Colleagues, please share this information with your students. The webinar will be free of charge.
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REFORMA and ALA Present Free Webinar for Libraries to Help Immigrants
Contact: Loida Garcia-Febo
Chair, REFORMA Legislative Committee
Taking Action: Legal Barriers to Library Services to Immigrants & Access to Information
Friday, May 14, 2013
at 3:00 p.m. EDT
REFORMA, ALA Washington Office, ALA Office for Library Advocacy and ALA Office for Diversity are partnering to present a webinar to support library workers
facing various laws and regulations passed or being considered in various states and counties around the nation limiting library services and access to information for immigrants. The content of the webinar includes examples from REFORMA members who have dealt
with these types of situations, action taken and recommendations based on their experience. REFORMA will share resources to help librarians to advocate for services for immigrants and multi-ethnic populations. The ALA Washington Office will share points about
how to effectively communicate with elected officials and government agencies. The ALA Office for Diversity will present successful examples from libraries in the USA, grassroots efforts, strategies and recommendations.
Speakers: Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director of the Washington of the American Library Association; Patricia Montiel Overall, Associate Professor at
the School of Information Resources and Library Sciences and Affiliated Professor at the Mexican American Studies Department of the University of Arizona; Michelle Washington, Director of the ALA Office for Diversity and Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair, REFORMA Legislative
Committee.
Save the date and join us on May 14. The link to access the virtual meeting room will be shared soon. Stay tuned!
More information about the organizations:
REFORMA
http://reforma.org/index.asp
ALA Washington Office
http://www.ala.org/offices/wo
ALA Office for Library Advocacy
http://www.ala.org/offices/ola
ALA Office for Diversity
http://www.ala.org/offices/diversity