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La Biblioteca de San Miguel de Allende is a non profit organization that receives no government funding and relies on the generous gifts of time and money donated by members of the community. The library offers many youth and adult programs to the San Miguel community, most programs are provided free of charge. The pictures featured here are taken from the various programs the library offers.
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Scholarships Kids Programs Kids Theater Science Club Choir Music Programs Traditional Crafts English Programs
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Biblioteca Participates In New Rural Community Project |
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Sunday, 17 January 2010 17:07 |
Colonia Francisco Rural Library Project
The Biblioteca de San Miguel Allende will be participating in a new community center project in Colonia Franciso Villa. The community center is a project by Casita Linda, a non profit organization dedicated to providing quality houses to low income families. The community center was designed by graduate students from the Rhode Island School of Design. The Biblioteca will be working with residents in the community to determine what resources the Biblioteca can supply to the new library in the community center. |
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Biblioteca Members Meeting Febuary 12, 2010 |
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 21:05 |
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The Annual Meeting of Members takes place Friday, February 12 at 11 AM at the Sala Quetzal. The agenda is: 1. Establish Quorum 2. President's Report 3. Annual Financial Report 4. Presentation of Proposed By-Laws Changes Biblioteca Board Election 2010 The Board Election will be Tuesday, March 2 from 12-3pm. Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C., Insurgentes 25 |
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Biblioteca de San Miguel de Allende, A Discovery in Education and Culture |
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 18:34 |
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A new name for the Biblioteca in 2010 By Jesús Ibarra, Atencion Staff
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For more than half a century the Biblioteca Pública, considered one of the best bilingual libraries in Latin America, has served the community of San Miguel de Allende. Aside from its holdings of more than 60,000 volumes in Spanish, English, German and French and its many lecture, film and theater events, the library grants scholarships to young students and offers cultural activities. The Biblioteca is a non-profit organization that relies on the public’s generous donations and revenue from the businesses it has established over the years: the weekly newspaper Atención San Miguel, the House and Garden Tour, the Café Santa Ana, the Teatro Santa Ana, La Tiendita, and the Bodega de Sorpresas. It also receives some funds from the fees charged for membership. It does not have any economic support from the government. Currently the Biblioteca is a job source for 45 people who work in its different areas and offers free workshops for children in literature, English, painting, music, theater and science. Since 1982, the Biblioteca has run a rural libraries program that has supplied more than 350 rural schools with bookshelves and books. As of January 1, 2010, the library will operate under a new name and will no longer be known as La Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende A.C. The new operating name is very much in the spirit of the old one: La Biblioteca de San Miguel de Allende,” which does not incorporate the word “Pública.” |
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Art workshops awake creativity in the Biblioteca |
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 19:12 |
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By Alejandro Devesa
Art Classes at the Biblioteca
The Biblioteca is a well known institution in San Miguel, but some may not know that it offers several workshops to benefit residents of San Miguel at no cost. Among these are children's painting workshops, which aim to instill a love of art within young people and develop their creativity. One of the workshop teachers is Maria Guadalupe Ramos Hernandez. better known in the Biblioteca as Lupita, who has worked with the children for 15 years. Beginning as an assistant teacher when she got out of high school, today she heads the art program. Radames Lopez Olvera, an architect by profession, has taught in the workshops for about 12 years. The comprehensive program starts with the basics, teaching painting techniques, fostering creativity, and encouraging children to be responsible for washing their brushes and cleaning up their workspace. The children's artwork is offered for sale at different times of the year. Currently, signed works with a Christmas theme are on sale at La Tiendita, the shop near the main entrance to the Biblioteca, for 60 pesos each. Half of the proceeds go to the young artists themselves, and half support the program. |
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Librarians Book Picks for December |
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 20:04 |
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La Biblioteca Librarians sort and catalog a considerable amount of books each month. On occasion they discover a book or an author that they suggest as recommended reading. For the month of December the librarians have selected the following 3 books they felt our members would enjoy. Non Fiction Selection Half the Sky
Half the sky
Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. They show that a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad and that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential. |
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Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday Closed
Location
TEL: (415) 152-0293 Insurgentes #25 San Miguel de Allende Mexico, 37700 Map It
Foundation Center at La Biblioteca
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