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Loida García-Febo

2008 ALA Conference: Programs about Multicultural Populations
June 16, 2008

The 2008 ALA Annual Conference is coming up in two weeks. This summer, we all go to Anaheim, CA to enjoy an exciting conference. 

The preliminary program posted on the conference website includes many sessions about diverse populations. You can see a list of programs listed by track here and here. If you rather check programs listed by date, they are listed by Friday and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday and Tuesday.

This past weekend I looked at the program and compiled a wish list. As you will see, many programs clash with others and you might have to take tough decisions… 

Friday, 6/27

6:00 p.m. – Many Voices, Many Nations

Saturday, 6/28

8:00 a.m. - Empowering Library Staff to Reach Out to Spanish Speakers

10:30 a.m. - The Bilingual Mind: How Children Acquire and Use Language

1:30 p.m. - REFORMA - President's Program: Libraries and Justice for the Latino GLBT Community

1:30 p.m. - Digitizing Indian Country

1:30 p.m. - Serving the Whole Community: Multilingual Access in Public Libraries

1:30 p.m. - Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building without Global Borders

4:00 p.m. - Nine Digits Away from My Dream: The Plight of Undocumented Students Seeking Higher Education in the U.S. and the Hope of the Dream Act

4:00 p.m. - Creating Excellent Libraries in Africa

Sunday, 6/29

8:00 a.m. – Eating across Cultures: Food is Culture

10:30 a.m. – PRIME TIME FAMILY READING: Bilingual Programs Expand Nationally

1:30 p.m. - Pura Belpre Award Celebración

1:30 p.m. – Lights! Camera! Action! African Americans in Film

1:30 p.m. – A U. S. China Experience

1:30 p.m. – Think Global, Act Local: How to Internationalize your Library?

4:00 p.m. – Programming for English Language Learners: Outreach, Programming and Best Practices for Serving Preschoolers and their Families

7:00 p.m. – REFORMA Fundraiser (with food and dance!)

Monday, 6/30

1:30 p.m. - Partnering to Help Reduce Health Disparities in our Communities

4:00 p.m. – The Healthy Librarian: Cultivating Wellness in the Workplace

For more information about REFORMA meetings and programs, visit their website.

Webjunction is hosting a number of socials and meetings to discuss services to Spanish speakers. For more information, visit their website.

This conference will be full of surprises and nice events. Just before the end of the conference, I will start my term as REFORMA Vice-President/President-Elect. I will be blogging from Anaheim - tune in from June 27 to July 1^st!

Posted by Loida García-Febo on June 16, 2008 | Comments (3)