WebJunction

Spanish Language Outreach Update
June 2007

Come and see us at ALA!

Library staff from around the country who have participated in one of WebJunction’s 250 Spanish Language Outreach Workshops are invited to attend a special follow-up session (http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=12898) at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference On Sunday, June 24th, 1:30-3:30 PM in the Washington Convention Center, Room 143B. Guest speaker Yolanda J. Cuesta (http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14197), a trainer and independent consultant with over 25 years of experience specializing in helping libraries serve diverse communities, will offer best practices in marketing to Spanish speakers. Hear examples of successful outreach activities libraries participating in the program are implementing and discuss challenges faced when implementing outreach. Network and learn about valuable resources for outreach and provide input on additional outreach resources WebJunction develops. Library staff who have participated in a Spanish Language Outreach Workshop are encouraged to attend but everyone interested in outreach to Spanish speakers is welcome. Please RSVP with your name and the name of your library to SpanishOutreach@WebJunction.org.

WebJunction is co-sponsoring REFORMA's Piñata de Recursos
Come to the Venezuelan Embassy on Sunday, June 24th for a special opportunity to meet colleagues who are providing services to Spanish speakers, share resources in the swap and shop event Piñata de Recursos (http://www.reforma.org/FundraiserDC07.htm), and enjoy a live dance performance from the George Mason University Hispanic Student Association. The event will be from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

June Webinar: Effectively Dealing with Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
Join us for the next one hour Spanish Outreach - In Depth webinar on June 12, 10:00-11:30 AM PT/ 1:00-2:30 PM ET

Join Loida Garcia-Febo (http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6423421.html), Assistant Coordinator Special Services at Queens Library; Emily Sheketoff (http://www.netcaucus.org/biography/emily-sheketoff.shtml), Executive Director of the Washington office for the American Library Association; and Isabel Espinal (http://people.umass.edu/iespinal/), Librarian for Afro American Studies, Native American Indian Studies & Information Literacy, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. They will discuss how libraries can create effective strategies for ensuring access to information to all people in their communities. The presenters will discuss advocacy, federal legislation, issues and options for academic, public, and school libraries. There will be extra time at the end of the webinar for participants to share their experiences and strategies with each other.

For more information on the webinar series, visit Spanish Outreach - In Depth (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431) where you'll find a schedule of future sessions (http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14184), instructions for joining (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431) the online webinars, archives of the sessions, and related resources (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431).

Diversity Fair Winner
WebJunction is excited to announce the winner of the Spanish Language Outreach Program's first Diversity Fair Scholarship (http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=15003)! Sara Peté from the Olympia Timberland Library will receive a scholarship to attend the American Library Association Annual Conference in June and present at the Office of Literacy and Outreach Services Diversity Fair (http://www.ala.org/ala/olos/olosprograms/diversityfair/07divfair.htm) on June 23rd. Peté will highlight her successful ESL Tutoring project for Spanish speakers.

Peté is a library liaison and volunteer for Bookends Literacy Network, which matches volunteer tutors with ESL students in the local community. Olympia Timberland Library partners with Bookends by providing space for classes, class materials, marketing materials, media promotion, and enrollment assistance. Currently the program includes approximately thirty volunteer/tutor pairs in the Olympia area and benefits that Spanish-speaking community by offering free, convenient ESL classes based on the individual needs of students.

WebJunction's scholarship selection committee selected Sara based on the impact of the Bookends Program on the local Spanish-speaking community, the genuine need the program meets in the community, and the collaboration of the Olympia Timberland with a community organization serving Spanish speakers. These ideas are highlighted as essential to successful library outreach in the Spanish Language Outreach Program's workshop curriculum.

How are we doing?

A year ago we asked members for their input on WebJunction...and it's that time again!  We invite you to help improve our site by spending 15 minutes on the 2007 WebJunction member survey.  As leaders and participants in WebJunction’s Spanish Language Outreach your feedback has helped us keep our program and trainings meaningful and effective – please help us do the same with our WebJunction Website!

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