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Students receive acoustic guitars from Friends of the Belen Public Library
BELEN—At the annual Friends of the Belen Public Library meeting on Sept. 22, 2024, the group presented new acoustic guitars to music students Debra Dockens and Ismael Ottley, in recognition of their commitment to the free guitar lessons program at the Belen Public Library.
Both students have been taking lessons at the library for one year from local musician and volunteer instructor Tony DeNardo. Ottley, Dockens and DeNardo provided musical entertainment during the annual meeting.
Guitar lessons are held at 10 a.m. every Saturday at the library. Students can bring their own instruments or use the Friends-funded guitar collection available at the library.
The Friends of the Belen Public Library is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and promote the library and community literacy. To fund its initiatives, it operates the Books on Becker secondhand bookstore at 513 Becker in Belen.
