Mexican books donated to library

Mexican Ambassa-dor to Guyana Francisco Olguin Uribe donated several books to the National Library on Wednesday, during a courtesy call on Chief Librarian Gillian Thompson.

According to a press release, seven of the books are about the history of international relations of Mexico 1821-2010: Africa and the Middle East, Asia, Europe, South America, theCaribbean, Central America and North America. Additionally, six books are on Cultural Diplomacy, Educa-tion and Human Rights, Philosophical, Political and Sociological Thinking; His-panic American Literature, the Music of Latin America; Mexico and the Invention of American Art 1910-1950; the Electronic Medium of Diffusion and the Informa-tion society.  The ambassador also donated a catalogue for “Fragmented Nature, Contemporary Artists” in the Collection of the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. Thompson said the donation is highly appreciated and will further boost the Library’s rapidly growing collection.

In picture: Thompson and Uribe display some of the books.