Thanks Ruidoso Valley Noons Lions Club for KidsSight

On Wednesday, November 6, the Ruidoso Valley Noon Lions Club brought KidsSight to the public library.
Curt Dimberg, Mike Schattner, Esther Franco, and Joan Kalkwarf dropped in to operate the Amblyopia detector.

The National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine has information on Amblyopia at Medline Plus.  Mayo Clinic also offers information as does the Lions International website.  Amblyopia is also called Lazy Eye.  Untreated, it may lead to loss of depth perception and other complications.

Check out Fixing My Gaze, a book by a once-stereoblind scientist who recovered as an adult.  On our shelf at 617.7 Bar.

300th blog post! Garden Club plant sale this Saturday!

Back in March (on the first day of Spring this year, in fact) Ruidoso Public Library's blog celebrated it's fourth blogoversary (or anniversary of the first blog post).  Thank you for reading with us or joining us, sending us to friends, or subscribing by email.

I hope this blog connects with you.  I am so happy when a blog reader, during a visit, mentions reading about a library service or event here.

If you have any suggestions to help the library reach more (non-)readers in Lincoln County, please comment below, email, or call us.

This Saturday, June 1, join the Lincoln County Garden Club from 9 am to noon in front of Ruidoso Public Library.  They are selling small herbs and flowers to get your garden growing.  This is a fundraiser to support the xeriscaped gardens maintained by the Lincoln County Garden Club at the library and the hospital.

Visit early for the best selection.  Stay to chat with local gardening experts about your Lincoln County gardening questions.

P.S. Ruidoso Public Library is closed today to observe Memorial Day.  We will open Tuesday at 9 am.  The website and our online services, Gale, Overdrive, Mango, Universal Class, and Heritage Quest for Genealogy, are still available.  Why not visit them on our e-branch tab?

Thank you!

Ruidoso Public Library is here because of you--your support and your involvement.  

Image by Vernhart

Many of you are so kind when you visit, thanking us, the staff, for doing what we love to do.  Whether this means finding a book, an online resource, learning how to use something, or connecting with a service, we are happy to help.  Your commiserations after an awkward conversation and your compliments really help me (and all of us) keep smiling.

So I just wanted to share my gratitude with you as well!  Thank you!

Here's a video, created by the American Library Association, with authors advocating for libraries.  This may be 'preaching to the choir,' but it might come in as a handy resource to share with someone who isn't in touch with their library.  

Video by the American Library Association

See you at the library!