About the REFORMA Orange County Chapter
Nationally there are twenty-three REFORMA chapters. These function autonomously, working through their local library systems, state library associations, and local organizations to achieve local objectives. Established in 1979, The Orange County Chapter of REFORMA is part of the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. The chapter is dedicated to the improvement of library and information services to Southern California’s Latino and Spanish-speaking communities.
2008-2009 Officers
President: Monica Lopez
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650
Tel: (562)-860-2451 Ext. 2434
Vice-President: Silvia Cisneros
Santa Ana Public Library
26 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Tel: (714)-647-5244
Secretary: Irma Morales
El Modena Branch
380 S. Hewes Street
Orange, CA 92869
Tel: (714) 288-2445
Treasurer: Al Milo
Retired
Fullerton Public Library
Scholarship Chair/Historian: Patty Lopez
Santa Ana Public Library
26 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Tel: (714)-647-5325
Blog/Web Editor: Gonzalo Garcia
GWC
15744 Golden West Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Tel: (714)-895-8741
Mailing address:
OC Chapter of REFORMA
P.O. Box 832
Anaheim, CA 92815-0832
REFORMA Orange County Website
www.reformaoc.org
About the REFORMA National Organization
REFORMA is committed to improving the full spectrum of library and information services for the approximately 30 million Spanish-speaking and Latinos in the United States. Established in 1971 as an affiliate of the American Library Association, the goals of REFORMA include:
1. Development of Spanish-language and Latino-oriented library collections;
2. Recruitment of bilingual, bicultural library personnel;
3. Promotion of public awareness of libraries and librarianship among Latinos;
4. Advocacy on behalf of the information needs of the Latino community;
5. Liaison to other professional organizations.
REFORMA has actively sought to promote the development of library collections and the promotion of library professionals that work with Spanish-language and Hispanic-oriented materials and the Latino population at the local, regional and national levels.
REFORMA is a non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia and is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization of the Internal Revenue Code.
