Logo of Regionál L. Mónico, featuring a stylized globe with a leaf shape and text in green and purple.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to foster a lifelong love of reading and community support by providing young readers, schools, libraries, museums and general audiences, with the books and materials needed to explore, learn about, and discover our regional authors, history, natural environment, and unique cultural heritage.  We serve the Southwest and Baja California.

Regional INK is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation 42-4151508

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A man with glasses reading a children's book titled 'Cookie Claus' to a young boy sitting on his lap in a colorful playroom.
Colorful illustration of a desert landscape with cacti, flowers, and mountains in the background, featuring cartoon-style tortoises with happy expressions. The title reads 'Life in the Slow Lane: A Desert Tortoise Tale' by Conrad J. Storad, illustrated by Nataiel P. Jeosen.

Hi, I may be just a Tortoise, but I bet you will miss me when I’m gone.

There’s not even enough of my books left to share with you, but…

Guess What?

You can Save the Day and help me come alive again.

I promise, you’ll love my story!

A coloring book page titled 'Coloring San Diego Landmarks,' featuring illustrations of two notable San Diego landmarks: a tall, ornate tower on the left and a domed building with stained glass windows on the right. The background includes a blue sky with clouds, and the bottom has green trees and colored pencils.
Colorful illustration from a children's book titled 'Lizards for Lunch: A Roadrunner's Tale'. The image features a roadrunner bird, lizards, a cactus, and desert plants, vibrant green background, and cartoon style artwork.
Cover page of a guidebook titled 'Quick Guide to Sky Art Metal Sculptures in Borrego Springs,' featuring a large metal dragon sculpture in a desert landscape with mountains in the background, and a map showing Borrego Springs and surrounding areas in Southern California.
Book cover for 'San Diego Legends Second Edition' by Jack Scheffler Innis. The cover features a painting of ships near a coastline, with smaller images at the bottom depicting Torrey Pines Hermit, Wyatt Earp, a tsunami, and Sea Lab Sinks.
A coloring book page featuring a bee on a flower with detailed outlines for coloring. There are colored pencils nearby, and the book cover indicates it is about nature in the California Chaparral by Richard W. Halsey.
Book cover with an illustration of a Native American man with long hair and feathers, a stylized sunset in the background, and the title 'Just Before Sunset' by Lora L. Cline.
Book cover titled 'Baja Legends' by Greg Niemann, featuring a vintage map of Baja California, and photographs of a pool scene, a white church, and a sunset over the water.
Cover of a coloring book featuring a drawing of a yellow bird perched on a bunch of green grapes, with the title "Coloring Southern California Birds" by Wendy Esterly.
A landscape with a small old town and a church steeple, surrounded by hills and cloudy sky, with text overlay reading 'Booky: Good Times & Bad' and credits to photographer Nicholas Clapp and Will Furrman.
“Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.”
— William Feather
A coloring book cover titled "Coloring Plants used by Desert Indians" by Diana Lindsay, featuring a yellow flowering plant outline, two pencils, and a small image of two acorns.
Book cover titled "Coloring Who-o-o's Awake in the Desert with word searches" featuring an illustrated owl on a cactus with a background of a desert landscape at sunset, partially in color and partially in black and white.
Book cover titled "Kuméyayi Ethnobotany: Shared Heritage of the Californias" with a central photograph of a woman in traditional dress collecting plants, surrounded by smaller images of plants, flowers, and natural elements.
Book cover containing illustrated scene of the desert at sunset with animals including rabbits, mice, and birds among cacti and desert plants, featuring a large owl flying in the sky and the title 'Who-o-o's Awake in the Desert' by Jenny Holt.
Book cover titled "Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans" by Nicholas Clapp, featuring a photograph of a person with dark hair, wearing traditional costume with a feathered collar, standing against a textured wall with ancient petroglyphs.
Book cover titled "Courage to Heal," 15th Anniversary Edition, based on Dr. Sidney Garfield's true story, with a black and white photo of three people standing in front of a hospital building, including a woman and a man dressed in white medical coats.
Book cover titled 'Life in the Slow Lane: A Desert Tortoise Tale,' featuring an illustration of a desert landscape with cacti, flowers, and a tortoise, and a cartoon rabbit jumping in the background.
Book cover titled "Strangers in a Stolen Land" by Richard Carrico, featuring a black-and-white historical photograph of Native American women and children on a rural landscape, with smaller photos of indigenous people and scenes at the bottom.
Cover of a book titled 'The Cuyamacas' by Leland Fetzer. The subtitle reads 'The Story of San Diego's High Country'. The background features a view of snow-capped mountains and a cityscape with tall buildings and a stadium, under a cloudy sky.

Help Us Keep Regional Books Alive

So We Can:

  • Explore

  • Learn

  • Discover

Together!

Stories connect us, teach us, and help us discover a whole new world. That’s why we curate titles with care and share resources that welcome readers of all stripes. We aim to expand access to regional literature, local history, environmental learning, and community storytelling.

Books Share Timeless Insights

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DONATE for the LOVE of BOOKs

One hundred percent of the funds raised via donations, grants and fundraisers will go directly to funding books that have historically been delivered to schools, museums, libraries and the general public.

The cover of a book titled "Lizards for Lunch: A Roadrunner's Tale" by Conrad Storad with colorful illustrations of roadrunners and lizards in a desert scene, including cacti and other desert plants.

Mr. Tortoise, Smart Owl, Fast Roadrunner and us Lizards…We all need your help to keep our Books Alive.

No Matter What…

We gotta Keep Reading.

Children reading books at a table in a library with bookshelves and a second level.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
— Dr. Seuss
Coloring book cover with an illustrated owl and cactus, titled 'Coloring Who-o-o's Awake in the Desert with word searches' by Jenny Holt and Kara Murphy.

Programs & Services

      Book Access and Distribution: Provide books and learning materials to schools, libraries, museums, historical institutions, and community programs.

      Regional Author Discovery: Promote regional authors through curated lists, public readings, partnerships, author spotlights, and educational outreach.

      Youth Literacy and Learning: Support young readers with age-appropriate materials that connect reading to local history, ecology, culture, and place-based learning.

    Community Collections: Build thematic collections focused on regional history, natural environments, cultural heritage, and local storytelling.

     Public Programs: Host or co-sponsor readings, workshops, school visits, museum talks, library events, and community conversations.

      Institutional Partnerships: Collaborate with schools, libraries, historical societies, cultural museums, environmental organizations, and local bookstores to expand our reach.

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