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Awesome Arapahoe

Having studied Spanish for the last six years, I was interested in seeing Arapahoe (CO) Library District‘s (ALD) Sheridan branch. Like Denver, about a third of the population of the city of Sheridan identify themselves as Hispanic, though they comprise only … Continue reading

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Public Libraries in Venezuela and Bolivia – a Guest Post by Kathy Smargiassi

This last summer while vacationing I toured libraries in Maracaibo, Venezuela and Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and the big difference between libraries there and here is that you can’t check out books from the library. All resources must be used on-site.  … Continue reading

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Rincon, PR’s Library

I recently visited the public library in Rincon on the western coast of Puerto Rico.  A lovely town known for its surfing beaches, Rincon is possibly the landing site of the first Spanish explorers and the peninsula is home to about 17,000 habitantes … Continue reading

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