Dia de Muertos

No hope that ever warmed a human heart

      Was lost when that heart crumbled into dust:

      The dreams that woke the sunrise of the world are ours—

      Our dead walk with us daily, hand in hand.

      But every joy we know to give or keep;

      By hearts more gentle, and by eyes more true,

      They are our own, and undivided still.

In memory! In memory of the dead!

      In tenderness and hope for all who live!

      Peace with you, ye that lie at rest!

      Hope with you, ye that live and yet must face

      The pain of living!

      In memory, in hope, in tenderness!

--Sharlot Mabridth Hall (1870–1943), "Memoriam," Cactus and Pine: Songs of the Southwest, 1910

Dia de Muertos is a memorial festival, all about remembering and honoring the dead. It’s held in the beginning of November. Come see our display with more information about Dia de Muertos traditions, including movies, cookbooks, and coloring pages. 

Dia de Muertos

-MJD

Hair-Raised Jonathan

Ghosts and goblins, witches and werewolves, vampires and mummies! 

Are you in the spirit for some hair-raising stories and nerve-rattling movies? Spookify your life over at the Masters of the Macabre exhibit in Pesky Library. Don't wait too long -- these creepy, scary entertainments will vanish into the dark of the night before too long. (not really, they'll still be on the shelves).

-MJD

Pepe Corporan Vase

The very tall vase in the entryway of Pesky Library had visitors on Sunday night. Grace Corporan and Manuela Sepulveda (pictured) stopped in with senior Alondra Caceres Corporan. The vase was created by Alondra's uncle, Elvinson (Pepe) Corporan, Class of 2004. It was his AP Ceramics project in his senior year. The surface of the vase is decorated with a poem honoring his family, written in Egyptian hieroglyphics. Grace and Manuela, cousin and aunt of Pepe respectively, were very pleased to see his work and the other art pieces in the library.

-MJD