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Planeta to Close U.S. Office by Judith Rosen, 3/15/2008
With more U.S. publishers taking advantage of the boom in Latino publishing, Spanish and Latin American publishers are finding it harder to compete. Close on the heels of Penguin’s announcement that it is launching Celebra, a line of Latino-interest books in English and Spanish, Planeta, the world’s largest publisher of trade books in Spanish, said that it would close its 15-year-old sales and distribution office in Miami at the end of March. More
Recruiting Latinos into Librarianship
By Sylvia L. Pham - 02/15/2007
In many parts of the United States there are few Latino librarians to fill job openings. According to Hispanic Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook (Information Publications, 2005), only 212 of a total of 5113 library science master’s degrees were given to Latinos in 2001 and 2002.
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The Language Debate is About Fear
by Matthew Moscato - 09/15/2006
When I think about that strange and wonderful and not so newborn child of the publishing world known as the bilingual book, other inextricably related issues seem to spin ceaselessly about in my thoughts.
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Hispanic Heritage Month—Innovative Programming to Engage Spanish Speakers
by Raya Kuzyk - 07/15/2006
“The familiar parking lot ceased to be a place in Blue Island,” says Deb Beasley, children’s services librarian at Blue Island PL, IL, in reference to the library’s Mexican Independence Day celebration last year, which drew a crowd of more than 300. “The sounds, the food, the people…. I felt as though I’d been transported to a town in Mexico.”
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Inside Mexican Libraries
By Siria Gastelum - 06/15/2006
It’s a hot afternoon in May. On the same street as a taco stand, a church, a few local shops, and behind a lush palm tree, stands the public library branch of Tacubaya, one of Mexico City’s oldest middle-class neighborhoods.
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Multicultural Link Loida García-Febo, Assistant Coordinator, Special Services/ Queens Library May 1, 2008 Colombian Libraries
This post is short and sweet. Click on the following list to see pictures of my visit... More
Multicultural Link Bruce Jensen, Automated Systems Librarian, South Texas College; Online Reference Librarian, OCLC's QuestionPoint April 27, 2008 Just another Día
The party is not over yet. The real Children's Day, in Mexico anyway, is April 30. Ma... More
Multicultural Link Bruce Jensen, Automated Systems Librarian, South Texas College; Online Reference Librarian, OCLC's QuestionPoint April 24, 2008 Día de los niños, los libros, & los videos
The big weekend is upon us. Maybe you'll capture some Día de los Niños/... More
Publisher Spotlight—Pinto Books, A Publisher with Garbo
In Spanish, garbo means a jaunty air: elegance and grace. The quintessence of garbo in the independent publishing world is Pinto Books, a New York City-based multicultural house that favors books with substance in English and Spanish, the kind to be read many times.
New Year, New Look!
As technology evolves, so does Críticas. In keeping up with the times, we’ve kicked off 2008 with a brand new look for our award-winning website, Criticasmagazine.com.
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