Pueblo of Jemez

The Jemez Community Library in the Pueblo of Jemez will provide a wide variety of activities geared to school success and lifelong learning, including afterschool tutoring for every grade level, computer literacy classes for all ages, Family Literacy Nights for parents and children to read together, traditional arts classes, and story sessions conducted in the Towa language. Through the Jemez Library Consortium, the project staff will train early childhood education teachers about the Raising Early Readers program and will offer Parents Nights focused on parenting skills and child development. Video gaming will be available for older youth; jobseekers will have Internet resources for their job searches; and students will be able to take advantage of distance learning opportunities.