RNCVII Conference Proceedings

Somos el Cambio / We Are the Change

Somos el cambio / We Are the Change: The Proceedings of the REFORMA 2021 Virtual Conference November 4-7, 2021

Please see each individual submission for copyright information.

REFORMA, National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking
PO BOX 890
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Citation: Fernández, N. and Rios-Alvarado, E., eds. (2022). Proceedings from the Somos el cambio / We Are the Change REFORMA Virtual Conference, November 4-7, 2021. REFORMA, National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an affiliate of the American Library Association.

REFORMA National Leadership: Executive Committee 2021

President

Nicanor Diaz
Immigrant Services Manager
Denver Public Library

Vice-President/President-Elect

Romelia Salinas
Dean of Library & Learning Resources
Mt. San Antonio College

Immediate Past President

Oscar Baeza
Head Librarian Associate Professor
El Paso Community College

Secretary

Alma Ramos-McDermott
Media Specialist
Lake Trafford Elementary School

Treasurer

Denice Adkins
Associate Professor
University of Missouri

Member-At-large Representative

Alda Allina Migoni
Librarian
Library of Congress

Chapter Representative

Manny Figueroa
Talent Development and Training Manager
Queens Library
Chapters: Midwest, Northeast, Oregon, Puerto Rico, REFORMA de Florida, Washington.
East Coast, Pacific North West & Puerto Rico Region

Chapter Representative

Vacant
Chapters: Colorado, El Corazón de Tejas, El Paso, La Estrella de Tejas, New Mexico, Phoenix, Reforma Rio Trinidad, Tucson.
Central, Mountain & Southwest Region

Chapter Representative

Balladolid (Dolly) Lopez
Electronic Resources Librarian
California State University, Fresno
Chapters: Bibliotecas para la Gente, California Gold, Inland Empire, Libros (San Diego), Los Angeles, Orange County, Reforma del Valle Central.
California Region

RNCVII Subcommittees

Awards & Scholarships	Sonia Bautista & Cynthia Bautista
Evaluations	Monika Chavez
Exhibits	Ayn Reyes Frazee & Tess Tobin
Fundraising & Sponsorship	Manny Figueroa & Luis Herrera
International Component	Armando Robles & Helen Ladron de Guevara
Marketing & Publicity	Alma Plasencia & Madeline Peña
Marketing & Publicity (Translation)	Joanna Arteaga
Mentor / Advising	Lucía González & Rocio Espinosa
Noche de Cuentos	Lucy Iraola & Freda Mosquera
Proceedings	Natalia Fernández & Eva Rios-Alvarado
Programming	Anna Nakano-Baker, Silvia Cisneros, & Laura Kimberly
Publications	Kristen Curé & Celia Avila De Santiago
Registration	Concepcion "Connie" Flores & Kathy Street
Special & Plenary	Patricia "Patty" Valdovinos & MaryKay Dahlgreen
Venue Logistics & Arrangements	Bobbye Hernandez
Virtual Conference	Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, Ross Fuqua, & Edwin Rodarte
Volunteers	Elizabeth Lopez & Martín Blasco
Website	Marney Wilson & Elizabeth Borges-Ocasio
Welcome Reception	Amber Bound

 

About REFORMA

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 20 active REFORMA chapters. These function autonomously, working through their local library systems, state library associations, and local organizations to achieve local objectives.

The goals of REFORMA include:

• Development of Spanish-language and Latino-oriented library collections
• Recruitment of bilingual, multicultural library personnel
• Promotion of public awareness of libraries and librarianship among Latinos
• Advocacy on behalf of the information needs of the Latino community
• Liaison to other professional organizations

About the Proceedings

Conference proceedings are the published record of a conference. The goal of the RNCVII Proceedings Subcommittee was to offer an opportunity for presenters to publish their presentation materials in an open access format on the REFORMA conference website. The subcommittee developed a process to gather and share presenter content of the virtual 2021 REFORMA National Conference, which celebrated REFORMA's 50th Anniversary with the theme Somos el cambio • We Are the Change. In November 2021, the Proceedings Subcommittee shared the opportunity for all presenters to contribute their presentation materials and other related content through various formats such as articles, narratives, and presentation slides for inclusion in the RNCVII Proceedings. A total of seventeen sessions are represented in the RNCVII Proceedings. Each submission has a title page with information such as presenter(s), presentation/session descriptions, copyright, and citation. Some materials are in Spanish, and some are in English.

The RNCVII Proceedings mark a unique moment in time for REFORMA during a global pandemic and our 50-year history. The circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay in hosting RNCVII, and ultimately, the decision was made to host the conference virtually instead of in-person. We thank and acknowledge all of the presenters who participated in RNCVII, all of the attendees, and all of the members of the Conference Steering Committee who came together in community and celebration to create an incredible conference experience. And, we offer a special thank you to the presenters who chose to be part of this opportunity to share their work through the proceedings. We also thank the various subcommittees who worked with us to complete and make available the proceedings, including the Marketing & Publicity (Translation), Website, and Programing Subcommittees and the RNCVII Leadership Team.

Natalia Fernández and Eva Rios-Alvarado, RNCVII Proceedings Subcommittee

The RNCVII Proceedings Subcommittee was a volunteer conference subcommittee within the RNCVII Conference Committee. It included Natalia Fernández (she/her), Associate Professor, Interim Director of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center at Oregon State University & Eva Rios-Alvarado (she/her), Student Equity and Outreach Librarian at Mt. San Antonio College.

Table of Contents

Cuentos, Cantos y Cambio: How One Bilingual Storytime Created an Institutional Shift
Luisa Leija and Sheridan Cazarez

I Have Something to Say: Increasing Black, Indigenous, (and) People of Color (BIPOC) Voices at Conferences and Workshops
Tiffany Davis and Bridgette Sanders

“I Want To Be”: A Review of Immigrant Youth Information Accessibility in School Libraries
Lacy Noel Molina

La Biblioteca is for Everyone: Using Collections and Programs to Build Connections with Your Spanish Speakers
Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, Libbhy Romero, Anna Avalos, and Ana Campos

Libraries, Multilingualism, and Power: Resisting English Language Instruction as Performative and Symbolic Assimilation
Ana Ndumu, Denisse Solis, Jesus Espinoza, Diane Lopez, and Anna Kozlowska

Morenxs, Creollxs, y Negrxs: Exploring LIS from Afro-Latin Perspectives
Ana Ndumu, Kristina Santiago, Gabby Womack, and Manuel Mendez

Nueva División Regional de la IFLA para América Latina y el Caribe. Desafíos y Oportunidades en el Marco del Trabajo con la Federación
Dra. Georgina Araceli Torres Vargas, Dr. Jonathan Hernández Pérez, Lic. Glòria Pérez-Salmerón, y Lic. María Silvia Lacorazza

One Book Sin Fronteras: Conectando Comunidades Locales y Transfronterizas Mediante Múltiples Expresiones de la Lectura
Magaly Félix Aello, María Luisa Rivera Rico, y Raúl Rodríguez González

Public Librarians in the Academic Library
Margarita Shawcross and Kaiya Schroeder

Pura Belpré 101: From Volunteer Forms to Celebración
María Estrella, Ana-Elba Pavon, and Lettycia Terrones

Remittances 2.0: Collaborations With Latin American Librarians
 
Teaching Library Research and Information Literacy to Latinx STEM Students in a Community College HSI Cohort Program (Poster Session A)
Antonio López

Telling Our Stories and Voices for Equity: Recruitment and Retention of BIPOC Library Workers: Results from a Mixed Methods Study
Ray Pun, Tess Tobin, Tina Rollins, Denisse Solis, Jesus Espinosa, George Gottschalk, Louis Muñoz, and Ana Ndumu

Understanding Barriers and Experiences of Library Workers of Color Doing Library Advocacy Work: A Qualitative Study Using Critical Race Theory
Raymond Pun and Jessica Bustos

Working with Communities to Support Students and Alumni interested in working with Latinx and Spanish-speaking: Reflections from Student Leaders
Alessandra Gonzalez, Renée A. Rau, Rosa Y. Rodriguez, and Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran

Working with Immigrant Communities to Promote Social Justice: New Ways of Teaching Library Service: Careers in Librarianship for Immigrants (CILI)
Vilma Sandoval-Sall and Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran

¿Y yo qué dije?: Spanish Across Borders
Joanna M. Arteaga La Spina, Johana Orellana Cabrera, Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon, and Sandy Leon