01766cgm a2200265 i 4500 891547766 TxAuBib 20230714120000.0 d 230714s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781878917003 1878917005 TxAuBib rda Lance, Mary, film director. Library Stories : books on the backroads. Corrales, NM : New Deal Films, Inc., 2023. 55 minutes : 1 disc. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier No doubt Einstein was confident about the locations of many libraries, but so too are the folks in rural New Mexico, in the villages of Vallencitos, Dixon, El Rito, Abiquiu, Magdalena, Datil, Glenwood, the Jemenez Pueblo and other small communities across the state and the country. Books on the backroads are a mainstay, but libraries also 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 and citizenship applications, and to arrange medical appointments during the pandemic. They have seed banks, genealogical records, and they even sponsor archeological digs. Einstein was right. Rural New Mexicans know exactly where their libraries are. They are educational and social centers - the fabric of their communities, and of our democracy - and they have wonderful stories to tell. 20230714. Libraries Rural New Mexico. Daitz, Ben, film director.