Wednesday, November 11, 2009

NW REFORMA planning survey 1

Please take the NW REFORMA planning survey 1! This is your organization and we would like your input!


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This is an initial step in developing a strategic plan for NW REFORMA. I would like to spend this year planning strategically on who we are, what we want to do and how we will do this.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Book Fair

The Serra Multilingual Book Fair Committee and LIBROS

announce

The 15th Annual Serra Multilingual Book Fair and Workshops
Friday October 23, 2009

Encinitas Branch Library 540 Cornish Dr. Encinitas CA 92024

Browse & purchase multilingual materials in various formats and languages
10 am to 4 pm

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LIBROS workshops

8:30 am to 9:30 am
Reaching Out & Building

12 noon to 1:00 pm
Libraries & New Immigrants

(registration required for free workshops by October 18)

Please see attached flyer for more information

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

OCLC Minority Fellowship Program

From Jerome Offord, Manager, Corporate InclusionOCLC Online Computer Library Center:

Call for Applications for the2010 OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship Program

Application deadline: September 8, 2009

OCLC has announced the expansion and increased support of the OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship program designed to provide a unique opportunity for aspiring library professionals from historically under-represented groups.

OCLC’s Minority Librarian Fellowship offers an opportunity unlike any other. As the world’s leading library cooperative, OCLC offers global exposure through its enterprise-wide product portfolios and operations. OCLC Minority Librarian Fellows will spend time in an assigned host unit, such as Metadata Contract Services or Question Point, working on content-specific projects such as cataloging or cooperative reference services. In addition, the Minority Librarian Fellows will spend time in the Global and Regional Councils division, with an orientation to OCLC and the OCLC member community, participation in OCLC governance meetings, and opportunities for shared learning experiences with many library and information professionals. Each Fellow will have a unique and specifically tailored experience. More information is available online at:

http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/minorityfellows/

Description of the fellowships

In 2010, there will be two fellowships with different assignments.

Cataloging and Metadata Services

The Cataloging fellow will participate in several Metadata services, including cataloging for client libraries with emphasis on non-English materials, assistance in the selection and cataloging of materials for language sets, quality control work for WorldCat, and CIP upgrades. The opportunity to work with and create NACO authority records, along with exposure to a book vendor warehouse operation is included. This fellow will spend 3-4 months each in Metadata Contract Services, Quality Control, and the Cataloging in Publication Upgrade. (The fellow will spend 8-9 months in Dublin, OH and 3-4 months in Blackwood, NJ.)

Specific requirements:
Strong interest in specializing in cataloging/technical services
Fluent reading skills in a language other than English
Some familiarity with MARC, AACR2, Dewey decimal classification or Library of Congress Classification, Library of Congress subject headings (course work would be acceptable).
Good communication skills
Flexibility
Self-directed

Question Point—Cooperative reference service

The Question Point fellow will have a unique opportunity to help develop an intern/practicum program for MLIS students geared towards virtual reference. The fellow will make contact with MLIS schools in the U.S. and Canada and work with designated faculty or staff to outline areas of possible interest, research, and work within the Question Point platform, cooperative, and databases. The fellow will have a significant role in launching the program and overseeing MLIS interns during the fellowship year.

Specific requirements:
Strong interest, with significant MLIS coursework or experience, in library reference services
Strong interest, with significant MLIS coursework or experience, in virtual reference
Some experience at a reference desk or other public services desk is highly desirable
Good communication skills
Flexibility
Self-directed

Salary and Benefits
· Salary will be very competitive and commensurate with experience and applicable market compensation
· The Fellows will be eligible for health & welfare benefits such as is provided to other similarly situated term-limited employees
· Relocation Assistance will be offered in the form of a lump sum distributed in two installments (50% at signing of offer and 50% after 90 days). The amount of the lump sum will be determined by the distance required for relocation during the term of the fellowship
Eligibility
Listed below are the position requirements:
· ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS or other graduate degree in technology with a special emphasis in libraries or other cultural heritage institutions (granted by January 2010)
· Have less than three years’ post graduate work experience
· Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity in issues of inclusion/diversity: strong awareness of other cultures and viewpoints, appreciation for the benefits of diversity in the workplace and library community, behavior which demonstrates the ability to work with people at all levels and from different backgrounds
· Strong organizational skills which include the ability to organize work plans and processes toward a targeted outcome
· Exceptional communication skills – written, oral, small group presentation
· Selected individual must represent historically underrepresented groups (i.e., defined in a manner consistent with the 2007 EEO-1 reporting classifications)

Applications are initiated by applying to a specific fellowship. The Metadata Services Job ID number is 1763 and the Question Point cooperative reference Job ID 1764, OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship Program, at the OCLC Careers Center Internet site, www.oclc.jobs, where you will need to create an OCLC candidate profile. ____________________________________________Jerome Offord, Jr., MS, MLSManager, Corporate InclusionOCLC Online Computer Library Center

Friday, August 7, 2009

Job Opening - Mid-Columbia Libraries, Kennewick, WA

Join our team! Mid-Columbia Libraries is a public library district serving the people of Benton, Franklin, and Adams Counties. We enrich our communities by empowering individuals with materials and services for life-long learning and growth, starting at birth. Our eleven community library branches, Bookmobile services, and outreach to the homebound provide friendly service to our diverse community, rich in agriculture, science, and technology.

We are currently seeking a dynamic, friendly, and energetic Teen Librarian to join our team at the Pasco Library. Primary responsibilities include providing customer service, reference and readers advisory services to patrons of all ages at a public desk, providing cutting edge programming and outreach to teens at Pasco and system-wide, assisting in the development and maintenance of library social networking initiatives, selecting and maintaining the teen collection, and serving as person in charge of building as needed.

Please see attached job announcement or visit our website at www.midcolumbialibraries.org for more information and application details. Applications received by Friday, August 28, 2009 @ 5:00 pm will be included in first review. Open until filled.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

A thank you note from Robin Imperial


Thank you note from Robin Imperial, Reforma Treasurer, who recently lost her husband:


Friday, June 19, 2009

Latino authors and illustrators honored for outstanding works in children’s literature

Recipients of prestigious Pura Belpré Medal accept awards, sign winning books

CHICAGO – Hundreds will gather for an event that celebrates the most influential Latino authors and illustrators of children’s literature. The Pura Belpré Celebración will serve as a national backdrop for the presentation of the coveted Pura Belpré Medal, an award that recognizes Latino authors and illustrators of children’s literature. The event will take place from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel, Continental Ballroom A/B, and is one of the many American Library Association (ALA) Annual conference events taking place from July 9 – 15.

Given annually, the Pura Belpré Medal is awarded to a Latino writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. The award is known worldwide for the high quality it represents, and serves as a guideline for educators, parents and bookstores for the best of the best in Latino themed children’s literature.

The event will honor the following 2009 Belpré Medal winners and honorees:

-Margarita Engle, author of “The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom,” published by Henry Holt.
-Yuyi Morales, author and illustrator of “Just in Case: A Counting Book and Spanish Alphabet,” a Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press.
-Francisco Jiménez, author of “Reaching Out,” published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
-Lucía González and Lulu Delacre, author and illustrator of “The Storyteller’s Candle/ La Velita de los Cuentos,” published by Children’s Book Press.
-Rudy Guitierrez, illustrator of “Papa and Me,” written by Arthur Dorros, published by Rayo, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
-Amy Córdova, illustrator of “What Can You Do With a Rebozo?” written by Carmen Tafolla, published by Tricycle Press, an imprint of Ten Speed Press.
-Oralia Garza de Cortés, co-founder of Pura Belpré Medal Award

Event highlights include a musical performance by students from Our Lady of Guadalupe Ballet Folklorico and participating authors will sign copies of their award-winning books. Celebración speakers will include 2009 Pura Belpré Medal recipients; Luis Chaparro, president, REFORMA; Pat Scales, president, ALSC; and Claudette McLinn, chair, 2009 Pura Belpré Medal Award Selection Committee.

The Pura Belpré Medal is named in honor of Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian from the New York Public Library. As a children's librarian, storyteller and author, she enriched the lives of Latino children through her pioneering work of preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore. The award is given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and co-sponsored by the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA).

For more information regarding the Pura Belpré Medal please visit http://tinyurl.com/belpremedal.

ALSC is the world’s largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. With a network of more than 4,200 children’s and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. To learn more about ALSC, visit their Web site at www.ala.org/alsc.

Founded in 1971, REFORMA is committed to promoting the development of library collections that include Spanish language and Latino oriented collections; advocating for library services and programs that meet the needs of the Latino community; educating the Latino population of the availability of library resources; and the recruitment of bilingual and bicultural library professionals and support staff. For more information on REFORMA, visit http://www.reforma.org/.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

ALA REFORMA Meetings, Chicago, July, 2009

REFORMA Board Meeting
Sunday: 7/12/20098:30 AM 10:00 AM (not 8:00am!)
MAR Los Angeles/Miami
REFORMA

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REFORMA Membership Meeting
Monday: 7/13/20098:00 AM 10:30 AM (not 8:30am!)
Intercontinental Valencia
REFORMA

REFORMA Executive Committee I
Friday: 7/10/20096:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Marriott Chicago Chicago F--

REFORMA REFORMA President’s’ Program – Critical Issues Facing Latino Librarianship in the 21st Century.Saturday: 7/11/20098:00 AM to 12:00 PMHyatt Regency Conf. Ctr. 23

REFORMASeasoned REFORMISTAS, Camila Alire, Richard Chabran, Oralia Garza de Cortes, and Romelia Salinas will address challenges facing the Latino community at large and Latino librarianship on the following topics: Latino leadership in the profession, Latino digital Divide, services to children and Latinos in LIS schools.

Second part of the program will address the challenges facing Latino children and adults in two suburbs of Chicago: Aurelia Public Library and Gail Borden Public Library. Panelists include Armando Trejo, Vita Ciraulo, Tina Viglucci, Tish Calhamer and Tina Birhkhoz

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“Cuentos de las Americas: Celebrating Latino Cultures and Día withOutstanding Latino Children’s Books: A program of El día de losniños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)”

Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 10:30 AM-12:00

ALSC program co-sponsored by REFORMA Speakers include: Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Assistant & Pauline Foster-EBSCOEndowed Professor, University of Alabama – SLIS, Tuscaloosa, AL; andOralia Garza de Costes, Latino Children’s Literature Consultant,Pasadena, CA.

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Reforma - Research Into Practice: Latino Perception of Public Libraries and their Public Library Use

Saturday: 7/11/20093:30 PM 5:30 PM McCormick Place West W-185
REFORMAIn September 2008, WebJunction published a national study in partnership with the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute exploring Latino perception of libraries. The objective was to determine how Latinos perceive public libraries to better inform strategic planning and advocacy for library outreach to Latinos. Panelists will share the project overview, methodology, and results. Information about relevant research will also be presented along with best practices for utilizing research to inform strategic planning, advocacy, and outreach.

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REFORMA All Committee Meetings and Nat. Conf. Planning #1
Saturday: 7/11/20094:30 PM to 6:00 PMMarriott Chicago Denver/HoustonREFORMA --

REFORMA Board MeetingSunday: 7/12/20098:30 AM 10:00 AMMAR
Los Angeles/Miami
REFORMA

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Reforma - Online Tools Build Communities
Sunday: 7/12/200910:30 AM to 12:00
PMMcCormick Place West W-193b
REFORMA
This program will explore emerging online technologies such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, RSS feeds, blogs and wikis in the application to the library field. Presenters will cover the following topics: building a blended community of service, networking with colleagues, and connecting with library users.

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REFORMA Pura Belpre Celebration
Sunday, 7/12/20091:30-3:30 PM
Hilton Chicago Hotel, Continental Ballroom A/B.
The event will honor the 2009 Belpré medal winners and honorees as they receive their awards and deliver their acceptance speeches. There will be a special performance by the children from Our Lady of Guadalupe Ballet Folklorico. Also, the program will include book signing by the winning authors and illustrators.

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Information Technology and Communities of Color: Issues and Opportunities in a Global Context.
REFORMA Co-sponsored program
Sunday, July 12 at 1:30-3:30 pm
Speakers include:CALA Mr. Win Shih, Head of Library Systems from SUNY at Albany WShih@uamail.albany.edu AILA Janice Kowemy, Laguna Library Director jkowemy@lagunatribe.orgAPALA Sarah H. Jeong, Research & Instruction Librarian-Science at Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forrest University, jeongsh@wfu.eduREFORMA Richard Chabran, Director of the Communities for Virtual Research (CVR) in the Ernesto Galarza Applied Research Center at the University of California, Riverside, chabran.richard@gmail.comBCALA Dr. Sherri Massey, smassey@umd.eduModeratorJulius C. Jefferson Jr.

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REFORMA All Committee Meetings and Nat. Conf. Planning #2
Sunday: 7/12/20094:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Marriott Chicago Denver/Houston
REFORMA

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REFORMA Fundraiser. Suggested donation: $40
Sunday, 7/12/20098:00-11:00
Venue: may st. cafe1146 w. cermak
chicago ill.60608
http://www.maystcafe.com/welcome/index.html

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REFORMA Membership Meeting
Monday: 7/13/20098:00 AM 10:30 AM
Intercontinental Valencia
REFORMA

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REFORMA Executive Committee II – REFORMA President/ President Elect transition!Monday: 7/13/200910:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Intercontinental Camelot
REFORMA

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REFORMA New Presidents' Work Session
Monday: 7/13/200912:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Marriott Chicago Los Angeles/Miami
REFORMA

¡Nos vemos en Chicago!

José