Conexiones: Connect with and Serve Latinos in Your Community
Resources to Help You Connect and Serve
A resource handout/web page created for the Conexiones preconference
for the Kansas Library Association/Mountain Plains Library Association joint conference
held in Wichita, April 1, 2009.
http://kslib.info/ce/conexiones/
A joint project of the State Library of Kansas, Zola Maddison of WebJunction and the Heartland Chapter of REFORMA
Language and Translation Helpers:
- Spanish for library staff, guides, handouts, and links for learning key library terms in Spanish and suggestions for language learning resources. A WebJunction resource that includes a discussion area.
- English-Spanish/Ingles-Espanol Library Conversations (A 6 page handout with English on the left and Spanish on the right at WebJunction)
- Spanish for Librarians, Forysyth County Library, Winston-Salem, NC (In PDF format. Linked from the REFORMA resources page.)
WebJunction Resources:
- Latinos and Public Library Perceptions report (Full report in PDF format.)
- Spanish Speakers, Start here for a comprehensive collection of resources and a place for discussion.
- Spanish Language Outreach Action Plan Guide WebJunction's planning guide has other activities and exercises that will help you build connections and plan services for Spanish speakers in your community.
- Suggested Outreach Activities, for reaching out, providing services, planning and marketing to Spanish-speakers in your community, updated April 2009.
- Spanish Language Outreach in Tough Economic Times, a webinar archive and links to WebJunction resources and other helpful websites.
Sunflower Sol Resources: (The WebJunction Kansas Spanish Language Outreach Project)
- Collection Development Resources Collection development resources prepared by Maggie Vallazza, Johnson County Library and Vicky Ortiz, Dodge City Public Library for Sunflower Sol, the Kansas Spanish Language Outreach project.
- Online Medical Resources for Spanish Speakers Prepared by Rebecca Brown, National Network of Libraries of Medicine for the Sunflower Sol project.
REFORMA Resources:
- Reserve Heartland's puppet kit Now playing: Perez & Martina
- Heartland REFORMA's Related Sites, including "Subject Indexes and Directories" and ESL resources.
- National REFORMA's Resources, including "Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Users" compiled by ALA/RUSA and resources for services to children and young adults.
- REFORMA's Wiki, lots of resources and growing.
Library Associations:
- REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.
- REFORMA, The Heartland Chapter, committed to advocate and support the delivery of quality library services and information to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking
Attached Handouts:
- 6 handouts related to the Kansas City Kansas Public Library, West Wyandotte Branch Binational Health Week Fair. Presenter Jane Hatch.
- 1 page summary with pictures of the Louisburg Library's Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
- Preconference Presentation from Zola Maddison
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