Monday, April 15, 2013

2013 Proclamation for El Dia de Los Ninos/El Dia De Los Libros

http://www.governor.state.nm.us/uploads/PressRelease/1e7113c4c8ce434a93e25bcde5f6055e/2013_EL_DIA_DE_LOS_NINOS_LOS_LIBROS.pdf


Governor Susana Martinez has issued a Proclamation for  El Dia De Los Ninos / El Dia De Los Libros

Please print a copy for your celebration!

NMSU Dia Programs



NMSU Library Announces El Dia Programs

The New Mexico State University Library announces two free public programs in Las Cruces on Saturday, May 4, in celebration of El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day).

Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson will read from her Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning picture book "Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall" at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library at 10:30 a.m.  All ages are invited.  A free copy of "Bad News for Outlaws" will be given to every family while supplies last.

Nelson will also present a talk on the importance of genealogical research and writing on the fourth floor of NMSU's Branson Library at 3:00 p.m.  This presentation will highlight her young adult novel "No Crystal
Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller."  This book received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.

Nelson blames becoming an author on her loving parents who relentlessly read to her every night.

"Who Will I Be, Lord?" "Almost to Freedom," "Ready? Set. Raymond!"  and "Mayfield Crossing" are among her other books.  She co-authored "Juneteenth" with her husband, Drew Nelson.

Nelson has been a teacher, newspaper reporter, bookseller, school librarian, and has served on the Newbery and Caldecott award committees.
She holds master’s degrees from The Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College (Vermont), and from the University of Pittsburgh School of Library and Information Science.  In addition to her work as an author, Nelson is a youth services librarian at the public library in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

El día de los niños/El día de los libros was founded by Santa Fe author Pat Mora in 1997.  The purpose of this internationally observed day is to celebrate children, families, reading and multiculturalism.  The NMSU Library’s celebration is funded by a grant from NMSU’s Southwest and Border Cultures Institute, and is co-sponsored by the NMSU Library and the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.

For more information, contact Sarah Baker at (575) 646-6087 or Mardi Mahaffy at (575) 646-6925.

Monday, April 8, 2013

NMLA AGENDA for REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico



REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico (active status Jan. 2013)
NMLASIG Mtg. Agenda
April 19, 2013 – 9:30 am
NMLA Conference, Albuquerque, NM


Open meeting
  1. Welcome
  2. REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico BLOGSPOT  http://reformanm.blogspot.com/
Join the site
Minutes, Agenda, Bylaws, etc.
Meetings ADOBE CONNECT-NMSU
  1. Membership
  2. NMLA funding request for $500

Old Business:
  1. None

New Business: (Open Floor)
  1. NMLA Annual Conference & Mini Conferences
    Presentations?  Sponsorship of Noche de Cuentos?
  2. Library Legislative Day representation (January or February)
  3. NATIONAL REFORMA Library Scholarship Recipient, Jade Torres-Morrison
  4. ALSC  Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grants
  5. REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico Grant discussion (Día? Summer Reading?)

¡Celebramos!

  1. National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
Release of Bless Mi, Ultima movie
  1. Estela and Raúl Mora Award (application due by August 16)
Author, Pat Mora and ¡BookJoy!
  1. El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children's Day/Book Day on April 30th
Proclamation from Governor Susana Martinez
  1. Other

Contact us:
  1. Flo Trujillo, President     ftrujill@infoway.org
  2. David Florez, Vice-President    david@infoway.org
  3. Jose Arunda, Treasurer/Secretary   jaranda2@nmsu.edu



Close meeting @ ___________

Saturday, April 6, 2013

JOIN US @ NMLA

Join us April 17-19, 2013 at the Albuquerque Sheraton Uptown (located on the NE corner of Menaul and Louisiana in Albuquerque.)

REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico @ NMLA at the REFORMA SIG Meeting
Friday, April 19 @ 9:30am

Get involved with REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico, the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. Membership applications are available on the National REFORMA website or the REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico blogspot. After five years of inactive status, we are now an active Chapter representing New Mexico as of January 2013! We invite you to share, on the blog, what libraries are doing for literacy in the diverse New Mexico communities.

El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Day of the Child/Day of the Book)
Register an event and celebrate Día. Last year, New Mexico registered 29 events, this year let’s triple that number! Did you know, New Mexico author, Pat Mora proposed the idea to create this international celebration? Pat Mora has challenged schools and libraries to post 1,000 events nationally – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico would like to see New Mexico with the most events, please register an event!