Declaration for the Right to Libraries
February 13, 2014
“We declare and affirm our right to quality libraries -public, school, academic, and special – and urge you to show
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Mr. President: Where Have Libraries Gone?
February 5, 2014
The ALA’s Washington Office has an article up today about a speech President Obama gave at a Maryland middle school:
Bradley Carrington to Join NMSL
February 4, 2014
The State Library is pleased to announce that Brad Carrington has accepted the position as Chief of the Technical Services
F.C.C. Says It Will Double Spending on High-Speed Internet in Schools and Libraries – NYTimes.com
February 3, 2014
Financing for the new spending will come from restructuring the $2.4 billion E-Rate program, which provides money for “advanced telecommunications
This Train is Bound for Literacy
January 21, 2014
Cassandra Arnold, Director of the Carlsbad Public Library, spotted this unauthorized public service announcement riding the rails near the potash
Gallup’s Children’s Library Gets Donation | Gallup Independent
January 7, 2014
The Gallup Independent has an article (available through the Newspapers collection in El Portal) on a donation from the local
ABQ’s North Valley Library set to reopen in spring | ABQ Journal
January 7, 2014
An update on the North Valley Library, a branch of the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County system, which closed in July after someone
Farmington Daily Times reports on State Aid Increase
January 6, 2014
Here’s a great example of turning good news into good publicity! Aztec Public Library receives larger-than-expected state grant for patron
New Year’s Marketing Idea from Carlsbad Public Library
January 4, 2014
Cassandra Arnold, director of the Carlsbad Public Library, sent along this document (pdf) she made for her library. She says:
Sharing 3D Printing with Rio Rancho
January 3, 2014
As the day to return the borrowed 3D Printer & Scanner to the New Mexico State Library approaches, I wanted