Southeast New Mexico College Opens Family Study Room

(CARLSBAD, NM) The SENMC Library is excited to announce the opening of its new 400 square foot Family Study Room. A ribbon cutting and tour of the room will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025, at 5 PM. The newly designed space offers SENMC students and employees who are parents/guardians a safe and child-friendly space to study and learn together. It also provides our Early Childhood Education students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with children. 

Samantha Villa, SENMC Library Director, states “We do our best to provide resources that support our SENMC community. We saw a need for a family friendly space on campus and decided to create this space to support our students and employees with children. I am grateful for our SENMC HSI Grant Services Department and the Santa Fe Community College Early Childhood Center for Excellence for assisting us with making this project possible.” 

This room features educational games and technology for kids, a lactation room, family restroom, and much more. So please stop by the SENMC Library and take a look. We will have light refreshments and an SENMC Early Childhood Education student will do a brief story reading for the kids. 

SENMC President, Dr. Kevin Beardmore said, “It is wonderful that we have this new resource available for parents on our campus.  It will help students of all ages to grow and succeed.” 

The mission of SENMC is to provide educational programs, training, and services that best serve our diverse students, communities, and industry.

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