REFORMA OR's workshop at the OLA 2017 pre-conference!
On Wednesday, April 19th five REFORMA OR members presented a workshop titled "La Comunidad Latina y Tu Biblioteca / The Latino/a Community and Your Library: Strategies for Building Relationships and Resources for Collection Development." We had 19 participants from a variety of libraries across Oregon, many of whom were not REFORMA OR members, at least, not yet!
About the Workshop
REFORMA Oregon is a professional organization for librarians and library staff who serve Spanish speaking and Latino/a communities. In this half day workshop, attendees learned strategies to connect with their local Latino/a community, including recommended community partnerships and programming ideas for all ages. Attendees also learned about a variety of resources to develop their library collections to match the needs of their communities, including information on the "Libros for Oregon" project that plans for an Oregon library book-buying cooperative for the International Book Fair in Guadalajara and how libraries can participate. Attendees included librarians who are currently working with Latino/a communities, are just beginning the process of reaching out, or would like to begin, but are unsure how to do so. The workshop included time for attendees to brainstorm ideas and develop action items to apply the information learned so they would be better equipped to serve their Spanish speaking and Latino communities.
About the Presenters
Kristen Curé, Latino Liaison & Adult Services Librarian, Springfield Public Library
Kristen is a former ALA Emerging Leader and spent her Peace Corps time in Nicaragua. She is a marketing wizard, bilingual storytime extraordinaire, and gardening enthusiast.
Natalia Fernández, Curator of the Oregon Multicultural Archives and OSU Queer Archives, Oregon State University
Natalia is the curator of the Oregon Multicultural Archives and OSU Queer Archives at Oregon State University. She collaborates with LGBTQIA and communities of color to empower them to preserve, share, and celebrate their stories. She has an MLIS from the University of Arizona.
Deborah Gitlitz, Outreach Librarian, Wilsonville Public Library
Deborah has more than 20 years' experience as a bilingual youth librarian in multicultural, economically diverse environments, including 15 years at several branches of the Multnomah County Library and currently as Outreach Librarian in Wilsonville. She is an associate library consultant with the Ruth Metz Consultant Studio, with proficiency in Spanish and expertise in youth services, outreach, family literacy, staff training and facilitation; a Community Trainer with the Oregon Registry; a volunteer naturalist with Metro; and a hobbyist ukulele player. Travel, singing, and hiking are among her favorite things. Oh, and books.
Patty Lara, Outreach Specialist, Hood River County Library District
Patty is the Outreach Specialist for the Hood River County Library District. Her current projects include, but are not limited to, organizing a bookmobile, coordinating a number of community-based events, hosting a weekly radio program, and selecting Spanish materials to add to the district’s collection.
Patricia Morán, Spanish Bilingual Youth Librarian, Multnomah County Library
Patricia, a Spanish Bilingual Youth Librarian for the Multnomah County Library, builds and maintains relationships with patrons, neighborhood organizations, and the greater population served by the library. She has experience in creating a rich and inclusive Spanish language juvenile collections.
Kristen is a former ALA Emerging Leader and spent her Peace Corps time in Nicaragua. She is a marketing wizard, bilingual storytime extraordinaire, and gardening enthusiast.
Natalia Fernández, Curator of the Oregon Multicultural Archives and OSU Queer Archives, Oregon State University
Natalia is the curator of the Oregon Multicultural Archives and OSU Queer Archives at Oregon State University. She collaborates with LGBTQIA and communities of color to empower them to preserve, share, and celebrate their stories. She has an MLIS from the University of Arizona.
Deborah Gitlitz, Outreach Librarian, Wilsonville Public Library
Deborah has more than 20 years' experience as a bilingual youth librarian in multicultural, economically diverse environments, including 15 years at several branches of the Multnomah County Library and currently as Outreach Librarian in Wilsonville. She is an associate library consultant with the Ruth Metz Consultant Studio, with proficiency in Spanish and expertise in youth services, outreach, family literacy, staff training and facilitation; a Community Trainer with the Oregon Registry; a volunteer naturalist with Metro; and a hobbyist ukulele player. Travel, singing, and hiking are among her favorite things. Oh, and books.
Patty Lara, Outreach Specialist, Hood River County Library District
Patty is the Outreach Specialist for the Hood River County Library District. Her current projects include, but are not limited to, organizing a bookmobile, coordinating a number of community-based events, hosting a weekly radio program, and selecting Spanish materials to add to the district’s collection.
Patricia Morán, Spanish Bilingual Youth Librarian, Multnomah County Library
Patricia, a Spanish Bilingual Youth Librarian for the Multnomah County Library, builds and maintains relationships with patrons, neighborhood organizations, and the greater population served by the library. She has experience in creating a rich and inclusive Spanish language juvenile collections.
The Presentations
The afternoon workshop began with participants introducing themselves, as a well as a brief summary of REFORMA OR's purpose and how to get involved. Then Kristen and Patty gave a joint presentation showcasing a variety of strategies to connect with local Latino/a community. During the second part of the workshop, Deborah and Pati shared resources to develop library collections to match the needs of local communities, with Deborah specifically sharing information about the "Libros for Oregon: Collections Connect Communities" grant project. Both parts of the workshops included fun activities!
Presentation #1: Introduction
| 20170419_refoma_or_ola-introduction.pdf |
Presentation #2: Strategies for Community Outreach and Engagement
Link to Prezi Presentation of "Connecting with Your Latino Community"
Presentation 3a: Resources for Collection Development
| 20170419_refoma_or_ola-collectiondevelopment.pdf |
Presentation 3b: Resources for Collection Development - Libros for Oregon
| 20170419_refoma_or_ola-librosfororegon.pdf |
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