The New Mexico State Library and New Mexico Library Association invite all public, academic, special and school libraries to participate in Library Snapshot Day on April 14, or whichever day you've chosen between Monday, April 12 and Monday, April 19.
Here's the "toolkit" that includes: the survey/data collection form, a photo release form, a press release template, graphics, instructions on how to upload your photos to Flickr, and tips to help plan a successful event. Click here for the Snapshot Day Toolkit.
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation announces that its $500 national minigrant award program is now accepting applications from public libraries and public school libraries. The Foundation is looking for creative programs and, in the past, has funded such programs as: 
Vice President Biden kicked off the $7.2 billion in Recovery Act broadband grant and loan programs, of which nearly $1.5 million grant was awarded to the New Mexico State Library to increase broadband adoption and promote computer literacy and Internet use among vulnerable populations, Hispanic and Native American users, small businesses, and entrepreneurs through trainings and outreach statewide. 
Each weekday, New Mexico News Plus gives you instant access to the government reports, legislation, court decisions, statistics and regulations mentioned in the day's news. This service, provided by librarians at the New Mexico State Library links you to the "real thing," so you can read it right away.
Produced every other week by the staff at the New Mexico State Library, The Hitchhiker is a concise compendium of all that's new in the world of New Mexico Libraries. Intended for librarians of all stripes, The Hitchhiker includes information about opportunities for professional development, available grants and other funding, job listings, and updates about the NM library community.
Need more time to review a government document? Most government publications are available to borrow; however, reference sources, current CD-ROMS, periodicals, and selected rare materials may be used only in the library.