New Mexico State Library

Circulating Kits

Attention public library staff, beginning in April 2024, circulating materials will be available for delivery on a quarterly basis based on your geographical zone. 
See the Library Delivery Schedule to locate your zone and upcoming delivery dates.
Please note that our on-site pickup process will stay the same. 
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The New Mexico State Library is pleased to offer circulating materials to public libraries within New Mexico to enhance their public programming.  We recognize that hands-on experiences allow youth to develop their interests in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). 

Libraries can reserve materials for delivery based upon their quarterly delivery schedule, or can opt to pick up materials directly from the New Mexico State Library in Santa Fe. 

View the Library Delivery Schedule for the upcoming dates for your library. 

If you have a special request, please contact Courier and Delivery Supervisor Liana Morales at liana.morales@dca.nm.gov or call (505) 394-5647. 

Click here to learn about the types of materials offered.

Circulating Programming Materials

Booking Links:

STEM to Read: Architects Delight
STEM to Read: Art Bots
STEM to Read: Creature Features
STEM to Read: Garden Detectives
STEM to Read: Geometry Party!
STEM to Read: Imagine! Design! Make!
STEM to Read: In the Mirror
STEM to Read: Listen Carefully
STEM to Read: Measure On
STEM to Read: Patterns Abound
STEM to Read: Powered by the Wind 
STEM to Read: Scissors, Stamps and Stems
STEM to Read: Space Exploration
STEM to Read: Spinning Science
STEM to Read: Towers and Triangles
STEM to Read: Water Play
StarNet: Multi-generational Programming Kit
StarNet: Younger Audience Kits
Discovering Mesa Prieta Petroglyphs
Lupita and the Surprise
Spanish Tortilla
Emma and the Bees 
Noah and His Red Cat
Lots of Garbage 
Abrazados
Why Would Elephants Rather Play Tag? 
Time to Play 
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4

FAQ:

We cannot check out kits to non-libraries, but you can reach out to your local public library to collaborate and use these kits.  

Here are the current limits on how many kits you can book per category: 

StarNet – 1 at a time 

STEM Trunks – 2 at a time 

Mesa Prieta Trunks – 1 at a time 

Book Walks – 1 easel/stand set and 2 storyboard sets at a time 

Women’s History Banners – 1 set at a time 

No, outdoor Bilingual Book Walks can be placed wherever you feel comfortable maintaining responsibility over them. 

No, but you are welcome to book outdoor stands for outdoor events. Our indoor easels are lightweight which makes them great for indoor programming, but we do not recommend them for outdoor use. 

There are suggested activities listed in each kit’s manual. Feel free to use those activities in your programming or make up your own according to the theme of the kit. 

Each kit varies on how many people can participate in its activities. Please see each respective kits’ manuals for their inventories and prepare as such.  

Yes! We understand that some materials may be difficult to transport in a standard vehicle, or it may be difficult to make the time to pick up the kit. Delivery is available for all New Mexico public libraries.  

STEM Trunks

Architect's Delight

Art Bots

Creature Feature

Garden Detectives

Geometry Party

Imagine! Design! Make!

In the Mirror

Listen Carefully

Measure On

Patterns Abound

Powered by the Wind

Scissors, Stamps, and Stems

Space Exploration

Spinning Science

Towers and Triangles

Waterplay

Created by Explora, our STEM to Read trunks explore a variety of topics suited for many audiences through 16 unique different trunks. Most kits include three activities. Some activities may require consumable items provided by the loaning library. To view the activities included and the consumables list, visit the booking page for your desired kit. 

  • A maximum of two STEM to Read trunks may be checked out at a time.
  • The default booking period is 90 days, to align with quarterly delivery dates.
  • Trunks must be booked two weeks in advance of your delivery date.
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StarNet Kits

Multi-generational Kit

Younger Audiences Kit

Created by StarNet, these kits are designed to teach audiences about solar science., and include interactive activities and solar viewing instruments. Two Multigenerational Programming Kits and two Younger Audience kits available for loan to public libraries. 

  • StarNet Kits are available to be loaned one at a time for 90 days, to align with quarterly delivery.
  • Kits must be booked a minimum of two weeks in advance of delivery date. 
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Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Trunks

The contents of the Discovering Mesa Prieta trunk are organized on a table. To see the list of contents you may view the booking page for this item.

Discovering Mesa Prieta

Created by the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project, this kit offers a comprehensive look at New Mexico history and petroglyphs, though many activities. We recommend booking this kit far enough in advance to review the potential activities and curriculum included. 

  • Mesa Prieta kits are available to be loaned one at a time.
  • The default load period is 90 days to align with quarterly delivery. 
  • Trunks must be booked a minimum of two weeks in advance of your delivery date.
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Bilingual Book Walks

A mustard green book cover with a large, black trash bag in the center. The title is, "Mucha Basura," by Eva Mastrogiulio and Marceia Caratozzolo. The trash bag has eyes that look down at a small child wearing a striped shirt and circular glasses. Authors are Eva Mastrogiulio and Marceia Caratozzolo.
A black and red book cover with the title, "Noah and His Red Cat," by Silvina Rocha and Lucia Mancilla Prieto. A young boy in a red and white striped shirt is holding a red pencil. He's wrestling with a pencil drawing of a red cat. The red cat has a little bit of tongue sticking out in a playful manner.
A tan book cover with the title, "Spanish Tortilla," by Sandra Siemens and Claudia Degliuomini. There are four blocky buildings and a small person walking past those buildings. The person is wearing a red dress, black boots, a white scarf, and a black hat. They have three little blue birds following her.
A red book cover with various darker splotches of red in a circle around a big splotch of white in the center. The title is "Time to Play," by Eva Magtrogiulio. There is a silhouette of a small person running above the title.
A white book cover with a big blue and grey elephant covering most of the front. The title is, "Why Would Elephants Rather Play Tag?" by Silvina Rocha. The elephant is looking at a tiny brown wardrobe sitting on its left ear.
A light blue book cover with the title, "Abrazados," by Eva Mastrogiulio and Marcela Caratozzolo. There is a white tree in the center of the cover with two children hugging it; one boy with curly hair, glasses, and a striped shirt, and a girl with two pony tails and polka dotted pants.
A white book cover with a blue plaid pattern lining the bottom, titled, "Emma and the bees," by Virginia Mortola and Lucia Franco. There is a girl with red hair in braids wearing a pink sweater with white polka dots and a white blouse with blue flowers in the center of the cover. She is smiling with a number of bees around her head.
A golden yellow book cover titled, "Lupita y la Sorpresa," by Eva Mastrogiulio and Marcela Caratozzolo. A dark brown pumpkin-looking squash is in the center sitting in a flat red basket, with its vines curling towards the edges. The squash has an orange and reddish bow on its cut stem. On the left, there is a young girl wearing an orange sun hat, white and blue dress, and red boots. Her red hair is braided.

Bilingual Books Walks are a fun and  interactive reading experience to bring to your library and community. Choose between indoor and outdoor stands to display one of eight stories. Each story is 16 pages each and displays the text in both English and Spanish. 

Please be sure to check out both your story and stands as they come separately.

  • Book Walk outdoor stands come assembled, but libraries will need to insert the story boards.
  • Receiving libraries should have staff on hand to assist with unloading outdoor stands.
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Women's History Banners

All ten banners in set 4 are pictured here. This image shows the scare of the banners which take up a very large amount of space in our lobby when placed side by side.
Five of the women's history banners displayed side by side. Titles from left to right: New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program, Dona ana Robledo, Susie Rayos Marmon, The Three Fates, and Nina Otero-Warren. The banners all display a picture and text. Banners of the historic women include their year of birth and death and a map locating where they are from in New Mexico.
Five of the women's history banners displayed. These are all from set 4. From left to right: Mario Montoya Martinez, Dessie & Fern Sawyer, Agueda S. Martinez, Dr. Annie Dodge Wanueka, and Ladies Auxilary of Local 890. Each banner has a picture of the woman or women mentions, their marker through the state historic marker program, and a map of New Mexico decribing where they are from.
Close up picture of the top half of the introductory banner reading "New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program. nmhistoricwomen.org. Our history: from an idea to a statewide program."

Created by the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program, four unique sets of banners are available in groups of ten. Each set includes nine important women in New Mexico history and one introductory banner. To read about the women featured in each set please view the booking pages. 

  • Women’s History banner sets are available to be loaned one at a time.
  • The default loan period is 90 days to align with quarterly delivery dates. 
  • Sets must be booked a minimum of two weeks in advance of your delivery date. 
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How to Request Items

 
  • To book, select your desired kit, either through the sidebar above or through LibCal.
  • Use the Library Delivery Schedule to find your upcoming delivery dates, and enter your desired delivery date into the reservation system. The system will automatically reserve the item for 90 days. 
  • You may add additional items to your cart, but you can only book items for the same date. If you wish to book another item for a different date, you must first check out your original item then repeat the process.
  • If you are planning to pick up the materials directly from the New Mexico State Library, you may select that option when reserving, and can select dates outside of your scheduled quarterly deliveries. 
  • Now, you may proceed to check out. Complete the booking form and hit submit. You will receive an email notifying you that your booking request has been received. 
  • An NMSL staff member will review your booking request.  You will receive an email notifying if your booking has been accepted or denied. 
Circulating kits are only available to public libraries within the state of New Mexico. 
If you have any addtional questions, or have any requests that fall outside these parameters, please contact Courier and Delivery Services Supervisor Liana Morales at liana.morales@dca.nm.gov

Delivery and Pick Up

Delivery Services

  • Libraries selecting Delivery Services for reserved materials should first confirm their delivery zone using the Library Delivery Schedule.  Select the appropriate upcoming delivery date using the published schedule. 
  • A Delivery Services staff member will contact you with any additional questions and to confirm delivery details. 
  • If you have any questions about our delivery and pick up services please contact liana.morales@dca.nm.gov

Pick Up Policy

  • When reserving your booking, you can select to pick up your kit directly from the New Mexico State Library.
  • Kits must be picked up and returned to NMSL between 8:00am and 4:00pm Monday-Friday.
  • A NMSL staff member will contact you in advance of your pick-up date to confirm your arrival time.
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