The document summarizes multicultural events and resources offered by the Palm Beach County Library. It highlights celebrations for Haitian Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Chinese New Year, and Black History Month that include films, festivals, music, dance, and literature programs. It also describes ongoing community outreach programs, computer classes, multilingual collections, and online resources for language learning and citizenship available through the library.

1. Multicultural Services in
Palm Beach County Library
Marjorie Lear, Multicultural Outreach Librarian
11 June 2012

4. Haitian Heritage Month (May)
Haiti Film Screening,
Haitian Book Festival and
Celebration to kick off county-wide events

5. Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 – October 15
A county-wide celebration of Spanish-
speaking cultures featuring music,
dance, literature and history

6. Chinese New Year (January)
Joy Dance Group
Chinese Association of Science, Education
and Culture of South Florida

7. Black History Month (February)
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum Program &
Book Discussion Series

8. Ongoing Offerings
Community outreach
Programs and Computer classes
Collaboration with other library departments

9. Multicultural Collections
Materials in Spanish, Haitian Creole, etc.
Resources for English language learning and
citizenship

10. Online Resources
Research resources, Live Help and
Computer Tutorials