EDINBURG — A sea of pink bows filled the room here Saturday at the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library where little girls of all ages gathered around to celebrate Barbie Day.

The library hosted these admirers in celebration of Barbie’s birthday, which was March 9, otherwise known as Barbie Day. Local collector Lidia Guerra lent her collection of dolls to the library Saturday for all to admire.

The collection will be on display until April 16.

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Valentina Duran, 4, gets excited about the Barbie doll collector speaker, Lydia Guerra during the Barbie Doll Collection event at Dustin Sekula Memorial Library Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Valentina Duran, 4, holds on to her Barbie doll during the Barbie Doll Collection event at Dustin Sekula Memorial Library Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Lyida Guerra talks with a young girl during her Barbie Collection at Dustin Sekula Memorial Library Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Jared Lopez, 2, and his sister, Elienai, 6, get excited as the take a look at the Barbie Doll collection at Dustin Sekula Memorial Library Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Robin Quijano, 3, and Italia Domiguez, 3, listen to Lydia Guerra talk about her Barbie Collection at Dustin Sekula Memorial Library Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Artemis Gutierrez, 9 1/2 months, attends the Barbie Doll collection belonging to Lydia Guerra at Dustin Sekula Memorial Library Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
A Barbie doll part of the collection belonging to Lydia Guerra at Dustin Sekula Memorial Library Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Valentina Duran, 4, gets the attention of guest speaker Lydia Guerra, the Barbie Doll collector, during the doll collection event at Dustin Sekula Memorial Library Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])

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