. Toddlers must come with an adult who takes care of them.

 

Join us for evening storytime fun for the whole family!

All meetings will be held at 10:30 am in the Janell Whitlock Municipal Annex at 114 S. Halagueno St., Carlsbad, NM.

Seeds, sprouts, plants, cuttings, and more are welcome in this swap. Come see what fellow growers have to offer, and find new plants to take home and try.

Enjoy a fun way to develop Early Literacy skills in young children with music, dancing, singing, stories and exploration of simple musical concepts.

Answer the call for adventure with your favorite role-playing game. We will be hosting tables that people can use to play Dungeons and Dragons or other table top style games. D&D rule books and dice[...]

Teens are welcome to watch anime, eat snacks, and socialize. Club members may request what anime they’d like to watch.

We’ll meet physically at the library on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 5 pm. Each month we’ll read a book that belongs to the paranormal, supernatural, urban fantasy, or magical realism subgenres. Visit[...]

 

This class focuses on the interaction between baby and care-giver.  Adults will learn a variety of bounces, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, movement, and sign language to use at home to develop a baby’s early literacy skills.

Students can participate in a variety of fun, educational and hands-on activities, including building challenges, science experiments, and fun with various STEM toys. We will have occasional visits from park rangers and other guests!

 

This storytime and facilitated play encourages the development of pre-reading skills through stories, songs, rhymes, and narrative. 

Kids of all ages are invited for open Lego play.

 

 

 

 

 

This class introduces toddlers to the love of books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, movement, and sign language. Toddlers must come with an adult who takes care of them.

 

 

Join us for evening storytime fun for the whole family!

You are invited to join us for American Sign Language! Meet and learn from members of the deaf, hard of hearing, and alternative speech communities in Carlsbad.

TAG, or the “Teen Advisory Group,” offers an opportunity for students in 6th-12th grade to have a voice in the library! Plan and discuss projects and programs in the library and make your voice heard.

Teens, ditch Valentine’s Day and join us for self-care night. We will have facial masks and make break-up survival kits.

This class focuses on the interaction between baby and care-giver.  Adults will learn a variety of bounces, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, movement, and sign language to use at home to develop a baby’s early literacy skills.

Get together with other stitchers – crochet, knit, needlepoint, embroidery, cross-stitch, and more. Craft your heart out with other fiber-art-loving folks for 2 hours on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month beginning January[...]

Students can participate in a variety of fun, educational and hands-on activities, including building challenges, science experiments, and fun with various STEM toys. We will have occasional visits from park rangers and other guests!

 

This storytime and facilitated play encourages the development of pre-reading skills through stories, songs, rhymes, and narrative. 

Kids of all ages are invited for open Lego play.

This class introduces toddlers to the love of books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, movement, and sign language. Toddlers must come with an adult who takes care of them.

Join us for evening storytime fun for the whole family!

 

Enjoy a fun way to develop Early Literacy skills in young children with music, dancing, singing, stories and exploration of simple musical concepts.

Answer the call for adventure with your favorite role-playing game. We will be hosting tables that people can use to play Dungeons and Dragons or other table top style games. D&D rule books and dice[...]

This program is just for high schoolers to learn life skills. Each month will have a different class to teach a life skill like making a budget, car maintenance, and health care and first aid. 

Join Inspired by Science as they explore the wonderful world of STEM. Please register at the circulation desk. This is open to 1st-5th graders.

Southeast New Mexico is getting it’s own photography club. Shutterbugs of all levels are invited to be involved in creating the Carlsbad Public Library Camera Club. We want to showoff the incredible talent that exists[...]

This class focuses on the interaction between baby and care-giver.  Adults will learn a variety of bounces, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, movement, and sign language to use at home to develop a baby’s early literacy skills.

Students can participate in a variety of fun, educational and hands-on activities, including building challenges, science experiments, and fun with various STEM toys. We will have occasional visits from park rangers and other guests!