The Heartland Chapter of REFORMA was founded in 1997 to promote library services to Spanish speaking people in the midwestern United States. Membership is open to all interested library staff, sustainers, supporters, and students.
Mission Statement: The Heartland Chapter of REFORMA is committed to advocate and support the delivery of quality library services and information to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking.
- Advocate the development of Latino materials and resources in library collections
- Develop services and programs to meet the needs of the community
- Provide networking opportunities with professional librarians and support staff
- Support and establish partnerships with organizations that serve Latinos and Spanish-speaking communities
- Provide continuous education opportunities for libraries to promote the understanding of the issues and needs for library services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking
Online: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 6:30 pm CDT.
To join the meeting, go to: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.94803D6A46AD7AF795D3680E89D1F9&sid=2011591
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Meeting space is provided by the State Library of Kansas. For a full list of upcoming webinars for library staff, see the State Library's Librarian Events at http://www.kslib.info/calendar/training
.Help is on the way. The Heartland Chapter of REFORMA sponsored a 90 minute webinar to provide information to help librarians develop their collections for Spanish-speaking and Latino populations.
Heartland's Jean Hatfield led the panelists below in an informative session:
Julie Robinson, Kansas City (MO) Public Library
John and Lee Byrd, Cinco Puntos Press
Charmette Kendrick-Kuhn, Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library, Columbus, GA
Nerissa Moran, Brodart Books.
To view the webinar recording go to:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.B8F6AC0E2C1E89963E80552234E0B9&sid=2011591
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- Click here to download the webinar slides (PDF format).
- Click here to download the webinar chat file (PDF format).
Webinar space was provided by the State Library of Kansas. For a full list of upcoming webinars for library staff, see the State Library's Librarian Events.
2013 El día de los niños/El día de los libros: ALSC invites librarians to register their 2013 El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) programs in their national database. Visit the Día website for details.