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Library Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
by E. James - May 02, 2007

Hispanic Library Posters

The Tyler Public Library is beginning to create a series of reading motivational posters that highlight local celebrities and community leaders. Produced in cooperation with the American Library Association, the first in the series of READ posters will “star” leaders of the Hispanic community, including Angela Correa and Alex Hernandez, president and past president of the Hispanic American Association of East Texas, and Gus Ramirez, owner of Tyler’s El Charro restaurants and a former city councilman.

Upcoming posters in the new series will spotlight Per Brevig, music director and conductor of the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, and Kim Tomio, curator of the Tyler Museum of Art. The posters will be displayed in the Library, as well as in local businesses and community organizations.

Book Display – thru May 31, 2007

Hispanic Heritage Resources – highlighting the Library’s collection of both fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. The display includes current Hispanic fiction, books about Mexican folk art and music, resources for exploring Hispanic genealogy, and popular Spanish and Bi-lingual picture books.

The display is part of the Library’s cooperation with East Texas Symphony Orchestra’s Cinco de Mayo concert and the Tyler Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition of Mexican folk art.

Hedge Case and Museum Case – May 1-31, 2007

Tyler Museum of Art presents an educational display of Mexican folk art at the Library through May to complement their major exhibit opening May 5 at the museum.

Both the book display and the TMA display will be available for viewing on the first and second floor atria during library hours 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays.

For more information about library events, call 903-593-7323.