Texas, New Mexico libraries' summer reading programs to offer prizes, free activities

Across New Mexico and Texas, summer reading programs in public libraries will receive assistance from Eastern New Mexico University, the university announced this week.

For the fourth year, ENMU will sponsor ENMU Reads, a summer reading support program. The program will provide 85 libraries with ENMU-branded certificates, bookmarks, coloring book pages, activity books, posters, and stickers for free.

Participating Texas libraries include:

• Andrews County Library

• Burton Memorial Library

• Canyon Area Library

• Collingsworth Public Library

• Crosby County Library

• Dawson County Library

• Deaf Smith Community Library

• Ector County Library

• El Paso Public Library

• Floyd County Library

• Friona Public Library

• Gaines County Library

• Hale Center Public Library

• Howard County Library

• Kendrick Memorial Library

• Lamb County Library

• Lovett Memorial Library

• Lubbock Public Library

• Martin County Library

• Midland Library

• Muleshoe Area Public Library

• Moore County Library

• Post Library

• Rankin Public Library

• Reeves County Library

• Rhoads Memorial Library

• Richards S. and Leah Morris Memorial Library

• Slaton City Library

• Sterling County Public Library

• Tahoka City-County Library

• Unger Memorial Library (Plainview)

• Upton County Library

• Winkler County Library

• Wolfforth Public Library

• Yoakum County Library

Participating New Mexico libraries include:

• Ahrens Memorial Library (Holloman Air Force Base)

• Alamogordo Public Library

• Albuquerque Public Library

• Anthony Public Library

• Artesia Public Library

• A. W. Thompson Memorial Library (Clayton)

• Aztec Public Library

• Bayard Public Library

• Belen Public Library

• Bernalillo Library

• Bloomfield Public Library

• Bosque Farms Public Library

• Cannon AFB Child & Youth Education School Liaison

• Capitan Library

• Carlsbad Public Library

• Carnegie Library (Las Vegas)

• Clovis-Carver Public Library

• Corrales Library

• David F. Cargo El Valle de Anton Chico Library

• Edgewood Community Library

• Española Public Library

• Estancia Public Library

• Fort Sumner Public Library

• Grants Public Library

• Hatch Valley Public Library

• Hobbs Public Library

• Jemez Springs Public Library

• Los Lunas Public Library

• Lovington Public Library

• Marshall Memorial Library

• Magdalena Public Library

• Mescalero Community Library

• Michael Nivison Public Library

• Moise Memorial Library

• Moriarty Community Library

• Octavia Fellin Public Library

• Placitas Community Library

• Portales Public Library

• Pueblo de Cochiti Community Library

• Raton City Library

• Rio Rancho Public Library

• Roswell Public Library

• Ruidoso Public Library

• Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library

• Santa Fe Public Library

• Silver City Library

• Socorro Public Library

• Sunland Park Community Library

• Thomas Branigan Memorial Library (Las Cruces)

• Tucumcari Public Library

• Tularosa Public Library

• Zia Enrichment Library

“Reading is such a critically important skill. Encouraging young people to read is one way to prepare them for success in academics and life,” said James Johnston, ENMU Chancellor. “It also introduces them to a world of imagination, creativity, history, and culture.”

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The university has also partnered with businesses across New Mexico and West Texas to offer prizes to libraries, for the libraries to award to participating students. The businesses and prizes include:

• The Albuquerque Isotopes- providing game tickets as grand prizes to Central New Mexico libraries.

• The El Paso Chihuahuas- providing game tickets as grand prizes to Southern New Mexico and West Texas libraries.

• The Amarillo Sod Poodles-providing game tickets as grand prizes to Eastern New Mexico and West Texas Libraries.

• The Odessa Jackalopes-providing game tickets as grand prizes to libraries in Southwest Texas.

• Eastern New Mexico University Athletics-providing free admission to the first home football game to libraries in Eastern New Mexico and West Texas.

• Domino’s Team Bam-providing free large pizza certificates to libraries in their markets across New Mexico and far West Texas.

• Whataburger-providing bookmarks with free Whataburger Jr. certificates to libraries in their markets in New Mexico and West Texas.

• The New Mexico Space History Museum in Alamogordo, New Mexico- providing free admissions to all our library partners in New Mexico and West Texas.

• Explora Science Center and Children's Museum of Albuquerque- providing free admission and STEM kits to libraries in New Mexico.

• Heart of the Desert in Alamogordo, New Mexico- providing grand prizes to libraries in Southern New Mexico.

• Dion’s- providing gift certificates to libraries in Lubbock, Texas.

• Meow Wolf-providing free admission to libraries in central New Mexico

For more information on ENMU Reads summer reading support program, visit enmu.edu/ENMUReads.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: ENMU offers help, prizes to area New Mexico, Texas library programs