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Published: 16 February 2017 16 February 2017

The Silver City Public Library regular hours are
Monday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Closed Sunday

Silver City Public Library, Babytime Sing & Play Wednesday, March 1, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0 - 12 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Future Engineers Wednesday, March 1, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative construction fun with Lego, K'NEX, and Strawbees! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Little Artist Club Thursday, March 2, 10:30 - 11:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, WildWorks: MakeyMakey Wire Maze Thursday, March 2, 4:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Construct a challenge using the library's MakeyMakey device. Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Spring Concert Series: Sean Gaskell Friday, March 3, 6:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Sean Gaskell performs traditional songs on the Kora, a 21 string harp that he learned how to play throughout the course of multiple visits to its homeland in Gambia, West Africa. Gaskell has studied extensively under the instruction of Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba Kuyateh, both of Brikama, Gambia. He has been featured at a number of music festivals in the US, Gambia, and Senegal. This event is free and open to the public thanks to the sponsorship of the Friends of the Library. Doors open 30 minutes before performance time. Space is limited and will be a on a first come, first seated basis. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Storytime Tuesday, March 7, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, movement, and simple crafts. Storytimes are designed for children ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Grant County in World War I Tuesday, March 7, 4:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for a presentation commemorating the centenary of the United States' entry into World War I. A local researcher will speak about the war and our region's involvement. This event is free and open to the public. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Babytime Sing & Play Wednesday, March 8, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0 - 12 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Future Engineers Wednesday, March 8, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative construction fun with Lego, K'NEX, and Strawbees! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Little Artist Club Thursday, March 9, 10:30 - 11:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, WildWorks Youth Space Thursday, March 9, 4:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Space for youth to hang out, experiment, create, and more. Including, but not limited to, robots, electronics, games, crafting, 3D drawing, photo editing and programming. Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Open Technology Lab Friday, March 10, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Practice computer skills and ask questions. Try out tablets and other devices provided by the library. Bring your own laptop or mobile device for troubleshooting. Knowledgeable library staff and volunteers will be available to help. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Wikipedia edit-a-thon Monday, March 13, 3:30 - 5:45pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Come to the library to create your Wikipedia account, learn editing best practices, and contribute to the online encyclopedia. Stop by this free event any time after 3:30 pm, you won't be interrupting! Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Storytime Tuesday, March 14, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, movement, and simple crafts. Storytimes are designed for children ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Children's Movie: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Tuesday, March 14, 2:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for extra special children's and teen activities during Spring Break! Come see a movie for free at the library on Tuesday at 2:00 pm. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, NOVA Science Film Series: Ancient Computer Tuesday, March 14, 4:30 - 5:45pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us each month from January through May for a free series of NOVA documentaries on a variety of fascinating science topics! In March, discover the story of an enigmatic shipwrecked piece of metal discovered in 1900. Recent imaging tools have revealed the object's complexity, a sophistication that would not be matched for at least 1000 years. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Babytime Sing & Play Wednesday, March 15, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0 - 12 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Future Engineers Wednesday, March 15, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative construction fun with Lego, K'NEX, and Strawbees! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Little Artist Club Thursday, March 16, 10:30 - 11:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Teen Movie: The Fault in Our Stars Thursday, March 16, 2:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for extra special children's and teen activities during Spring Break! Teens are invited to come see a movie for free at the library on Thursday at 2:00 pm. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, WildWorks: Minecraft Madness Thursday, March 16, 4:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Space for youth to hang out, experiment, create, and more. Are you crazy about Minecraft? Celebrate it with us! The robots, electronics, games, 3D drawing, photo editing, etc. will be available too. Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Teen Hangout Friday, March 17, 10:00 am-5:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for extra special children's and teen activities during Spring Break! Teens are invited to hang out at the library any time throughout the day on Friday, March 17. There will be games, and more! Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Butterfly Presentation and T-shirt Making with Jerry Schneider Saturday, March 18, 11:00 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Jerry Schneider "The Butterfly Guy" will give a special presentation about butterflies and lead us in the process of making Butterfly T-Shirts. Bring your own blank light-colored t-shirt to dye, or pay $4 to get one at the event. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Storytime Tuesday, March 21, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, movement, and simple crafts. Storytimes are designed for children ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Babytime Sing & Play Wednesday, March 22, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0 - 12 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Future Engineers Wednesday, March 22, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative construction fun with Lego, K'NEX, and Strawbees! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Tech Workshop: Online Job Seeking Thursday, March 23, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Free workshop on how to use the internet for job searching and application completion, presented by Adult Education Services. No registration necessary. There are 14 laptops available for participants to use. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Little Artist Club Thursday, March 23, 10:30 - 11:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, WildWorks: ArtBots Thursday, March 23, 4:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. We will be creating ArtBots with supplies provided by the New Mexico State Library's STEM to Read trunk program. The ArtBots kit is designed by the Explora! Museum and funded by the New Mexico Library Foundation. Other library robots, electronics, games, 3D drawing, photo editing, etc. will be available too. Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Storytime Tuesday, March 28, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, movement, and simple crafts. Storytimes are designed for children ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Tech Workshop: Microsoft PowerPoint Tuesday, March 28, 4:00 pm-5:45pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Free workshop on how make a slideshow or presentation using PowerPoint, presented by Adult Education Services. Job-seekers, entrepreneurs, and those seeking to boost their work skills are especially encouraged to attend. No registration necessary. There are 14 laptops available for participants to use. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Babytime Sing & Play Wednesday, March 29, 10:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0 - 12 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Future Engineers Wednesday, March 29, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative construction fun with Lego, K'NEX, and Strawbees! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, Little Artist Club Thursday, March 30, 10:30 - 11:30 am, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.

Silver City Public Library, WildWorks: ArtBots Thursday, March 30, 4:00 pm, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City. We will be creating ArtBots with supplies provided by the New Mexico State Library's STEM to Read trunk program. The ArtBots kit is designed by the Explora! Museum and funded by the New Mexico Library Foundation. Other library robots, electronics, games, 3D drawing, photo editing, etc. will be available too. Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary. Contact the library at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com for more information.