{
  "name": "Albuquerque Book Access — Open Dataset",
  "description": "Public library branch locations across Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, alongside APS Title I high-poverty-school context and the New Mexico Literacy Project's free book-access services. Compiled to map where book access is strongest and where the gaps are.",
  "publisher": {
    "@id": "https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/#org",
    "name": "New Mexico Literacy Project",
    "url": "https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org",
    "telephone": "+1-702-496-4214",
    "address": "5445 Edith Blvd NE, Unit A, Albuquerque, NM 87107"
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0 with attribution to New Mexico Literacy Project (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org)",
  "documentation": "https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/albuquerque-book-access-map",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-05-29T06:30:47.476693+00:00",
  "method": "Branch coordinates placed by neighborhood for mapping clarity, not surveyed; consult the library system for exact addresses.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Public Library Albuquerque & Bernalillo County — Hours & Locations",
      "url": "https://abqlibrary.org/hours-locations"
    },
    {
      "label": "Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library (Wikipedia)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque_Bernalillo_County_Library"
    },
    {
      "label": "Albuquerque Public Schools — Title I",
      "url": "https://www.aps.edu/title-i"
    }
  ],
  "libraryBranchCount": 18,
  "libraryBranches": [
    {
      "name": "Main Library",
      "neighborhood": "Downtown (501 Copper Ave NW)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0855,
        "longitude": -106.651
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Special Collections Library",
      "neighborhood": "Old Main, Central & Edith NE",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0836,
        "longitude": -106.6433
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "South Broadway Library",
      "neighborhood": "South of Downtown (SE)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0706,
        "longitude": -106.6447
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ernie Pyle Library",
      "neighborhood": "Southeast (900 Girard Blvd SE)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0726,
        "longitude": -106.601
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "San Pedro Library",
      "neighborhood": "Southeast Heights",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0772,
        "longitude": -106.5747
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "International District Library",
      "neighborhood": "International District (opened 2022)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0793,
        "longitude": -106.561
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Erna Fergusson Library",
      "neighborhood": "Northeast (San Mateo Blvd NE)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0978,
        "longitude": -106.5836
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Tony Hillerman Library",
      "neighborhood": "Northeast Heights (formerly Wyoming)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.1185,
        "longitude": -106.552
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Juan Tabo Library",
      "neighborhood": "Northeast Heights (Juan Tabo Blvd)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0964,
        "longitude": -106.5158
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Cherry Hills Library",
      "neighborhood": "Far Northeast Heights",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.1447,
        "longitude": -106.5147
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Lomas Tramway Library",
      "neighborhood": "Far Northeast (Lomas & Tramway)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.0808,
        "longitude": -106.4878
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Los Griegos Library",
      "neighborhood": "North Valley (Griegos Rd NW)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.137,
        "longitude": -106.666
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "North Valley Library",
      "neighborhood": "North Valley (2nd St NW)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.17,
        "longitude": -106.631
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Taylor Ranch Library",
      "neighborhood": "West Side (Taylor Ranch)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.164,
        "longitude": -106.717
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Westgate Library",
      "neighborhood": "Southwest Mesa / West Side",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.025,
        "longitude": -106.733
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Alamosa - Robert L. Murphy Library",
      "neighborhood": "Southwest Mesa",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.047,
        "longitude": -106.7
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "South Valley Library",
      "neighborhood": "South Valley (Isleta Blvd SW)",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.018,
        "longitude": -106.662
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "East Mountain Library",
      "neighborhood": "Tijeras / East Mountains",
      "geo": {
        "latitude": 35.085,
        "longitude": -106.377
      }
    }
  ],
  "titleINeed": {
    "district": "Albuquerque Public Schools",
    "schoolYear": "2025-2026",
    "povertyThresholdForSiteFunding": "60%",
    "schoolsQualifyingHighPoverty": 110,
    "schoolsExcludingCharters": 92,
    "source": "https://www.aps.edu/title-i"
  },
  "accessGapSummary": "Library branches concentrate in the central corridor and established Northeast Heights. The fast-growing West Side, the South Valley, and the International District carry large populations with comparatively few branches; high-poverty (Title I) schools cluster in those same areas.",
  "bridgingService": {
    "org": "New Mexico Literacy Project",
    "services": [
      "free 24/7 book drop box",
      "free metro book pickup",
      "Little Free Library restocking",
      "free children's-book donations to school libraries, pediatric wards, and care homes"
    ],
    "contact": "702-496-4214",
    "scheduleUrl": "https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/free-book-pickup-albuquerque"
  }
}