<div dir="ltr">Big congratulations to Albany Public LIbrary's LaRee Dominguez and the library itself!<div><br></div><div>Thank you for your work and your initiative!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Max <br><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">REFORMA President</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:president@reforma.org">president@reforma.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 11:53 AM<br>Subject: [REFORMANET] Congratulations! REFORMA Día Mini-Grants Winners 2022<br>To: REFORMANET <<a href="mailto:REFORMANet@googlegroups.com">REFORMANet@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every day of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. REFORMA is proud to be a founding partner of Día.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2022 REFORMA Día Mini-Grants. The winners were selected based on the creativity of the program, level of community involvement, and impact of the project as it best highlights Latinx authors, performers, and culture.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Each organization will receive $300 to support a virtual or in-person Día program that celebrates Latino culture.</span></p><ul><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Albany Public Library / </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">LaRee Dominguez - Albany, OR</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Chicago Heights Public Library /</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> Joelle Wake - Chicago Heights, IL </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Roseland Regional Library, Sonoma County Library /</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> Monica Samantha Hernandez - Santa Rosa, CA</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Takoma Park Maryland Library / </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Verónica Rivera-Negrón - Takoma Park, MD</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico / </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Flo Trujillo - Las Cruces, MX</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">REFORMA thanks the 2022 Día Mini-Grants Selection Committee:</span></p><ul><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Anna Avalos</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">, Senior Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Los Angeles Public Library</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Maria F. Estrella</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">, Chair of REFORMA’s Children’s and Young Adult Services Committee (CAYASC), Cleveland Public Library</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Ann Crewdson</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">, Children’s Specialist, King County Library System, Issaquah/Riverview Region</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Vitalina Nova</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">, Education Librarian, Charles Library, Temple University</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">The Mini-Grants Program coordinator is Madeline Peña, Principal Librarian for Community Engagement and Outreach, Los Angeles Public Library; REFORMA President 2018-19; REFORMA Technology Committee Co-Chair.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We thank everyone who applied for our Día Mini-Grant Program. We received 23 eligible submissions.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">REFORMA is committed to supporting programming for Latino and Spanish-speaking communities through our Mini-Grants Programs. If you'd like to support future Mini-Grants, consider making a donation to REFORMA at <a href="http://reforma.org/donate" target="_blank">reforma.org/donate</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">¡Felicidades a los ganadores!</span></p><br>
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