Moises Salcedo and Rudolfo Anaya

Famed New Mexican author, illustrator collaborate on animal adventure


In this Thursday, April 5, 2018 photo artist Moises Salcedo, left, of Albuquerque, who goes by the name, sits amid his artwork at his home and studio.  (Photo:  Morgan Lee/AP)

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Pat Mora

What's New

2018 has been a happy poetry year for Pat. The University of Arizona Press published her seventh adult poetry collection, Encantado: Desert Monologues; and Lee and Low Books, her children’s poetry collection, Bookjoy, Wordjoy illustrated by Raul Colón. 

RNM Meeting on December 17 @ 10am

REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico

Monday, December 10, 2018 @ 10am MST

A G E N D A

Comments from June 2018 annual report

Blog update(s)

1.    New Business

a.    Report for the Family Dollar Literacy

b.    Brindle Foundation and NM Community Foundation Grant

c.    3^rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Report

d.    NMLA Mini Conference in Socorro

                                         i.    Thursday, March 21 to Friday, March 22

New Mexico Tech Skeen Library
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801

2.    Officers update and officers vote

a.    President – Flo Trujillo

b.    Vice President – David Florez

c.    Secretary/Treasurer – Jose Aranda

                                         i.    Treasurer’s Report 

1.    Memberships

2.    Scholarship for NMLA

3.    Other Business

a.    Dia in April at Hispanic Cultural Center

b.    Summer Reading

c.    Wal-Mart Grant

d.    Legislature

4.    Annual Report

Adjournment and next meeting in May/June 2018

The Beautiful Lady "Our Lady of Guadalupe"

Pat Mora author, presenter, literacy advocate

Every December, Grandma Lupita tells Rose the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. As they make paper flowers together to put around her statue, Grandma begins: Long ago, on a cold December morning near what is now Mexico City, a man named Juan Diego put on his cloak and started down the road...

Highlighted Reviews

"The author pays loving tribute to Mexico’s Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, the most noted appearance of the Virgin Mary in the Americas, framing this story with a family’s sharing traditions surrounding the celebration of her feast day, December 12. Grandma Lupita and her granddaughters create yellow, orange, and red paper roses and bake rose cookies to commemorate Our Lady’s appearance to a poor man in the hills near Mexico City in 1531. A jewel-toned palette presents both expressive faces and the warmth of Mexican mountain landscapes. The story moves with ease from full-page illustrations of a contemporary family to the narrated story; patterned frames surround scenes from the historical tale while a folk-art motif dances across the page under the text. An author’s note explains the history and tradition of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A respectful balance of religion, history, and faith that begins with a child’s questioning voice."—School Library Journal

2018 Excelencia in Education "Latino-Student-Success

Each year Excelencia in Education presents Examples of Excelencia, the only national effort to identify and promote
 evidence-based practices accelerating Latino
 student success. Through a national, data driven process, programs in colleges, universities and community-based organizations are reviewed and recognized in the following categories: associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and community based organization.

This year 139 total nominations from 27 states, DC and Puerto Rico were reviewed to select finalists. From these outstanding programs, a national selection committee chose four programs as the 2018 Examples of Excelencia by each category. Elevating the goal of accelerating Latino student success to national prominence, the announcement of the 2018 Examples of Excelencia was made on October 11, 2018 at the Celebración de Excelencia in Washington, DC.

Click the button below to learn more and experience the 2018 Celebración de Excelencia, hear directly from the professionals who lead these effectives programs and download a copy of the 2018 edition of the What Works for Latino in Higher Education compendium.

Thank you!

Special thanks to the Brindle Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation for your support of REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico!

Chevel Shepherd from Farmington on the Voice!

Chevel Shepherd Fans page

The Voice returns with the top 10 performances!!!! 

Make sure you vote to see Chevel go all the way!!!! 

Vote on NBC.com , The Official Voice App, and on Apple Music!!!! 

#TheVoice #TeamChevel #CountryPrincess #Top13 #GetMeToTop11

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Gracias/Thanks Audiobook from Bookjoy!

Enjoy this video of Gracias~Thanks read by Rosi Amador with original music composed and performed by guitarist Brian Amador of Latin band Sol y Canto:
http://www.patmora.com/books/gracias-thanks/

Letter About Literature

Letters About Literature, sponsored by the New Mexico State Library in cooperation with The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress and Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Letters About Literature is a writing contest designed to promote reading and thoughtful writing by encouraging young readers to read a book and then write a letter to the author explaining how his or her work shaped their perspective on the world or themselves. This is the seventh year New Mexico State Library has sponsored the competition. All entries must be submitted online by January 11, 2019.

• 2018-19 Call for Student Entries (PDF)
• 2018-19 Official Rules (PDF)
• 2018-19 Permission Form for Students Under 13 (PDF)

 

Hispanic Hertage Downtown Celebration

Thank you to Farmington Downtown MainStreet for the venue
ENLACE, Mavel Photography and Somos Unos Pueblos Unidos Volunteers

Library Card Sign up Month with Tomás

September is #LibraryCardSignUp Month--join Tomás and discover the many wonders that wait at the library! #ShareBookjoy with Author Pat Mora

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

National Hispanic Heritage Month

La Ultima Exhibición

Bless Me, Ultima: The Reading

October 14 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center from 9 am to 8 pm

The National Hispanic Cultural Center will present a beginning-to-end reading of Rudolfo Anaya’s acclaimed novel, Bless Me, Ultima. The reading will take place in the NHCC Art Museum where an exhibition, La Ultima Exhibición, enters its final month. Over 40 dignitaries, New Mexico authors, youth, adults and elders (including school students) will read, each for 15 minutes, between 9 am and 8 pm. The general public is invited to attend any part of the day-long reading as well as tour the exhibition before it concludes on November 11.

The reading is free and open to the public with museum entrance fee.

More about the exhibition:

The La Ultima Exhibición, curated by Augustine Romero, features visual interpretations of Rudolfo Anaya’s celebrated book, Bless Me, Ultima (1972)–a portrait of life in rural New Mexico as seen through the eyes of a young boy during World War II. Anaya tells of the spiritual healer, Ultima, as she guides young Antonio on a magical and moral journey in this novel that has inspired artists for decades. Romero curated a previous iteration of this exhibition in 2006 at the South Broadway Cultural Center and the NHCC Art Museum is thrilled to host the re-imagined version twelve years later. Featured artists include: Jesús “Cimi” Alvarado, George C’de Baca, Sylvia Ortiz Domney, Christian Michael Gallegos, Roberto Gallegos, Eric Garcia, Kristina Gonzales, Nacho Jaramillo, Al Na’ir Lara, Chisim Bernal Lujan, Oscar Lozoya, Chris Ray Melendez, El Moisés, Derrick Montez, Paloma Paz Nava, Gabriel Luis Powers, Chris Rivera, Rebecca H. Hernandez Rosser, and Catalina Salinas. Augustine Romero is an acclaimed visual artist and the curator of the South Broadway Cultural Center and the Kimo Theater for the City of Albuquerque.

Event Navigation

• « First Page to Last Page Reading of Bless Me, Ultima in the NHCC Art Museum

2018 JCLC in Albuquerque

JCLC 2018 – The 3rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color will be held September 26-30 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

About

The Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC, Inc.) formed in June, 2015 as a nonprofit organization that advocates for and addresses the common needs of the American Library Association ethnic affiliates.

ZoZobra "Old Man Gloom" OLM

The 94th Burning of Will Shuster's Zozobra takes place on the Friday before Labor Day, August 31, 2018.

Zozobra, also known as Old Man Gloom (OMG), is the creation of Will Shuster, one of  a group of artists known as the Cinco Pintores, who made their way to New Mexico in the 1920s. Shuster’s creation first appeared in his backyard in 1924 as a six-foot puppet, and over the years, has grown to a towering 50-foot high marionette. Made of muslin and stuffed with hundreds of bags of shredded paper, Zozobra is a dark and eerie character, part ghost and part monster, who was introduced publicly as part of Santa Fe Fiesta events in 1926. Since that time, the people of Santa Fe, families and friends new and old, have annually made their way to Fort Marcy Park, a few blocks from the historic Santa Fe Plaza, to view this one-of-a-kind Labor Day Friday pageant.

Miss New Mexico Latinitas

Congratulations!
These young ladies give alot back to their communities in service learning projects.  Using the Spanish Language, they read to kids and also share the culture and customs of their traditions.

Bookjoy, Wordjoy!

Pat Mora Author Page

July 9 at 7:43 AM ·

Introducing Pat Mora's newest book of poetry for children: Bookjoy, Wordjoy!
From Lee & Low Books #sharebookjoy

http://www.patmora.com/introducing-pats-newest-book-poetry-children-bookjoy-wordjoy/