Las Cruces Public Libraries

Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas,
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas,
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas,
Bananas Unite!
Does anyone else have the Bananas Unite song stuck in their head?

Join us every Tuesday to dance your worries away or enjoy storytime at 11 AM!





Image Description: Shuly, dressed as a pink bunny, leads everyone in the Bananas Unite dance!

Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas,
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas,
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas,
Bananas Unite!
Does anyone else have the Bananas Unite song stuck in their head?

Join us every Tuesday to dance your worries away or enjoy storytime at 11 AM!

Books that laser-etch themselves onto your temporal lobe and send your circuits into overdrive! Join Kat to discuss everything from Steampunk to Space Operas on Saturday, August 17th, at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library location starting at 1 PM.

Next month is Fantastic Fantasy!

Did you know Hoopla had read along titles? (see 'n say for elder millennials and Gen Xers like us ).
Just use the Digital Library link in our bio or leave a comment to start following along with the cutest picture books!

Join us at the Munson Branch Library for our series on Making Miniatures: Tuesday, August 13 at 12:30 PM - miniature houseplants from paper wire and beads!
Tuesday, August 27 at 12:30 PM - miniature flowering plants. Great for Miniature Vases!
Please use the calendar link in our Bio to register or comment below for the registration link.

All materials provided.

Lego Club is back!!!!

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library location, starting at 4 PM. We have a variety of STEAM-themed Lego challenges and Legos for free play.

Lego Club is part of our Library Lab program, for school-aged children K-5 with caregivers welcome.

Las Cruces Public Libraries Public library serving the people of Las Cruces and Dona Ana County.

Las Cruces Public Libraries will be closed the week of August 4th to conduct our annual facility improvements and professional development seminars for our 41 full-time and part-time staff.

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Test your ice cream knowledge this month!
Every Tuesday is a new chance to test your knowledge.
Let us know how many you get right!

What is the average number of licks to finish a scoop of ice cream?

Have you heard of mahjong? Want to learn to play? Are you a mahjong shark? Either way or somewhere in the middle, join us on Friday afternoons at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library Location.

The Las Cruces Chess Club has added new days! Join them on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month or every Sunday at Our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library location. The club is open to anyone learning and applying the game to life. Beginners to advanced players are welcome. Our time together begins with a quick set-up, play, individual coaching, and a lesson.

Join us at our Sage Cafe Branch Library every Monday at 2 PM for a Shared reading group and Book of the Month Club, The Sage Fine Whiners.
Bring an article that interests you or a book you have enjoyed.

The last Monday of the month is reserved to chat about the book of the month.

Come and join Jenny every Friday at 10 a.m. at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library location for one of our most popular programs, where you can learn how to combine color, words, and images on a journal page using mixed media supplies. This program is perfect for anyone who loves art, art journaling, journaling, papercraft, and mixed media. Don't miss out!

For adults over 50, join us at the Munson Branch Library for Dungeons and Dragons! Make some new friends and go on exciting adventures! Whether it's your first time playing a role-playing game or you're a seasoned adventurer, we invite all adults to participate! Registration is required.
Please comment for registration information.

Test your ice cream knowledge this month!
Every Tuesday is a new chance to test your knowledge.
Let us know how many you get right!

Mrs. Grayson gave birth to identical quintuplet girls. But discovered very quickly that she couldn't tell them apart. Even as they grew older, Mrs.Grayson had to dress the girls in different colored shirts to differentiate between them.

One day, Mrs. Grayson took Suzie, Sally, Samantha, Sara, and Christina to the mall. The girls were very excited because they were always allowed to stop for ice cream at the Christopher Robins' Ice Cream Parlor. Each girl always ordered their favorite flavor ice cream, and no two girls had the same favorite. Unfortunately, after they all had their ice cream, the five girls got separated from Mrs. Grayson. In her panic, Mrs. Grayson forgot which color shirt each girl was wearing, and therefore couldn't identify them when the security guards found them. Can you help her?

1. The five girls were Sally, the girl wearing green, the girl wearing white, the girl who ordered Coffee Ice Cream and Sara.

2. Christina ordered a flavor of Ice Cream that started with the same letter as her name.

3. Samantha, Sara and Sally were wearing shirts that reminded them of their favorite parts of summer: the color of sunshine, the color of grass and the color of the sky on a clear day.

4. Mrs. Grayson was upset when the girl eating chocolate ice cream dropped some on her white shirt, and reminded herself to stop at the grocery store and buy some bleach on the way home.

5. Sara could never decide if she liked Strawberry, Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream the best, so she always ordered the flavor that had all three.

6. The girl who loved Mint Ice Cream wore a green shirt. She later made the observation that they were the same color.

7. Christina was not wearing a white shirt or a blue shirt.

8. Sara was not wearing a blue shirt.

Can't Finish the book for Banned Book Club or want to see if the film is better than the book? Then join us the first Monday of the month at 2 PM at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library Location.

This month we will be watching the film adaptation of the book, The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides which is set in 1970's Detroit during the decline of the auto industry and addresses the impact of economic instability on the mental health of teenagers. In light of current circumstances, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the stress and isolation youth endure is a concern.
The impact of grief and unstable family dynamics mounts as the five sisters of the novel perish. The book is a haunting and thought-provoking look at the impact of society's objectification of girls.

"The unexamined life is not worth living." Implement these famous words by Socrates and get together with others to discuss a deep and open-ended topic of one's choice using the Socratic Method at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library on Saturday, July 27th, starting at 1 PM.

Socrates Cafes was founded by author and scholar Christopher Phillips in 1996. A Socrates Café aims to promote critical thinking and understanding among people as they ponder the nature of the world around them.

Social Justice Book Group (SJRG) will discuss books related to a topic of local, national, or international importance each month. Meet us on July 30th at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library location (or on Zoom) at 3 PM to discuss books on the topic of Disabilities for Disability Pride Month, the featured book is Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong.

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people. It invites readers to question their understanding. It celebrates and documents disability culture in the now. It looks to the future and the past with hope and love.

Comment to receive a reading list on this topic.

Please use the calendar link in our bio to complete the optional registration.
If you choose to register, you will get a reminder of the event sent to your email.

Need a break from the heat? Cool off and dive into Christmas in July with the Hallmark Movies Now BingePass on ! Soak up some holiday cheer with 140 heartwarming holiday movies for 7 days with only one borrow. Comment for the link to start streaming, or use the link in our bio.

Join Xen Shiatsu Practitioner Richard Havey every Thursday at 10:15 AM at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library Location for Qi Gong.

These movements are easy for most people to do, and you can modify them. People can also do chair-based qigong if they can’t stand. Qigong has also been shown to affect bone and cardiovascular health and improve balance positively.

Test your ice cream knowledge this month!
Every Tuesday is a new chance to test your knowledge.
Let us know how many you get right!

What flavor of ice cream is considered to be a cross between Fruit Loops and Fruity Pebbles and also shares its name with a lunar event?

Aspiring actors and their caregivers join us every Friday at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library Location at 4 PM for Readers Theater for children ages 8 to 14.

We'll practice reading short plays aloud right from our chairs. With no sets, props, or costumes, we'll use our voices, facial expressions, and imaginations to tell a story and perform our plays for friends and family. Reader's Theater is an excellent way to improve reading comprehension, fluency, and confidence. Good beginner reading skills are a must.

The Banned Book Club meets the last Thursday of the month from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. The title for our Thursday, July 25th meeting, in observance of Independence Day, is George Orwell's 1984. It is a dystopian novel that centers on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of people. The book examines the role of truth and facts within societies and how they can be manipulated.

Orwell’s work is often banned and challenged because it sparks discussions about freedom, censorship, and political ideologies. It is a stark reminder of the dangers of unchecked power and the importance of safeguarding individual rights and truth.

Join the book discussion in person in the Staff Meeting room or via the Zoom link. Please Comment or Message us for the Zoom Link.

Join us at the Munson Branch Library to make a fun collage from old magazines on Tuesday, July 23rd at 1 PM. Tell a story with the unique photo scraps you find, or create something that makes you smile!
Munson Branch Library provides all materials.

Please use the link in our bio or comment to get the registration link.

Las Cruces Public Libraries Public library serving the people of Las Cruces and Dona Ana County.

Join us from 1 pm – 2 pm on Saturday, July 20th, at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library to talk about the books that haunt your grey matter and tingle your spine. Get recommendations from other ghouls and find your next revolting read!

Terrifying Tomes! is part of a new ongoing, rotating speculative fiction book club that meets every third Saturday.

Next month is Spectacular Sci-Fi!

Celebrate the end of Summer Reading with the Las Cruces Public Libraries on Saturday, July 13th at 11:30 AM at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library location.
Join us for a special magic show with the Amazing Adrian sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.

There is still time to log your minutes and claim your prizes!

Test your ice cream knowledge this month!
Every Tuesday is a new chance to test your knowledge.
Let us know how many you get right!

In what decade was soft-serve ice cream first served in the United States?

Are you prepared to discuss intrigue and murder set in our own backyard at this month's Murderous Reads Book discussion join us at our Thomas Branigan Memorial Library (or on ZOOM) to Discuss Steven F Havill's Posadas County Series on Wednesday, July 17th at 1 PM.

Image Description: e-copy of Scavengers by Steven F Havill open on a smartphone.

Celebrate the end of Summer Reading with the Las Cruces Public Libraries on Saturday, July 13th at 11:30 AM at 200 E. Picacho Ave. Join us for a special magic show with the Amazing Adrian sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. There is still time to log your minutes and claim your prizes!

Las Cruces Public Libraries Public library serving the people of Las Cruces and Dona Ana County.

Can this Romance Book Club meeting thaw your icy heart? Join us Thursday, July 11th at 6 PM to discuss love at below-freezing temps!