Announcement:

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Next General Membership Meeting:

When: Friday, January 8th, 2010, 10am-noon
Where: Eloise May Library, 1471 S. Parker Road, Denver, CO 80231, 303-542-7279

Lunch following at:
Dora’s Mexican
2406 S. Parker Road
http://www.dorasmexican.com/

Guest speaker will be Marge Freeburn from the Colorado Teen Literature Conference. It will be nice to hear from Marge as REFORMA Colorado traditionally hosts teens to attend this conference. Please let me know if you will be joining us for lunch so the appropriate reservations can be made. Hope to see you January 8th.

March Membership Meeting:

When: Friday, March 12th, 2010, 10am-noon
Where: High Plains Library District, Centennial Park Branch Library, 2227 23rd Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634, 970-506-8600

Lunch afterwards:  TBD

Mission and goals

REFORMA'S mission is to improve the full spectrum of information services for Latinos, Hispanics, and Spanish-speaking persons in the United States. Our goals in support of this mission are:

• To promote development of Spanish-language and Latino/Hispanic oriented library collections
  
• To support active recruitment of bilingual, bicultural library staff
  
• To increase Latino/Hispanic awareness of available library services and collections
  
• To advocate on behalf of the information needs of the Latino/Hispanic community

History

Established in 1971 as an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), REFORMA has actively sought to promote the development of library collections to include Spanish-language and Latino oriented materials; the recruitment of more bilingual and bicultural library professionals and support staff; the development of library services and programs that meet the needs of the Latino community; the establishment of a national information and support network among individuals who share our goals; the education of the U.S. Latino population in regards to the availability and types of library services; and lobbying efforts to preserve existing library resource centers serving the interests of Latinos. The organization is governed by an Executive Board which includes the officers, committee chairs, and the Presidents chapters and our one affiliate. Nationally there are twenty REFORMA chapters. These function autonomously, working through their local library systems, state library associations, and local organizations to achieve local objectives. Follow the history of our REFORMA Colorado Chapter by browsing Minutes, Annual Reports and the Bylaws.

Thank you for visiting the REFORMA Colorado site. We look forward to having you as a member.