Santa Fe Public Library

International Authors Book Club

La Farge Library Community Room
Thursday, July 16, 2026
1:30pm–3:00pm

Read an author of your choosing from a predetermined country. July's nation is Turkey.

We will meet each third Thursday of the month to discuss your author, their works, and any themes they explore.

Suggested authors:
https://www.santafelibrary.org/event/international-authors-book-club-35894

Out of Eden Walk HomeStories Project (Registration Required)

Southside Library Community Room
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
5:30pm–7:30pm

Registration is required for this event.
Register here: https://www.santafelibrary.org/event/homestories
This event is for registrants age 6 to 18.

What does “home” mean to you? More than 2,500 people from all over the world have added their voices to this universal question as part of the HomeStories Project: homestoryproject.org.

Inspired by National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s global journey following the steps of our earliest ancestors, known as the Out of Eden Walk, HomeStories builds understanding and dialogue through grassroots storytelling and crowdsourced cartography the same way that Salopek inspires empathy and connection through “slow journalism.”

HomeStories is a citizen-fueled collaborative storytelling map that anyone can contribute to, anytime, from anywhere in the world. By practicing slow journalism, we increase empathy and understanding as we engage in thoughtful dialogue about race, migration, gentrification, cultural preservation, and other important subjects that shape our many definitions of home.

Please join us for a fun, informal place to share our stories of home. The Out of Eden Walk team will demonstrate how to add your own HomeStory to the HomeStories map. Participants will get to know one another and the different places each of us call home. During out time, we will:

Learn about journalist Paul Salopek and his 26,000-mile walk across the globe
Share stories of home from a variety of communities and places around the world
View a quick demonstration of creating a HomeStory on the interactive map
Create your HomeStory!

Please bring the following:

An original picture or drawing of the place in your community that feels most like home (the original picture can be a photo on your phone, a drawing, or a printed image)

Any image that represents you (a photo or drawing)

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Create with O'Keeffe: Assemblage

Main Library Children's Room
Thursday, June 25, 2026
3:30pm–4:30pm

Using a variety of recycled materials and paint, join us at the library to make your own sculptural assemblage inspired by the art of Louise Nevelson!

Create with O’Keeffe is a free monthly drop-in program offered in partnership with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, occurring on the second, third, and fourth Thursday of every month at libraries around Santa Fe. Create with O’Keeffe aims to bring fun art activities to kids and families while helping them learn how to express themselves through visual art! The program is free to attend and does not require advance registration.

Civic Media with 505OMATIC (July 1 & July 8 Option)

Southside Library Community Room
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
4:00pm–6:00pm

Register here: https://www.santafelibrary.org/event/July1-and-July8-505omatic

505OMATIC invites young people, ages 12 to 24, to learn citizen journalism for social media. Some technical knowledge is ideal. Spanish-speaking participants are also welcome.

In two workshops (July 1 and July 8), you will learn from 505OMATIC journalists how to create your own short video about news and topics that are important to you.

Audio/Video Recording
Interviewing
Video Editing..and more!

505OMATIC is a digital-first, independent civic media co-op based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, focused on innovative and creative ways to keep our community informed and civically engaged about local news and information. 505OMATIC makes local news accessible by amplifying underrepresented voices, providing clear calls to action, and creating gatherings for meaningful civic engagement. 505OMATIC will host a series of workshops to train community members in making 505OMATIC-style little videos.

Participants will learn both technical and soft skills needed to do citizen journalism for social media. Once participants have completed the training, they will be able to check out recording kits and laptops from the Library to create their videos. They will also have opportunities to have their videos shared on 505OMATIC's social media and website/newsletter (505omatic.com).

Each workshop will accommodate up to 12 people at maximum.

Craft-O-Mania: Unearth a Craft!

Main Library Community Room
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
3:30pm–4:30pm

Unearth a new craft with us! For kids and families, drop in this summer and see what we are making!

This program is made possible by the support from Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library. Visit santafelibraryfriends.org to learn more.

Science Heroes: Digging It!

La Farge Library Community Room
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
3:00pm–4:00pm

Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading Program
Age Group: Children, Tweens

Unearth your love for science in this fun and interactive S.T.E.M. show for the whole family.

With help from audience volunteers, we’ll conduct exciting science experiments all about the changing states of matter, pressure, and more — while raising a shovel to scientists who work with dirt!

If you didn’t already love science, you’ll really ‘dig it’ after seeing Science Heroes in action!