<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Everyone,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I totally
agree with what Eva suggested, “several independent libraries could do the same
thing - band together, identify what and how much to spend for each, and select
a representative to go for you.” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you
are eager to make it work, it can be done. When the math is done on the total
cost of the trip for a librarian to attend the book fair the end payment is not
so unbearable. And if you work with
other libraries it will be easier. It is
just communication.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I can
see how REFORMA OR could help with the logistic process of the first time attendees.
It could be done with some arrangements. When possible, librarians in the metro
area that are attending the Guadalajara Book Fair (FIL) could provide a home stay
of a night or two and a ride to the airport to those from other areas that do
not have a convenient place near the airport. Some vendors provide a purchase
helper who is bilingual; that will relieve the language barrier, although I
have seen librarians who are at FIL with no language skills or help at all. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">REFORMA
could help on giving guidelines for appropriate materials for a collection and
may be even a mentorship.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br><div><span name="x"></span>Angelica Novoa De Cordeiro<span name="x"></span><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Martín Blasco" <MartinB@wccls.org><br><b>To: </b>"Barratt Miller" <BMiller@crooklib.org>, "Eva Calcagno" <Calcagno@wccls.org>, "Stephanie Chase" <Stephanie.Chase@hillsboro-oregon.gov>, libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us, "reforma or" <reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us>, "Latino Services" <LatinoServices@wccls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:15:31 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Reforma_or] Guadalajara Book Fair: possible future collaboration<br><br>Hi Everyone:<br><br>I agree with Barratt. We have to make an effort to help small libraries better the services provided to their community. <br>However, I think that for those library consortiums or cooperatives which already are buying books for several libraries is going to be difficult to add more orders from other libraries in the state. For those libraries which can afford to send attendees to the fair for acquiring titles for some or many small libraries, it will mean that the book fair attendees will need more hours a day to being able to get what is needed. Even consortiums or cooperative have restricted budgets to pay for the days librarians need in the fair.<br>I would propose that libraries which can afford to send somebody to the FIL, even those libraries grouped as consortiums or cooperative/systems identify one small library which needs Spanish or bilingual titles and offer to help with buying titles. In this manner, it wouldn't be too much work for the attendees and it would facilitate the acquisition of material.<br>As Barrat also mentioned, the Mock Pura Belpré Award, can help this process through informative presentations, learning about how to select quality books that attend the needs of the Latino/Spanish speaking community and, during break, networking.<br>OLA-CSD has offer a great opportunity to launch the first Mock Pura Belpré Award which will take place at the Hillsboro Public Library - Main on Saturday, December 12 from 10 to 4 and everybody is welcome. We'll try, as suggested by Barratt to make "virtual attendance possible." <br>As chair of the REFORMA Oregon Chapter and coordinator of the mock award, I'll start identifying libraries serving Latinos and Spanish speaking patrons and create a list so those bigger libraries and consortiums/cooperatives, may be able to help.<br>I hope that these important conversation becomes the beginning of a needed service. Thank you Barrat!<br>Have everybody a great day,<br><br>Martín Blasco<br>REFORMA Oregon Chapter chair<br><br>Outreach Librarian for Latino and Youth Services Program<br>Washington County Cooperative Library Services | 503-681-5093<br>martinb@wccls.org | facebook.org/bibliotecaswccls<br><br>“Hay quienes no pueden imaginar un mundo sin pájaros, hay quienes no pueden imaginar un mundo sin agua; en lo que a mí se refiere, soy incapaz de imaginar un mundo sin libros”.<br>“There are those who cannot imagine a world without birds. There are those who cannot imagine a world without water. As far as I am concern, I am unable to imagine a world without books.” Jorge Luis Borges<br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Barratt Miller<br>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 8:16 PM<br>To: Eva Calcagno; Stephanie Chase; libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Guadalajara Book Fair: possible future collaboration<br><br>Hi everyone,<br><br>(TL;DR version: Send me an e-mail if you'd like CSD to give you some money to go to the Guadalajara Book Fair and buy a bunch of kids' books for Oregon libraries.)<br><br>I'm so glad to hear that the collaborative purchasing model worked so well for WCCLS! I really would love to see something similar organized at the statewide level to support rural libraries who don't have the resources to pull this kind of project together on their own.<br><br>While scholarships help, they aren't a panacea. Money isn't the only barrier small, rural libraries face. Some other things staff have to consider when assessing whether or not they can participate in these kinds of professional development opportunities:<br><br>1. Travel costs are higher and travel times longer for those of us who don't live near a major airport, so people living outside the Portland Metro area often need additional scholarship funds to cover extra plane flights, gas money, train or bus tickets, long-term parking, etc.<br><br>2. Smaller libraries usually have fewer employees. This means it's a bigger burden on the library for someone to be gone for a long period of time and there's less staff time available to plan such a big undertaking--especially if multiple libraries are involved.<br><br>3. Many small libraries lack staff members with expertise in services to the Latin@ community, which means they have to spend additional staff time researching for the trip and, in some cases, might struggle to select appropriate materials for their collections.<br><br>If we (meaning members of Oregon's library community) want to strengthen library services to Spanish-speaking communities throughout the state, we need to acknowledge the fact that geographic and economic barriers make it challenging for some libraries to provide or improve those services. Asking the institutions with the fewest resources to "do more" won't solve an institutional problem affecting Oregon's rural library staff and our Latin@ communities. <br><br>Organizing a statewide effort to help get quality Spanish books into ALL of Oregon's libraries is something we can do. Providing training opportunities like the Mock Belpre workshop (and making virtual attendance possible) is something we can do. Providing scholarships to attend a conference or buy a webcam is something we can do.<br><br>If I had the resources to go to FIL, I'd volunteer! Unfortunately, I'm already up to my eyeballs in CSD responsibilities and can't add another thing to my professional development plate. As CSD Chair, though, I want to "put my money where my mouth is" and reiterate that a) CSD can provide a scholarship to cover some of the registration/travel costs and b) I'll help with the behind-the-scenes organization if someone is willing to go and purchase books for small libraries at FIL.<br><br>From what WCCLS librarians have said about their experience, it sounds totally doable! We just need a volunteer or two to actually DO it. Let me know if you can help us out!<br><br>Thanks,<br>Barratt<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Eva Calcagno<br>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:44 PM<br>To: Stephanie Chase; libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Guadalajara Book Fair: possible future collaboration<br><br>Ditto what Stephanie said. WCCLS sent two librarians last year and have budgeted to send two or three (depends upon how much purchasing they need to do) this year. <br>We paid for what the scholarship didn't cover. Member libraries identified the amount to spend from their book budgets and types of materials (children's, adult, etc). The two librarians worked their tails off to spend the funds! This was not a vacation in Guadalajara! In the end, all libraries in WCCLS benefited by shared access to LOTS of new materials. <br><br>If you want specifics please contact Stephanie Lind or Martín Blasco, WCCLS Outreach services for details. 503-681-5090 or 503-681-5093.<br><br>Perhaps it's possible that several independent libraries could do the same thing - band together, identify what and how much to spend for each, and select a representative to go for you. Think outside the box!<br><br>Eva Calcagno, Director<br>Washington County Cooperative Library Services<br>(503)846-3233<br>www.wccls.org <br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Stephanie Chase<br>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:34 PM<br>To: libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Guadalajara Book Fair: possible future collaboration<br><br>Deborah,<br><br>In Washington County, we are on our second (chime in, colleagues, if I have that wrong) of collaborative purchasing for the county at the Guadalajara Book Fair. Libraries across the county chipped into a pot and two staff from two different libraries went to purchase on behalf of the rest of the Cooperative. It was so successful as a county that we in Hillsboro are investing again, on our own, to send a staff person to supplement the collaborative purchasing -- it is very doable with the scholarships, as you mentioned.<br><br>Stephanie Chase | Director, Hillsboro Public Library City of Hillsboro, Oregon | Hillsboro Public Library<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 12:04 PM<br>To: libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>Subject: Libs-Or Digest, Vol 151, Issue 35<br><br>Send Libs-Or mailing list submissions to<br> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> libs-or-owner@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Libs-Or digest..."<br><br><br>You can examine full text of list messages in the relevant month's archive at:<br><br>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/<br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: Guadalajara Book Fair: possible future collaboration<br> (Deborah G)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:25:33 -0400<br>From: Deborah G <debrarian@gmail.com><br>To: REFORMANet@googlegroups.com, libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Guadalajara Book Fair: possible future<br> collaboration<br>Message-ID:<br> <CAEm9LucD6PV8EVDVp_ByQC4ZokbGAHHYXLs5jbANis8SKc451A@mail.gmail.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br><br>Hi all,<br><br>Ruth's description of the CA Guadalajara-book-buying consortium caught my imagination! (In brief: that some CA libraries formed a collaborative to send delegates to the Guadalajara Book Fair (aka the FIL) to buy materials and gather information on behalf of the greater group.) *Have* any Oregon libraries collaborated that way already? If not, I think it could be a worthwhile conversation to start. (I know that this thread caught the interest of some of the Clackamas LINCC directors...) Maybe we could pull it off in the future. Like Barratt, I might also be able to help consult, coordinate or strategize.<br><br>I was fortunate when working for Multnomah as a bilingual youth librarian to attend the Guadalajara Book Fair a few times to select juvenile Spanish-language materials. Although it's true that some material, even there, is in translation (my favorites are the translations from the French<br>-- French picture books can be so surreal and hilarious!), we typically found lots of terrific, Spanish-original, mostly Latino material that we simply couldn't get through any publishers or distributors state-side. It really enriched MCL's collection with materials reflecting and honoring the origins of many in our service population.<br><br>I know that sending delegates to the FIL is simply outside budget likelihood for many libraries, but I think a combination of capitalizing on the scholarships <http://www.ala.org/offices/iro/awardsactivities/guadalajarabook> available and some collaborative strategizing might really be do-able. (And on the simplest end, even if we just organized for FIL attendees to share lists of the best titles and other resources they found, it could be helpful, since at least some of the titles can be bought in the US. As Ruth said, "Not everyone could afford to send someone to Guadalajara, but every library could participate, spend what they determined they could afford, and learn and be helped in the process.") And since some OR libraries do sometimes send staff to the FIL, perhaps there is already some momentum to build upon?<br><br>Deborah Gitlitz<br><br>p.s. I haven't chimed in for quite a while, so for background: I was with Multnomah (MCL) for 15 years as a Bilingual Youth Librarian, including coordinating a bilingual family literacy grant for them for a couple years; and am delighted to be starting in October as the brand-new Outreach Librarian for Wilsonville. I also do some library consulting and work as a family and early literacy trainer.<br><br>____________<br>Deborah Gitlitz<br>Outreach Librarian<br>Wilsonville Public Library<br>8200 SW Wilsonville Road<br>Wilsonville, OR 97070<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>><br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:50:09 +0000<br>> From: Barratt Miller <BMiller@crooklib.org><br>> To: Ruth Metz <ruthmetz@spiretech.com>, 'libs-or'<br>> <libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us>, "'uwmosaic@u.washington.edu'"<br>> <UWMOSAIC@u.washington.edu>,<br>> "reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>> "<br>> <reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us>, "<br>> REFORMANet@googlegroups.com"<br>> <REFORMANet@googlegroups.com>, "grace@gracefullyglobal.com"<br>> <grace@gracefullyglobal.com><br>> Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] [REFORMANET] RE: Reading While White<br>> Message-ID:<br>> <727AAB8A6685F24886C5686916657C4C0302C5B0@CCMAIL2010.cc1.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br>><br>> Hi everyone,<br>><br>> I think Ruth?s suggestion is a great one! I?m not going to the <br>> Guadalajara Book Fair anytime soon, unfortunately, but I?d be happy to <br>> help with organization (creating selection profile forms for libraries <br>> that can?t go, working out logistics, and other behind-the-scenes<br>> stuff) if any Oregon attendees are willing to serve in this capacity.<br>><br>> CSD is starting a blog soon and is looking for content. Posts about <br>> awesome Spanish-language and Latin@ books for kids would be really <br>> helpful for children?s librarians around the state! Please send me and <br>> our Web Editor Taylor Worley (tworley@springfield-or.gov<mailto:<br>> tworley@springfield-or.gov>) an e-mail if you?d be willing to <br>> recommend some gems that aren?t on the mainstream library-land radar.<br>><br>> (I?d be excited to see it become a regular series, personally! We just <br>> need a steady stream of content provided by people in the know to make <br>> it happen. ?)<br>><br>> If anyone wants to go the Guadalajara Book Fair, don?t forget that CSD <br>> and other OLA divisions offer scholarships for conference attendance, <br>> too! We tend to have too few people apply than too many, so don?t be <br>> shy about applying. ?<br>><br>> Thanks,<br>> Barratt Miller<br>> Chair, Children?s Services Division<br>><br>><br>> Barratt Miller, MSLIS<br>> Assistant Director<br>> Crook County Library<br>> 175 NW Meadow Lakes Drive<br>> Prineville, OR 97754<br>> 541-447-7978 ext 303<br>> bmiller@crooklib.org<mailto:bmiller@crooklib.org><br>> Crook County Library ? Experience the Journey!<br>><br>><br>><br>> From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On <br>> Behalf Of Ruth Metz<br>> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 4:27 PM<br>> To: 'libs-or'; 'uwmosaic@u.washington.edu'; <br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us; REFORMANet@googlegroups.com; <br>> grace@gracefullyglobal.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] [REFORMANET] RE: Reading While White<br>><br>> The references to the Guadalajara International Book Fair bring to <br>> mind a model that might benefit Oregon libraries. Years ago, libraries <br>> in the Bay Area, through the cooperative, Bay Area Library and <br>> Information System (BALIS), sent a small delegation to purchase for <br>> the consortium members that wished purchases made for them.<br>> Bibliotecas para la Gente (BPLG), the northern CA chapter of Reforma <br>> (who were also staff of the member libraries and included bilingual <br>> and bilingual/bicultural professional and paraprofessional staff in No<br>> CA) helped organize the selection profiling before the trip. It was <br>> very successful and the purchase amount became greater and greater <br>> each year, with more libraries joining in each year because it made a <br>> remarkable improvement in local and the region?s collections. BALIS <br>> served as the fiscal agent so that each library didn?t have to set up <br>> a P.O.?BALIS issued the P.O. and billed back those libraries that <br>> participated. This occurred for many yea rs?perhaps still does. It <br>> was a great, grass-roots solution to the extreme challenge of <br>> developing collections for children and adults whose first language is <br>> Spanish and who are from Mexico and Central and South American <br>> countries. The libraries shared the costs of travel for the <br>> delegation (added to the bill for the participating libraries but <br>> shared)and the delegation makeup rotated, with some carryover from the previous year. Being one of the delegates became an honored role because<br>> the delegation was representing a body of libraries. There were many<br>> beneficial results?more collections, better collections, improved <br>> collection savvy across the region, staff development and interlibrary <br>> cooperation, and especially being at the table in <br>> Guadalajara?influencing the market and the trade. Not everyone could <br>> afford to send someone to Guadalajara, but every library could <br>> participate, spend what they determined they could afford, and learn <br>> and be helped in the process. The p reparation beforehand (led by <br>> BPLG and including selectors from the participating libraries) raised <br>> the bar and the buy-in throughout the region. Are Oregon libraries already doing a version of this? Might they?<br>><br><br><br><br>> From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On <br>> Behalf Of Ted Smith<br>> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 1:35 PM<br>> To: 'Katie Anderson' <katie.anderson@state.or.us<mailto:<br>> katie.anderson@state.or.us>>; Grace Tiscareno-Sato < >; <br>> REFORMANet@googlegroups.com<mailto:REFORMANet@googlegroups.com><br>> Cc: libs-or <libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:<br>> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us>>; uwmosaic@u.washington.edu<mailto:<br>> uwmosaic@u.washington.edu>; reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>> Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] [REFORMANET] RE: Fwd: Reading While White<br>><br>> What would be more helpful is if there was some kind of clearing house <br>> or respected journal that we could rely upon for reviews of Latin <br>> authors, etc. Barking at the moon thinking any significant number of <br>> libraries can send someone to Reforma Conferences let alone Mexico.<br>> Most of us never go to Book Expo or even NPBA. We are lucky to have <br>> money to send staff to our state conferences.<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Message: 5<br>> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:16:39 +0000<br>> From: Katie Anderson <katie.anderson@state.or.us><br>> To: Marti?n Blasco <MartinB@wccls.org>, "'Kimbre Chapman'"<br>> <Kimbre.Chapman@ci.mcminnville.or.us>, Grace Tiscareno-Sato<br>> <grace@gracefullyglobal.com>, "REFORMANet@googlegroups.com"<br>> <REFORMANet@googlegroups.com><br>> Cc: libs-or <libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us>, Youth Services<br>> Librarians <CHILD@wccls.org>, "<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"<br>> <reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us>, Latino Services<br>> <LatinoServices@wccls.org><br>> Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] [Reforma_or] [REFORMANET] RE: Fwd: Reading<br>> While White<br>> Message-ID:<br>><br>> <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA245EF68A13@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.<br>> local<br>> ><br>><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br>><br>> Great ideas! I think it would also be helpful to include information <br>> about where to libraries can purchase the books in the data bank.<br>><br>> Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and <br>> Development Services< http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx><br>> Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 <br>> katie.anderson@state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us>,<br>> 503-378-2528<br>> [cid:image004.png@01D0358C.4523C4D0]<https://www.facebook.com/ORLibSup<br>> port> [http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg] <<br>> http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/> [<br>> http://www.aethlonmedical.com/assets/001/5130.png] <<br>> https://twitter.com/orlibsupport> [Picture] <<br>> http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/Pages/index.aspx><br>><br>> From: Marti?n Blasco [mailto:MartinB@wccls.org]<br>> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 8:40 AM<br>> To: 'Kimbre Chapman'; Katie Anderson; Grace Tiscareno-Sato; <br>> REFORMANet@googlegroups.com<br>> Cc: libs-or; reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us; Latino Services; <br>> Youth Services Librarians<br>> Subject: RE: [Libs-Or] [Reforma_or] [REFORMANET] RE: Fwd: Reading <br>> While White<br>><br>> Good morning Everyone:<br>><br>> Kimbre brings a good point. We should organize, through REFORMA Oregon <br>> Chapter, a data bank with one list of Latino authors/illustrators <br>> (English, bilingual, Spanish), and another of Latin American and Spanish ones.<br>> A good way to begin is participating not only in the REFORMA chapter <br>> meetings, but we also have the opportunity (offered and suggested by <br>> OLA?s<br>> CSD) to discuss about books focused on the Latino experience during <br>> the first Mock Pura Belpr? Award workshop which is going to take place <br>> on Sat., December 12, from 10 to 4 at the Hillsboro Public Library ?<br>> Main, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy in Hillsboro.<br>> We have to work together and help each other in order to better our <br>> services to the Latino and the Spanish speaking community in the state.<br>> Librarians of the world, unite!<br>> Have a great weekend,<br>><br>> Mart?n<br>> Chair of REFORMA Oregon Chapter<br>><br>> From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On <br>> Behalf Of Kimbre Chapman<br>> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 1:02 PM<br>> To: Katie Anderson; Grace Tiscareno-Sato; REFORMANet@googlegroups.com <br>> <mailto:REFORMANet@googlegroups.com><br>> Cc: libs-or;<br>> uwmosaic@u.washington.edu<mailto:uwmosaic@u.washington.edu>;<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>> Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] [Reforma_or] [REFORMANET] RE: Fwd: Reading <br>> While White<br>><br>> I look continually for books written by Latino authors. They are not <br>> easy to find, but when I do find them, I purchase them, particularly <br>> if I can get them through Ingram. I cannot go to Guadalajara at the <br>> present time, and would love it if a listing of books written for <br>> children were given to me, and where they could be most easily <br>> purchased, and Reviews, if possible. Maybe some reader reviews?<br>><br>> We have also had a lot of trouble getting a number of books shipped to <br>> us. We have a limited budget and it is expensive to have them <br>> shipped. If we go to the book fair, they would also need to be <br>> shipped. As an example of shipping problems we have encountered, one <br>> company shipped us books one-at-a-time and charged us for shipping <br>> each individual book. And when the books are really expensive to obtain, it presents a further problem.<br>><br>> The idea I?d like to present is that those of us who are in charge of <br>> purchasing books are not necessarily tied to a known entity when it <br>> comes to books from another country. What we do lack is <br>> accessibility. It shouldn?t be necessary to have to go to the book fair in order to obtain<br>> books. So, help us please, by suggesting titles and resources. For me,<br>> this means children?s titles, and teen titles that I can suggest to <br>> our teen librarian.<br>><br>> Thank you,<br>><br>> Kimbre Chapman<br>><br>><br>> Kimbre Chapman<br>> Children's Services Supervisor<br>> McMinnville Public Library<br>> 503-435-5569<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> From: Reforma_or [mailto:reforma_or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]<br>> On Behalf Of Katie Anderson<br>> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:37 PM<br>> To: Grace Tiscareno-Sato; REFORMANet@googlegroups.com<mailto:<br>> REFORMANet@googlegroups.com><br>> Cc: libs-or;<br>> uwmosaic@u.washington.edu<mailto:uwmosaic@u.washington.edu>;<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>> Subject: Re: [Reforma_or] [Libs-Or] [REFORMANET] RE: Fwd: Reading <br>> While White<br>><br>> Yes and?<br>><br>> Lots of libraries send staff and more should send staff to purchase <br>> books written by Latino authors and illustrators at the Guadalajara <br>> International Book Fair?<https://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/i_default.asp>.<br>> Yes, it?s very expensive. That is why ALA offers free passes< <br>> http://www.ala.org/offices/iro/awardsactivities/guadalajarabook>, this <br>> year to 150 librarians!<br>><br>> Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and <br>> Development Services< http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx><br>> Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 <br>> katie.anderson@state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us>,<br>> 503-378-2528<br>> [cid:image004.png@01D0358C.4523C4D0]<https://www.facebook.com/ORLibSup<br>> port> [http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg] <<br>> http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/> [<br>> http://www.aethlonmedical.com/assets/001/5130.png] <<br>> https://twitter.com/orlibsupport> [Picture] <<br>> http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/Pages/index.aspx><br>><br>> On Sep 24, 2015 11:12 AM, "Mario Bencastro" <mbencastro@bellsouth.net <br>> <mailto:mbencastro@bellsouth.net>> wrote:<br>> Hi Martin and Max:<br>><br>> Thanks for bringing up these very crucial issues:<br>> ? ?Racism is embedded, permeated, in a minority of the planet?s <br>> population; racism is the tool of the privileged to perpetuate power.<br>> Of course, this is reflected in our education and what it is published <br>> (in the media as a whole).?<br>> ? ?It?s almost impossible to find books written by Latino authors and <br>> illustrators (only 2% of what is printed is relevant to the Latino <br>> culture).?<br>><br>> To that point, I will add that most of what is presented to our <br>> community as Latino culture is just regular consumer products with <br>> Spanish names, and in many cases the so call ?Latino heroes? do not <br>> even understand Spanish, or are some famous sports or Hollywood <br>> millionaires far removed from our Latino reality.<br>> ? Specifically on Latino culture publications: In most libraries in <br>> the United States the ?Spanish? section ?if there is any-- contains <br>> non Latino author books in Spanish. This will increase even more now <br>> that Penguin has bought Alfaguara.<br>> ? Librarians always tell you that they can?t buy your book because you <br>> are an ?Independent? writer. I thought that was the highest honor that <br>> an artist could aspire to. Not when it comes to having your books at <br>> the library. It seems that libraries in general are tied to a system <br>> where they can only buy products from the ?official? and ?traditional?<br>> industry, which is run of course by the big media empire. Sadly, our <br>> so called ?Latino culture?, image and products are established by this <br>> big machine; for them ?Latino culture? is just a commercial opportunity.<br>> ? To that respect, it will be interesting to ask our community what <br>> makes them Latinos, and if they ever read a book by a Latino author -- <br>> asking them if they read a book in Spanish will be perhaps expecting too much.<br>><br>> BUT libraries and librarians are still key players in these difficult <br>> issues; they may not resolve them but they can keep them alive on the <br>> discussion table.<br>> Thank you REFORMA, I have faith in you.<br>><br>> Mario Bencastro<br>><br>> www.MarioBencastro.org<http://www.MarioBencastro.org><br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> From: REFORMANet@googlegroups.com<mailto:REFORMANet@googlegroups.com><br>> [mailto:REFORMANet@googlegroups.com<mailto:REFORMANet@googlegroups.com<br>> >]<br>> On Behalf Of Marti?n Blasco<br>> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:04 PM<br>> To: 'Max Macias'; REFORMANet@googlegroups.com<mailto:<br>> REFORMANet@googlegroups.com><br>> Cc: uwmosaic@u.washington.edu<mailto:uwmosaic@u.washington.edu>;<br>> libs-or;<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>> Subject: [REFORMANET] RE: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Reading While White<br>><br>> Hi Max:<br>> This is a very important, crucial issue to bring on the table. As <br>> librarians working with the Latino and Spanish speaking community, we <br>> always have to be aware of our ?core beliefs? and don?t be afraid of <br>> making a point. Racism is embedded, permeated, in a minority of the <br>> planet?s population (yes, white people, including myself, even when I?m Latino).<br>> Racism is the tool of the privileged to perpetuate power. Of course, <br>> this is reflected in our education and what it is published (in the <br>> media as a whole).<br>> We are trying to select books for the Mock Pura Belpr? Award, and it?s <br>> like doing an archeological work. It?s almost impossible to find books <br>> written by Latino authors and illustrators (only 2% of what is printed <br>> is relevant to the Latino culture).<br>> Our presenter for the Mock Pura Belpr? Award in Oregon is going to <br>> touch this issue. A good space to have a discussion.<br>> Thank you so much for sharing the article in the blog,<br>><br>> Mart?n<br>> Chair REFORMA Oregon Chapter.<br>><br>><br>> From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:<br>> libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us>] On Behalf Of Max Macias<br>> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 6:58 AM<br>> To: REFORMANet@googlegroups.com<mailto:REFORMANet@googlegroups.com><br>> Cc: uwmosaic@u.washington.edu<mailto:uwmosaic@u.washington.edu>;<br>> libs-or;<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:<br>> reforma_or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>> Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Reading While White<br>><br>> New Blog worth checking out:<br>><br>><br>> http://readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com/<br>><br>><br>><br>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>> From: nancy snyder <tf-edi@lists.ala.org<mailto:tf-edi@lists.ala.org>><br>> Date: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 5:12 AM<br>> Subject: Reading While White<br>> To: Julie Todaro <jtodaro@austincc.edu<mailto:jtodaro@austincc.edu>>,<br>> Martin Garnar <mgarnar@uccs.edu<mailto:mgarnar@uccs.edu>><br>> Cc: "tf-edi@lists.ala.org<mailto:tf-edi@lists.ala.org>" < <br>> tf-edi@lists.ala.org<mailto:tf-edi@lists.ala.org>><br>> You may not have heard of this new blog...the posts of the creators <br>> have already initiated engaging and honest conversation.<br>><br>> http://readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com/<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ===========================================<br>> The purpose of this email discussion and announcement list is for <br>> general announcements and discussions. 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