Staff In-Service
All libraries will be closed until 4:00 pm for Staff In-Service.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
All Locations closed from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Alamo Mythology and Mexican American Identity
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future?
Join us for the third of a series of special MACRI Talks for America 250, the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. In this series, we will highlight the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads to the national fabric. The series continues with Dr. Richard Flores, San Antonio native and expert in the folklore and culture of Greater Mexico, who will present on Alamo Mythology and Mexican American Identity. How did the Alamo become such a strong symbol in our national identity? How have the meanings assigned to the Alamo over time shaped the lives and identities of people of Mexican descent in Texas?
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Branch Location: Bazan Library. Room: Meeting Room. Event Type: Presentation & Lecture. Staff Contact Name: Sarah De La Rosa. Staff Contact Number/Email: 210.207.2519/sarah.delarosa@sanantonio.gov. Presenter/Instructor: Dr. Richard Flores. Audience: All Ages. Featured Event: Latino Collection & Resource Center. Additional Info: Richard Flores is the former Deputy to the President for Academic Priorities and Professor of Anthropology and Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His scholarship includes the areas of historical and cultural anthropology and performance studies. He is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. He is the author of Remembering the Alamo: Memory, Modernity, and the Master Symbol (U…
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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Easter/Spring Holiday
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Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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