Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our children’s right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future.
– Michael Morpurgo

Projects
Imagination Library Books for children from birth up to their 5th birthday.
Books for Backpacks Books for students and families participating in the Food4Kids backpack program.
Battle of the Books (BOB) Sponsoring teams for the NM Battle of the Books competition.

New Mexico Battle of the Books goes to Las Cruces. Ruidoso teams make it happen.
LAS CRUCES– The Ruidoso Battle of the Books Teams returned to the yearly competition as the competition headed down south to Las Cruces this year on April 27th, 2019. With four middle school team members, some of the returning readers were able to take a spot on the 1st and 3rd place teams for the…
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Battle of the Books (BOB)
Information about Battle of the Books teams at White Mountain Elementary and Ruidoso Middle School.
Want to flex your READING muscles? Start now to join a Battle of the Books Team. Start reading books this summer. (book list here)