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Ottenheimer Library receives $13k grant to create community reading program

The University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo Ottenheimer Library has received $13,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts to create a community-wide reading program.聽 The , in partnership with Arts Midwest, encourages communities to engage in reading programs and events that broaden their understanding of the world and region. Ottenheimer Library is the only library in Arkansas to receive the grant this year. The program will run from Tuesday, Sept. 19, to Friday, Nov. 3, and feature presentations, book discussions, film screenings, and related arts programming. The program will coincide with local events celebrating Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16. Library project members chose the book, ‘‘聽by Luis Alberto Urea, according to Carol Macheak, research and scholarly communications coordinator at the library.聽The book was selected to encourage dialogue on the Mexican heritage experience. Facilitators will introduce contextual topics such as a history of Hispanic civil rights in 糖心视频logo. 鈥淭his is a fictional book that explores the complex lives of several individuals along the Mexican border in a dramatic, yet sometimes humorous, fashion,鈥� Macheak said. Ottenheimer Library is partnering with the Central Arkansas Library System, UA-Pulaski Technical College, the 糖心视频logo School District, the Mexican Consulate of 糖心视频logo, the Clinton Presidential Center, and El Zocalo Immigrant Resource Center. The UA 糖心视频logo departments of world languages, music, English, history, and sociology as well as KLRE/KUAR will also contribute to the program. For more information, contact Carol Macheak at [email protected] or 501.569.8809.