Ofrenda at the Key West Library. An ofrenda is a home altar traditionally set up for the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), honoring lost loved ones. This year’s library ofrenda includes images of, among others, Jimmy Buffett, Tom Hambright, and Tennessee Williams.

In celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the Monroe County Public Library and the Historic Florida Keys Foundation present their annual program (and musical procession) on Friday, November 7. This program is free and open to the public.

The event starts at 10 a.m. at the Key West Library (700 Fleming) with a talk by Dr. Corey Malcom, lead historian at the library’s Florida Keys History Center, about the island’s historic African Cemetery. In addition, Mary Ann Matter will discuss the significance and meaning of Dia de los Muertos.

Participants are then invited to join the musical procession led by Rich (in spirit) McKay, to the Key West Cemetery, where a presentation at the grave of Sandy Cornish will be provided by Wilhelmina Lopez-Martin.