Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States, and are creating a large bilingual market. Librarians are often eager to attract, serve and retain Latino patrons, and library services are sorely needed by the Latino community; but it takes more than adding a few Spanish-language books to the collection to meet those needs. Besides the cultural and language barriers library personnel encounter when interacting with this community, libraries generally have neither the funding to engage in multicultural advertising nor the time and specialized personnel to do it. This practical, step-by-step guide is designed to help libraries attract Spanish-speaking patrons to their collections and services, with proven strategies, effective program and event planning.
The book offers users a systematic, orderly plan that will guide outreach activity with worksheets, discussion reports and easy-to-follow schedules, and more than 100 marketing ideas, tips, and examples from libraries around the country that can easily be incorporated into day-to-day activities. (Many of the strategies can be applied to outreach of other minorities as well.)
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Wooden Bowl – El bol de madera wins the following book awards!
Congratulations to the writer for this magnificent work for generations to come!
Gates & Buffett: Get Your Friends To Pay Taxes and We Won’t Need Their Donations!
Even if this article does not belong directly to the realm of Latino affairs, it is a good reminder of the painful times non-profit organizations -many of which stand for Latinos- are going through with a slow down in their donation income.
Gates is the one rich guy I always had as an example of smart giving. I know and was a part of his foundation work with libraries and Latinos around the country -Spanish Language Outreach at http://www.webjunction.org/spanish- which brought a wealth of information and library action to this community.
However, this is one more sign of the times we live in! A few people in charge of the nation's destiny instead of the vast majority of people in charge of their own destiny.
Gates is the one rich guy I always had as an example of smart giving. I know and was a part of his foundation work with libraries and Latinos around the country -Spanish Language Outreach at http://www.webjunction.org/spanish- which brought a wealth of information and library action to this community.
However, this is one more sign of the times we live in! A few people in charge of the nation's destiny instead of the vast majority of people in charge of their own destiny.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Dreams Built in the Projects
This excellent article on today's online version of the Washington Post tells it like it is. We all love success stories but when they are true, it seems that we are all caught by surprise. If anything, the Obama's administration has brought up some examples -starting with himself- that with effort and perseverance anything is possible.
I also believe that the surprise factor comes from too many years of "same old, same old" nominations. Wow, there still are people in this country that are hard-working, engaged and passioned about what they do, and their only goal is NOT greed. What a concept!
Please enjoy the article and do not forget to click on our Public Service Announcements. Help me help these organizations!
This excellent article on today's online version of the Washington Post tells it like it is. We all love success stories but when they are true, it seems that we are all caught by surprise. If anything, the Obama's administration has brought up some examples -starting with himself- that with effort and perseverance anything is possible.
I also believe that the surprise factor comes from too many years of "same old, same old" nominations. Wow, there still are people in this country that are hard-working, engaged and passioned about what they do, and their only goal is NOT greed. What a concept!
Please enjoy the article and do not forget to click on our Public Service Announcements. Help me help these organizations!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Mario Benedetti dies at 88
Mario Benedetti, a prolific Uruguayan writer whose novels and poems reflect the idiosyncrasies of Montevideo's middle class and a social commitment forged by years in exile from a military dictatorship, died Sunday, his secretary said. He was 88.
My favorite "Antologia Poetica" with introduction by Pedro Orgambide, is among the books I keep next to my bed. Great activist, great talent, great loss!
You can listen to some of his poems at:
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/graficos/00coberturas/benedetti/
Mario Benedetti, a prolific Uruguayan writer whose novels and poems reflect the idiosyncrasies of Montevideo's middle class and a social commitment forged by years in exile from a military dictatorship, died Sunday, his secretary said. He was 88.
My favorite "Antologia Poetica" with introduction by Pedro Orgambide, is among the books I keep next to my bed. Great activist, great talent, great loss!
You can listen to some of his poems at:
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/graficos/00coberturas/benedetti/
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority
Finally the national debate about immigration will start, according to this article published today on the online version of the New York Times.
Latino immigrants supported President Obama with over 60% of their vote, which in time meant high pressure for the promises made during the campaign about discussing immigration.
Is Obama going to come forward with his promises? And if so, what are the conditions that his proposal will include to legalize 12 million undocumented immigrants? Will he follow the "Bush road" of "pay to play"?
Finally the national debate about immigration will start, according to this article published today on the online version of the New York Times.
Latino immigrants supported President Obama with over 60% of their vote, which in time meant high pressure for the promises made during the campaign about discussing immigration.
Is Obama going to come forward with his promises? And if so, what are the conditions that his proposal will include to legalize 12 million undocumented immigrants? Will he follow the "Bush road" of "pay to play"?
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
State’s Crackdown on Immigrants Fuels Hispanic Media Growth
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news
Do you think the media should be the government agencies' watchdog? Read this article about North Carolina ethnic media. When the nation's immigrants are getting ready to march next May 1st, what is the role of media in this national debate?
"Most Spanish-language publications in the area have a specific section dedicated to immigration coverage. Radio stations such as La Tremenda La Raza in Charlotte broadcast daily talk shows that cover the latest developments on the immigration debate."
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news
Do you think the media should be the government agencies' watchdog? Read this article about North Carolina ethnic media. When the nation's immigrants are getting ready to march next May 1st, what is the role of media in this national debate?
"Most Spanish-language publications in the area have a specific section dedicated to immigration coverage. Radio stations such as La Tremenda La Raza in Charlotte broadcast daily talk shows that cover the latest developments on the immigration debate."
Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System
This new report by Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, and Gretchen Livingston, Senior Researcher, Pew Hispanic Center is based on two different studies the Center conducted nationwide.
Not surprinsingly, Hispanics show less confidence in police effectiveness than whites and close to what Blacks believe. I say it does not come as a surprise when the "correctional" system is mainly crowded with Blacks and Hispanics.
Also read the interesting study about prisons in the US on the same page:
Pew Center on the States, "One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections," March 2, 2009.
This new report by Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, and Gretchen Livingston, Senior Researcher, Pew Hispanic Center is based on two different studies the Center conducted nationwide.
Not surprinsingly, Hispanics show less confidence in police effectiveness than whites and close to what Blacks believe. I say it does not come as a surprise when the "correctional" system is mainly crowded with Blacks and Hispanics.
Also read the interesting study about prisons in the US on the same page:
Pew Center on the States, "One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections," March 2, 2009.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT TO COMMEMORATE CESAR CHAVEZ'S BIRTHDAY
President Barack Obama today made the following statement to commemorate Cesar Chavez's birthday:
"Today, on what would have been his 82nd birthday, Cesar Chavez's legacy as an educator, environmentalist, and as a civil rights leader who struggled for fair treatment and fair wages for America's workers is important for every American to remember.
Having begun as a farmworker, Cesar Chavez eventually co- founded the United Farm Workers and struggled to provide hundreds of thousands of people with better working conditions and the chance to live a better life. The cause of fair treatment and fair wages for America?s workers lives on today through the work of countless others.
Chavez's rallying cry, "Si Se Puede" -- "Yes We Can," was more than a slogan, it was an expression of hope and a rejection of those who said farmworkers could not organize, and could not take on the growers. Through his courage, Cesar Chavez taught us that a single voice could change our country, and that together, we could make America a stronger, more just, and more prosperous nation."
President Barack Obama today made the following statement to commemorate Cesar Chavez's birthday:
"Today, on what would have been his 82nd birthday, Cesar Chavez's legacy as an educator, environmentalist, and as a civil rights leader who struggled for fair treatment and fair wages for America's workers is important for every American to remember.
Having begun as a farmworker, Cesar Chavez eventually co- founded the United Farm Workers and struggled to provide hundreds of thousands of people with better working conditions and the chance to live a better life. The cause of fair treatment and fair wages for America?s workers lives on today through the work of countless others.
Chavez's rallying cry, "Si Se Puede" -- "Yes We Can," was more than a slogan, it was an expression of hope and a rejection of those who said farmworkers could not organize, and could not take on the growers. Through his courage, Cesar Chavez taught us that a single voice could change our country, and that together, we could make America a stronger, more just, and more prosperous nation."
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
La edición en EE UU busca salida
BARBARA CELIS - Nueva York - 12/01/2009
Otros países observan con sorpresa como las bibliotecas estadounidenses tienen una dinámica poco común en el mundo. Desde Nueva York, este artículo de Barbara Celis cuenta cómo la crisis económica impulsa la adaptación del sector del libro a los esquemas del siglo XXI.
BARBARA CELIS - Nueva York - 12/01/2009
Otros países observan con sorpresa como las bibliotecas estadounidenses tienen una dinámica poco común en el mundo. Desde Nueva York, este artículo de Barbara Celis cuenta cómo la crisis económica impulsa la adaptación del sector del libro a los esquemas del siglo XXI.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Grijalva Obama's Best Bet at Interior
Read the complete article by Joan McArter that explains in details why Grijalva, Democrat Congressman for Arizona, is the best choice for the convoluted situation with open spaces and environmental resources.
Read the complete article by Joan McArter that explains in details why Grijalva, Democrat Congressman for Arizona, is the best choice for the convoluted situation with open spaces and environmental resources.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Murió la grabadora, pintora y muralista Fanny Rabel
La grabadora, pintora y muralista Fanny Rabel, una de las discípulas de Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera y la única mujer que formó parte del Grupo de los Fridos, falleció la noche de ayer a los 86 años de edad en su domicilio de la ciudad de México.
La grabadora, pintora y muralista Fanny Rabel, una de las discípulas de Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera y la única mujer que formó parte del Grupo de los Fridos, falleció la noche de ayer a los 86 años de edad en su domicilio de la ciudad de México.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000
Since 2000 many Latinos have settled in counties that once had few Latinos, continuing a pattern that began in the previous decade. But there are subtle differences in Hispanic settlement patterns in the current decade compared with those of the 1990s. The dispersion of Latinos in the new century has tilted more to counties in the West and the Northeast. Despite the new tilt, however, the South accounted for a greater share of overall Latino population growth than any other region in the new century. Read how projections for this century put Latinos in the "hot" list.
Since 2000 many Latinos have settled in counties that once had few Latinos, continuing a pattern that began in the previous decade. But there are subtle differences in Hispanic settlement patterns in the current decade compared with those of the 1990s. The dispersion of Latinos in the new century has tilted more to counties in the West and the Northeast. Despite the new tilt, however, the South accounted for a greater share of overall Latino population growth than any other region in the new century. Read how projections for this century put Latinos in the "hot" list.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students
The number of Hispanic students in the nation's public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, this report says, making up about one-in-five public school students in the United States compared to 1990, when just one-in-eight public school students were Hispanic.
Find out the Census bureau projections by 2050, when there will be more school-age Hispanic children than school-age non-Hispanic white children in the United States.
The number of Hispanic students in the nation's public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, this report says, making up about one-in-five public school students in the United States compared to 1990, when just one-in-eight public school students were Hispanic.
Find out the Census bureau projections by 2050, when there will be more school-age Hispanic children than school-age non-Hispanic white children in the United States.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Los usuarios de bibliotecas públicas aumentan al ritmo de un millón por año
Estos son algunos de los datos que figuran en el libro Las bibliotecas públicas en España: Dinámicas 2001-2005, realizado por la Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. Sin embargo, y a pesar del crecimiento, el sistema de bibliotecas español tiene sus deficiencias, según dice el estudio. Lea sobre este tema en el diario El País.
Estos son algunos de los datos que figuran en el libro Las bibliotecas públicas en España: Dinámicas 2001-2005, realizado por la Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. Sin embargo, y a pesar del crecimiento, el sistema de bibliotecas español tiene sus deficiencias, según dice el estudio. Lea sobre este tema en el diario El País.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Every Woman Is a World
Interviews with Women of Chiapas
By Gayle Walker and Kiki Suárez
Edited by Carol Karasik
Prologue/preface by Elena Poniatowska
Older Chiapas women telling their stories and reflecting on major historical events as far as the Mexican Revolution and the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic. In the personal dramas of daily life, these women tell tragic stories of deprivation, hunger, and family violence, and their view of marriage, work, religion, and their own mortality.
Interviews with Women of Chiapas
By Gayle Walker and Kiki Suárez
Edited by Carol Karasik
Prologue/preface by Elena Poniatowska
Older Chiapas women telling their stories and reflecting on major historical events as far as the Mexican Revolution and the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic. In the personal dramas of daily life, these women tell tragic stories of deprivation, hunger, and family violence, and their view of marriage, work, religion, and their own mortality.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
22a. Feria Internacional del Libro en Guadalajara - FIL 2008
La mayor reunión del mundo editorial en español le espera en Guadalajara, del 29 de noviembre al 7 de diciembre de 2008. Autores, agentes literarios, bibliotecarios, libreros y más de 1600 casas editoriales de 40 países, nos visitan año con año. Junto a ellos, más de medio millón de visitantes se deleitará sumergiéndose en el mundo de los libros y disfrutará con la muestra de lo mejor de la producción literaria y artística de Italia, nuestro Invitado de Honor 2008.
22nd Guadalajara International Book Fair - FIL 2008
The most outstanding meeting of the Spanish publishing world awaits for you at Guadalajara. From November 29th to December 7th, 2008, authors, literary agents, librarians, booksellers and more than 1,600 publishing houses from 39 countries will be visiting us. With them, half a million visitors will enjoy the world of books and share the very best of the culture and arts of Italy, our 2008 Guest of Honor.
La mayor reunión del mundo editorial en español le espera en Guadalajara, del 29 de noviembre al 7 de diciembre de 2008. Autores, agentes literarios, bibliotecarios, libreros y más de 1600 casas editoriales de 40 países, nos visitan año con año. Junto a ellos, más de medio millón de visitantes se deleitará sumergiéndose en el mundo de los libros y disfrutará con la muestra de lo mejor de la producción literaria y artística de Italia, nuestro Invitado de Honor 2008.
22nd Guadalajara International Book Fair - FIL 2008
The most outstanding meeting of the Spanish publishing world awaits for you at Guadalajara. From November 29th to December 7th, 2008, authors, literary agents, librarians, booksellers and more than 1,600 publishing houses from 39 countries will be visiting us. With them, half a million visitors will enjoy the world of books and share the very best of the culture and arts of Italy, our 2008 Guest of Honor.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Library Materials Reflect Population
In this article of the Asbury Park Press, writers Bradshaw and Sastrowardoyo found that collection of materials at Monmouth County Library and Ocean County Library is as diverse as the patrons who frequent them.
In this article of the Asbury Park Press, writers Bradshaw and Sastrowardoyo found that collection of materials at Monmouth County Library and Ocean County Library is as diverse as the patrons who frequent them.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
New Home for WebJunction and the World of Libraries
Please visit http://webjunction.org/ to see the new features and functionalities of this extraordinary source of information.
Please visit http://webjunction.org/ to see the new features and functionalities of this extraordinary source of information.
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