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Describe the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC) intends to empower artists of color community benefits and culturally enrich residents in Orange County, California. Through social of this event engagement, diverse arts, equitable practices, and direct action, LMAC aspires to counter the impact of gentrification on the local community by providing culturally relevant arts education and reinvesting profits in the local residents, arts industry, and business economy. Established in 2016 in Santa Ana, LMAC is a community -based collaboration between a mobile bookstore and cultural center practices. It builds on anti -gentrification movement culture and cultivates diversity through literature and the arts by prioritizing Black, Indigenous, people of color and integrating free reading and writing programs, visual exhibits, and year-round creative workshops in Santa Ana, California and its surrounding areas. For 7 years and as the only cooperatively -run bookstore in Santa Ana, LMAC has been able to realize its vision for a community -based self- sustaining literary arts center gracias to the dedication of the bookstore community. Recognized across the US, for organizing and presenting literary arts programing prioritdng BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists, LMAC holds some 30 to 45 events per year, many of which draw intersectional and multi generational audiences from Southern California and virtually across the nation. LMAC aspires to cultivate writers and artists in our own community, always prioritizing local artists of color. We strive to provide honorariums for all our guest artists — investing in our community and BIPOC artists in order to continue to create and gain sustainability together. All of our events are free and open to the public. As of 2018, bookstore profits, public donations, and capital from grants support the hybrid nonprofit organization fulfill its mission by funding its operating budget, local and guest artists, special exhibitions, establish the Crear Studio gallery, and a variety of arts education programs, including funding Barrio writers — free creative writing workshops for youth 13-21 that has been in existence since 2009. In 2020, LMAC established a community -based advisory board that ensures the mission statement is met through all efforts. Arts cooperative members lead daily tasks and initiatives to keep the bookstore and free programming accessible and sustainable to the general public. Our monthly free events, including Loteria, Musica y M6s!, are just one example of how we reinvest by creating visibility and sustainability for our local BIPOC, artists, makers, and cultural producers. All local artists are paid, including our youth book advisors and we hope to contract Roger Eyes R. and Jose Lozano along with other artists to host monthly art workshops the Sunday after our Loteria Saturdays. This particular Loteria, Musica y IV16s! placemaking series also focuses on engaging with mulfigenerational residents and Spanish speakers. We also prioritize using local businesses to accommodate our stage and AV rental, along with promotional giveaways for adults, youth and children (totes, books, bookmarks, gift cards from local businesses etc.)