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REFORMA, the National Association to Promote
Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking,
announces the competition for the 2007 Mora Award. The Estela and Raúl
Mora Award was established by author and poet Pat Mora and her three siblings
in honor of their parents and to promote Día
de Los Niños/Día de Los Libros (Day of the Children, Day of the
Books). The Mora Award consists of a
$1,000 stipend and a plaque donated by the Mora grandchildren. The Award is presented annually to the
most exemplary program celebrating Día
de Los Niños/Día de Los Libros.
Schools, libraries, and community organizations who planned and
implemented Día de Los Niños/Día de Los
Libros programs in 2007 are eligible to submit an application by August
31st, 2007.
In
August 1925, representatives from different countries convened the first
"World Conference for the Well-being of Children" in Geneva,
Switzerland and passed the "Geneva Declaration Protecting
Children." Countries then designated various dates as Children's
Day to celebrate the young. Since, 1996, REFORMA has been part of the
celebration, on April 30 in the United States, by linking books, libraries,
and reading, thus, the expanded title, Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros (Day
of the Children, Day of the Books).
Author
and poet Pat Mora is strongly committed to establishing Día de Los Niños/Día de Los Libros as an important cultural event
that is recognized across the U.S. in schools and libraries. Previous Mora Award recipients include the
Austin Public Library (2000), the El Paso Public Library (2001), the
Multnomah County Library (2002), the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
(2003), the Providence Rhode Island Public Library (2004), REFORMA de Utah
(2005), and Kenton County (KY) Public Library (2006).
Application
Guidelines for 2007
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One
of the participating institutions must be a school or library.
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Only
libraries, schools, or museums may apply.
While broad community partnerships are encouraged,
essential, and contribute to award winning applications, the
sponsor of the Dia program must be a library, school, or museum.
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Applicants
must indicate a willingness to establish an Internet presence for
their Dia celebration, indicate where the Mora Award plaque will
be located, and include a statement of support from their library,
school, or museum director.
This information may be included on the one paragraph
summary page.
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REFORMA
chapters shall not be eligible
to apply.
Library systems of current Mora Award Committee members
shall not be eligible to apply.
No political, religious, or commercial groups shall be
eligible to apply.
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All
activities must have taken place during 2007.
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The
award will be judged by the following:
- Content
of the program
- Level
of involvement of participating agencies; publicity; change in
level of activity; and impact statement.
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The
award stipend will be used to enhance future Día de Los Niños/Día de Los Libros programs.
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All events must be literacy focused.
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Application
The application should not exceed two pages of typed
narrative, exclusive of supporting documents.
Font should not be smaller than 12 point.
One copy of the application, including supporting documents, should be
sent to each of the five (5) judges:
Packets must be
postmarked by
August 31, 2007
and will not be returned.
The winner will be announced by
October 15th, 2007.
The formal presentation of the plaque and award check will be made at
the 2008 Midwinter Meeting,
Philadelphia, PA: Jan. 11-16 , 2008.
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Please
submit a summary of the following information as a separate first page of your application
packet:
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All applications must include
two pages of typed narrative with the following:
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Name
of the individual filling out the application
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Name
of the institution (school, library, museum)
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Address
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Phone
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Email
address
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Partnering
organizations plus contact names and information
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Applications
may include CD copies of photos of the celebration.
PowerPoint
presentations will not be accepted.
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Narrative
Description
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Events must be literacy based, with an emphasis on bilingual literacy.
Your narrative should reflect this aspect of the program. List
and describe the events sponsored, including number of persons in attendance
at each event as well as demographical information. How successful were you in reaching your target audience? (40 points) |
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the names and level of involvement of each of the partnering organizations.
(15 points) |
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Describe
the change in level of activity of this year’s program over past years. If this is the first Día de Los Niños/Día de Los
Libros event, please share your perception of this first time effort.
(15 points) |
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Include
copies of press releases and other publicity, including non-print. If you
include photographs, please make sure they depict the literacy
component.
Bilingual
publicity is highly encouraged. If Spanish-language publicity is not
possible, explain in the application. [Reminders: Please include five copies of each item when assembling your
application packets; and items submitted will not be returned].
(20 points) |
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What
impact would the award have on next year’s
Día de Los Niños/Día de Los Libros program(s)?
(10 points). |
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