• Date: April 7-9, 2010
• City: Ruidoso, New Mexico
• Site: Ruidoso Convention Center
• Hotel: The Lodge at Sierra Blanca – (866) 211-7727 – Tell them you are with New Mexico Library Association — King Studio – $109.00 plus tax — all other rooms are sold out.
• Conference Theme: Evolve, Enrich, Empower: Libraries Transform!
  • Libraries have continued to EVOLVE in order to meet the changing needs of our populations, the changing formats of information and the explosion of technology.
  • Libraries ENRICH the communities we serve not only through the provision of information and access to information but also by bringing communities together through cultural and social opportunities.
  • Libraries continue to be places where people go to EMPOWER themselves through the attainment of knowledge and skills. This has become increasingly clear in these difficult economic times.
  • LIBRARIES TRANSFORM! through our dedication to Evolve, Enrich and Empower in order to the meet dynamic needs of the communities we are committed to serving.
  • Take a look at the Preliminary Program
  • Awards Dinner will be at the Inn of the Mountain Gods on April 8th.  Menu: Flank Steak or Vegetarian (chef’s choice)
  • Youth Literature Lunch with special speaker Vaunda Nelson will be at the Cree Meadows Country Club on April 9th.  Buffet Menu: Red or Green beef or chicken rolled enchiladas, rice, beans, salsa chips, cherry cobbler, coffee, tea, and water — Vegetarian option is upcoming
  • Conference Chair: Barbara Lovato-Gassman, NMLA Vice-President
  • Local Arrangements Committee Chairs:
    • Beverly McFarland, Ruidoso Public Library
    • James Pawlak, ENMU Ruidoso

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Driving Directions:

From Albuquerque International Airport

Exit Airport to I-25 South to exit 139 US 380 East toward San Antonio Carrizozo (82 miles). Go through Carrizozo to Hwy 37 (5 miles). Turn right toward Alto/Ruidoso; turn right at NM 48 (14 miles). Travel approximately 10 miles to Sierra Blanca Dr. (US Post Office on left). Turn left. The Convention Center  is at bottom of hill on right.

• Total Miles: 181 – Approximate Drive: 2 3/4 – 3 hours

From El Paso International Airport

Exit Airport to US 180 West (2 miles). Merge onto I-10 West to Exit 22B US 54/Patriots Freeway to Alamogordo. Merge onto US 54 North through Alamogordo to Tularosa (89 miles). Merge right to US 70 East to NM 48/Sudderth Dr. (30 miles). Travel 3.5 miles through Midtown Ruidoso. Take the sharp right onto Mechem (still NM 48). Travel 2.2 miles to Sierra Blanca Dr. – Just before the US Post Office, turn right. The Convention Center  is at bottom of hill on right.

Total Miles: 144 – Approximate Drive: 2 1/2 hours

From Roswell, New Mexico

Take US 70 West to Ruidoso (68 miles). Merge right on NM 48/Sudderth Dr. and travel 3.5 miles through Midtown Ruidoso. Take the sharp right onto Mechem (still NM 48). Travel 2.2 miles to Sierra Blanca Dr. – Just before the US Post Office, turn right. The Convention Center  is at bottom of hill on right.

• Total Miles: 74 – Approximate Drive: 1 hour

From Tucson, Arizona / Las Cruces, New Mexico

Take I-10 East to US 70 East exit 135 towards Las Cruces/Alamogordo (260 miles). Merge onto I-10 Bl. E for 5 miles to US 70 East to NM 48/Sudderth Dr. (112 miles). Travel 3.5 miles through Midtown Ruidoso. Take the sharp right onto Mechem (still NM 48). Travel 2.2 miles to Sierra Blanca Dr. – Just before the US Post Office, turn rightThe Convention Center  is at bottom of hill on right.

• Total Miles From Las Cruces: 120 – Approximate Drive From Las Cruces: 2 hours