National Library Outreach Day (formally National Bookmobile Day) celebrates library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are. Whether it's a bookmobile stop at the local elementary school, services provided to community homes, or library pop-ups at community gatherings, these services are essential to the community.
Library bookmobiles provide essential library and information services for reaching folks in underserved and rural communities. The New Mexico State Library operates three bookmobiles in the state. Each bookmobile carries up to 4,000 titles! In total, there are over 4,100 registered customers of this program.
The NM State Library Rural Bookmobile Northeast is reaching out to their patrons in fun and exciting ways!
"The American Indian Library Association is a membership action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Members are individuals and institutions interested in the development of programs to improve Indian library, cultural, and informational services in school, public, and research libraries on reservations. AILA is also committed to disseminating information about Indian cultures, languages, values, and information needs to the library community." - - AILA
This reading challenge recognizes Indigenous authors, scientists, legislators and storytellers! Learn more about the program and how you can participate from anywhere! Check out the AILA American Indian Youth Literature Awards for suggestions on books for youth.
The Feminist Center for Creative Work (FCCW) recently changed names from Women's Center for Creative Work. The FCCW is a space for creativity, organizing, community, and so much more!
"Whether in digital or physical space, we are still committed to our core values of working towards a feminism prioritizing Black and Indigenous people of color, queer, trans and nonbinary people, and other historically marginalized communities." - - FCCW
Check out their website to learn about the amazing work they do and the community they are fostering and building. The video below offers an introduction to the FCCW.
F.L.O.W. is a node of the Feminist Center for Creative Work (FCCW) and is a free mobile lending library of donated books. Their mission is to celebrate and promote feminist works, and move them among communities to center marginalized voices and experiences.
"We promote a feminist approach in three ways: through the riders who participate, the personality of the items donated to the library, and the use of bicycles." -- F.L.O.W.
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