The Pack is Back! And YOUR college library is open to assist you. We are adjusting to what “the pack is back” actually means, though, because some of the pack are here on campus attending classes and using the resources and services live and in person. But, some of the pack are part time on campus and part time online while others of the pack are still taking all online classes from their homes. We have students living in Taos taking online classes from other UNM branches across the state, and students living across the state taking UNM-Taos classes. This goes the same for our Lobo faculty as some are teaching here in our state-of-the-art classrooms and some are teaching from another state altogether. So, the pack certainly has a new look for Fall 2021 but YOUR college library is here to support the needs of any UNM-Taos student or faculty regardless of where you are. We are open regular hours if you wish to come in and work, or ask us for assistance but we can also accommodate your needs remotely, electronically. As YOUR library staff adjusts to the changing college environment, we can only imagine what it is like for the students and faculty in our pack. So, we strive to help relieve stress wherever possible. We have worked hard at getting at least one copy of many required textbooks to have on hand so you may keep up with assignments and also, to provide laptops and internet hotspots for those still working at home. Besides our services and resources, we like to provide some programming throughout the year that helps relieve some stress. During Welcome Back week we sponsored the pet therapy dogs to be on campus to provide some opportunities to de -stress with a furry one.
Denise Dumesnil is a licensed clinical social worker in Taos but she is also an instructor and trainer with Assistance Dogs of the West, which is based in Santa Fe. She and Tiana Martinez, an assistant trainer with ADW-Taos, were kind enough to bring two of their service dogs-in-training to brighten our days on campus. ADW not only trains dogs to assist individuals but the dogs also join therapeutic groups such as the local domestic violence shelter, military veterans’ groups, and in courthouses. Having the dogs visit both Rio Grande Hall and the Klauer campus recently was shown to be a success so we plan to have them come back in October. We are thinking right around mid-terms would be another good time to give you the opportunity to de-stress with the four-legged, furry ones. Beyond textbooks, laptops, hotspots, databases, supplemental materials, online tools, friendly, professional staff assistance, and therapy dogs please contact us with any thing we can do to help our Lobo pack succeed, and manage stress along the way.
Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West
Querencia: Reflections on the New Mexico Homeland
Susan Lee Johnson
Ed. Vanessa Fonseca-Chavez, Levi Romero & Spencer R. Herrera
PS169.F7 J643 2020 This critical biography tells the story of two amateur historians, white women who wrote books about frontiersman Kit Carson. It explores the practice of history in everyday life & the seductions of gender in the context of racialized power.
E184 .M5 Q47 2020 This collection of both deeply personal reflections and carefully researched studies explores the New Mexico homeland.
Earthship Volume I: How to Build Your Own Earthship Volume II: Systems and Components Earthship Volume III: Evolution Beyond Economics Michael Reynolds TH4812 .R48 1993 v.1, v.2, & v.3 Earthships are self-sufficient housing structures often built with reused or otherwise environmentally sensitive materials. This three-volume series by local Taos architect Michael Reynolds covers everything from the basic theories behind their construction to detailed explanations of specific building methods and strategies.