So, we are just wondering if anyone knows what happened to 2021. Here we are winding down the Fall semester and the year as a whole. We started the year with all operations working remotely then a small percentage of staff came back to campus while others remained working remotely and then all staff came back live with a large number of classes still being offered online. It certainly has been a transition year but one that seems to have flown right by. I guess that is what it feels like when every few months you are adapting to a “new normal,” as they say. Despite the various transitions, YOUR college library has remained steadily offering services, tools, and resources to assist students and faculty as well as other entities outside the campus community. In addition to helping students and faculty, we have also been assisting staff from the Harwood Museum as they prepare for the 2023 Centennial as well as researchers from Denver who spent two days utilizing YOUR college library collection. YOUR college library participates in cultural programming on a monthly basis as well as institutional events like the recent Harvest Festival and Open House.
Patty Wong, the first Asian-American to hold the position of American Library Association president, said in the recent New Mexico Library Association conference that, “balancing the needs of all community members can be complex, delicate and at times challenging.” But, we want to continue to shout from the top of Wheeler Peak that we are a community college so we are a community library. Please feel free to reach out to YOUR favorite Library staff and let them know how we can best help with YOUR work, school, personal enrichment and/or entertainment needs.
Just like YOUR library is always looking to help you find what you need, UNMTaos is always looking to improve access to resources in general. We hope that you can add some joy and laughter to the menu during this upcoming holiday season but if you find these times can be difficult, please feel free to reach out. Cami Hartman, our Student Resource Navigator, is awesome at calmly and compassionately helping you find the help you might need. Cami can be reached by e-mail at chartman8@unm.edu or by calling 575-737-3697. You can also simply submit an online request here https:// unmtaosir.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ObOXivf4a1vRsi. Lastly, we just want to reiterate that we are here to support you during your finals, as you plan for the Spring 2022 semester, and should you be looking to read something during the winter break. There will be no services while the University is closed from December 23, 2021 through January 3, 2022 but we look forward to serving you in the coming year. The next newsletter will be coming to your mailbox or popping in your e-mail in 2022! We want to thank you for all of your support throughout this past year. Stay local, think global, go LOBOS.