New this year!  For families and children of all ages - come to the  Martha Liebert Public Library,  Bernalillo and spend a Saturday morning with a Coronado Ranger.   Learn about animal signs, looking at the night sky, plants - now and long ago, and the people who study life hundreds of years ago. 

It's a great program called Ranger Read Along.  10 a.m - 12 p.m. the 3rd Saturday of each month from April 20 until December 21. 

Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:

Learn about the people who look at things people in the past made, used, and left

behind with the staff from Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites. Listen to a story about

archaeologists at 10:30 a.m. Visit the Archaeology Petting Zoo from the Office of

Archaeological Studies.

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Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:

What kinds of plants did people used to grow in New Mexico hundreds of years ago?

Join the staff of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites as we explore what plants the people who lived at Kuaua and Jemez Pueblo long ago grew in their gardens. Listen to a story about how a seed grows at 10:30 a.m. Plant a seed of your very own to grow at home.

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Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:
What do you see when you look at the night sky? Join the staff of Coronado and

Jemez Historic Sites as we explore the stars. Listen to a story about what people

see in the sky at 10:30 a.m. Create your own constellation to take home.

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Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:
What tools do you use to make music? Join the staff of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites as we explore musical instruments that Pueblo people use in New Mexico. Listen to a musical story at 10:30 a.m. Learn how different Pueblo instruments work and make your own paper flute to take home.

 

Saturday, August 17, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:
What signs do animals leave behind in our environment? Join the staff of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites as we explore how we can learn more about the animals in our world through their scat and tracks. Listen to a story about different animals’ scat and tracks at 10:30 a.m. Make your own animal track ornament and try some scat cookies.

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Saturday, September 21, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:
What kind of rocks do you see in New Mexico? Join the staff of Coronado and

Jemez Historic Sites as we explore different types of rock in our environment.

Listen to a story about rocks at 10:30 a.m. Explore different rocks in the Rock

Petting Zoo and make your own rock-based work of art.

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Saturday, November 16, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:
How do we use water in our lives every day? Join the staff of Coronado and

Jemez Historic Sites as we explore water in our environment. Listen to a story about the water cycle at 10:30 a.m. Make a water-based craft.

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Saturday, December 21, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:
What is the Winter Solstice? Join the staff of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites as we learn about the shortest day of the year. Listen to a story about the Solstice at 10:30 a.m. Make a Solstice-inspired craft.