Costumed Library staff greeted Library users throughout the day. Visitors to the Library were encouraged to enter their names for hourly drawings from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Among the prizes were two USB memory sticks, t-shirts, mugs, umbrellas, and selected historical books. The Library also had bookmarks and other free handouts available. In addition, a sale of historical and leisure reading books was held. Proceeds from the sales will benefit the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center.

Faculty, staff and students from different institutions in the Texas Medical Center stopped by to register for the drawing and inquire about Library services. We also had out of state visitors who joined us in the celebration. Our deep appreciation goes to our enthusiastic Library staff who contributed their time and effort to make this event a big success.

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