Dinosaurs with Summer Reading with RNM

Dollar General Grant opportunities

SUMMER READING These grants support the creation or expansion of summer reading programs. Local nonprofit organizations, schools and libraries are eligible to apply if their programs meet the following criteria: Target Pre-K – 12th grade students who are new readers Target below grade level readers Assist readers with learning disabilities Click here to download the 2023 Summer Reading grant recipients. The next cycle for Summer Reading grant applications will open in January 2024.

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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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.

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.

Los Griegos Dia event for Summer Reading!

 

Dianne Rossbach Post from Facebook

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Just want to thank the Los Griegos Library for hosting their Dia de Los Ninos Storytelling event on 4/28/22. The kids in attendance were thoughtful, imaginative, and sometimes downright hilarious. In fact we ended the session by telling each other our favorite jokes. Here's just a bit of papier mache art that enhanced Thursday's program (made in house for an earlier Summer Reading Program). Meet me new friends,,, Lion and Mouse.

See you all down the trail.

"Summer Reading" with Lt. Governor, Howie Morales

The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs and the New Mexico State Library have enlisted the help of Lt. Governor Howie Morales in promoting the importance of reading for children.

The Lieutenant Governor will read the children’s book “The Three Little Javelinas,” courtesy of the Silver City Public Library, during a Facebook Premiere event at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, as part of the statewide summer reading program that kicked off earlier this month. Join us for the reading of the children’s book “The Three Little Javelinas,” courtesy of the The Public Library of Silver City, New Mexico, during our Facebook Premiere event at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, as part of the statewide summer reading program that kicked off earlier this month!

Find more information at www.facebook.com/events/304021257445512. #NewMexicoCulture #AllTogetherNM

Young Miss Latinita Mexico & Free Little Libraries

Young Miss Latinita Mexico, Brianna M. Pena Begay delivers books to (video) Free Little Libraries.

Inspired by World's Miss New Mexico Teen Tourism, Valeria Marquez and World's Miss New Mexico, Daisy Cervantes, delivering books at NM Free Little Libraries throughout Dona Ana County.

Brianna wore her mask, gloves and put books in Ziploc bags to leave in Free Little Libraries for kids to read this summer.  If you get the book, you can keep it. 

Register for summer reading and take the survey to win an incentive from REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico.   If you didn't get a book, fill out the survey and request one from RNM.  

Sponsored by The Stocker Foundation.

NM Book Bingo

Summer Reading & NM Book Bingo 

Download New Mexico Book Bingo created by the New Mexico State Library.  Locate a library in your community from the NM State Library website, register and log books for summer reading.  There are many virtual programs, too.


Visit one of the many NM Free Little Libraries and you may find a bilingual book, science experiments in a safe REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico packet.

Or take the survey on this blog and request a packet be mailed to you.  You can also fill out the survey to be entered to win a $100 gift card in August and October.

Sponsored by The Stocker Foundation

Free Litle Libraries Tour with 2020 World's Miss NM Tourism Queens

Valeria and Daisy share what is in your NM Free Little Library Packet on YouTube

2020 World's Miss New Mexico Teen Tourism, Valeria Marquez and World's Miss New Mexico Tourism, Daisy Cervantes deliver "La Princesa and the Pea" experiments to do at home from Explora in Albuquerque and a crown to NM Free Little Libraries!

This is a great reminder to register for summer reading at your local library and with NM Governor's summer reading program. 

Take the survey and request a free book packet.  You will automatically be entered to win a $100 gift card to be randomly drawn from the surveys in August and in October.

NM Free Little Libraries Tour starts in Farmington and travels to Las Cruces and Dona Ana County!

Special thanks to the Stocker Foundation &
Northwest New Mexico Arts Council 

#2020worldsmissteentourism #2020worldsmisstourism #COVIDsummerslide

#freelittlelibrarieschallenge #explora #NMLandofEnchantment

Valeria and Daisy at the NM License Plate Free Little Library Tour on YouTube

NHCC Children's Bilingual Book Festival

 Schedule for the Day
On Saturday, April 27, 2019, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque will host its first annual NHCC Children’s Bilingual Book Festival. Coinciding with National Poetry Month; Children’s Day, Book Day; Arbor Day; and Semana Cervantina/Poesía eres tu, this festival will celebrate children’s books written in Spanish and English and Native languages and English. 

The focus on Spanish-English and Native Language-English books and authors makes this festival particularly meaningful and vibrant, reflecting the identities of many children in New Mexico and the Southwest. We want to encourage children to see themselves in contemporary children’s literature as well as introduce a bilingual body of work to a wider audience.  The festival will emphasize books for readers in grades K-6, though there will be activities for kids of all ages, including families.

The festival will also launch a summer reading program at the NHCC–connecting children struggling with reading with free reading tutors who will provide one-on-one and group tutoring at the NHCC over the summer.  
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Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Muchas Gracias!


REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico received the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Program Grant.

"Campo Leer/Camp Read" Saturdays
REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Las Cruces Farmers Market


Complete the survey and you will be entered to win $100 Visa Gift Card from REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VWKLG2Y

"Libraries Rock" 2018 Summer Reading

Visit the New Mexico State Library for resources.

Visit your local library
Register and log books and earn prizes 

For more information on the Colloborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) visit their website.

Future Summer Reading Programs:

• 2019: Space- A Universe of Stories, artwork for early literacy and children's programs provided by Leeza Hernandez
• 2020: Fairytales/Mythology/Fantasy- slogan TBD, artwork for early literacy and children's programs provided by LeUyen Pham

2017 New Mexico True Summer Reading Challenge

Free reading program dedicated to stopping the "summer slide" by encouraging our New Mexico students to read more books over the summer break. Reading is the foundation for learning, and when our students read well, they are better positioned to succeed academically, in the workplace and in life.

20th Dia and Storytelling in Dona Ana County

"Día" 20th Anniversary Celebration STORYTELLING IN DONA ANA COUNTY

REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico is sponsoring two storytelling events in June in Las Cruces, NM with Storytellers of New Mexico and a presentation on Todos Ninos Listos Para Leer STEM for summer learning and early childhood education:

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 @ 10:00am

Boys & Girls Club of Las Cruces

Family Event - an invitation for families and club members!
Participants will receive "First Book" and STEM "Klutz" books in a book bag along with summer reading registration information. "Día" 20th Anniversary Celebration and Every Child Ready to Read" presented by REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico and sponsored by the Stocker Foundation.

Tuesday, 21, 2016

Hatch Public Library @ 3:30pm

Family Event with a focus on early childhood and STEM and summer learning.
Participants can select from one of many "First Book" and  STEM "Klutz" books to set up a makerspace at the Hatch Public Library.  REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico will share Todos Niños Listos Para Leer/Every Child Ready to Read information.  All participants will receive their own First Book in a book bag for the 20th Dia Anniversary Celebration.  In additional all participants will be encouraged to register for "Get in the Game summer reading" and 3rd grader will be invited to also sign up for the Governor's Summer Challenge reading program.