The HSHSL is proud to share our FY2022 Annual Report. View it here to learn about the many successes and accomplishments we achieved.
Read about:
- our strategic plan – a blueprint for the HSHSL’s future,
- the ongoing pilot publishing fund for early career researchers who publish in open-access journals,
- the new Research and Education Portal that opens up access to and collaboration with each school’s librarian,
- data initiatives by the Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) to support researchers affected by the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (NIH DMSP),
- exciting additions to the Historical Collections and our first HSHSL calendar “Bloom”,
- a new artwork video tour of the fantastic pieces displayed around the Library,
- our successful year of community service with the Book It Forward book drive and Warm Up Tree in partnership with the Community Engagement Center,
- plus much, much more!
Holidays, at all times of the year, elicit a variety of memories, stories, tradition, and culture. However, the winter holidays seem to hold some of the deepest traditions. As these times come closer, the HSHSL is asking you to think about your own holiday or winter stories and share them with our Woven Stories Project.
The pictures includes the güiro with scraper, and palitos with maracas. When the parranda is a surprise musical visit, it is called asalto. The surprised hosts correspond offering everything from picaera (small bites of food) and drinks to a sopón (heavy soup) depending on how long the party is expected to go on. Often parrandas go to several houses in one night, adding to the musical group the people they have visited before.
There are songs composed especially for Parrandas that tell of waking up the unexpected hosts, the food that is eaten, etc. Puerto Rican Navidades are not complete without a night of parrandas. They are a cultural proof of friendship or family fondness so typical of the season that I most love.
