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 Spanish Language Outreach Update
May 2008

Featured Resource: Growing Communidad
Just in time for El día de los niños/El día de los libros, check out these helpful resources and templates from the Growing Comunidad: Library Programs and Materials for Latino Youth Workshop (http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19681) taught by Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina, School of Library and Information Science.

Upcoming Webinars: Two Great Topics
Join us April 29th to learn about the recently published report, Welcome, Stranger: Public Libraries Build the Global Village by Urban Libraries Council, from report authors, Rick Ashton and Danielle Patrick Milam. Find out five strategies libraries can use to support successful immigrant transitions. The first 75 webinar registrants will receive a free copy of the Welcome, Stranger report.

Mark your calendar for our May 13th webinar about Innovative Health Information Programs for Spanish speakers. The webinar will feature several innovative programs designed to increase access to health information for Spanish speakers and increase community health. Guest speakers include: Susan Dalmas, manager of Queens Library/ Adult Learner Program; Kathel Dunn, Associate Director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region; and Loida Garcia-Febo, Assistant Coordinator, Special Services, Queens Library.

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).
 
Save the Date: Spanish Language Outreach Celebration at ALA
If you are planning to attend the American Library Association Conference this year in Anaheim, please mark your calendars and plan to join us for a celebration of the Spanish Language Outreach Program and your outreach efforts</strong> on Saturday, June 28th from 4:00 PM-5:30 PM. More details about this event, and additional WebJunction events you won't want to miss, will be available soon.

Visit WebJunction for archived editions of Spanish Language Outreach Updates (http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=13924).

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