Highlights of the June 24th OC REFORMA Meeting

The June 24th OC REFORMA meeting at Polly’s Pies restaurant in Orange was a memorable night, a night of celebration for two noteworthy events, a recognition of our REFORMA chapter scholarship winners for 2009, and a celebration of Susan Luevano’s 2009 Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year (LOTY) award.  For those chapter members unable to attend, here are some of the highlights of the meeting in June.

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Each year, the Orange County chapter of REFORMA seeks to support the recruitment and retention of library school students to the profession of librarianship through local REFORMA chapter scholarship funds. This year, OC REFORMA awarded a total of five scholarships, totaling approximately thirty-five hundred dollars.

We are excited to announce the following 2009 OC REFORMA scholarship recipients:

Ayala Family Scholarship, $1000.00

• Edward Luna-San Jose State University SLIS program:

Serrato Family Scholarship, $1000.00

• Erica Dietz- San Jose State University SLIS program:

OC REFORMA Chapter Scholarship, $500.00

• Margaret Puentes-San Jose State University SLIS program

• Zulma Zepeda-San Jose State University SLIS program

• Alma Magana-San Jose State University SLIS program

Three scholarship recipients attended the June 24th meeting to receive their respective scholarship in person.

OC REFORMA Chapter Scholarship: $500.00
Margaret Puentes-San Jose State University SLIS program

Patty Lopez (Scholarship Chair) presents check to 2009 Chapter Scholarship recipient, Margaret Puentes

2009 Ayala Family Scholarship $1000.00
Edward Luna-San Jose State University SLIS program

2009 Ayala Family Scholarship recipient, Edward Luna, pictured with OC REFORMA member John Ayala

2009 Serrato Family Scholarship $1000.00:
Erica Dietz -San Jose State University SLIS program

2009 Serrato Family Scholarship recipient Erica Dietz pictured with OC REFORMA member Richard Serrato

OC REFORMA Members & Scholarship Recipients:

First Row from Left: Monica Lopez (OC REFORMA President), Patty Lopez (Scholarship Chair), 2nd Row from left: John Ayala, Margaret Puentes, Edward Luna, Erica Dietz, & Richard Serrato.

OC REFORMA would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication demonstrated by this year’s scholarship committee. We would like to say thank you to Patty Lopez for serving as the chair of  the 2009 scholarship committee.  We would also like to thank Barbara Miller, John Ayala, Ron Rodriguez, and Richard Serrato for serving on the selection committee. Finally, OC REFORMA would like to recognize and thank chapter member, Billie Frierson, for her generous donation as well. Great work team!

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2009 Arnulfo D. Trejo LOTY award goes to Susan Luevano!!!

On June 18th, OC REFORMA chapter member Susan Luevano, Anthropology, Ethnic, and Women’s Studies Academic Librarian at California State University Long Beach (CSULB), was selected as the 2009 Trejo Librarian of the Year, a very prestigious award given to librarians dedicated in promoting and advocating services to the Latino and Spanish-speaking communities as well as advocacy work on behalf of historically underrepresented diverse communities. Please access the National REFORMA press release to learn more about Susan’s selection by the LOTY selection committee:

June 18th Press Release: Award Announcement  2009

Susan’s remarkable contributions to REFORMA, both at the national and local level, and her dedication in serving underrepresented diverse communities as an Academic Librarian at CSULB will be recognized at the next REFORMA National Conference this July in Chicago.  On behalf of OC REFORMA, congratulations Susan on receiving the 2009 LOTY award!

OC Chapter President Monica Lopez presents flowers to 2009 LOTY recipient, Susan Luevano during the 7/24 REFORMA meeting

Did you know that this is the second year in a row that an OC REFORMA chapter member has been awarded this important award! In 2008, fellow OC REFORMA chapter member Ron Rodriguez received the LOTY award. Click the following link below for more information:

2008 Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year: Ron Rodriguez

Just in case you missed it, here is Ron’s LOTY Acceptance Speech at the REFORMA National Conference in 2008 in the beautiful city of El Paso, Texas.

Since the inception of the Trejo LOTY award in 1991, OC REFORMA has had thus far a total of four outstanding members selected for this impressive award, including Al Milo in 1995 and John Ayala in 2001. The OC REFORMA membership is proud of this historic milestone, a milestone worth spotlighting and celebrating in 2009.

From left: Al Milo (1995), Susan Luevano (2009), John Ayala (2001), Ron Rodriguez (2008)

Accordingly, this brings us to conclusion of our highlights for the June 24th meeting. If you were unable to attend our last OC REFORMA chapter meeting, please join us for our next regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, August 28th at the El Modena Branch Library at 9:30 am.  Our host will be Irma Morales, Branch Manager of El Modena.

For additional pictures of the June 24th OC REFORMA meeting, please access our Flickr photo album at:

REFORMA Orange County Photo Album

Muchas Gracias,

REFORMA OC Blogger

Next REFORMA OC Meeting June 24th 6 p.m.

Hello Chapter Members,

Our next OC Chapter meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24th at 6pm. We are meeting at Polly’s Pies in Orange. Please RSVP to OC REFORMA President Monica Lopez.

META will meet at 5 pm prior to the general meeting.

If you have any questions about the upcoming meeting, please contact REFORMA OC.

Kind Regards,

REFORMA OC Blogger

3rd Annual Barrio History Symposium–Golden West College May 30th 2009!

Hola, OC REFORMISTAS–

The 3rd Annual Barrio History Symposium is being held at Golden West College on Saturday May 30th from 8-3 pm. Here is more info I received via e-mail:

• “The Orange County Mexican American Historical Society, in association with GWC Student Activities Office and FAMILIA Ancestral Research Association, invites you to the 3rd Annual Barrio History Symposium to be held May 30, 2009 at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA. The symposium features speakers involved in historical research and documentation of Mexican American communities known as barrios, campos, and colonias. This year’s theme focuses on events, often obscure, that helped to shape the course of local Mexican American history and their relationship to mainstream history.” (Marty Grajeda-BHS Planning Chair)

Event Flyer: BHS2009PosterFlyer

As a side note, I attended last years event, and it was truly an inspirational, thought-provoking symposium on Latino/Chicano/Mexican American history, identity, and memory.  It opened my eyes to the way in which historical research of Latino neighborhoods functions in preserving the memories and voices of regular everyday people, emphasizing a bottom-up approach to documenting history, an important paradigm switch, so to speak, from the standard, common top-down approach of documenting history.

Muchas Gracias,

(REFORMA OC Blogger)

National REFORMA Elections 2009-2010

FYI—National REFORMA Elections 2009-2010 Officers–

The deadline to cast your vote is May 31st, 2009. The link to cast your ballot has been e-mailed through the listserv.

Instructions:

1. The Reforma Elections Link titled: Vote Here for Reforma Elections 2009, will be emailed to you via Reforma listserv.
2. Click on link
3. Vote for the candidate of your choice; please also let us know what state and /or country you are in.
4. When you finish voting a screen thanking you should appear.
5. Close window after voting.
6. Please remember that you can only vote once and once you have voted and logged off you can’t go back and change your vote.
7. Only one vote per computer, which means you and another person, cannot vote using the same computer.
8. Elections will be held from April 1^st to May 31, 2009

Kind Regards,

REFORMA OC Blogger

Library Services for Latino’s Workshop Presentations Online

Hello, OC REFORMA,

The Library Services Latino: A Professional Day Workshop panel presentations have been posted as PDF’s for your perusal. Lots of information that is relevant for all areas of librarianship.  Take a look!

• Information Literacy (Anaheim Public Library/Youth Services)

• IClicker Presentation (Eileen K. Bosch, Cal State Long Beach)

• Library Services for Teens (Santa Ana Public Library)

***Tip: The presentations take a few seconds to download because of file size.

Enjoy,

REFORMA OC Blogger

Recent L.A. Times Article on Anaheim’s Growing Latino Population

Hola OC REFORMA Members,

In the May 8th edition of the Los Angeles Times, a fascinating article was published discussing the city of Anaheim and its growing Latino population.  Anaheim is now the second city in Orange County with a majority Latino population according to the Times, with Santa Ana being the first city to reach such a milestone.  The current demographic changes happening in the O.C. are extraordinary, showing the need to continue to promote and increase library services to the Latino community.

Here is the direct link:

• In Disneyland’s Shadow, A Rising New Demographic

Thanks to Al Milo for sending the article link via the REFORMA listserv.

Kind Regards,

REFORMA OC Blogger

Next OC REFORMA Meeting 4/11/09

Meeting Info:

General Meeting: Saturday, April 11 at 9:30 am at the Buena Park Library District.

META will meet at 8:30 am.

Patricia Rivera is hosting our next chapter meeting.

Buena Park Library District
7150 La Palma Avenue
Buena Park, CA 90620
714-826-4100

REFORMA OC Blogger

Highlights–Library Services for Latinos: A Professional Development Day

Que Tal OC REFORMISTAS,

The Library Services for Latinos: A Professional Development Day workshop, which took place on April 3rd 2009 at the Orange Public Library, was a tremendous success!  Inspiring presenters, informative workshops, and, of course, tons of books were prevalent throughout the day.

Books from a variety of Latino/a authors on display.

The event began with an inspirational speech from Rueben Martinez, winner of the 2004 MacArthur Foundation award, and owner of Martinez Books and Art Gallery.  Rueben’s passion for books and his determination to serve the Latino community was inspiring, and, most significantly, his moving words were a vivid reminder for all librarians in attendance as to why libraries play a pivotal role in serving underrepresented groups.  Simply put, an awe-inspiring speech to begin the day!

Rueben Martinez captivates the library audience.

Moreover, the event included a spectacular panel discussion with local Southern California authors Sarah Rafael Garcia author of Las Ninas: A Collection of Childhood Memories, Jamie Martinez Wood author of Rogelia’s House of Magic, and Reyna Grande author of Across a Hundred Mountains.  A book signing occurred immediately afterward. Must-have books for any collection serving the Latino community.

From left: Sarah Rafael Garcia, Jamie Martinez Wood, and Reyna Grande

Most notably, the Professional Development Day workshop would not have been remotely possible without the tremendous dedication of the REFORMA OC Coordinating Committee Members:  Silvia Cisneros (Santa Ana Public Library), Irma Morales (Orange Public Library), Susan Luevano (CSULB Library), Patty Lopez (Santa Ana Public Library), Yolanda Moreno (Interim Director-Orange Public Library), and Milly Lugo (Santa Ana Public Library). The committee worked diligently in the planning  and organizing of Friday’s workshop. Felecidades for a job well done! Over $400.00 dollars was raised for OC REFORMA library scholarships!!!

From Left: Silvia Cisneros, Irma Morales, Susan Luevano, Patty Lopez, Yolanda Moreno, Milly Lugo

For more pictures of the event, please access our photo album. Click on the picture below for direct access to the REFORMA OC photo stream.

Click on pic for more photos!!!

Gracias,

REFORMA OC Blogger

Registration Deadline Extended to April 1st 2009

The Library Services for Latinos: A Professional Development Day workshop registration deadline has been extended to April 1st, 2009.  E-mail Silvia Cisneros at scisneros@santa-ana.org to reserve a spot for this exciting, informative workshop.

Library Services for Latinos: A Professional Development Day

The Orange County Chapter of REFORMA cordially invites you to attend a one day forum on improving services to the Latino and Spanish-speaking community.  Click here for Program Flyer (PDF).

Friday, April 3, 2009
Orange Public Library
9 a.m. to 4 p.m

Donations will be accepted for this workshop and money raised will go towards the OC Chapter of REFORMA Scholarship Fund. Space is Limited and Preregistration is required. Only 100 seats are available. Register deadline has been extended to Wednesday, April 1st, 2009. Register via email: scisneros@santa-ana.org

Registration Form 2009 (PDF)

Workshop Agenda 2009 (PDF)

For more information contact:

Silvia Cisneros, Program Committee Chair
714-647-5244 or scisneros@santa-ana.org