Previous Mid-Valley Events

Previous Mid-Valley Events

National Library Week 2025
What draws Jaguars to the library? Everything!

Will'n in Weslaco Academic Lecture

Will’n in Weslaco Public Lecture 2025
This year's Will'n in Weslaco public lecture 4/8/25.

Trick or Treat at the Library
STC Library invites all Jags to Trick or Treat with us!

Family Reading Night

Family Reading Night at Mid-Valley Campus Library
Join us at Mid-Valley Campus Library for Family Reading Night!

Will’n in Weslaco Academic Lecture: Shakespeare’s Comedy of Ancient Athens
Dr. Jan Blits presents on the intricate themes and timeless relevance of this great comedy.

Family Reading Night

Family Reading Night 2023
Family Reading Night at MVC Library.

Will'n in Weslaco: Macbeth

Conquering Fortune: The Macbeths’ Enterprise
Join us for a discussion of Macbeth with Dr. Dustin Gish.

Family Reading Night at Mid-Valley Campus
Join us at Mid-Valley Campus for Family Reading Night.

Love, Drugs, and Politics

Love, Drugs, and Politics in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Love, Drugs, and Politics in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.

Family Reading Night Parade

Family Reading Night 2021 at MidValley
Family Reading Night Parade at Mid-Valley Campus on October 20th!

Fall Festival 2021

Fall Festival At Your Campus Libraries!
Join us for fun, information, and prizes!

Family Reading Night 2020
Join the parade at Mid-Valley Campus Library: October 21, at 5:30pm!

Jovita Gonzalez Lecture Series Presents: Dr. Brenda Sendejo
Please join us March 4-5, 2020 at Multi-Campus locations and listen to Dr. Brenda Sendejo share her great stories.

Dia de los Muertos: Los Siglos Nos Llaman. Que Nos Dicen?
Please join us, Thursday, October 31, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the Mid-Valley Campus Auditorium G-191.

Family Reading Night 2019
Please join us, Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at the Mid-Valley Campus Library Building E1.200 at 400 N. Border from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Jose de la Luz Saenz Lecture Series Presents – Marjorie Herrera Lewis
Please join us November 12, 2019 at 11:30 am at the Mid-Valley Campus Library and 6:00 pm at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Please join us at the Mid-Valley Campus, Pecan Campus, Starr Campus Library and at the Technology Campus Auditorium for a presentation about the resources you need to stay safe and secure online.

Family Reading Night 2018
Please join us at the South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus Library at its annual “Family Reading Night” on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The free event, which is open to the public, is held in conjunction with Reading Week.

National Poetry Month Lecture Series Presents Jose Antonio Rodriguez
April is National Poetry Month it is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K-12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, bloggers, and, of course, poets marking poetry’s important place in our culture and our lives. Please join us, April 19, 2018 at the Mid-Valley Campus Auditorium […]

National Library Week, Open House 2018

South Texas College Libraries Open House 2018
The South Texas College Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and […]

Family Reading Night
Want to find some fun entertainment for the entire family? Your local library is a good place to start. And you can get to know your South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus Library at its annual “Family Reading Night” on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The free event, which is open to the […]

National Voter Registration Day – Tuesday, September 26, 2017
With Local Elections Looming, Group Calls on Community Partners to Hold National Voter Registration Day Drives Washington, DC – In advance of this year’s municipal and statewide elections, 2,000 groups across the country will mobilize to celebrate National Voter Registration Day on September 26, 2017. The National Voter Registration Day Steering Committee is calling on […]

South Texas College Libraries Open House 2017
The South Texas College Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and […]

Jose de la Luz Saenz Veterans Lecture Series Presents” Dr. Selfa Chew”
  The Center for Mexican American Studies and Library Services presents “José de la Luz Saenz Veterans Lecture Series” an author talk followed by a book signing with Dr. Selfa Chew.  This event will take place, Thursday, November 10 at 1:00pm in G-191 Mid-Valley Auditorium G-191 & at 6:00 pm at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room. […]

National Library Week @ STC 2016 Open House
The South Texas College Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers.   Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work […]

National Poetry Month Speaker Series
  The South Texas College Library and English Department would like to invite you to join us to attend the month of April’s speaker series. We will have award-winning poets Laurie Ann Guerrero and Rossy Lima here to speak to our students and community on their works. Please spread the word. Laurie Ann Guerrero Monday, […]

Movie: Inside Out
Nov. 16- 11:00 am, TECH Campus Library
Nov. 17- 1:00 pm, Pecan Campus Library-F102
Nov. 18- 9:00 am, Mid-Valley Campus Library
Nov. 18- 12:00 pm, STARR Campus Library
Nov. 19-4:00 pm, NAH Campus Library

Family Reading Night at Mid-Valley 10/21/2015
Want to find some fun entertainment for the entire family? Your local library is a good place to start. And you can get to know your South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus Library at its annual “Family Reading Night” on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The free event, which is open to the […]

Presentation: “Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling Across the Rio Grande”
April 6
- Time- 1:00 pm at MidValley library
- Time- 6:00 pm at Pecan Library
April 7
- Time- 10:00 am at Starr Library

Nov 20 – The Real History of Thanksgiving and Make-Your-Own-Turkey at MidValley
On Nov 20 watch the movie The Real History of Thanksgiving along with a Make Your Own Turkey Craft at the MidValley Library.

Family Reading Night – Oct. 22 @ 5:30
Event encouraging families to read together. Festivities include STC Ballet Folkórico, book distribution, Teensy Weensy the Clown, face painting, and a variety of arts and crafts activities.

National Library Week @ STC 2014 Open House
When: April 21 to April 24, 2014
Where: See post for more details.

Book Launch for STC Faculty
When: November 19 to November 21, 2014
Where: See post for more details.

Jan Seale, Texas Poet Laureate, to visit STC Libraries
When: November 27 to 29, 2012
Where: See post for more details.

Jose de la Luz Saenz Veterans Lecture Series
When: November 7 to 10, 2011
Where: See post for more details.

Event: 150th Anniversary of Mexican-American Involvement in the Civil War
When: April 11, 2011
Where: STC Mid- Valley & Pecan Campus Library

Celebrate Hector P. Garcia Day at the Library
Pictured with President Lyndon B. Johnson In 2009, the State of Texas decreed the third Wednesday of September to be Hector P. Garcia Day.  In honor, the STC Library will be screening a documentary about his life.  Dr. Hector P. Garcia was born in Mercedes.  He was a doctor, World War II veteran, civil rights […]

Frida screening Aug. 5th
The Pecan and MidValley Libraries will be showing the movie Frida.  The movie is based on the Hayden Herrera biography, and was nominated for six Oscars, and it won two. “Salma Hayek plays the Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, whose tempestuous life with her unfaithful husband, muralist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), drives the story of […]

John Adams movie June 7th!
To celebrate Independence Day, the Pecan and MidValley Libraries will be showing the monumental HBO miniseries John Adams. The miniseries is based off of David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize winning book (click here to check for availability of book). We will be showing the first two episodes of the seven part miniseries. Part 1: Join or […]

Library Open House at Your Campus!
Library Week is that time of the year when we stop and appreciate what libraries and librarians have contributed to our schools and communities. And South Texas College will celebrate Library Week with a number of activities at all five of its campuses. Celebrated nation wide, this year’s theme is “Communities Thrive @ Your Library.”  […]

Screening of Iron Jawed Angels at MidValley Campus Library
 To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Mid-Valley STC Library will be showing Iron Jawed Angels, a 2004 film about the women’s suffrage movement during the 1910s. This movie follows activists, Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and Lucy Burns (Frances O’Connor), as they fought tirelessly for a woman’s right to be counted.  Returning to the United States […]