José Aponte has distributed his “Chicago Marathon Race Report”. He ran the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 7, 2007 to raise funds for the Spectrum Scholarship. Please see his message to Spectrum Scholarship supporters:
Dear Spectrum Scholarship supporters:
Yes, I completed (more like survived) [The Chicago Marathon] …and we thank you for your good thoughts and […]

Posted on October 11th, 2007 by Adriana
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Are you considering a trip to Philadelphia, PA for the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting?
Think ahead to January 11-16, 2008 and begin your planning early!

Consult the official 2008 Midwinter website to learn more information about the schedules and the presenters.
Consult the 2008 Midwinter wiki to share information with others planning to attend. Share […]

Posted on October 10th, 2007 by Adriana
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2008 Trejo Librarian of the Year Award Nominations
Do you know a librarian that is committed to promoting and advocating services to the Spanish-speaking and Latino communities? Please consider nominating such a librarian for the Trejo Librarian of the Year Award.

The deadline for all nominations and statements of support is March 1, 2008!
The link for […]

Posted on October 9th, 2007 by Adriana
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[ November 10, 2007; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] A Celebration of Books & Reading!

Join Make Way for Books, in cooperation with the Pima County Public Library, at the fourth annual STORY TOWN Family Literacy Festival on November 10, 2007.  This celebration will kick off Children’s Book Week, November 12-18.

STORY TOWN is a FREE festival designed especially for children 3 to 12 years […]

Posted on October 9th, 2007 by Adriana
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[ November 10, 2007; ] The University of Arizona Library Student Organization (LSO) at the School of Information Resources and Library Science invites you to attend the third annual SIRLS Graduate Student Symposium Change and Opportunities: Libraries in the New Millennium to be held Saturday, November 10, 2007.  This third symposium promises to be an inspiring forum in which graduate […]

Posted on October 9th, 2007 by Adriana
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The University of Arizona Library Student Organization (LSO) at the School of Information Resources and Library Science invites you to attend the third annual SIRLS Graduate Student Symposium Change and Opportunities: Libraries in the New Millennium to be held Saturday, November 10, 2007.

This third symposium promises to be an inspiring forum in which graduate students […]

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Adriana
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[ November 8, 2007; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The REFORMA Tucson chapter meeting will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 6:30pm at the Santa Rosa Learning Center.  Santa Rosa is located at 1075 S 10th Ave, just north of 22nd Street.

If there are any items you would like to add to the agenda, please send them to Adriana by Thursday, November 1.

We look forward […]

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Adriana
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This is a call for book reviewers for the REFORMA Newsletter.
Reviewing books is a great opportunity for you to help out your fellow
librarians in the search for new resources.

If you are a former reviewer, a current reviewer, or have never reviewed books but are interested in contributing please contact Melissa Johnson at mjohnsh@gmu.edu.
Please indicate in […]

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Adriana
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[ October 11, 2007; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The REFORMA Tucson chapter meeting will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 6:30pm at the Santa Rosa Learning Center.  Santa Rosa is located at 1075 S 10th Ave, just north of 22nd Street.

If there are any last-minute items you would like to add to the agenda, please send them to Adriana as soon as possible.

We look […]

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Adriana
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