Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Tribe

With the Spreading the Word project, the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, will continue their very active programming in the Education/Library Center with a Native Literature Reading Skills program that will integrate Indian literature into the Accelerated Reader program for afterschool enrichment. The library will also implement Saturday Cultural Reading workshops and an Adult Noontime Reading Hour. Cultural experts from the community will conduct many of these activities. A Spring Vacation Science Camp promises to provide education and entertainment for Torres Martinez’s children. In addition, a cataloging team will be hired to complete the automation of the library’s collection for online access.