<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;For many people who live in New Mexico the nearest library might be three hundred miles away. Luckily, the New Mexico State Library runs two excellent rural library services: Books by Mail and three bookmobiles that serve different regions of the state.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;If you live 20 minutes outside of the city limits of any city in New Mexico, or if you live within city limits but are homebound, or if you can only read large-print books, you can sign up for Books by Mail. The Books by Mail collection contains more than 30,000 titles, including books in Spanish, audiobooks, eBooks, and more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;For schools and small communities who want to browse the shelves or access the internet from the bookmobile&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;’&lt;/span&gt;s portable satellite terminal, check out the New Mexico State Library website to find out when and where a bookmobile will be stopping near you. And don&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;’&lt;/span&gt;t forget to chat with the bookmobile librarian to find out what reading events and projects are offered during stops in your community!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;“&lt;/span&gt;I care about people first. I care about what's going on in their lives,” says Berdina Nieto, the New Mexico State Library Books by Mail librarian and rural services outreach specialist. &lt;span class="s1"&gt;“&lt;/span&gt;Patrons will call just to get their book order and then tell me what's going on in their world, and then I'll do the same.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nmstatelibrary.org/user-resources/bbm/"&gt;Books by Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nmstatelibrary.org/bookmobiles/"&gt;Bookmobiles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://nmstatelibrary.org/"&gt;New Mexico State Library&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://cimarroncitylibrary.org/"&gt;Cimarron City Library&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p5"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://santodomingopueblo.com/"&gt;Santo Domingo Pueblo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RECOMMENDED EPISODES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://podcast.nmculture.org/2024/04/29/adventure-begins-at-your-library-explore-new-mexico-tribal-libraries-and-youth-programming/"&gt; EC0602: Adventure Begins at Your Library: Explore New Mexico Tribal Libraries and Youth Programming&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://podcast.nmculture.org/2024/04/18/from-goat-heads-to-grand-canyons-a-love-letter-to-the-landscape-with-new-mexico-state-poet-laureate-lauren-camp/"&gt; EC0601: From Goatheads to Grand Canyons: A Love Letter to the Landscape with New Mexico State Poet Laureate, Lauren Camp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://podcast.nmculture.org/2023/03/07/healthy-escapism-the-state-library-for-the-blind-and-print-disabled-with-tim-donahue-and-berdina-nieto/"&gt; EC0306: Healthy Escapism: The State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled with Tim Donahue and Berdina Nieto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;We’d love to hear from you! 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Encounter Culture

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

Rolling Into Rural Communities: Bookmobiles and Books by Mail Across New Mexico

MAY 29, 202448 MIN
Encounter Culture

Rolling Into Rural Communities: Bookmobiles and Books by Mail Across New Mexico

MAY 29, 202448 MIN

Description

For many people who live in New Mexico the nearest library might be three hundred miles away. Luckily, the New Mexico State Library runs two excellent rural library services: Books by Mail and three bookmobiles that serve different regions of the state.

If you live 20 minutes outside of the city limits of any city in New Mexico, or if you live within city limits but are homebound, or if you can only read large-print books, you can sign up for Books by Mail. The Books by Mail collection contains more than 30,000 titles, including books in Spanish, audiobooks, eBooks, and more.

For schools and small communities who want to browse the shelves or access the internet from the bookmobile’s portable satellite terminal, check out the New Mexico State Library website to find out when and where a bookmobile will be stopping near you. And don’t forget to chat with the bookmobile librarian to find out what reading events and projects are offered during stops in your community!

“I care about people first. I care about what's going on in their lives,” says Berdina Nieto, the New Mexico State Library Books by Mail librarian and rural services outreach specialist. “Patrons will call just to get their book order and then tell me what's going on in their world, and then I'll do the same.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Books by Mail

Bookmobiles

New Mexico State Library

Cimarron City Library

Santo Domingo Pueblo

RECOMMENDED EPISODES

EC0602: Adventure Begins at Your Library: Explore New Mexico Tribal Libraries and Youth Programming

EC0601: From Goatheads to Grand Canyons: A Love Letter to the Landscape with New Mexico State Poet Laureate, Lauren Camp

EC0306: Healthy Escapism: The State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled with Tim Donahue and Berdina Nieto

We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback to [email protected]. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.

Visit http://newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.

Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico CulturePass. Find out how to get yours here.

Subscribe to El Palacio Magazine

***

Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.

Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine

Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann

Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz

Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe

Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler

Editor: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Lakota)

Theme Music: D’Santi Nava

Instagram: @newmexicanculture and @elpalaciomagazine

For a transcript and full show notes, please visit podcast.nmculture.org