The Library is Open

The good folks at the Clovis Carver Public Library would like me to remind you that the library is open. All the usual items and services are available and the hours are the same: Mon - Thurs 9:00 to 8:00 and Fri - Sat 9:00 to 5:00. Anyone living within a hundred mile radius of the library can get a free library card, and just like anywhere else these days, you gotta wear a mask.

Your squash are overdue: New Mexico's seed library collections

(Library of Congress)

(Santa Fe New Mexican) … Brita Sauer, the woman who managed Albuquerque library’s seed library, is now library services director at the main branch of Santa Fe Public Library, with plans already in the works to replicate the successful Duke City program.
“I think that Santa Fe is a great community for this,” Sauer said. “It’s a great resource and a great way for people to come together around seeds and plants. It’s also a positive thing for libraries to tap into that community spirit that brings people together a little more.” Continued

Branching out: Genealogy tips from the experts

Ancestors, Quay County, New Mexico

(Albuquerque Journal) Unraveling the mysteries of your family’s origins has become wildly popular in recent years as the Internet has made hitherto painstaking research into an online pastime.
TV shows like Public Broadcasting Co.’s “Genealogy Roadshow” and “Finding Your Roots” with Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. have also spurred popularity among a wider demographic, according to Paul Rhetts, a local genealogy aficionado and book publisher.
“More people are interested in where they came from and who they’re connected to than a generation ago,” Rhetts said. Continued

Good night, Wanda

Clovis Carver Public Library

Photo by Clairz  City-Data.com

We lost some good friends at the Clovis Carver Public Library yesterday.
Dead and wounded, at the library. It’s heartbreaking.
Besides for the books, libraries have always been something of a sanctuary for anyone who needed it. Whether you were getting away from a bad situation at home or just a bad day, there was always the library.
I hope we can get back to that.