UF Latin American and Caribbean Collection

Our latest book display features YA novels by Florida-based authors. Stop by and find your next great read! lacc.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/08/21/ya-…

Our Spring 2025 newsletter is live! Learn about a new exhibit, meet our student assistants, and read about a new project we have underway. ufdc.ufl.edu/IR00011941/000…

6 days left to apply for the Library Travel Research Grant!! See thread below for details 👇

Did you know the @LatamUF offers a certificate in Latin American Studies? Consider applying! More information: latam.ufl.edu/academics/grad…

UF students! The @LatamUF has opened their application for their Field Research Grant program. See details below 👇

Shout out to FL CTE teachers integrating LAS and global themes in their classrooms @LatamUF @sherrygayn34610 @mzmack702 @nsb_hs_culinary carolinacurrea @GoGlobalED #ctemonth @educationfl

Looking for a new book to read? Let us play matchmaker! Come to our library for a Blind Date with a Book! You pick a wrapped book based on a few mysterious clues, and unwrap a surprise that could be your next favorite read! ✨📖

New Cambridge Element Populism and Fascism by Carlos de la Torre is now free to read for 4 weeks! cup.org/4hFbPXN #cambridgeelements #history @FinchelsteinF

Did you know LACC has cookbooks you can borrow from the library? We focus on cookbooks produced in Latin America & the Caribbean, with some by celebrity chefs like Patti Jinich.

This is what 50,000 reels of microfilm look like! UF librarians in the 1950s & 60s filmed newspapers in Caribbean libraries, bringing heavy camera equipment with them by boat & sometimes airplane. We call this project "Librarian on a Boat". 📰🛫⛵️ #Smathers100

For #BlackHistoryMonth we'll feature posts highlighting Black newspapers and resources we have available of records of history in the making. We start off the series with an overview of newspaper history in the U.S. Virgin Islands: bit.ly/43keW0o #VintageNewspapers

On exhibit now in LACC: "El Centenario de José Martí: historia y tesoro de una biblioteca" curated by Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt

The Smathers Library Centennial jigsaw puzzle is completed at LACC! Thank you everyone who dropped by to help. ... We're okay if you want to start it all over again. 😅🧩📚#Smathers100

We're currently accepting applications for the 2025 Library Travel Research Grant! This grant allows faculty from qualified U.S. colleges & universities to access the amazing resources of UF's Latin American and Caribbean Collection. More info + apply: bit.ly/3F6CdGY

Great opportunity to be able to visit and use our collections! Check out the travel grant details 👇

Join us in Smathers 100 this afternoon for a new book talk! lacc.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/01/28/emi…

#JoséMartí was born on this day in 1853.  His name is synonymous with #freedom across #LatinAmerica and his birthday is observed across #Cuba. The Spanish-language newspaper La Gaceta features the news, work, and legacy of Martí. bit.ly/LaGacetaFL #VintageNewspapers

We’re closed (along with other campus libraries) until 12:30pm tomorrow, 1/22! Stay warm Gators! 🐊❄️

The grand opening for the present-day Smathers Library was Friday, October 23, 1925. Technically a Scorpio, it shares a birthday with Ignatius of Loyola & Ryan Reynolds. ♏️📚🌎 #Smathers100 Learn more in the Florida Alligator archives: newspapers.uflib.ufl.edu/UF00028291/010…

Announcing our 3rd call for OER! Join us in building a collection of free, reusable, remixable teaching resources for Caribbean studies. ‼️ CFP: #OER in #CaribbeanStudies 👉 Proposals due April 14, 2025 ℹ️ Info: tinyurl.com/OER-Caribbean