Who We Are
A Message from Our President
Greetings!
My name is Andy Paul, and it is a great honor to serve as president of the Northern California REFORMA chapter Bibliotecas Para La Gente for the current 2021/2022 term. I have been working in public libraries in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years and have almost completed my MLIS. I have been active in Bibliotecas Para La Gente since 2018 and was a previous recipient of the Rita Torres scholarship. I am a 4th generation Californian who speaks Spanish, and I am a translator for the city and library I work for. I learned Spanish in school, at work, by helping and speaking to people in my community, and I kept learning as an undergraduate at SJSU and after, taking courses at San Jose City College. I am active in the local labor movement and have been fighting for public employees and working families for about 10 years. I am currently also the secretary of my bargaining unit and am working diligently to negotiate good contracts that support safe and fair working conditions for employees.
Please join us for a meeting to see what Bibliotecas Para La Gente is all about! We have some exciting things coming on the horizon and are always looking for new members to advocate for promoting and enhancing library services to the Hispanic and Spanish speaking communities.
Thank you,
Andy Paul
Bibliotecas Para La Gente
President 2021-2022, 2022-2023
Officers of Bibliotecas Para La Gente
Past-President
Prior Executive Boards
Officers 2021-2022
President - Andy Paul
Vice President - Adrian Barrientos
Past President - Adriana Lugo
Secretary - Susan Nilson
Treasurer - Patricia (Pat) Toney
Webmaster - Joanna M. Arteaga La Spina
Officers 2020-2021
President - Adriana Lugo
Vice President - Andy Paul
Past President - Jennifer Maria Weisberg
Secretary - Esmeralda Casas
Treasurer - Patricia (Pat) Toney
Officers 2019-2020
President - Jennifer Maria Weisberg
Vice President - Adriana Lugo
Past President - Esmeralda Casas
Secretary - Andy Paul
Treasurer - Patricia (Pat) Toney
Webmaster - Elizabeth Munoz Rosas / Nancy Macias
Officers 2018-2019
President - Esmeralda Casas
Vice President - Jennifer Maria Weisberg
Past President - Francisco Vargas
Secretary - Adriana Lugo
Treasurer - Patricia (Pat) Toney
Webmaster - Dolly Goyal
Officers 2017-2018
President - Francisco Vargas
Vice President - Esmeralda Casas
Past President - Armando Rivera
Secretary - Jennifer Weisberg
Treasurer - Patricia (Pat) Toney
Officers 2016-2017
President - Armando Rivera
Vice President - Francisco Vargas
Past President - Janice Garcia
Secretary - Esmeralda Casas
Treasurer - Patricia (Pat) Toney
Webmaster - Heather Ott