Deconstructing the Taco: The History and Lore of a Beloved Food with Gregory McNamee

Mesa Public Libraries - Main Branch - Saguaro Room --- 64 E. 1st St., Mesa, AZ, 85201 64 E. 1st Street, Mesa, AZ, United States

The foods of Arizona speak to the many cultures, native and newcomer, that make up our state. Consider the taco, that favorite treat, a staple of Mexican and Mexican American cooking and an old standby on an Arizonan’s plate. The corn in the tortilla comes from Mexico, the cheese from the Sahara, the lettuce from […]

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Voting Access: What If Voting Were Mandatory? with Mathew Nevarez

Mesa Public Library: Red Mountain Branch 635 N Power Rd, Mesa, AZ, United States

Voting is an essential part of the electoral process. How do we vote? Where do we vote? What is the process for voting? Join us for an interactive thought exercise: Imagine a scenario where all Arizonans are required to vote. You are responsible for voter turnout. How do you ensure you get voters to the […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

City of Surprise City Council Chambers 16000 N. Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Casa Grande Public Library 449 N. Dry Lake St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

  Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate […]

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Era of Artificial Intelligence: What Is Research, and How Is Knowledge Created? with Andrea Christelle

Foothills Library 19055 N 57th Ave, Glendale, AZ, United States

  In today’s digital world, anyone can publish their writing. Anyone can make a movie. The democratization of knowledge or content creation has given a voice to untold stories. But there is a flipside. Who, or what, gets to create knowledge? Can AI systems create knowledge? When Chat GPT writes a student’s paper, is that […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Tolleson Public Library 9555 W Van Buren Street, Tolleson, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Guerrero and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Safford City- Graham County Library- Program Room 808 S. 7th Avenue, Safford, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

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Climate Conversations – Who Has Access? Water and Life along the Colorado River

Virtual AZ, United States

Access to water is essential for communities across Arizona. Climate change and drought are worsening water issues in the Southwest, especially for many living on the Navajo Nation. How are past water laws, current policies, and recent Supreme Court decisions shaping water rights today? Who has water, and who does not? Join us for a […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Burton Barr Central Library - Pulliam Auditorium 1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Guerrero and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

Jerome – Too Stubborn to Die – How the Town Survived Numerous “Near-Death” Experiences with Jay Mark

Desert Broom Library 29710 N. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ, United States

Numerous fires, landslides, floods, labor strikes, polluted air, epidemics, Depression, recessions, financial collapse, one adversity after another. Any one of these might spell the end of a lesser community. But, in Arizona, one town survived these “near-death” experiences, and more; yet managed to survive. Some might even say, “thrive.” This presentation looks at the numerous […]

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