Library Stories: Books on the Backroads

Streaming video - 2023

An hour-long documentary by Mary Lance and Ben Daitz, focusing on the libraries in the rural New Mexico communities of Abiquiu, Datil, Dixon, El Rito, Glenwood, Jemez Pueblo, and Magdalena. Rural libraries mean books, but so much more. They offer free internet access in areas that have no service. They provide GED, STEM, coding, tutoring, and after school programs. Rural libraries host community events and meetings, help folks with computer access for jobs, health insurance, voter registration, citizenship applications, and to arrange medical appointments during the Pandemic. They have seed libraries, genealogical records, and they even sponsor archaeological digs. LIBRARY STORIES profiles small libraries that make home deliveries of books,... encourage tribal children to speak their native language, provide landline access to those with no cell service, delve into their communities' cultural histories, and host a local radio station.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : New Deal Films, Inc 2023.
2023.
Language
English
Other Authors
Ben Daitz (film director), Mary Lance
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).