Grant Expands Mercedes Library Offerings

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Grant Expands Mercedes Library Offerings

Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial LibraryDr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library‘s adult fiction collection now has 34 new mystery titles thanks to a $500 Jeanette & Jim Larson Mystery Grant. All new titles will be available to the public for checkout starting May 7.

“We are so grateful for receiving this grant. It could not have come at a better time for us. Prior to the pandemic we had removed hundreds of outdated titles from our fiction collection that were in poor condition and suddenly we were unable to replace them,” said Library Director Marisol Vidales. “Being awarded the grant was a blessing that allowed us to not only get new titles but also to concentrate on some of the favorite authors and definitely the favorite genre of the majority of our patrons.”

The Jeanette & Jim Larson Grant receives applications from throughout the state and only chooses one annually. The announcement came at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference on April 23.

Those wishing to reserve a copy of a specific title may call the library at 956-565-2371.

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