On Tuesday, May 6, First Lady of New Mexico Mrs. Barbara Richardson read Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin to a group of students at Santa Fe's Southside Library. The students enjoyed the entertaining book about the life of a young spider. Harry Bliss illustrated the book and also created all the artwork for this year’s summer reading program. Look for his artwork on posters, bookmarks, t-shirts, reading logs, and much more at libraries across the state this summer.
The annual statewide summer reading program is sponsored by the New Mexico State Library. Last year over 60,000 children participated at their local libraries and the numbers keep going up. Thanks to all the librarians and library staff who work hard to provide this valuable service for their communities!
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