JANUARY 18, 2023 www.wintertexantimes.com 16 WINTER TEXAN TIMES South Texas Ecotourism Center EXPLORE, PROTECT, EDUCATE 501 W. STATE HIGHWAY 100, LAGUNA VISTA, TX 78578 FREE ADMISSION OPEN DAILY 8AM-5PM 956-772-0212 WWW.STEC-LV.ORG WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/STECLV • LIVING EXHIBITS • VIEWING TOWER • DISPLAYS W/QR CODES • AMPITHEATER • SPACE RENTALS By William Renner, Reference Librarian Join Speer Memorial Library in Mission on Tuesday, January 24, for a discussion of the book The Personal Librarian, to take place in the library’s Community Room at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and discuss the book. Written by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, and first published in 2021, The Personal Librarian is a historical novel about an astute, witty, and intelligent woman, and the extraordinary measures that she had to take in order to protect her family and identity from the prejudices of the times in which she lived. In 1906, a young woman, Princeton University librarian Belle da Costa Greene, is hired by Gilded Age financier and investment banker J. P. Morgan as his personal librarian at his newly-established Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City. In her new position, helping to build up Mr. Morgan’s already impressive collection of rare manuscripts, books, and art, Belle proves to be a savvy negotiator for important works and becomes an icon of New York City society as one of the most prominent individuals in the world of art and books. But Belle, who claims to be of Portuguese ancestry, has changed her name in order to disguise her true identity—she was born Belle Marion Greener, the daughter of Richard Greener, Harvard’s first African American graduate and an outspoken Speer hosts book discussion proponent of racial equality. There will be some copies of the book available for check out to those who sign up for the book discussion, or you can stop by the Reference Desk, or call at (956) 580-8754, and the library will try to obtain a copy for you via Interlibrary Loan. This title is also available in English as an e-book and e-audiobook at https://ebook. yourcloudlibrary.com/library/HidalgoCountyLS. For more information, or to sign up for the book discussion, please call the Reference Desk at (956) 5808754, or send an email to reference@ missiontexas.us (please include your name and telephone number). Speer Memorial Library is located at 12th and Kika De La Garza in Mission. The library is open (except for Holidays) Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. The Library’s homepage can be accessed for information via the Internet by entering www.mission.lib.tx.us. Stay up to date with the latest events going on at the neighborhood library by joining the Facebook page at www.facebook. com/speermemoriallibrary. The McAllen Heritage Center is pleased to announce their currents Artist’s Corner exhibit Pollinators by local artist Raquel Hinojosa and Geometry in Motion by Lupe Hernandez. Different in concept, but beautiful to experience, this compilation of their work will be on exhibit at the museum through January 27. The museum cordially invites the public to a Meet and Greet the Artist’s reception on Friday, January 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be free parking for visitors at the rear of the building. The McAllen Heritage Center is located at 301 S. Main St. For more information, call (956) 687-1904 or visit www.mcallenheritagecenter.com. Dynamic Art Exhibit to be held The Mission Historical Museum (MHM) gladly presents a special screening of the 1979 western film: She Came to the Valley. The film is based on the novel written by local author, Cleo Dawson. Who is Cleo Dawson? Cleo Dawson was born in 1902. Her family was one of the first pioneer families who helped transform the frontier town of Mission into an incorporated city. They were the owners of one of the first convenience stores, Caballo Blanco. Her novel is inspired by the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mission, during its pioneer days. It is said to be based on Dawson’s mother’s experiences. The film was shot in South Texas’s Rio Grande Valley and Oklahoma. In its first run it broke weekend attendance records at Rio Grande theatres. The screenings will be held February 8th through February 10th at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day. The museum will be giving out a copy of the novel with the purchase of a ticket. Tickets are $5. Come by the museum and purchase your tickets today. Tickets will not be sold at the door the day of the screening. MHM is located at 900 Doherty Avenue, in Mission. Museum hours are Wednesday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and every second Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on this program or any upcoming events contact the museum office at (956) 580-8646, visit the website at www.missionmuseum.org, or follow on Facebook. MHM presents She Came to The Valley
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