2010 Census Awareness
The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in the United States and is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data are used to apportion congressional seats to states, to distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds to tribal, state and local governments each year and to make decisions about what community services to provide. The 2010 Census form will be one of the shortest in U.S. history, consisting of 10 questions, taking about 10 minutes to complete. Strict confidentiality laws protect the respondents and the information they provide. Source: www.census.gov.

FINE PORCELAIN ART BY MADAME BERTHE (RUSTY) PALUD

This month of March features fine porcelain paintings by Madame Berthe (Rusty) Palud. Exhibiting creativity and artistic flair at a young age, Madame Palud has enjoyed working with different art mediums. She is however, currently specializing in porcelain art.  Her art pieces are appreciated in Canada, United States and Europe. She has won first place in the 2008 Porcelain Artist Convention in Montreal, Quebec for her “Mother & Daughter Elephant” piece. Madame Palud feels blessed with the opportunity to learn from local artists as well as from the great masters Jorg and Petra Kugelmeir from Germany who both taught her the techniques of the Meissen way of painting. Madame Palud is therefore presenting several of her porcelain pieces to the Weslaco Public Library to showcase her art.

Dr. Seuss Birthday Anniversary

Theodor Seuss Geisel (born March 2, 1904) was an American writer and cartoonist most widely known for his children’s books written under the pen name Dr. Seuss. He published over 60 children's books before he passed away September 24, 1991 due to illness. An observance in the United States held on March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. His most celebrated books include the bestselling Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Dr. Seuss books can be found in our Library.