UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection

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[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

Our latest book display features YA novels by Florida-based authors. Stop by and find your next great read!
https://t.co/n5sjvI8lqj

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

Our Spring 2025 newsletter is live! Learn about a new exhibit, meet our student assistants, and read about a new project we have underway. https://t.co/QzaMSfoWHv

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

6 days left to apply for the Library Travel Research Grant!!
See thread below for details 👇

[UF Latin American Studies @LatamUF]

⚠️ ONE WEEK LEFT to apply for a Library Travel Research Grant! Our @uflacc is one of the leading research collections of its kind - visit us in to Gainesville to access its many volumes firsthand! Applications are due March 10. https://t.co/A3eS3gVLI6

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

Did you know the @LatamUF offers a certificate in Latin American Studies? Consider applying!

More information: https://t.co/DcMHpXoHpJ

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

UF students! The @LatamUF has opened their application for their Field Research Grant program. See details below 👇

[UF Latin American Studies @LatamUF]

📣 UF graduate students: Applications are OPEN for our summer Field Research Grants! 🌎✨ These grants support graduate student field research in Latin America & the Caribbean, or in U.S. on Latino/a/x Studies topics. Deadline to apply: Mar. 3. More info: https://t.co/5gaQkUnqEe

[Mary Risner @LangForCareers]

Shout out to FL CTE teachers integrating LAS and global themes in their classrooms @LatamUF @sherrygayn34610 @mzmack702 @nsb_hs_culinary carolinacurrea @GoGlobalED #ctemonth @educationfl

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

Looking for a new book to read?

Let us play matchmaker! Come to our library for a Blind Date with a Book! You pick a wrapped book based on a few mysterious clues, and unwrap a surprise that could be your next favorite read! ✨📖

[Cambridge University Press - History @cambUP_History]

New Cambridge Element Populism and Fascism by Carlos de la Torre is now free to read for 4 weeks!
https://t.co/OspZYoFSgI
#cambridgeelements #history @FinchelsteinF

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

Did you know LACC has cookbooks you can borrow from the library? We focus on cookbooks produced in Latin America & the Caribbean, with some by celebrity chefs like Patti Jinich.

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

This is what 50,000 reels of microfilm look like! UF librarians in the 1950s & 60s filmed newspapers in Caribbean libraries, bringing heavy camera equipment with them by boat & sometimes airplane. We call this project "Librarian on a Boat". 📰🛫⛵️ #Smathers100

[The US Caribbean & FL Digital Newspaper Project @UFNDNP]

For #BlackHistoryMonth we'll feature posts highlighting Black newspapers and resources we have available of records of history in the making. We start off the series with an overview of newspaper history in the U.S. Virgin Islands: https://t.co/jRs9Klw04E #VintageNewspapers

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

On exhibit now in LACC: "El Centenario de José Martí: historia y tesoro de una biblioteca" curated by Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

The Smathers Library Centennial jigsaw puzzle is completed at LACC! Thank you everyone who dropped by to help. ... We're okay if you want to start it all over again. 😅🧩📚#Smathers100

[UF Latin American Studies @LatamUF]

We're currently accepting applications for the 2025 Library Travel Research Grant! This grant allows faculty from qualified U.S. colleges & universities to access the amazing resources of UF's Latin American and Caribbean Collection. More info + apply: https://t.co/A3eS3gVLI6

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

Great opportunity to be able to visit and use our collections! Check out the travel grant details 👇

[UF Latin American Studies @LatamUF]

We're currently accepting applications for the 2025 Library Travel Research Grant! This grant allows faculty from qualified U.S. colleges & universities to access the amazing resources of UF's Latin American and Caribbean Collection. More info + apply: https://t.co/A3eS3gVLI6

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

Join us in Smathers 100 this afternoon for a new book talk! https://t.co/BW9vV1pKBz

[The US Caribbean & FL Digital Newspaper Project @UFNDNP]

#JoséMartí was born on this day in 1853.  His name is synonymous with #freedom across #LatinAmerica and his birthday is observed across #Cuba. The Spanish-language newspaper La Gaceta features the news, work, and legacy of Martí. https://t.co/WbjAutjyfG #VintageNewspapers

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

We’re closed (along with other campus libraries) until 12:30pm tomorrow, 1/22!
Stay warm Gators! 🐊❄️

[UF Libraries @uflib]

Hi Gators! Out of an abundance of caution regarding weather conditions tomorrow, the Libraries will be closed from midnight to 12:30pm 01/22/2025. Stay safe and stay warm!

[UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection @uflacc]

The grand opening for the present-day Smathers Library was Friday, October 23, 1925. Technically a Scorpio, it shares a birthday with Ignatius of Loyola & Ryan Reynolds. ♏️📚🌎 #Smathers100
Learn more in the Florida Alligator archives: https://t.co/VvmElpeKRJ

[dLOC @dLoCaribbean]

Announcing our 3rd call for OER! Join us in building a collection of free, reusable, remixable teaching resources for Caribbean studies.

‼️ CFP: #OER in #CaribbeanStudies
👉 Proposals due April 14, 2025
ℹ️ Info: https://t.co/jbp9SAQHCj