Every Child Ready to Read® @ your Library® Toolkit for Spanish-Speaking Communities is now available from the ALA Store (image courtesy of ALA)
Join ALSC and PLA for an introduction to the 2nd edition of the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library Toolkit for Spanish-speaking Communities. This one-hour webinar is designed for librarians and library staff who are interested in reaching Spanish-speaking families with early literacy information.
This same webinar will be held two different times:
- 11am Central/12pm Eastern, Wed., November 5
- 3pm Central/4pm Eastern, Wed., November 5
The Every Child Ready to Read @ your library Toolkit for Spanish-Speaking Communities is available from the ALA Store. Information on webinar registration is available from the ALSC Online Learning site.
The upcoming ALSC Institute in Oakland, CA, on September 18-20, 2014, provides an abundance of outstanding programs to attend, from exploring innovative ways for youth services librarians to engage with community to the latest in early literacy research and best practices.
Among the many programs offered will be Every Child Ready to Read® en Español: A How-to Workshop, offering practical information for using the Spanish ECRR Manual and kit’s new tools. Several of the program presenters gave us a few minutes of their time to talk about what Institute attendees can look forward to.
Tell us a little about yourself.
Freda Mosquera: I am a passionate advocate of library services to children and teens of color, and through my own professional journey have had the great professional opportunity to meet others that share this passion and are committed to promoting these services at the local, state at national level. Some of these outstanding professionals comprise this panel. The lives of many Latino children in the United States have been greatly enriched thanks to their contributions. I am infinitely grateful to them for their work and honored to share this panel with them.
Every Child Ready to Read® @ your Library® Toolkit for Spanish-Speaking Communities is now available from the ALA Store (image courtesy of ALA)
Ana-Elba Pavon: I am currently a Branch Manager at the Elmhurst Branch of the Oakland Public Library. A co-author of 25 Latino Craft Projects (ALA Editions, 2003), I have spoken on various aspects of children’s, Latino, and Spanish-language library services at various national and international conferences.
Lucía M. González: I am librarian, storyteller, and author. My book, The Bossy Gallito, was included among the New York Public Library’s 100 Most Popular Children’s Books of the Last Century and 100 Fantastic Tales that Have Withstood the Test of Time.
Tell us about your program in just 6 words.
Freda: Insightful, empowering, fun, practical, informational and inspiring.
What’s one thing you feel people should know about your program?
Freda: As the translator of many of the Every Child Ready to Read® en Español slides, guides and bibliographies, and the manual, I believe it is important that librarians, teachers and parents know the manual was developed to help non-Spanish speaker professionals, as well as those that speak the language. People should be aware of the publishers’ (PLA & ALSC) dedication and commitment to produce a culturally appropriate manual that displays a profound respect for the Spanish language and the very diverse cultures of Spanish-speakers in the United States. Professionals that do not speak Spanish should feel confident using this manual. It will greatly help them to provide a much needed service: early literacy for bilingual children, as well as children that are raised in an English speaking world and whose parents speak Spanish.
What’s one thing someone who attends your program will be able to take back to their libraries and use right away?
Freda: Librarians will be able to start free literacy sessions and workshops for Spanish-speaking parents, as well as promoting and advertising the ECRR program in Spanish, using the materials contained on the manual.
Looking at the list of other programs on the lineup, which one are you most looking forward to attending?
Ana-Elba: Making Advocacy Awesome: A Workshop for the Everyday Advocate—You!
Lucia: Dewey-Lite: A Solution to the Non-Fiction Problem
If you could be any kid’s lit character, who would you be and why?
Freda: Alice in Wonderland, because I like to think that impossible things are possible.
Ana-Elba: Piggy from Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie series. I just love those books. They make me laugh, the kids enjoy them, and they remind me of one of my cherished friendships.
Lucia: Hermione Jean Granger from the Harry Potter series. She is proud and confident of her Muggle origins, and always smart and brave.
Ted McCoy, ALSC Institute Task Force Member and Children’s Librarian at Springfield (MA) City Library
