CALL FOR NOMINATIONS—SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY CHAMPION AWARDS

The San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees has announced that it is seeking nominations for the 2004 Library Champion Awards. The San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees created the Library Champion Awards in 1996 to honor notable contributions to the Library system.

These awards recognize individuals (not employed by the Library) and organizations for their substantial involvement with the Library system, or who have contributed time, talent or resources that resulted in the enhancement of Library service in San Antonio. Individuals or organizations may receive more than one citation if they are awarded in different years.

Nomination forms are available at any Library location, on the Library website, www.sanantonio.gov/library, or by calling (210) 207-2638. Submit all nominations by November 15, 2004. Please type or print legibly. Completed forms may be mailed to:

Public Relations Office
San Antonio Public Library
600 Soledad, 4th Floor
San Antonio, Texas 78205
phone (210) 207-2638 fax (210) 207-2603
email: librarywebadmin@sanantonio.gov

Awards will be presented at the Library Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, January 26, 2005. The Library Board of Trustees will present citations to selected individuals and/or organizations, recognizing them as Library Champions.

For more information, the public can call 207-2500.
 

“Wrap Up” the Holidays with the San Antonio Public Library!
Many San Antonians remember going to grandma’s house early in the holiday season to make tamales for the upcoming celebrations. The tamalada was more than a cooking session – it was a family reunion, a party in itself, a chance for the kids to play and the adults to catch up on all the news about the aunts, uncles, cousins and family friends. It was the warm-up session for the family holiday celebrations to come. Nowadays, with more single-parent or two-working-parent households, it’s hard to keep the tamalada tradition going.

A few years ago, Bolner’s Fiesta Products, Burras Finas Productions, Mex-Sales Company and the San Antonio Public Library Foundation partnered with the San Antonio Public Library to start a new tradition.

Saturday, November 20, San Antonio families are invited to the Central Library for their own tamalada! Sandra Vásquez of Mex-Sales Company, inventor of the Más Tamales Masa Spreader, will present two tamal-making classes, one from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and one from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. After a discussion about the tamalada tradition, the kids will have a chance to get their hands in the masa and see what making tamales is all about. The sessions are free and open to the public, but admission will be by ticket only. Tickets may be picked up at the Central Library Circulation Desk beginning November 15. Class capacity is limited.

At 2:00 p.m., following the hands-on tamal assembly, everyone is invited to the Central Library Auditorium for a free viewing of the hilarious bilingual play, Las Nuevas Tamaleras. A comedy which can be enjoyed by English-speakers and Spanish-speakers alike, Las Nuevas Tamaleras follows the adventures of three modern Hispanic women as they try their hands at making tamales for the first time. During their “ordeal” they are guided by the spirits of traditional Hispanic women who have been allowed to return as invisible angels to oversee the project.

Las Nuevas Tamaleras was written and is directed by San Antonio author and playwright Alicia Mena, and opened in Houston at El Teatro Bilingüe’s First Annual Latino Playwright’s Festival. Its first San Antonio performance was in 1993 at the Guadalupe Cultural Center. It has since moved to Jump-Start Theater in the Blue Star Art Space, where it has become an annual tradition. This preview at the Library is free and open to the public. However, seating is limited, and admission will be by ticket only. Tickets will be available at the Central Library Circulation Desk beginning November 12.

One hour’s free parking is available in the Central Library parking garage with a validated ticket. For more information, the public may call (210) 207-2500.
 

2004-2005 YOUNG PEGASUS poetry Contest

Call for entries through December 15

YOU’RE INVITED…

…TO WRITE!
Write an original poem and submit it to the San Antonio Public Library’s Young Pegasus Poetry Contest

…TO BE PUBLISHED!
You could be selected to become a published poet!

…TO BE HONORED!
You could be honored at the annual awards ceremony for Young Pegasus poets!

AGE CATEGORIES
Preschool-Age 9 • Ages 10-12 • Ages 13-15 • Ages 16-18

Look for Young Pegasus Contest Rules & Regulations bookmarks located at all library branches!

For questions call 207-2621. For more information or to enter online, go to www.sanantonio.gov/library/events/pegasus/!
 

Innocence and the Crisis in the Death Penalty
The San Antonio Public Library and Algonquin Press present Tim Junkin, author of Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA.

The book portrays the harrowing experiences of Kirk Bloodsworth who was wrongfully convicted of the 1984 rape and murder of a nine-year old girl and raises provocative questions about the justice system and the death penalty in the United States. Also appearing will be Kirk Bloodsworth, who, because of his tireless efforts to help make DNA testing available to all prisoners, is now considered a modern day hero.

The presentation, held on Thursday, November 18 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium, will be followed by a short question and answer period.
 

BOOK LIST

With the holiday season soon approaching, why not take time to get crafty? Decorating, sewing, stamping, knitting, painting, or any kind of creative work can be relaxing, easy, and fun. You might even end up with a one of a kind gift, who wouldn’t appreciate something homemade? Find inspiration at the library today!

The Best Little Beading Book by Wendy Simpson Conner
745.5942 CONNER

Making Ribbon Leis and Other Gifts of Aloha by Coryn Tanaka and May Masaki
745.923 TANAKA

Knitting 20 Simple & Stylish Wearables for Beginners by Catherine Ham
746.43 HAM

The Michaels Book of Arts & Crafts edited by Dawn Cusick & Megan Kirby
745.5 MICHAELS

Stamping With Style: Sensational Ways to Decorate Paper, Fabric, Polymer Clay, & More by Katherine Duncan Aimone
761 DUNCAN-AIMONE

Crafting With 4 Supplies editor Carol Field Dahlstrom; writer, Susan M. Banker
745.5 BANKER

Scrapbooking Childhood Moments: 200 Page Designs by Karen Delquadro
745.593 DELQUADRO

Gifts From Your Scrap Basket: 25 Patchwork, Appliqué and Quilting Projects for Special Occasions by Gail Lawther
746.46 LAWTHER

Mosaics: Inspiration and Original Projects for Interiors and Exteriors by Kaffe Fassett, Candace Bahouth
738.5 FASSETT

How to be Creative: If You Never Thought You Could by Tera Leigh
745.5 LEIGH

STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS

Robert Briseño, from Electronic Resources, offers a few book recommendations.

Currently Reading:
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl

Fiction Favorites:
Last of the Menu Girls by Denise Chavez
Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez

Non-Fiction Favorites:
Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez
Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas

Children's Fiction Favorites:
Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk

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