14. Linking YOU to the World
ULC WEBINAR
DISCUSSION
Public Libraries and Hispanics: User Trends and Program Opportunities
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19. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
• Biggest takeaway?
• Anything you will do differently in your location
as a result?
• Did this generate any discussion with your staff?
• What can we do to better serve this population?
Linking YOU to the World
www.houstonlibrary.org
20. Linking YOU to the World
HISPANICS AND HPL:
MIKAELA SELLEY
Public Libraries and Hispanics: User Trends and Program Opportunities
21. Mikaela Selley
Hispanic Collections Archivist
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Outreach, Awareness, and Collaboration:
Hispanic Collections at HMRC
22. Hispanic Archival Collections
100+ Archival Collections
150 Oral History Recordings
Materials range in date from 1703 – 2000.
The bulk of the materials covers the 1920s – 1980s.
23. Donations, since 2013
• Archival Collections (8)
– Additions to Current Collections – 5
– New - 3
• Oral Histories (30)
– Oral History & Scanning Days, 2013 – 6
– JFK/LULAC Commemoration, 2014 – 8
– Latinos in WWII Oral History Project, 2015 – 13
– Other – 3
24. Outreach Efforts, since 2013
General Public
• 2 Oral History & Scanning Days
• 2 Exhibits
• 2 Lectures
Students/Teachers
• Collaboration with local high school (Jeff Davis HS)
• Collaboration with 3 local college campuses (UH, TSU, HCC)
• Collaboration with a local community center – youth group
Partners/Supporters
• League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
• Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board
• Arte Público Press / Hispanic Heritage Recovery Project
• University of Houston Special Collections & Center for Public History
• City Council Members in majority Latino districts
• Nuestra Palabra Radio Show on KPFT
