This page is published by the New Mexico Literacy Project to document what NMLP has sent to UNM Children's Hospital Reading Program (past recipient — paused). UNM Children's Hospital Reading Program (past recipient — paused) has not formally endorsed this page; if you represent the organization and want to claim, update, correct, or remove this page, please contact [email protected] or call 505-250-3804.
Why this matters
Pediatric hospitalization is hard on kids and families. A familiar book in a hospital bed or waiting-room corner is a small but real comfort. NMLP supplied part of that flow in the past and would gladly do so again when the program has room.
What NMLP donates
- Children's picture books and board books for inpatient pediatric units and waiting rooms
- Trade paperback chapter books for older pediatric patients
- Bilingual English/Spanish children's books for the high Hispanic patient population
- Activity books, coloring books, puzzle books appropriate for hospital settings
- Books in good cosmetic condition (hospital infection-control standards limit which donations are accepted)
How the routing works
PAST RECIPIENT, CURRENTLY PAUSED: NMLP delivered reading-condition children's books (no visible damage, mold, or odor — hospital standards) to the program until they were fully stocked and asked NMLP to pause. No deliveries are currently being made; this page stays up as an honest record rather than an active claim.
How this routing started
Books were delivered over time until the program was fully stocked; deliveries are paused at their request.
If you are with UNM Children's Hospital Reading Program (past recipient — paused)
NMLP welcomes feedback, corrections, expansions, or removal requests. Specifically:
- Want to add a quote, photo, or program detail? Send it via email and NMLP will publish it with attribution.
- Want to add this page as a link from your own site? Use anchor text "NMLP donation routing partnership" or any descriptive equivalent — NMLP appreciates the reciprocity.
- Want to claim editorial control over this page? NMLP will hand the page over to you with full content authority.
- Want this page removed? NMLP removes it within 24 hours of email confirmation, no questions asked.
Contact: [email protected] · 505-250-3804
If you have books to donate that could route here
Free in-home pickup across the Albuquerque metro. Any condition. Category-fit donations — children's books, regional history, large-print fiction — are hand-sorted and routed to the recipients documented here as capacity allows.