RL Cinema Series
Presented by Nancy LaGreca, PhD
Series XIV: Reason vs. Faith
Faith and reason are often considered to be two distinct areas of human experience.
Faith is a belief that can be held without evidence or proof, while reason is the ability to use logic to reach rational conclusions.
6:30PM Reception - 6:45PM Discussion - 7:15PM Screening
Popcorn followed by a Three Course Dinner with Open Bar
Open to the Public - Limited to 24
Dr. LaGreca
Nancy LaGreca, Ph.D., is professor of Latin American literature and culture with interdisciplinary specializations in nation building in the post-Independence era, feminist theory, and gender studies. After 18 years as faculty and administrator at the University of Oklahoma, LaGreca moved to San Antonio in 2022 to serve as dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at St. Mary's University. LaGreca is the author of two books and several articles on Latin American literature from the late 1880s to the early 1900s. We welcome Dr. LaGreca as the next host of the Roosevelt Library Cinema Series.
PARKING AT THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
The Roosevelt Library has about 50 complimentary self-parking spaces available to guests. Street parking is often available. Vehicles are not to be left in the Roosevelt Library parking lot overnight. The Roosevelt Library will not be liable for theft or damages to vehicles or the contents of vehicles.
MAP TO THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
HISTORY OF THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
The First Carnegie Library of San Antonio opened in 1903. The original building at 210 W. Market Street was constructed with funding donated by Andrew Carnegie, on property donated by Caroline Kampann. On September 9, 1921, a storm event created from the remnants of a hurricane moved through Central Texas and produced over seven inches of rainfall in downtown San Antonio and the near west side of the city. The flooding forced the temporary closure of the Carnegie Library. It was razed in 1929 and the new main library was completed in August 1930 on the original site. The name changed from Carnegie Library to San Antonio Public Library.
In 1929 the Roosevelt Park Branch Library, San Antonio’s South side library, opened and in 1968 it closed. The building is located across from the Roosevelt Park which marks the beginning of the Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project, an eight mile stretch of the San Antonio River that has received designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building’s architect was John Marriott who also designed the Carnegie Library in Delaware, Ohio. Leland Stone purchased the building in 2013. The building is the home of the Roosevelt Library Social Club.
Open bar. Dietary preferences accommodated.
This nonrefundable ticket is transferable.