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Toolkit Available for NM Library Snapshot Day

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.

 

Ezra Jack Keats Minigrants - Apply Early

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: 

  •  Ongoing pen-pal projects bringing disparate communities together,
  •  Multi-cultural portrait projects,
  •  Art projects culminating in art shows, murals, or quilts,
  •  Bookmaking,
  •  Creation and performance of puppet shows,
  •  Inter-generational journals.

Click here for information and application.  The deadline is September 2010.

 

$1.5 Million in Stimulus Funds Awarded to State Library

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.  

The award will support the Fast Forward New Mexico initiative, which includes training programs at public and tribal libraries to increase the skills of New Mexico citizens. 

Click here for Governor Richardson's press release on Fast Forward New Mexico.

Click here for the New Mexico State Librarian's Update on the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant.

See the Fast Forward New Mexico application in its entirety here.

 

New Mexico News Plus

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.

More information on New Mexico News Plus

 

The Hitchhiker - News for New Mexico Libraries

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.

Read the Latest Issue

 

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Upcoming Events

Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, @10:00am
Follett's DESTINY Demo

Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, @8:30am
Using Electronic Resources- Clovis

Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, @1:00pm
Follett's DESTINY Demo

Tue, Mar 23rd, 2010, @9:00am
March 2010 Book Repair on a Budget


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