The Hailey Public Library takes great pleasure in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and our community’s many rich Hispanic traditions with an outstanding series of programs. Established in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15–October 15 and recognizes the anniversaries of independence of a number of Latin American countries.
HPL launches the month with a Family Friendly Kickoff from 4–7 p.m. on Friday, September 13, at Town Center West. Father and son duo Quinta Generaćion return with lively songs and great music. Local Salvadorian restaurant Lago Azul will offer delicious food, with the first 50 meals free. Kids’ activities are the heart and soul of the Kickoff. This year’s activities include face painting, tissue paper flowers and piñatas for the kids. The evening concludes with rousing rounds of lotería, a traditional Mexican game similar to bingo but played with pinto beans as markers on special cards. Bilingual callers Herbert Romero and friends get the whole family involved and winners of each round get great prizes.
This year’s children’s StoryWalk© display will feature the delightfully rhyming, bilingual book We Are All Connected/ Todos Estamos Conectados: Caring for Each Other & the Earth by Gabi Garcia. The story celebrates empathy, understanding, and respect. The StoryWalk© will be on display outside Town Center West from September 15–October 15.
The theme of this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month is Honoring Heritage. HPL aspires to honor all the cultural threads that weave together the fabric of our community with a new window display, “Honor YourHeritage.” Community members young and old have submitted stories, poems, photographs, drawings or whatever, honoring their family’s heritage or heritages. Come celebrate with them!
In addition, national flags from Mexico and many Central and South American countries will be on display in the library.
For more information, visit www.haileypubliclibrary.org.