Event Calendar
Books and Authors/Libros y autores
Carmen Tafolla
Poet, author, speaker and performer Carmen Tafolla is considered a
madrina of Chicana literature. Please join her as she reads from her
latest works, What Can You Do with a Rebozo? and The Holy Tortilla and
the Pot of Beans: a Feast of Short Fiction.
- San Pedro Branch Library • September 13 • 1:00 p.m. • Children’s program
- Landa Branch Library • September 20 • 2:00 p.m. • Children’s program
- Landa Branch Library • October 23 • 7:00 p.m. • For the entire family
Tales and Legends of the Southwest
An event for the entire family! Hear the legend of
La Llorona and other
Southwest tales told by storyteller Mary Grace Kettner.
- Memorial Branch Library • September 16 • 6:00 p.m.
Nephtalí de León
The author/poet/muralist/illustrator will provide an informative and
entertaining discussion as he reflects on Chicano art and activism from
the 1970s into the year 2010.
- Westfall Branch Library • October 2 • 6:00 p.m.
Dagoberto Gilb
Editor of Hecho en Tejas, a widely praised anthology of Texas Mexican
literature, Dagoberto Gilb will provide a reading of his critically
acclaimed work, The Flowers.
The author’s books will be available for purchase courtesy of the Twig
Book Shop.
- Central Library Auditorium • October 11 • 3:30 p.m.
San Antonio Essays: Reflections of Hispanos
Write an essay about a Hispanic hero – a veteran, an astronaut, or your
mom or dad, big brother or sister – you could win a prize and your essay
could be published on the Library’s web page! Entries will be judged in
the age categories of children, teens and adults. Winners will be
announced and prizes awarded at the monthly meeting of the Memorial
Amigos on Wednesday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Branch
Library meeting room.
Stop by the Reference Desk at the Memorial Branch Library beginning
September 1 for your entry form.
Entry forms available September 1.
Winning entries will be published only with the permission of the
winners or their parents or legal guardians for those under the age of
18.
Sponsored by the Memorial Amigos/Friends of the Memorial Branch Library.
- Entries accepted September 15 -
October 1
Bilingual Storytime/El gran tiempo de los cuentos
What is the Spanish word for stories?
¡Cuentos! Children will benefit
from this storytime where they will hear stories read in English and
Spanish. Songs and a craft help reinforce newly learned words.
- Great Northwest Branch Library • Sunday, September 14 • 1:30 p.m.
- Great Northwest Branch Library • Sunday, September 21 • 1:30 p.m.
- Great Northwest Branch Library • Sunday, September 28 • 1:30 p.m.
- Great Northwest Branch Library • Sunday, October 5 • 1:30 p.m.
- Great Northwest Branch Library • Sunday, October 12 • 1:30 p.m.
- Great Northwest Branch Library • Sunday, October 19 • 1:30 p.m.
- Great Northwest Branch Library • Sunday, October 26 • 1:30 p.m.
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