Let’s Talk New Mexico 4/23, 9am
Everybody loves libraries, and generations of New Mexicans have used them to read and check out books for over a century.
But, there’s so much more to a modern library than books. They provide vital community meeting spaces, internet access, food pantries, telehealth and even phone services in cities and villages all across the state.
And you will not find a more devoted group to free speech rights than your local library staff.
On this week’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’re visiting the library and discovering all the things it has to offer in addition to books, from life-saving social services to community engagement and even, in at least one New Mexico library, a free-to-use washer and dryer.
And we want to know about your favorite library, too! Is there a specific branch in Albuquerque or Santa Fe that you love? Or is the library in your rural community unique in the state? Leave us a message using the link below, email us your story at letstalk@kunm.org, or call in live on Thursday morning at 9AM.
Guests:
- Kate Alderete, Director, The Public Library, Albuquerque and Bernalillo County
- Shel Neymark, Executive Director, New Mexico Rural Libraries Initiative
- Aspen Coriz-Romero, Fellow, New Mexico Rural Libraries Initiative
- Charles Suazo, Program Director, Santa Clara Pueblo Library
- Teresa Naranjo, Librarian, Santa Clara Pueblo Library
