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The inauguration and naming ceremony took place as part of the International Day of Euskera festivities and was attended by Basque board members and the local Mayor Carlos Gorosito.  Cata Carrano Azcona was the volunteer that first iniciated the library. Her children were present and thanked the institution and all present for the tribute to their mother. 

Saladillo, Argentina.  International Day of the Basque Language festivities took place at the Itxaropen Basque club in Saladillo on December 5 with the official opening of its library that has been named after Angela Catalina Azcona Carrano, in memory of the club’s first librarian.

The inauguration was conducted by the club’s board of directors, led by its president, Nora Idoeta, with a large audience gathering for the event, along with the current librarian, Veronica Soler.  The career of  “Cata”  Carrano Azcona was remembered, her dedication and her role in the foundation of the club as well as her work collecting, organizing, conserving and facilitating the use of the library materials since the origins of the club itself.

Besides the addresses made, a plaque was unveiled with the name of the library with Alfredo Elisagaray, Eucharistic minister and club member, blessing the plaque and the library.  Carrano Azcona’s children Soledad and Daniel Fernandez were also present at the event.  

Visit and Presentation on the Basque Club

Along with this news, the Itxaropen club told us that representatives of the club also attended the “Static and Dynamic” exhibit on November 28 organized by the Kindergarten #904 in the club’s honor.  As they explained to EuskalKultura.com, “representatives of the Kindergarden came to our recently opened clubhouse in September so that the children could come here and be introduced to the Basque culture, customs, food and find out why there was 'a farmhouse' in the neighborhood (the facade or front of the clubhouse looks like a traditional Basque farm).  After that visit, they surprised us organizing this exhibit on what they learned about us and the Basque culture and traditions, they even danced some Basque dances for us, and prepared pintxos and crafts that show how the children incorporated what they saw during their visit to the club.