[kids-lib] Online Course: Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community

[Katie Anderson]

Hello! I just received the following email about a professional development opportunity I thought many of you may be interested in. It's an online course on connecting with the Spanish-speaking community if you don't speak Spanish. It costs $70 which may see like a lot, but this is a 4 week course rather than a couple hours of training one day and it's online so you don't have to travel. Read the email below for details.

Questions? Contact
Enid Costley
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov<UrlBlockedError.aspx>




Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528
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From: Costley, Enid (LVA) [enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 7:51 AM
To: yscon at lists.ncmail.net
Subject: [YSCON] Online Course Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community

This course began with the realization that our population is changing and with a question.  If I don't speak Spanish how do I do outreach to  the Spanish-Speaking Community? Another title for this course is Everything I need to know before offering programs especially bilingual storytimes.

Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community
Online course which begins February 27, 2012
Register by going to
http://host5.evanced.info/lva/evanced/eventcalendar.asp<UrlBlockedError.aspx> and clicking on the event

Through this four week online course, participants will increase their knowledge of the general library needs of Spanish-speaking communities and will develop strategies, resources and confidence they can use to reach out to this community and connect them with library services.  Small groups will work together to develop an Outreach Plan for a library.

A prerequisite is the Introduction to Moodle, a free online course. Introduction to Moodle will be offered beginning February 6 and must be completed by February 24.  When you sign up for this course you will automatically be signed up for the Introduction to Moodle.  If you are interesting in learning more about Moodle please go to. http://www.vpl.lib.va.us/ce-training/moodle.html<UrlBlockedError.aspx>

Required reading "Serving Latino Communities" by Camila Alire and Jacqueline Ayala will be provided. $70.00 value

Katie Cunningham has been working to connect Spanish-speakers and libraries since her career began at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in 2006.  A pilot project she launched following a Webjunction Spanish Language Outreach (SLO) training workshop became that organization’s first Spanish Language Program Specialist position.  Katie’s work was recognized by Webjunction as the best outreach project of an SLO participant in 2007.  Katie currently works as the Children’s Librarian at the unique and innovative Village Branch of the Lexington Public Library, which provides a completely bilingual staff and a service model that is highly responsive to community needs.  More information about Katie and her work can be found on her blog, ¡Es Divertido Hablar Dos Idiomas! found at http://www.bilingualchildrensprogramming.blogspot.com/<UrlBlockedError.aspx>

cost $25.00 for libraries in Virginia
$70.00 for other libraries.

Register by going to
http://host5.evanced.info/lva/evanced/eventcalendar.asp<UrlBlockedError.aspx> and clicking on the event

Just as a reminder you are not registered until payment is received

If you have any questions please contact Enid Costley

Enid Costley
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov<UrlBlockedError.aspx>
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