Previous Pecan Events

Previous Pecan Events

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

Hang Le-Tormala Guest Lecture
Pecan Campus welcomes historian Hang Le-Tormala.

Celebrate Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month
Join STC Library, History, and Music Departments for these February events!

Vietnam: 50 Years Later

Vietnam: 50 Years Later Film Series (Spring 2025)
A film and lecture series focused on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.

Liana V. Andreasen Author Reading
STC Faculty and author Liana V. Andreasen will read from her newly published book.

Guitar Performance at Pecan Library
Instructor Jaime Garcia and his talented music students will be performing a lively set on the first floor of Pecan Library on November 7th from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM. Attendees can look forward to an engaging mix of musical pieces, showcasing the students’ hard work and creativity. Come enjoy an afternoon of music and […]

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

Juan Ochoa Author Talk

Juan Ochoa Author Reading
Join us in-person or online for this reading by author Juan Ochoa.

Cold War Retrospective Film Series (Spring 2024)
A film series focused on The Cold War and sentiments at that time.

DiSC Personality Training with Eyes on the Prize Leadership Coaching
Join us for a training on the DiSC personality types.

Stories from the Front

Colonel Lisa Carrington Firmin: Stories from the Front
STC Library is honored to host Colonel Firmin.

Fall Festival 2021

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

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, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room

Jose de la Luz Saenz Lecture Series Presents – Susan Meissner
Please join us Monday, November 18, 2019 at 10:00 am at the STARR Campus Library and 6:00 pm at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room.

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.

McAllen Poet Laureate-Edward Vidaurre
Please join us Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 11:30 am, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 6:00 pm at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room.

Earth Day Movie Screening “Chasing Coral”
Please join us, Monday, April 22, 2016 at 10:00 am for the movie screening of "Chasing Coral" Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room.

Heart Centered Leadership Lecture Series
Heart Centered Leadership Lecture Series, presented by Susan Steinbrecher.  Please join us, Thursday, February 14 at 4:00 pm in the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room.

2018 Veterans Expo
Please join us, Thursday, November 15, 2018, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the South Texas College Pecan Campus Library for the 2018 Veteran’s Expo

National Novel Writing Month Lecture Series Presents: Daniel Chacon
Please join us, Thursday, November 8 at 6:00 pm, as we welcome Mr. Daniel Chacón.

Jose de la Luz Saenz Lecture Series Presents – Dr. Edward Westermann
Please join us, Wednesday, November 14 at 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.

recycling, misconceptions

Misconceptions of Recycling
Have you ever wondered what the City of McAllen Recycling Center does, if so, here’s your chance to learn some new things or to refresh yourself with some of the “Misconceptions of Recycling” Join us, Wednesday, April 25 at 10:00 am at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room, Mr. Marco Ortiz from McAllen’s Recycling Center […]

Veterans Expo 2018
Please join us, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the South Texas College Pecan Campus Library for the 2018 Veteran’s Expo.  Come learn about the services provided by STC to help you succeed.  Some participating agencies will be: Texas Veterans Commission Employers seeking Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion […]

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 […]

International Games Day @ Your Library
National Games Day was started by Jenny Levine and Scott Nicholson in 2007. This free event grew out of an idea to attempt to set a world’s record for the number of people playing the same game at the same time at libraries around the world. National Games Day became International Games Day (IGD) in 2012 and International Games […]

Veteran’s Expo 2017
Please join us, Wednesday, November 8, 2017, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the South Texas College Pecan Campus Library for the 2017  Veteran’s Expo.  Come learn about the services provided by STC to help you succeed.  Some participating agencies will be: Texas Veterans Commission Employers seeking Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion […]

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month which is an annual campaign to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. The Internet touches almost all aspects of everyone’s daily life, whether we realize it or not. National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is designed to engage and educate public and […]

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 […]

From Wrestling Cows to Educating Astronauts to Writing LesFic: “A Tale of Taking the Less Obvious Career Path”
Lacey L. Schmidt, Ph.D. is an Industrial-Organizational Psychology consultant who specializes in team building and leadership assessment and development. She conducts individual assessments as well as designs and implements assessment centers and work samples to help clients make key hiring, promotion, and training and development decisions. She also conducts organizational development assessments and provides coaching […]

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, […]

“The Long Walk Home” — Movie Screening
March 29 at 11am - Pecan - Rainbow Room

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

Movie: Selena at Starr Library on 20th Anniversary
March 31
Time- 12:00 pm at Starr Campus Library

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. 24 – “Miss Representation” Screening at Pecan
On Nov. 24th at 1:00 pm and at 5:30 pm, there will be a screening of "Miss Representation" at the Pecan campus at the D-Auditorium.

Women’s Studies Film Festival – Fall 2014, at Pecan
The STC Women's Studies Group is hosting a series of documentary films on Nov. 13 and Nov. 19 at the Pecan campus at the D-Auditorium.

WWI Centennial – Emilio Zamora “The WWI Diary of Jose de la Luz Saenz”
Dr. Emilio Zamora will join us to discuss the WWI diary of José de la Luz Sáenz and help us commemorate the centennial of WWI.

Tim Z. Hernandez to visit STC – Oct 2
Tim Z. Hernandez will visit STC to discuss his novel "Mañana Means Heaven."

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

April 1 – “Forgotten Dead” Presentation by Dr. William Carrigan
When: April 1, 2014 @ 6:00 PM
Where: STC Pecan Library Rainbow Room

Sandy Lessig “Through Their Eyes” Sandy Lessig – March 26 at 6pm
When: March 26, 2014 @ 4:00 PM
Where: STC Pecan Campus Cooper Center Auditorium

Author Visit – Ron Cooper
When: March 20, 2014 @ 4:00 PM
Where: STC Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room

Author Visit – Milcha Sanchez-Scott & Alvaro Rodriguez
When: February 18, 2014 @ 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: STC Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room

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

Reknowned Poet, Kevin Prufer to Visit STC Library
When:April 4, 2013 @ 4:00 PM
Where: STC Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room

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

Barbara Renaud Gonzalez reading – Feb 23 @ 5:30 pm at Pecan Campus Rainbow Room
When: February 23, 2012 @ 5:30 PM
Where: STC Pecan Library Rainbow Room

Event: “El Primer Congreso Mexicanista” a Centennial Commemoration
When: November 21, 201 1 @ 6:00 PM
Where: STC Pecan Library Rainbow Room

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

Author Talk for Hector P. Garcia Day at Pecan Library
When: September 21, 2011 @ 6:00 PM
Where: STC Pecan Library

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

Documentary for Mexican Revolution Centennial Nov. 18
Join the STC Library at Pecan to celebrate the one hundred year anniversary of the Mexican Revolution with a special documentary created by Hispanic Research Center at ASU.  The movie will be introduced by Dr. Trinidad Gonzales, history instructor at STC. In addition to the movie, also, go by the library to check out a […]

Co-writer of the Film “Machete” to talk at Pecan Library
When: October 5, 2010
Where: STC Pecan 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 […]

Celebrate the 40th year of Earth Day with a showing of An Inconvenient Truth
To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the STC Pecan Campus library will be having a showing of An Inconvenient Truth on April 22nd at 4pm on the first floor at F-102. There will be an introduction to the movie by Biology instructor, Dr. Mehrad Mahmoudian-Geller, and Lillian Martinez, the Pecan Biology Club President. […]

Author Harold Jaffe to speak on Wed. April 28th
When: April 28, 2010 @ 6400 PM
Where: STC Pecan Library Rainbow Room

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.”  […]