Rio Rancho: Opportunities for Home-Schoolers

Hi Tabitha,
We have a few new programs going on at our library and the new year of Battle of the Books has come up. I would very much appreciate it if you can somehow post this or distribute somehow to your community. I'll include it below as text, and also attach it as a Word file so you can use whichever is easier for you. Thank you!

I'm looking forward to the next gathering in May.
Thank You,
Janet Phillips
Youth Services Librarian
Loma Colorado Public Library
891-5013 x3032


Opportunities for Home-Schoolers
at the
Loma Colorado Public Library
755 Loma Colorado Dr NE (between Blades & Rio Rancho High School)
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Youth Services 891-5013 x3032


Battle of the Books
An exciting annual state-wide battle of knowledge! Participants read 20 pre-selected books and compete in teams to see who knows the most. Loma Colorado Public Library is sponsoring one team for each level for the 2008 Battle. The Elementary Division is for 4-5th graders (students must be at least 9 years old to participate), while the Middle School Division is for grades 6-9. The event will be held on Saturday April 19, 2008 in Las Cruces at Onate High School. Carpooling will be encouraged. For more information about the event of list of books, please drop by the library or visit the website www.nmbattleofthebooks.org. To register for participation, please stop by or call Youth Services at the library. Team size is limited.

Chess for Kids
Chess players up to age 12 are invited to play a game of chess in the Children's Department on Tuesdays 4:30-5:30pm. Bring your own board if you have one. Partners are casually chosen amongst participants. New players are welcome. Volunteers of any age interested in teaching chess to new players are also welcome. Please check the children's program calendar for occasional cancellations.

Design Squad
Like to invent? Brainstorm? Design? Build? Test? Join us for a special challenge each week. Based on the PBS Show of the same name. Ages 9-12. Mondays 2:30-4:00pm. Limited to 12 participants. Weekly sign-ups at each session with priority given to returnees. Please see the calendar for specific dates.

Tutoring
Tutoring by National Honor Society students from Rio Rancho High School is available on Saturday afternoons. Please see the calendar for specifics.

Calendar & Homeschool Resources
Visit our website at http://www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/index.asp?NID=124 (or from the Rio Rancho home page select Government, Departments, Library, youth Services).This page has a link to Homeschooling Resources, including some of the local resources and materials at the library. We are in the process of updating our website, so if you have pertinent information to add to the home school resources section, please email the information to kfemling@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us

This page also links to the list of all of our Children's Programs, which serve ages 0-12, and Teen Programs, which serve ages 13-18. Special events can be found on our monthly calendars at the Youth Services desk and the Teen Desk, and also online (coming soon - printable calendars online). There is quite a variety of programs* check it out at the library :)