February 8th, 2012
A Saturday event? Yes, you read it right, so break away from your usual routine and join us for a short meeting, a dinner/fundraiser and the Big Read Panel Discussion at the San Leandro Public library. Even if you can’t make it for the entire list of events, we’d love to see you for any portion of the day so mark the date and time on your calendar and make plans to join us for a little something different.
The BPLG meeting starts at 4:00, at 5:00 BPLG Members and supporters are invited to participate in a dinner fundraiser (see details below for RSVP information and cost). Then the Big Read begins at 7:00 so stay for a panel discussion of Sun, Stone and Shadows, a superb collection of some of the finest 20th century Mexican short stories, edited by Jorge Hernández. The panel will be comprised of BPLG members and the discussion will be lead by Jorge Hernández himself. It looks to be a an interesting evening and a great opportunity for BPLG.
Date: Saturday, March 24th
4:00 BPLG Meeting (BPLG Members)
5:00-7:00 Dinner/FundRaiser (Enchilades, Tamales, Rice, Beans, Salad, Dessert and Beverage)
$15/person
RSVP by March 14th to: beeplg@yahoo.com
Send checks to:
Bibliotecas Para La Gente
81 Glen Avenue #308
Oakland, CA 94611
7:00-9:00 The Big Read
Location: San Leandro Public Library
300 Estudillo Avenue
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: 510-577-3947
Tags: fundraiser, Jorge Hernandez, panel discussion, sun stone shadows
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February 7th, 2012
Join the crowd at San José State on March 5th for light refreshments, a book talk and cultura! Maylei Blackwell Assistant Professor, Department of Chicano/a Studies and Women’s Studies at UCLA will discuss her book ¡Chicana Power! : Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano Movement in the Cultural Heritage Center on the 5th floor of the MLK Library on campus. This is the first book-length study of women’s involvement in the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s. If you were there at the time, and even if you weren’t, it will be a wonderful opportunity to learn about and discuss the struggles over gender and sexuality within the Chicano Movement.
When: Lunes, March 5th, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
Where: MLK Library Cultural Heritage Center, 5th Floor
150 East San Fernando Street San José, CA 95112
Info/Parking: 408-250-9245, maizsanjose@gmail.com Free or Paid Parking
Tags: chicana power, maylei blackwell, mlk library
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February 5th, 2012
The Knowledge River (KR) will accept applications for KR cohort 11 until March 1, 2012. ”Knowledge River educates culturally and linguistically sensitive library and information professionals to serve and represent Latino and Native American cultural communities. This is a program for students interested in earning their M.A. studying information resources, libraries, archives as well as museums.”
Applicants must be accepted for admission into the University of Arizona’s School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS). Some of our very own BPLG members have gone through this program and it’s an excellent opportunity to get into the field and focus on your interest in serving the Latino and Native American cultural communities. You’ll find more information on Knowledge River on their homepage or email Knowledge River directly for details. Also, head to the University of Arizona’s (SIRLS) site for info on admission requirements.
Tags: Knowledge River, University of Arizona SIRLS
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February 4th, 2012
Lucky us, we have our May meeting set for the sunny Mission District of San Francisco! The meeting date has been set for the 25th and we’ll start at our usual 9:30 a.m. time so set your calendars and alarms and bring yourself and a colleague to the meeting. We’re hoping to have a chance to congratulate Luis Herrera, Director of the San Francisco Public Library System on being named LJ’s 2012 Librarian of the Year on that day so another great BPLG meeting is in the works.
Date: Friday, May 25, 2012
Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Place: San Francisco Public Library Mission Branch
300 Bartlett Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Tags: San Francisco Mission Branch
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February 3rd, 2012
Congrats to Luis Herrera for being named Library Journal’s 2012 Librarian of the Year! If you haven’t had a chance to read the details, click over to the LJ’s online site and don’t forget to give a shout out to Luis in the comments section.
Tags: 2012 Librarian of the Year, Library Journal, Luis Herrera
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February 2nd, 2012
The perfect job is waiting for you and it could be one of the jobs listed below. If you’re not looking right now, then help get the word out to your fellow BPLG members and colleagues.
- The National Hispanic University (NHU) is a beautiful campus located in San Jose and right now NHU is currently looking for an Associate Librarian. The person in this position will be responsible for standard librarian duties including reference and circulation services, serving as liaison to one or more academic divisions, selecting materials and participating in division meetings. You’ll find full details on the Laureate Education Inc. Web site.
Tags: Cal State East Bay, digital services librarian, Holy Names University, job, Marin Free Library, Medical Librarian, National Hispanic University, San Jose State University Librarian, science librarian
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February 2nd, 2012
Hopefully you were able to make it to the REFORMA National Conference in Denver, September 15th-18th. But if not, you’re in luck because you’ll find the presentations and handouts from BPLG represented sessions here. You can also find out more by attending the next BPLG meeting (see details in message above).Here are the conference sessions presented by BPLG members:
Bay Area Style: Programming and Outreach to Latinos: Janice Garcia, Marti Krow-Lucal, Kim Nguyen, Library, and Elizabeth Muñoz-Rosas: BayAreaStyle_PPT
Career Paths, Roadblocks and Dead Ends: Ricardo Antoni, Peggy Cabrera, María Kramer, and Rita Torres: Career Paths_Presentation
There’s a lot of work and time that went into these presentations and we can’t thank these teams enough for sharing their experience at the conference.
Tags: Denver, National Conference, REFORMA
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