Join us This Evening, November 5th at 7:00pm for a Special Program featuring Award-winning Photographer and Historian Louise O’Connor, whose body of work “Cryin’ for Daylight” captures the Voices and Vernacular of Texas Ranchers with striking authenticity.

More than a record of rural life, O’Connor’s work shows how language carries culture, identity, and memory. Using direct quotes and rich storytelling, she preserves a fading oral tradition - expressions, humor, and wisdom passed down through generations - and reveals how everyday speech reflects values like hard work, independence, and connection to the land. In an era of rapid change, O’Connor’s work reminds us that language is not just how people communicate - it’s how they live, remember, and belong.

Louise O’Connor is a fifth-generation descendant of a pioneering Texas ranching Family. A Photographer and Historian, she has preserved the Coastal Bend ranching Culture of Texas through sound recordings and photographs, which are archived at the Wittliff Collections in San Marcos, Texas. She has spent decades in the Carmel area and in the 1970s studied photography with the Friends of Photography, working with renowned photographers such as Ansel Adams, Minor White, Brett Weston, Jerry Uelsmann, and Wynn Bullock.

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DATE: This Wednesday Evening, November 5th
TIME: Doors Open at 6:30pm// Program begins at 7:00pm
LOCATION: Carpenter Hall at the Sunset Center, San Carlos Street, Carmel-by-The-Sea
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: General Admission. Registration is required (limited Seats)

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More information is available at www.CarmelPublicLibraryFoundation.org. There is a $10.00 suggested donation to benefit the Carmel Public Library. Donations can be made at www.CarmelPublicLibraryFoundation.org.

For Questions, please call (831) 624-2811