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Join Branigan Library in discussing what people are currently reading. For more information or to obtain the link to the online meeting, contact the Reference Librarian at calee@las-cruces.org.

Tune in to these community discussions around workers’ rights and the experiences of farm workers in our community. To learn more visit the exhibit Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos at the Branigan Cultural Center from October 17, 2020 through January 9, 2021. The exhibition shares the compelling story of legendary activist and leader Dolores Huerta and the farm workers movement of the 1960s and 1970s. It features reproductions of historic and personal photographs, and graphic elements as well as a free, user-friendly, mobile tour smart phone app featuring interviews with Huerta, and a short bilingual documentary video. Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. This exhibition received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Nurture your little one's love of science! Preschool children and their parent or caregiver are invited to investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and arts and crafts. Recommended for ages 2-5.

Thomas Branigan Memorial Library presents “Creative Writing and the Fantasy Novel” with guest presenter Steven Cousler on Friday, October 9th @ 2:35 pm via Zoom. Mr. Cousler is a current instructor in writing at the NMSU Creative Writing Department. Participants will learn the basics of creative writing, such as the uses of character, point-of-view, and verb tenses to tell their story. Then, these basic principles will be combined with more specific ones to show participants how to create their own fantastical setting with world-building, how to write magic, developing a good villain, and more. Examples of both effective and ineffective uses of these tropes will be demonstrated. There will also be a question and answer session at the end of the presentation. To receive the ZOOM link for this book talk contact library.reference@las-cruces.org

It's our Music and Movement program gone virtual! Join us to get little ones building new motor skills and having fun. Call 575-528-4225 or email library.children@las-cruces.org to be added to the program's invitation list.

Watch episodes 17 through 20 of the Great Course series Food: A Cultural Culinary History on Kanopy, the Library's new streaming service. Then join us online for the discussion. For additional information, go to https://wakelet.com/wake/djWDJCUjJ8uJndTE-7h_A. To join the discussion, email dduffy@las-cruces.org for the Zoom credentials.

Introducing Branigan Library’s new Mystery Book Group "Murderous Reads". Read any of the books in the Meg Langslow series by Donna Andrews and join the discussion on October 20th at 3:30 on Zoom. For the credentials or more information contact the reference desk at 575-528-4005 or email dduffy@las-cruces.org.

Readers of the Purple Sage Book Club (Sage branch of the TBML) invite you to join in a book discussion every Thursday at 12:30 PM using Zoom. For more information or to obtain the Zoom credentials, email sagelibrary@las-cruces.org.

Taina Caragol is the curator for the "Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields" exhibition. She found Dolores' story digging through archives, and became dedicated to giving her story the platform it deserves. Caragol is passionate about bringing Latino representation into the National Portrait Gallery. Stay tuned for the Zoom link to attend.

Join a community of readers and writers across the nation in the Climate Reads series—a year-long reading and discussion of books shedding light on the climate crisis and environmental justice. Created by the Brooklyn Public Library and Writers Rebel NYC, Climate Reads will be meeting locally in Las Cruces once a month (currently on Zoom). October's selection is No One is Too Small to Make a Difference. If you are interested in joining the local virtual discussion, please email bsauer@las-cruces.org to be added to the Zoom invite list.

Join us for a Zoom discussion of the feature film House on Haunted Hill. Watch the movie and then join us for a zoom discussion. Email bsauer@las-cruces.org if you are interested in participating in the discussion. A true classic of suspense, this spooky, campy tale tells the story of five strangers who are offered $10,000 each by an eccentric millionaire to spend the night in a haunted house. As the night develops, it becomes clear that these strangers' selection was no accident--and a few have some diabolical schemes of their own! Starring horror legend Vincent Price, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL is sure to thrill hard-core horror and classic film fans of all ages.