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Library and Archives Lunch Hour: New Books In Puerto Rican Studies

Library and Archives Lunch Hour: New Books In Puerto Rican Studies

Event Organizer: Center for Puerto Rican Studies

Cost: Free

Virtual Event Virtual Event

November 1, 2022 @ 12:00 pm 12:45 pm EDT

Join CENTRO Library Manager, Anibal Arocho in exploring new books that contribute to the richness of Puerto Rican studies. The books featured in this Library and Archives Lunch Hour offer a variety of topics including growing up in the 50s in El Barrio, colonialism in the wake of Hurricane Maria, biographies on revolutionary leaders, and more! Come check out these books and add them to your holiday wishlist! This event is put on in partnership with BoriMix.

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Aníbal Arocho is the Library Manager at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archive at CUNY Hunter College. He manages library reference services and a growing collection of over 18,000 items. He holds a Masters of Science in Library and Information Science from the Pratt Institute. 

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