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18th Havana International Book Fair - February 14-21, 2009
In February, I was privileged to be part of a group of North American librarians who visited Cuba on the occasion of the 18th Havana International Book Fair, known in Spanish as the Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana. This trip was generously supported by Cowles Library and the Drake University Center for the Humanities.
The Book Fair attracts a huge number of visitors every year from all segments of Cuban society and all parts of the island.
Crowd at the 2009 Havana International Book Fair - Havana, Cuba from M Djenno on Vimeo.
Cubans seem to seek and acquire reading material at any and every opportunity!
Latino American Experience
The Latino American Experience (LAE) is a full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. LAE’s content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos. *A Virtual Library on the Topics—Over 200 volumes of content, from encyclopedias to biographies* A Fully Searchable Timeline—Dating to the pre-Colonial civilizations of the Aztecs, Mayas, Incas, Caribes, and others, up through the most recent political movements and achievements of contemporary Latinos
* Origins Section—Content on modern-day Latin American countries, the history of the Hispanic diaspora, and Indigenous Peoples
* Spanish-Language—Content—Including folktales, recipes, and primary documents
* Primary Source Material—Maps, images, audio clips, interviews, music files, speeches, documents, and other material in English and Spanish, plus links to vetted Web sites (from publisher web site)
WordReference
A great free online dictionary for French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian (both to and from English). What's great about this dictionary is it will give you the verb endings, common phrases that use the word and more.






