{"id":77,"date":"2023-12-04T18:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:21:56","slug":"book-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/book-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Book-club-banner-2-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416\" style=\"width:933px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Book-club-banner-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Book-club-banner-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Book-club-banner-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Book-club-banner-2-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Book-club-banner-2-2048x1024.png 2048w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Book-club-banner-2-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The El Centro book club was established in the Spring of 2023, with the purpose of bringing together the ACC community to share relevant books that share stories and histories that reflect our communities. ACC&#8217;s Library Services has partnered with our book club to offer members a choice of in-person discussions across the district, as well as offering an online discussion that includes support from our amazing library team. Thanks to various areas within the College, the book club is able to provide a number of free book copies to our members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our club is open to <strong>everyone<\/strong> at ACC including students, faculty, and staff!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This fall we&#8217;re reading <em>Islands Apart<\/em> by Jasminne Mendez. We&#8217;re partnering with ACC Libraries as well as Ascender and BRASS on this fantastic book pick PLUS events with the author at El Centro and at Rio Grande. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pick up your free copy at any ACC library beginning September 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author Talk with Jasminne Mendez at Rio Grande Campus. Friday October 30 from from 12-2pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join the official book club <a href=\"https:\/\/bookclubs.com\/clubs\/5982337\/join\/43ca6c\/\">here<\/a> to check out discussion boards, polls, and meeting information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get extra insight and author information, as well as related book recommendations from the <a href=\"https:\/\/researchguides.austincc.edu\/IslandsApart\">libguide by ACC Libraries here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/Author-Event-Flyer.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/Author-Event-Flyer.png 1080w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/Author-Event-Flyer-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/Author-Event-Flyer-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/Author-Event-Flyer-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/Author-Event-Flyer-120x150.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Synopsis-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-550\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Synopsis-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Synopsis-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Synopsis-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Synopsis-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Synopsis.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Author-Bio-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Author-Bio-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Author-Bio-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Author-Bio-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Author-Bio-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/latin-american-cultural-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/09\/IA-Author-Bio.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The El Centro book club was established in the Spring of 2023, with the purpose of bringing together the ACC community to share relevant books that share stories and histories that reflect our communities. 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