USCIS Citizenship Toolkit Offered Free for Public Libraries Stay up to date on Latino/Hispanic issues with RSS Feeds November Webinar: Recruiting for Diversity 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, instructions for joining (http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14184) the online webinars, archives (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431) of the sessions, and related resources (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431). New Resources for Libraries Serving Incarcerated Spanish Speakers Please send an email to SpanishOutreach@webjunction.org to either subscribe or unsubscribe to the Spanish Language Outreach Updates. Thank you.
Containing a range of useful materials, the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit is the perfect resource to help your library begin or enhance a collection for immigrants. The free collection comprises immigration and civics publications, handbooks, guidance on product usage, and multimedia tools. To obtain your free copy, visit www.citizenshiptoolkit.gov. Meet and ask questions of the project coordinator during the January In Depth Webinar, and read more about the resource when you visit WebJunction (http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=18544).
You can check out RSS feeds of websites and blogs on Services to Spanish Speakers topic pages. For an up to the minute focus health information issues related to underserved communities, check out Siobahn Champ-Blackwell's feed on WebJunction's Health Information (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15334) topic page. For the latest research from the Hispanic Pew Center, check out the Research & Data on Spanish Speakers and Libraries (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=10562) topic page.
Many libraries are struggling to make their workforce reflect the diverse population of patrons they serve. Join us on for a special ninety-minute webinar to learn about recruiting and building a multicultural workforce. Guest speakers Loida Garcia-Febo, Queens Library, Tracie Hall, Assistant Dean, Dominican University GSLIS, Luis Chaparro, REFORMA President-Elect, and Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiatives for the Association of Research Libraries will share library recruitment best practices, tips and success stories.
Check out the newest content area on WebJunction, Services for Incarcerated People (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=17846). You can join the discussion on the prison libraries forum (http://webjunction.org/forums/category.jspa?categoryID=135), download resources, check out links, or share resources (http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14009) you or your library have created with the WebJunction community. Content in this area is created by other librarians working in correctional facilities.
Visit WebJunction for archived editions of Spanish Language Outreach Updates (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=13924).
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| Spanish Language Outreach Update - November 2007 |
The November SLO 2007 Update includes information about the next webinar, USCIS Citizenship toolkit, RSS feeds, and new resources for incarcerated Spanish speakers.
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