Monday, April 13, 2015

Carnegie NL at "Sabor Del Northside Festival"

The 4nd Annual Sabor Del Northside Festival  took place last Saturday April 13, from 11am to 4pm at Castillo Park, located in the heart of the Northside at 1145 Quitman.

Sabor Del Northside is a free, public festival that brings together residents, businesses, schools, and community organizations of Houston’s North side neighborhood in celebration of its vibrant culture.

Friday, April 10, 2015

The transforming power of the Teamwork


A team is a group of people coming together to collaborate. That’s was exactly what we did at Carnegie when we made the most beautiful bulletin board any library has ever dreamed of. A gray wall was transformed into a colorful and useful bulletin board.
In the beginning it was just an idea on a piece of paper:

Friday, March 27, 2015

Powerful Collaborations with Community Partnerships

Last March 17, 2015, at the Houston Public Library's historic Julia Ideson Building , took place a round table about the collaborations between libraries, schools, and community-based organizations.

The session’s high-powered panel shares experiences and strategies that will benefit your community's understanding and leveraging of these partnerships. transforming

Powerful Collaboration Webcast



                                                                                                                     (Posted by Ana Frade)

Friday, February 27, 2015

Successful Graduation Game Plan at Carnegie NL

On February 21, 2015 we had the Graduation Game Plan event at Carnegie NL.
On this occasion, as on previous years, our library welcomed students from middle and high  schools looking for learning about their career choices. They had the opportunity to learn how to work to get a successful future.
Thank you, Erika for your great job in the organization of this event.





Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Fat Tuesday arrived at Carnegie Library

Mardi Gras, also called Fat Tuesday in English, is a Carnival celebration. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season (Lent is the Christian season of preparation before Easter).