DO YOU DREAM OF OWNING A HOME?

Make Your Dream Possible!

The San Antonio Public Library and the City of San Antonio Neighborhood Action Department (NAD) are teaming up to provide resources for San Antonio area residents to achieve the American dream of owning their own homes.

During the months of August and September at several branch libraries, NAD staff will be presenting informal question-and-answer sessions on buying a home. Prospective buyers will receive basic information on financing, credit history, selecting a realtor, homeowner’s insurance and rights, closing costs and other important issues to assist them in making the right decisions about the home buying process. Participants will also learn about Fannie Mae, HUD and other assistance programs. Several of the sessions will be conducted in Spanish and English.

Don’t miss a great opportunity to learn what you need to know about buying a house! Join us at one of these branch libraries:

LOTERÍA—THE MEXICAN BINGO

Maybe you haven’t played Lotería since you were a child, or maybe you’ve never played at all. Anytime is a good time to play this version of Mexican bingo called Lotería.

Lotería has been played for many generations by people of all backgrounds. The game is similar to what we know as bingo but instead of numbers and letters there are objects, people, animals or things in nature that are called out; for example "la rana" the frog, "el soldado" the soldier, "el pino" the pine tree. The game consists of game cards just like in bingo and 54 flashcards with pictures of different objects to be called out. There are different ways to win a game, which is decided by the person calling out the flashcards. One can win by filling a line across the playing card, filling up a whole card, filling in only the corners and something called "el posito" which is only to fill the four middle squares of a playing card. Regardless of how you play Lotería, it is great fun for the entire family.

Join us every 2nd Monday of the month at Guerra Branch Library to experience Lotería. Don't forget to yell out "Bueno" should you win!

Before there was a whole television network devoted to food shows, Julia Child wrote cookbooks and was on TV encouraging people to try new recipes and techniques at home. She was the first celebrity chef, and revolutionized the way America eats and thinks about food.

Knowing very little about preparing a meal, Julia started cooking while living in France after World War II with her husband. In order to learn more, she enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu cooking school, and eventually opened her own cooking school with two female friends. In 1961 Julia published her first cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and having moved back to the US she was offered a show on PBS. Her show, the French Chef, debuted in 1963 and opened up a new world to at-home chefs. She demystified gourmet techniques and ingredients, making fancy French cooking seem within reach and even fun. Julia went on to publish many cookbooks and host or co-host several more TV shows into her 80s and 90s! Julia Child died last year just shy of her 92nd birthday, on August 15th.

Let Julia continue to inspire meals in your house by checking out one of her books this month! As she loved to say, Bon Appetit!

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck
641.59 CHILD

The French Chef Cookbook by Julia Child
641.59 CHILD

From Julia Child's Kitchen by Julia Child
641.544 CHILD

Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home by Julia Child and Jacques Pépin
641.5944 CHILD

Julia's Breakfasts, Lunches, and Suppers by Julia Child
642.4 CHILD

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking by Julia Child
641.5 CHILD

The Way to Cook by Julia Child
641.5 CHILD

CLASSICAL GUITAR PERFORMANCES AT SAPL BRANCHES

Ray Tamez is a student at the University of Texas at San Antonio pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree.  He has been playing guitar for 21 years and has performed with pop/rock bands from San Antonio, Dallas, and Denver throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.  Last summer, he finished recording a CD with Dallas singer/songwriter Rahim Quazi and still performs with him occasionally.  After much traveling and performing he decided to return to school and finish what he started back in 1989, when he attended San Antonio College and Berklee College of Music.  Ray lives in Monte Vista with his wife Corinna.

Ray Tamez will perform at several library branches throughout the month of August.  Program selections include: Sor · Ponce · Scarlatti · Regondi.

Drop by to hear him play!

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