Townsend Library - NMSU Alamogordo - Alamogordo, NM
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N 32° 55.254 W 105° 55.605
13S E 413348 N 3642898
Library on the campus of New Mexico state University - Alamogordo.
Waymark Code: WM7QJH
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2009
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According to the college website:
Townsend Library contains over 50,000 books, over 170 magazine/journal subscriptions, nearly 2,000 New Mexico State Documents, and several thousand audiovisual titles. The present library building was completed in 1982. It was officially named “David H. Townsend Library” on October 30, 1992. David H. Townsend was a history professor at NMSU-A, as well as Branch Campus Director from 1978-1982, and remains a long-time library supporter.
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As an interesting side note, the New Mexico Library Association website, on there honors page, has this to say about the man the the Library is named for:
DAVID TOWNSEND received the 1995 New Mexico Library Legislator of the Year Award. He was a prime sponsor and strong advocate for the “Collections and Connections” legislative proposal. He sponsored several bills in the House of Representatives which provided additional funding to academic, public school, and public libraries. He also introduced bills to provide funding for the Palace of Governors Library and the Rio Grande Historical Collections at NMSU. Representative Townsend is a retired History Professor from NMSU, Alamagordo.Link
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