Keep in Beat with the Bandera Library

Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated until Oct. 15. Check out some books of all genres and for all ages written by talented Hispanic authors. Several can easily be found across from the checkout desk in our Recommended Reading Section.
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This month at the Medina Library

During the month of October, for every animal book you check out, your name will be entered in a drawing. The winner will get to pick out a stuffed animal from the Apple Store, or track an animal of your choice on your computer.
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See the latest Caddo Kuntree, by Larry Haddad

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Ace Road Trip

Once a year, I get to escape from the beautiful Hill County and go to another part of the beautiful Hill Country for the annual Spadette River Trip. No, it’s not a card gambling tournament. It’s a weekend filled with debauchery, hot guys, and parties until 3 am. Except now, we’re too old for all that. 
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Growing Up In Bandera

Back in the day when I walked into the OST I was greeted by lots of oldtimers sittin' around, discussing politics and all the world problems. Old sweat-stained hats of straw and felt, along with the worn and dirty boots, was a dead giveaway to their way of life. It was a life of country living. 
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Sailing the Pacific
How the Manila galleon shaped international trade

In March of 1521, Portugese explorer Fernando de Magallanes docked off the coast of Cebu in the Philippines, achieving the first European navigation from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia. The same year, Spanish General Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire, expanding the Spanish-owned territory from California to South America.
Divided by the Pacific Ocean, the Spaniards needed a way to commute between their newly-established sovereignty. Thus was the birth of the Manila galleon.
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A Walk Down History Lane
with the Bandera Natural History Museum
How Juan de O'Donojú y O’Ryan helped end the Mexican War for Independence

Mexico's independence from Spain took a decade of war. None expected a Spanish general of Irish descent to play an integral role in achieving peace.
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Quetzalcoatlus
Life-size replica on display at the Bandera Natural History Museum

Taller than a giraffe, wider than a city bus, and able to soar over tall buildings in a single bound, the Quetzalcoatlus (pronounced Ket-sol-coh-aht-lus) ruled the skies about 80 million years ago.
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