Meet Maya & Miguel, Clifford, and Curious George at the 5th annual Story Town in Jácome Plaza.Date: Saturday, November 15
Time: 11 am to 4 pm
Where: Jácome Plaza, in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave.
Cost: Free
Below is a message from member Cecilia Tovar regarding the delivery of the books we collected for the book drive. Thank you all for helping. We are also very appreciative for our partnerships with SIRLS and PCPL for serving as book drop off sites.
Thank you,
ELizabeth Soltero
REFORMA Chapter President, 2008-09
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Hello Reforma-Tucson,
I want to share with you some news about the Book Drive for San Luis R.C. Sonora, Mexico schools. On October 13th 2008, I delivered the books to two elementary schools Primaria Felix Soria and Primaria Rosario Garcia. I counted all the books including paperback books and the total was 750 which I split between that two schools. Both schools were extremely grateful and excited. I gave a little speech about Reforma and what we do as an organization. The San Luis local TV and newspaper came to Rosario Garcia where they asked me questions about Reforma. The students of Rosario Garcia had a Baile Folklórico to thank Reforma and it was really cute. I want to thank Elizabeth Soltero and Maya Castillo and all those that made the book drive possible. I know that collecting Spanish books was a difficult and long process. However, to see the enjoyment in the children’s faces made it all worthwhile. I am waiting for the newspaper to be sent to me. Then, I will scan it and share it with everybody.
Thanks again for all your hard work,
Cecilia Tovar
Program Coordinator
Make Way For Books
Ph.: (520) 721-2334
Fax: (520) 881-0669
cecilia@makewayforbooks.org
www.makewayforbooks.org
Our next meeting will be held next week:
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
6:30pm
Santa Rosa Learning Center, 1075 S 10th Ave.
Hope to see you there,
Elizabeth Soltero
REFORMA Tucson Chapter President, 2008-2009
Here’s a reminder of a webinar for librarians to learn about the new naturalization test: A WebJunction Webinar 9/25/2008 Start Time: 1:00 PM Central End Time: 2:00 PM Central. This webinar will provide an overview of the redesigned (new) naturalization test, which will replace the current test on October 1, 2008. Join Dr. Michael Jones, Senior Advisor Immigrant Education, and Carlos Muñoz-Acevedo, Outreach Specialist, of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, as they cover the necessary skills and instructional methods needed by those who are preparing students to take the redesigned (new) naturalization test. http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1529
REFORMA, The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking, is sponsoring its third National Conference, to be held September 18 – 21 at the El Paso Convention Center, El Paso, Texas. There is still time to register for this important conference! Read the rest of this entry »
REFORMA Tucson welcomes new officers for the current year:
President – Elizabeth Soltero
Vice President – Maya Castillo
Treasurer – Adriana Rendon
Secretary – Donie Gignac
We will soon begin the election process for the REFORMA-Tucson 2008-2009 officers. This is a great opportunity to nominate yourself or a colleague you consider to be a leader. REFORMA-Tucson officers will gain professional experience and build leadership skills in a national library organization.
Please nominate officers for the following positions:
Email Adriana at rendon517@yahoo.com if you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague. We will close officer nominations on May 31, 2008.
Have you voted in the REFORMA Election for 2008?
All those elected will serve on REFORMA’s Executive Committee for 2 years starting after the ALA 2008 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California when our sitting President Mario Ascencio passes the gavel to our current Vice-President/President-Elect Luis Chaparro. The only exception is the Vice-President/President-Elect who makes a 3-year commitment.
The winner for this year’s raffle of a lovely quilt (kindly donated by Annette Meyer) is…
Donie Gignac!!!
The winning ticket was drawn by an impartial, non REFORMA member. Congratulations and thanks to everyone for their fundraising help and contributions!
Tucson REFORMA and Central Arizona REFORMA’s Joint Chapter Social at Casa Vicente (Tucson, AZ) was a success! Great conversation accompanied great Spanish food. We look forward to our next social in Phoenix next time. See the photos on Flickr.