Events calendar: Nov. 9-15 in Los Alamos and White Rock

LOS ALAMOS - Here are public events in Los Alamos and White Rock from Monday, Nov. 9, through Sunday, Nov. 15, taken from organizers' own calendars, including PEEC's events page, Visit Los Alamos and the Los Alamos Public Library. Check with the organizer before you go; details can change.

On Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, Mesa Public Library and the White Rock Branch Library are open 1 to 5 p.m., and county offices are closed (see our Nov. 7, 2026 story).

Monday, Nov. 9

• • 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Digital Services Office Hours, drop-in help with the library's new catalog (no sign-up; bring a laptop or tablet), Room H, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave. Held every Monday.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

• • 9:30 a.m.: Music + Movement for ages 0-6 and their caregivers, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave.
• • 7-9 p.m.: Los Alamos Historical Society lecture: Dr. Edward Kaplan, dean of the Army War College, on "Square Pegs into Round Holes: The Air Force and Nuclear Weapons in Limited War, 1950-1960," with a book signing to follow, Pajarito Room, Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave. Free. (see our Nov. 3, 2026 story)

Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day)

• • 4-6 p.m.: Nature at Night: Eco Ornament Crafting, a holiday edition with free ornament crafting for all ages, Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. Free.

Thursday, Nov. 12

• • 9:30 a.m.: Music + Movement for ages 0-6 and their caregivers, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave.
• • 10:30 a.m.: Storytime for ages 3-6, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave.
• • 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Anime Zone, episodes or a movie with snacks, for grades 7-12, in the Zone at Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave.
• • 6-7:30 p.m.: Winterizing Your Garden with Laural Hardin, a horticulturist and arborist who owns Petree Garden Center, on preparing landscape plants and supporting pollinators for late fall and winter, with handouts and questions, presented by the Los Alamos Community Seed Library with PEEC and the library, upstairs rotunda, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave. Free.

Friday, Nov. 13

• • 7-8 p.m.: "The Universe in Six Numbers" planetarium talk, Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. $8 adults, $6 children, $20 families.
• • 7:30 p.m.: "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie, Los Alamos Little Theatre, 1670 Nectar St. $25 general admission, $20 students and seniors.

Saturday, Nov. 14

• • 9:30 a.m.: Music + Movement for ages 0-6 and their caregivers, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave.
• • 10:15 a.m.: Storytime for ages 3-6, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave.
• • 11-11:30 a.m.: "Sunstruck," a planetarium film about the sun and how it supports Earth, recommended for ages 6 and up, Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. $8 adults, $6 children, $20 families.
• • 2-3:30 p.m.: Book talk and signing: Linda Vozar Sweet and Roger Sweet, who write as Heshe Sweet, read from and discuss "The Money Garden," their novel set in Jemez Springs, followed by questions, book sales and signing, upstairs rotunda, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave.
• • 7:30 p.m.: "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie, Los Alamos Little Theatre, 1670 Nectar St. $25 general admission, $20 students and seniors.

Sunday, Nov. 15

• • 2 p.m.: Matinee of "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie, Los Alamos Little Theatre, 1670 Nectar St. $25 general admission, $20 students and seniors.