How My Parents Learned to Eat: Celebrating Multicultural Programming

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How My Parents Learned to Eat Celebrating
Multicultural Programming

• Debbie McGuire
• Felton Thomas, Jr.
• Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
• October 22, 2004

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Introduction
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Overview

• Our Diverse Populations
• The Heritage Months
• Diversity Plan Adopted
• Successful Programs for Our Adult Patrons
• The Successful Programs for Our Youth
• Crafts for Youth
• What We learned!

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Our Diverse Populations

• The LVCCLD includes the City of Las Vegas and
  unincorporated areas across the 7,810 square
  miles of Clark County
• Serves the Area with 12 urban branches and 11
  rural libraries
• 1.6 million people in LV area
• 1990 84 white, 7 African-American, 3
  Asian-American
• Today 62 white, 23 Hispanic, 9
  African-American,5 Asian-American
• By 2010, Las Vegas will have the 2nd largest
  Hispanic community in the U.S.

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Guide to The Heritage Programs

• The first step in the Directors Multicultural
  Initiative
• Celebrate the nationally observed Heritage Months
• Partner with other organizations to participate
  in Heritage Celebrations
• Recognize other Heritages in our programming
• Create a logo and vision

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Elements of Adult Programming

• Guests Authors, Illustrators, Artists,
  Storytellers, Musicians, Community Leaders,
  Lecturers, Dancers and others
• Exhibits and Displays Gallery and Virtual
• Books Bibliographies, Reading Groups
• Outreach Parades, Cultural Fairs, etc.

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Musicians and Dancers
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Photography and Artwork
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Native American Bibliography

• By Sherman Alexie
• Indian Killer
• Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven
• Reservation Blues
• Toughest Indian In The World
• By Louise Erdrich
• Jacklight
• Love Medicine
• Last Report On The Miracles At No Horse

• By Joy Harjo
• Map To The Next World
• Secrets From The Center Of The World
• Woman Who Fell From The Sky
• By Leslie Marmon Silko
• Ceremony
• Gardens In The Dunes
• Almanac Of The Dead
• Storyteller

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OUTREACH!!!!!
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Other Heritage Programs Something Scottish
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Young Peoples Program Elements

• Guests Authors, Illustrators, Artists,
  Storytellers, Musicians, Community Leaders,
  Lecturers, and others
• Food Culture Fairs, Recipes, Food
  Demonstrations and Samples
• Books Bibliographies, Storytimes
• Crafts Extensions of the Heritage Celebrations,
  Age Appropriate

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Eth-Noh-Tec's Nancy Wang andRobert
Kikuchi-Yngojo
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Native American Recipes

• Mesquite Bread1 cup mesquite meal, finely
  ground1 tsp. baking powder2 Tbsp. peanut oil1
  cup whole wheat flour1 tsp. baking soda¾ cup
  waterCombine dry ingredients. Add oil and water,
  and mix well until dough forms a ball and clears
  side of bowl. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and
  form bread into half-sphere on pan Bake 30
  minutes at 350.

• Sweet Pinyon Muffins1 cup pinyon nuts, ground½
  cup water2 tsp. baking powder½ cup whole wheat
  flour3 tbsp. mesquite honeyCombine dry
  ingredients. Add water and honey. Mix well. Pour
  into greased muffin tins and bake for 30 minutes
  at 350.

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African-American Bibliography

• CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH WITH
  BOOKS 2001
• Folklore Picture Books Early Elementary
  Older Elementary Poetry 
• Aardema, Verna Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's
  EarsDial, 1975 A West African tale about an
  iguana who sets off a chain reaction that ends in
  jungle disaster.

• McKissack, Patricia The Dark-Thirty Random,
  1992 Ten spine-tingling tales , from African
  American history, that span the period from
  slavery to the Civil Rights Era. Great for
  reading aloud.

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Young Peoples Heritage Crafts

• Hispanic Heritage Craft

• I Have a Dream Bookmark Contest

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What We Learned!

• Expand Cultural Programming Year-Round
• Celebrate as Many Cultures as Possible
• Create an Advisory Board of Local Community
  Members of That Culture
• There Will be Resentment and Feelings of
  Exclusion for Many Reasons among the Community
  and Staff
• There Will be an Appreciation of your Hard Work
  by the Community, who Recognize themselves and
  Appreciate a New Awareness.