Nmsu-A Townsend Library

10/09/2026

🚧📚 CAUTION: BOOKS BEING BOOKS — IT'S TIME TO VOTE! 🎨🗳️

Our Banned Books Painting Contest has wrapped up, and now YOU get to help choose the winner! 👀🏆

Our participants got creative decorating excerpts from banned and challenged books from OUR Townsend Library collection, and now their artwork is ready for the spotlight! 🎨📖

🏆 The artwork with the most combined votes will win a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card!

🗳️ VOTING IS OPEN OCTOBER 9–15!

📍 In Person: Vote once per day at the Townsend Library Circulation Desk!

📝 Online Form: View the artwork and cast your vote here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/m3eRMccc4e

📱 Social Media: Vote once per day on EACH of our social media platforms!

✨ Yes, you can vote using ALL three methods each day!

🎉 Winner announced October 16!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and helped us celebrate Banned Books Week and this year's theme, “Let Books Be Books!” 💗

Now it's your turn! Check out the artwork, pick your favorite, and LET THE VOTING BEGIN! 📚🎨

10/09/2026

🎉WE HAVE A DOOR PRIZE WINNER! 🎉
The wheel has spoken!
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Morgan Newell, our lucky door prize winner from yesterday’s “CAUTION: Books Being Books!” painting event!
Morgan has won a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card!

💗 Thank you to everyone who stopped by and participated, and a special thank you to Dr. Mónica F. Torres for generously donating our gift cards!
But the fun isn't over yet! Voting for our painting contest is open October 9–15, and our next $25 Barnes & Noble gift card winner will be announced October 16! 🏆
Stay tuned, and don't forget to vote for your favorite artwork!

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

HAPPENING NOW!

DON’T FORGET!!
📚🚧CAUTION: BOOKS BEING BOOKS! 📚🚧
Join us October 8 from 10 AM–2 PM for our FREE Banned Books Painting Contest! 🎨
And remember that prize we mentioned? 👀 It’s a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card! 🏆📚
But wait… we have TWO! 🎉 Stop by the event and enter our drawing for a chance to win a $25 Barnes & Noble door prize, too!
🎟️ Door Prize Winner: October 9
🗳️ Artwork Voting: October 9–15
🏆 Painting Contest Winner: October 16
Come paint, grab some snacks, and celebrate “Let Books Be Books” with us! 📚🎨
📍 NMSU-A Townsend

💗 A special thank you to Dr. Mónica F. Torres, Chancellor of NMSU System Community Colleges for generously providing both of our $25 Barnes & Noble gift cards! We truly appreciate your support of Townsend Library and our Banned Books Week celebration!

10/06/2026

DON’T FORGET!!
📚🚧CAUTION: BOOKS BEING BOOKS! 📚🚧
Join us October 8 from 10 AM–2 PM for our FREE Banned Books Painting Contest! 🎨
And remember that prize we mentioned? 👀 It’s a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card! 🏆📚
But wait… we have TWO! 🎉 Stop by the event and enter our drawing for a chance to win a $25 Barnes & Noble door prize, too!
🎟️ Door Prize Winner: October 9
🗳️ Artwork Voting: October 9–15
🏆 Painting Contest Winner: October 16
Come paint, grab some snacks, and celebrate “Let Books Be Books” with us! 📚🎨
📍 NMSU-A Townsend

💗 A special thank you to Dr. Mónica F. Torres, Chancellor of NMSU System Community Colleges for generously providing both of our $25 Barnes & Noble gift cards! We truly appreciate your support of Townsend Library and our Banned Books Week celebration!

10/02/2026

📚✨ YOUR LIBRARY CARD IS ON US THIS OCTOBER! ✨📚

📣 Spread the word! Share this post so your friends and family can take advantage of this FREE community opportunity too!

In recognition of Banned Books Week and the freedom to read, Townsend Library is offering FREE library cards to non-student community members for the ENTIRE month of October! 🎉
That means if you’re not an NMSU-A student, you can stop by anytime during October, sign up for a community library card at no cost, and your card will be good through the end of the year!

Normally, community library cards are $5 per semester that you pay at the business office, so think of October as your chance to give us a trial run. 👀📖

And here’s something you may not know: you don’t need a library card to come enjoy our space! Townsend Library is open to the community, so come in, find your favorite spot, read, study, work, or simply release, relax, and recharge. 💗

Getting your FREE card is the perfect opportunity to explore even more of what Townsend Library has to offer. Who knows? The library might just become your new favorite spot! 📚✨

📍 NMSU-A Townsend Library
🗓️ Free community library cards: October 1–31
💳 Good through the end of 2026
📚 $5 per semester after that

🚧🎨 And don’t miss our Banned Books Painting Contest! Join us October 8 from 10 AM–2 PM for CAUTION: Books Being Books!, inspired by this year’s Banned Books Week theme, “Let Books Be Books.” Keep an eye on our social media for more details!

Come check us out, grab your free card, and celebrate the freedom to read with us this October! 📖💗

10/02/2026

🚧📚 CAUTION: BOOKS BEING BOOKS! 📚🚧

In celebration of Banned Books Week, October 4–10, we’re hosting our “CAUTION: Books Being Books!” Banned Books Painting Contest on Thursday, October 8, from 10 AM–2 PM! 🎨📖

Inspired by this year’s “Let Books Be Books” theme, students and community members are invited to get creative by painting over excerpts from banned and challenged books from OUR collection! Come create, enjoy refreshments, have some good conversation, and celebrate books, creativity, and the freedom to read.

🏆 Then it’s time to vote!

All completed artwork will be displayed at the Townsend Library Circulation Desk for one week following the event. Be sure to write your name and phone number on the BACK of your painting before submitting it(This information is for library staff only so we can contact the winner it will not be displayed with your artwork).

Can’t make it to the library to vote? We’ve got you covered! We’ll also showcase the entries on our social media pages, where our online community can cast their votes too.

🗳️ Voting is open October 9–15!
📍 Vote once per day in person at the Townsend Library
📱 Vote once per day online, visit our social media pages during voting week to find the link to the online voting form, where you can view the artwork and cast your vote
✨ Yes, you can vote BOTH ways each day!
🏆 Winner announced October 16!

The artwork with the most combined votes will take home a prize, plus some well-earned bragging rights! 🎉

Create it. Display it. Vote for it. Let books be books. 📚🎨

10/01/2026

📚✨ YOUR LIBRARY CARD IS ON US THIS OCTOBER! ✨📚

📣 Spread the word! Share this post so your friends and family can take advantage of this FREE community opportunity too!

In recognition of Banned Books Week and the freedom to read, Townsend Library is offering FREE library cards to non-student community members for the ENTIRE month of October! 🎉

That means if you’re not an NMSU-A student, you can stop by anytime during October, sign up for a community library card at no cost, and your card will be good through the end of the year!

Normally, community library cards are $5 per semester, so think of October as your chance to give us a trial run. 👀📖

And here’s something you may not know: you don’t need a library card to come enjoy our space! Townsend Library is open to the community, so come in, find your favorite spot, read, study, work, or simply release, relax, and recharge. 💗

Getting your FREE card is the perfect opportunity to explore even more of what Townsend Library has to offer. Who knows? The library might just become your new favorite spot! 📚✨

📍 NMSU-A Townsend Library
🗓️ Free community library cards: October 1–31
💳 Good through the end of 2026
📚 $5 per semester after that

🚧🎨 And don’t miss our Banned Books Painting Contest! Join us October 8 from 10 AM–2 PM for CAUTION: Books Being Books!, inspired by this year’s Banned Books Week theme, “Let Books Be Books.” Keep an eye on our social media for more details!

Come check us out, grab your free card, and celebrate the freedom to read with us this October! 📖💗