Estacado Library Information Network

Five libraries -- Hobbs Public Library, Lovington Public Library, Pannell Library (NMJC), Scarborough Memorial Library (CSW), Woolworth Community Library (Jal) -- have been working together since 1996 to improve information sevices in southeastern New Mexico. Carlsbad Public Library joined the consortium in 2002 followed by Eunice Public Library in 2007.

ELIN offers the libraries and citizens of southeastern New Mexico a variety of benefits:

• Pooling financial resources to access online databases, enabling more digital resources to be available than could be purchased individually by each library.
• The same library system for all participating libraries, facilitating ease of use and providing twenty-four-hour systems access from remote home computers and other libraries.
• Full Internet and information access for all residents

Search WorldCat for items that are not available in ELIN libraries

KDL What's Next Database - great searchable database of adult fiction

Amazon.com - online retailer of books with professional and customer reviews

Alibris - offering out-of-print and rare books through a worldwide network of dealers

NEW ELIN LIBRARY CARDS!

The seven ELIN libraries have an updated library card featuring the art of Jal metal sculptor, Brian Norwood. The new card was recently highlighted in an article in the Carlsbad Current-Argus.

HOBBS PUBLIC LIBRARY WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR TAMMY BRAWN

Hobbs Public Library has a new Library Director!  On August 24th, Tammy Brawn began her service to the Hobbs community.  Her background includes a wide variety of libraries, including corporate, medical, academic and public libraries.  Most recently she worked at the Cedar Park Public Library (TX) as the Operations Manager and previously as a Branch Manager with the Lubbock Public Library (TX).  Tammy is originally from a West Texas community near Muleshoe.  She is glad to be in Hobbs, which she states “already feels like home”. 

NMJC PANNELL LIBRARY RELOCATING TEMPORARILY DURING REMODELING

There is a lot of construction underway over at New Mexico Junior College (NMJC).  At the center of it all is Pannell Library which has been cordoned off on all sides by an eight foot tall chain link fence.  A year-long renovation project began this summer on the library building that is slated to provide a brand new interior for several departments. The entire contents of the building; including about 65,000 books, thousands of rolls of microfilm and magazines, hundreds of maps, library tables, chairs and sundry other office furniture was laboriously carted outside and into storage containers.   When the building reopens, the library will occupy the lower level with the second story dedicated to classrooms, office space for the Distance Learning and Continuing Education Departments and several NMJC university partners.  A large computer classroom planned for the second floor will have library instruction classes as a first priority. (Point your browser to http://204.134.48.130 to view the exterior construction.)

The first floor stacks area will be primarily devoted to printed material housed on compact shelving units. Everything in the open area except the Reference Collection and the Current Periodicals will be on motorized, moveable shelves.  We have incorporated space for public workstations, a private study room and a quiet study area into the new design of the first floor.  One space that has been expanded to accommodate new functionality is the Rare Book room which will now also house our Archival Collection.  This area is climate controlled and will have limited public access.  The staff work area and the first floor bathrooms will also be renovated.

During the year the building is undergoing its transformation, temporary quarters for library services has been setup in Mansur Hall, room 126. (Point your browser to http://libraryinexile.blogspot.com to follow our blog during this time away from the building.)  Although only a fraction of the collection made the move to the new area, our database collection is very robust and will serve many of the needs of our patrons.  We will also be relying heavily on our library loan arrangements with the other the ELIN consortium members.  All campus constituent groups have been strongly advised about the increased need for planning for their information needs during this year.  We want to thank our ELIN partners in advance for taking on this additional level of responsibility and assisting us in continuing great library services this year.