Kathleen Pickering, Belen Public Library Director, and artist Paula Castillo are excited to announce “BIRD’S EYE VIEW,” a Central Elementary student art exhibit hosted by the Belen Public Library and curated by the Young Curators Club (YCC) from Infinity High School. This exhibit will feature student artwork from Central Elementary’s Art classes guided by Art Educator Andrea Torrez. “BIRD’S EYE VIEW” is … Read More
St. Patrick’s Day Balloon Rallye Becker Avenue Artwalk
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 18th join the Belen Arts District for the St. Patrick’s Day Balloon Rallye Becker Avenue Artwalk! Come and enjoy galleries, museums, and shops in Belen’s historic downtown from Noon until 5pm including:
New Resource to Learn Tech and Business Skills!
We are so excited to share with you our new resource, O’Reilly for Public Libraries. It is an amazing resource to learn new skills to get where you want to go in your career, especially in tech and business. With your library card, you have free access to tens of thousands of E-books, Courses, Videos, and audio books across a … Read More
H2 Academic Solutions Scholarship Fund Presents Hummingbird Festival
As the weather starts to warm up we wait to see our beautiful little friends return and what better way to celebrate their homecoming than a festival just for them, and for a great cause? H2 Academic Solutions Scholarship Fund will hold a Hummingbird Festival April 29th and 30th from 9am to 2pm at 129 S 3rd St in Belen. … Read More
Memorial Day Brewfest to Support the Library and Kick Off Summer Reading!!
DrinkNM and the Friends of the Belen Public Library are sponsoring the greatest brews and music festival in the SouthWest. All of the proceeds from the event will go to support the learning and literacy programming at the Belen Public Library. Come enjoy a veritable plethora of brewed and distilled beverages, shop from dozens of food vendors, and enjoy sensational … Read More
Fred Harvey Whistle Stop Café Coming Soon!
The Harvey House Museum announces the upcoming opening of the Fred Harvey Whistle Stop Café! Located in the historic Belen Harvey House Museum, the Whistle Stop Café will bring food service back to a location famous for its dining experience. While the Café won’t be a replica of what one would expect back in the Harvey House heyday, it will … Read More
Valencia County’s Historical Road Show
The Belen Harvey House Museum and Valencia Historical Society will host Valencia County’s Historical Road Show! This event will be at the Belen Harvey House Museum Sunday, February 19th from 2 – 4pm. You can bring your personal antique and historic items to be evaluated for historic content. Items should hold historic relevance to the United States, New Mexico, Belen, … Read More
Annual Meeting of the Valencia County Historical Society Will Feature Don Bullis
The Valencia County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Sun., Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. in the Belen Public Library. Annual awards will be presented, and VCHS officers will be elected. Award-winning historian and former lawman, Don Bullis will be the keynote speaker. The title of his speech will be “A Famous Murder and an Infamous Murderer in … Read More
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Closure
All City of Belen buildings will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will return to normal operations on Tuesday, January 17th. Universal Waste WILL run as normal on Monday. Thank you and have a great weekend!
Join the 2023 Winter Reading BINGO Challenge!
What chases away the winter blues? A great book! And we have an awesome way to make a great book even better, BINGO! Starting on January 1st, you can join our Winter 2023 Reading Challenge! It’s super easy and a fun way to spend some of those chilly nights. Simply download our app, Beanstack, and join! You can pre-register starting … Read More