As the holiday season fills our corazones with joy and gratitude, we, the REFORMA Executive Board, want to take a moment to express our heartfelt appreciation for your dedication and contributions to our mission. Your commitment to promoting library and information services to Latinos and Spanish-speaking communities is truly inspiring. In the spirit of the season, we extend our warmest wishes for a joyous and peaceful holiday season. May this time bring you moments of reflection, connection, and celebración with loved ones. In the coming year, let us continue working together to advance our shared goals and create lasting positive impacts in the communities we serve. Your passion and efforts make a significant difference, and we are grateful to have you as part of the REFORMA familia. May your holidays be filled with laughter, love, and the warmth of shared moments. Here's to a bright and successful Año Nuevo! REFORMA Executive Board

Beautiful Lady, Our Lady of Guadalupe by NM Author, Pat Mora

New Mexico Author, Pat Mora
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NMLA 100 Anniversary with "Dia"

https://www.ala.org/alsc/initiatives/dia

It was good meeting you and having you share all about your wonderful programs. I loved having everyone share my "Field Trip" moment to find out about NM children's activities.
Participants asked about upcoming grants for libraries. I will create a bar with some links, but for now, please consider applying for the following:
Currently, these are available: New Mexico Library Foundation and
New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities
Thank you for attending "Dia" REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico

Hispanic Heritage Month & Dia de Los Muertos

National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated by locals

Summer Learning in Dona Ana County

Closing out summer reading in Dona Ana County, sponsored by The Stocker Foundation provided an opportunity to attend the Hatch Chile Festival and indoor Mercado to distribute bilingual books with New Mexico Latinas.

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Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations and Southwest Apple & Chile Fest

Scholarship Application and NMLA Centennial

Scholarship Application The REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico Scholarship provides financial assistance to encourage and enable Latinos and/or Spanish speakers to pursue or advance a career in Library and Information Science Maximum scholarship amount: $500. The number of scholarships varies from year to year. Fill out the form and email your resume separately, to reformadenuevomexico@gmail.com. Award will be announced at NMLA Centennial in October.

Back to School and Summer Reading Finale

REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico participated in several markets to distribute information for summer reading and their local library. The finale was in Las Cruces where we distributed bookbags with bilingual books and school supplies at the famous Las Cruces Downtown Market. Parents and students enjoyed the STEM physics and electricity project. World's Miss Tourism and International Tourism Latinas were on hand to help distribute and promote the literacy event. Look for more bilingual books in the Free Little Libraries.

Todos Juntos Ahora on August 9 @Las Cruces Market!

REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico's last visit for summer reading will be at the Downtown Market on Wednesday, August 9 from 8am to 1pm. Pick up your free backback with books and enjoy some of the STEM activities! Generators, electric currents, and shadows fun!

You will also get "Farmington in a Glove" from New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum in Las Cruces at the market.

Don't forget to register the books you are reading in Beanstack at the Thomas Brannigan Public Library and/or at your local library in New Mexico. Visit the FREE LITTLE LIBRARIES to look for more bilingual books to read this summer in Las Cruces and throughout New Mexico. If you can't find one and would like a book, email us at: reformadenuevomexico@gmail.com and we will mail one to you!

Todos Juntos Ahora Summer Reading

Libraries are magical places, for young and old alike. A bold imagination and a willingness to read are tickets to these wonderful temples of knowledge. Now you’ve got one more reason to visit your local library! This summer, the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in Las Cruces will once again host a local portion of the national Summer Reading Program, for both children and adults. The theme this year is All Together Now, and the dates are June 3 – July 16, 2023. Early registration begins on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Summer Reading Program @ Thomas Brannigan Public Library To become involved, participants can pick any book they care to read, in any format. It can be print, e-book, audiobook, an article, or even by reading to kids. They then log in to Beanstack — a website/app used by many libraries and schools — enter what they read, and if they continue for the allotted number of days, they get an electronic badge. That could add up to one badge per week, over six weeks! Similar in ways to Goodreads, the Beanstack app allows you to log your reading and sign up for specific reading challenges. The only in-person component is that winners will have to go to the library to personally pick up their prizes, which include water bottles, stickers, fidget spinners, stress balls, coloring books, and more. “We tell people they can read just 20 minutes a day if they want,” Shuly says. “As long as they do it for seven days for kids, or 14 days for adults. At the end of the day, we want people to read what they want. That’s what kind of spurs that love of reading: When you can read what it is that your heart desires.” Shuly also adds that for those who complete the program with all required badges, they will be entered into a special drawing to win a grand prize sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Congratulations REFORMA winners

Las Cruces Market "Todos Juntos Ahora"

REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico's final visit to the Las Cruces Market for summer reading is on August 9th. Pick up a book bag of bilingual books in the REFORMA bag with other suprises for Back to School. Very special thank you to our sponsors, the Stocker Foundation for all of the bilingual books and book bags, and to Dollar General for school supplies and additional promotional summer reading materials.
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Todos Juntos Ahora - All Together Now, Summer Reading 2023

The 2023 theme is Kindness, with a slogan of All Together Now for all age groups. Public libraries participating in the program can find resources on the CSLP website.

RNM summer reading Spanish YouTube PSA:

Register online OR visit your local library. RNM will provide random monthly drawings and distribute books at Las Cruces Downtown Market and partner with STEAM at the NM Farm and Ranch Museum. Visit the free little libraries for bilingual books placed by Ms. New Mexico Latina and RNM staff. If you would like a free book email us reformadenuevomexico@gmail.com

Thank you to the Stocker Foundation for providing a generous grant for the bilingual summer reading with RNM. RNM is using the CSLP summer reading also used at your local library.

ALA REFORMA in Chicago

ALA Connect Discussion Post

Join my discussion post! Here is my direct link for Partnerships question. I would like to use some of the discussion questions/answers for the presentation in Chicago in June. Would love to share what you have to say! See you in Chicago! Flo Trujillo, REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico https://connect.ala.org/discussion/how-to-leverage-community-partnerships-to-help-you-help-them

27 Years of Dia!

Celebrations around NM included Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Farmington, Shiprock for Children's Day/Book Day also known as El Dia de Los NInos/El Dia de Los Libros!