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Thursday, May 7 - Saturday, May 9, 2026.     Thursday, PRE SALE! NEW! 8:15- 9. $50 at the door.     Thursday, EARLY BIRD SALE: 9-10 am, $25 entry fee     Thursday and Friday, OPEN SHOPPING, 10-6 pm, free entry. Look for special promotions on Friday afternoon, including a a booth featuring Eldorado's special ice cream: Hello, Sweet Cream! There will be a surprise sale on items Friday afternoon.      Saturday, $10-A-Bag-Sale! We supply the bag (specially priced items excluded).

Vista Grande Public Library is seeking to hire a part-time library aide. This position would be not more than 15 hours a week and require working two Saturdays a month. We are looking for someone comfortable working with the public, supervising volunteers, working with computers and answering questions. Duties vary with need and library activities. Position pays Santa Fe County minimum wage. See the full job description and job application below.

Download your copy of this month's Early Lit Calendar with ideas for the caregivers of little ones. It's never too early to teach your children the beginning skills and love of learning! These calendars are provided by the New Mexico State Library and we are happy to provide them to our families.

In April, Selene Sinclair will display her paper mache boats . A former librarian, Sinclair works in multiple mediums as an artist. Many know her as an art instructor at the Eldorado Senior Center.   On the Walls is the stunning photography of John H. Stewart. Mr. Stewart is donating 100% of the proceeds of the sales of these photographs to VGPL! An avid scuba diver and naturalist, John’s love for photography began as a child with a Brownie camera. His love of animal and mar

Please get your donations of books, CDs and DVDs for our coming book sale to us by Saturday, April 25. We will be unable to accept any donations after that date until the Spring Book Sale has ended. If you are not able to bring your items in by April 25, we will begin collecting donations for the next sale in the fall starting May 12. Also, please keep in mind that not all books or other items are useful to us. We take gently used, preferably like-new books, CDs and DVDs. We

Roxie the Reading Dog would love more kids to read to her after school on Tuesdays. Contact Tracey at libasst@vglibrary.org or call for more information. This is a great program where your reluctant or struggling reader can come into the library and read aloud to a certified therapy dog. Participants become much more comfortable reading aloud with the support of a warm, fuzzy, non-judgmental listener.

Winter means the chance of unsafe weather and road conditions. Library staff value the safety of volunteers, staff and patrons, and sometimes will need to close during what would be normal service hours. Closing policies: VGPL follows Santa Fe Public Schools closing announcements. Closed schools mean we are closed. Early closures of SFPS will also mean early closure of VGPL. On Saturdays and other school days, staff will evaluate conditions and make decisions that balance pro

This year, resolve to complete two tech housekeeping resolutions.  Both of which are perfect for the cooped-up winter months.   Set up a Password Wallet - they are more secure, help you organize, and create encrypted passwords.  This is not your browser keeping passwords for you, but a dedicated app.  Such as mSecure, Apple Passwords, or Microsoft Password Manager.  Aim for 5 entries a day - that’s 150 by the end of January!  Much better than handwritten password books or a s

You may not know this, but the EACA (Eldorado Arts and Crafts Association) has always been a tremendous supporter of VGPL. For longer than the 12 years I’ve been here, a portion of the sales from the Studio Tour has been donated by the wonderful and caring artists to help fund the library. Recently the organization's president Charles Boxhill and Vice President Julie Hill presented me with a check with this year's contribution. We are deeply grateful for this ongoing assistan