The Catholic Lending Library

The Catholic Lending Library, located at The Pastoral Center at 1280 Med Park Drive in Las Cruces; houses a large selection of written, audio, and video materials which anyone may request for parish or personal use at any time during the year.

Currently, the Catholic Lending Library contains over 9,000 titles including video cassettes audio-cassettes, CDs, books, magazines, and periodicals. A comprehensive Catholic Lending Library Catalog listing all audio-visual titles available through the center is available for download here. These materials are loaned to parish religious education programs and other individuals at no charge and may be requested by mail, telephone, e-mail, or in person. The following request procedures should be followed:

By mail: Catholic Lending Library, 1280 Med Park Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88005

By telephone: (575) 523-7577 Office Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to noon/1:00 to 4:30 p.m. (MST)

By e-mail: pastoralcenter@dioceseoflascruces.org

In person: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (MST) (Closed from noon to 1:00 p.m.)

When requesting materials in advance, please provide the date on which you would like to receive each item, the date of use, and the title needed. Some materials are placed on reserve weeks or months prior to the date on which they are needed. Therefore, we suggest that orders be placed far as possible in advance of the date on which the materials will be needed to ensure their availability. Borrowers are allowed to check out up to five items at a time.

In a sense of Christian trust, no fines are imposed for overdue materials. Normally, titles are loaned for a period of one week for persons residing in the Las Cruces area and for two weeks for materials sent to more distant areas.

Materials sent by mail are inspected before they leave the Catholic Lending Library. If, upon receiving the materi­als, damage is noted, the library should be contacted immediately. The Catholic Lending Library will pay the cost of shipping materials to parishes outside the Las Cruces area, however the borrower is responsible for returning in good condition all items shipped. We suggest that all materials be insured against damage. Borrowers are held responsible for any damage or loss incurred while materials are out of the library and, in that event of any mishap, must pay for the cost of repair or replacement.