The University of New Mexico Center for Regional Studies provided more than $51,000 to purchase University of New Mexico Press published books for under-funded public and tribal libraries across New Mexico. Under the leadership of Director Tobías Durán, CRS purchased copies of 35 titles for distribution to 73 libraries. The project promotes the interests of both CRS and UNM Press to improve literacy across the state and provide learning opportunities for all New Mexicans.
“The Center for Regional Studies is pleased to cooperate with the University of New Mexico Press in providing books for New Mexico libraries,” Durán said. “Our mission is to promote collaboration between UNM and the wider community, and UNM Press books are a great resource to share with the public.”
CRS supports research and teaching with a focus on New Mexico, the U.S. Southwest, Mexico, the Americas and Spain. Through its acquisition and preservation of manuscript, diary, document, photographic and oral history collections, CRS encourages a learning community, as exemplified in its donation to state libraries.
With more than 1,000 books in print, UNM Press is the largest book publisher in the state and an important voice in educating the public about the Southwest through general interest, scholarly books and history textbooks for elementary, middle and high school students. Libraries receiving books this year meet the state code requirements as a recognized public library, are located in counties with at least a 20 percent poverty rate, and meet the New Mexico State Library's definition of "needy." Donated UNM Press books include recent releases in the subject areas of southwestern culture and history as well as fiction, poetry and children’s books that reflect the diversity of New Mexico’s American Indian, Chicano and Anglo cultures.
Libraries:
ABIQUIU PUBLIC LIBRARY
ACOMA LEARNING CENTER LIBRARY
ADOBE ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBERT W THOMPSON MEM LIBRARY CLAYTON
ARTHUR JOHNSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY RATON
BALDWIN CABIN PUBLIC LIBRARY DATIL
BAYARD PUBLIC LIBRARY
BELEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY LIBRARY
CAPITAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
CLOVIS CARVER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
COCHITI PUEBLO COMMUNITY LIBRARY
COLUMBUS VILLAGE LIBRARY
CUBA PUBLIC LIBRARY
DAVID CARGO PUBLIC LIBRARY MORA
DEXTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
EAGLE NEST PUBLIC LIBRARY
EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY LIBRARY
EL RITO PUBLIC LIBRARY
ELEANOR DAGGETT MEM LIBRARY CHAMA
EMBUDO VALLEY LIBRARY
ESTANCIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
FORT SUMNER PUBLIC LIBRARY
FRED MACARON LIBRARY
GHOST RANCH CONFERENCE CENTER LIBRARY
GILA VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
GLENWOOD COMMUNITY LIBRARY
HATCH PUBLIC LIBRARY
HILLSBORO COMMUNITY LIBRARY
IRENE S SWEETKIND PUBLIC LIBRARY COCHITI LAKE
ISLETA LIBRARY ADULT EDUCATION
JEMEZ PUEBLO COMMUNITY LIBRARY
JICARILLA PUBLIC LIBRARY
LAGUNA PUBLIC LIBRARY
LORDSBURG-HILDALGO LIBRARY
LOVINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
MAGDALENA PUBLIC LIBRARY
MARTHA LIEBERT PUBLIC LIBRARY BERNALILLO
MESCALERO COMMUNITY LIBRARY
MICHAEL NIVISON LIBRARY CLOUDCROFT
MORIARTY COMMUNITY LIBRARY
MOISE MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY SANTA ROSA
MOTHER WHITESIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY, GRANTS
MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC LIBRARY
PENITENTIARY OF NEW MEXICO
PLACITAS COMMUNITY LIBRARY
POE TSAWA COMMUNITY LIBRARY SAN JUAN PUEBLO
PORTALES PUBLIC LIBRARY
PUEBLO OF SAN FELIPE LEARNING RES CTR
PUEBLO OF SANDIA LEARNING RESOURCE CTR
QUESTA PUBLIC LIBRARY
RED RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
RESERVE PUBLIC LIBRARY
RIO ABAJO COMMUNITY LIBRARY
RUIDOSO PUBLIC LIBRARY
SANTA ANA PUEBLO COMMUNITY LIBRARY
SANTA CLARA PUEBLO LIBRARY
SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO LIBRARY
SHIPROCK BRANCH LIBRARY
SHUTER LIBRARY OF ANGEL FIRE
SOUTH VALLEY LIBRARY
SUNLAND PARK COMMUNITY LIBRARY
TALPA COMMUNITY LIBRARY
TATUM COMMUNITY LIBRARY
TO'HAJIILEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
TRUCHAS COMMUNITY LIBRARY
TUCUMCARI PUBLIC LIBRARY
TULAROSA PUBLIC LIBRARY
VALLE DE ANTON CHICO LIBRARY
VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
VISTA GRANDE ELDORADO PUBLIC LIBRARY
ZIA ENRICHMENT LIBRARY
ZUNI PUBLIC LIBRARY