{"id":46723,"date":"2026-04-24T18:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/?p=46723"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:09:13","slug":"library-week-at-sagrado-invites-the-community-to-find-your-joy-at-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/library-week-at-sagrado-invites-the-community-to-find-your-joy-at-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Week at Sagrado Invites the Community to \u201cFind Your Joy” at the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The event featured a three-day program of lectures and presentations on literature, contemporary writing, and history.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alejandro Escobar Nieves, director of the Madre Mar\u00eda Teresa Guevara Library.
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By Institutional Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universidad del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n celebrated Library Week from April 19 to 22 under the theme \u201cFind your joy at the library.\u201d In alignment with the national observance led by the American Library Association<\/a> (ALA), the series of events extended an open invitation to people of all backgrounds to explore and discover what brings them joy within the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of three days, the initiative brought together members of the university community through a range of activities designed to promote reading, writing, and critical thinking, while reaffirming the library\u2019s role as a hub for discovery and collective reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Alejandro Escobar Nieves, director of the Madre Mar\u00eda Teresa Guevara Library, the library aspires to be \u201can oasis in the desert of uncertainty\u201d that can characterize academic life; a space accessible both for scholarly research and for leisure and enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week opened with the screening of the documentary Latido de la Biblioteca Madre Mar\u00eda Teresa Guevara<\/em>, produced by Professor Limarie Colls Col\u00f3n. The film highlights several initiatives developed with the library, including Voces de papel<\/em>, the Children\u2019s Reading Room, and the library\u2019s integration into the 21st Century Skills<\/a> component of the School of General Education. These initiatives demonstrate the library’s impact across different stages of student development. The documentary will be available soon in the university\u2019s digital repository.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engineer Sandra Pedraza
Dean of the School of General Education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Director Escobar Nieves recognized Prof. Limarie Colls Col\u00f3n and assistant librarian Emily Polo Gil for their leadership in the organization of the week’s events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Photos by the Communications Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the literary activities was a participatory reading of the novel La perra<\/em> by Pilar Quintana, which is part of the Spanish curriculum at Sagrado, as well as the presentation of the book El muerto parao: velorios, marginalidad y performance en el Puerto Rico contempor\u00e1neo<\/em> by Dr. Luis J. Cintr\u00f3n Guti\u00e9rrez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the discussion \u201cMedios y modos: Escribir en digital,\u201d featuring writer and producer Alexandra Rom\u00e1n and professor Yanabel Faris Acevedo, offered insight into writing practices in digital environments, a key topic for today\u2019s communicators and creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Professor Yanabel Faris Acevedo with writer Alexandra Rom\u00e1n.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Photos by the Communications Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the highlights was the lecture \u201cCelestina Cordero: Afro-Descendancy Dialogues,\u201d led by writer and professor Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro. The talk emphasized the importance of fostering anti-racist spaces within universities and presented writing as a tool of resistance, particularly for Black and queer communities. As part of the session, participants engaged in a writing exercise directed toward their ancestors, encouraging introspection and historical memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional resources were shared, including a database on slave ships and a 2026 literary call for submissions aimed at encouraging writing on this topic, which remains underexplored in Puerto Rican literature. The initiative is part of a broader effort to expand conversations on Afro-descendancy within Puerto Rico\u2019s academic sphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead, the library envisions positioning itself as a leading space for contemporary Puerto Rican literature, a goal reflected in the growth of its collection from 200 to 1,000 titles over the past five years. In this way, the library continues to establish itself as a vital component of the university experience, where learning, culture, and community converge to shape students\u2019 academic journeys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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