Bookmobile
The New Mexico State Library Rural Bookmobile West visits rural towns all over southern New Mexico, including Hillsboro and the surrounding towns. Based in Los Lunas, the Library offers a number of services, such as Books by Mail and the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
For more information on the Bookmobile and the Library’s additional services:
Rural Bookmobile West
1000 Main St. NW, Building 16A, Los Lunas, NM 87031
Phone: 505-841-5250
Email: rbmw@state.nm.us
Facebook: New Mexico State Library, Rural Bookmobile West
FAX 505-841-5255
Bookmobile Staff
- Manager: Liana Morales
- Library Technicians: Robert Marquez, Martin Sedillo
Books by Mail provides library service to those who are not reached by bookmobiles or public libraries. Phone toll free 1-800-395-9144.
Talking Books Library – Phone toll free 1-800-456-5515.
Rural Bookmobile West serves these counties.
- Catron
- Cibola
- Grant
- Hidalgo
- McKinley
- Sierra
- Socorro
- Valencia
Watch and listen for our announcements in these media outlets:
In these newspapers: Catron Courier, Cibola County Beacon, El Defensor Chieftain, Gallup Independent, Hidalgo County Herald, Mountain Mail, Sierra County Sentinel, Silver City Daily Press, Silver City Sun-News, Truth or Consequences Herald, Valencia County News Bulletin.
On these radio stations: KARS – Belen; KGAK, KGLP; and KYVA – Gallup; KMIN – Grants; KABR-Magdalena/Alamo; KTBD – Ramah; KMXQ – Socorro; KNFT, KSCQ, and KSIL – Silver City; KCHS – T or C
This program is funded in part with a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services which administers the Library Services and Technology Act. The bookmobile vehicles are purchased with funding appropriated by the New Mexico state legislature. Funds contributed by several counties support our book budget.
