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1. Center tracks youth
literature in Spanish
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Several SOListas have wondered about appropriate books and magazines
in Spanish for kids of a given age. A good resource to know
about is the Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish
for Children and Adolescents, under the direction of Dr.
Isabel Schon of California State University-San Marcos: http://public.csusm.edu/campus_centers/csb/
The Center maintains an indexed youth magazine listing at http://public.csusm.edu/campus_centers/csb/english/lists/magazine.htm
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2. Kids & books in Ser Padres
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The Autumn 2000 issue of Ser Padres (Spanish-language twin
of Parents magazine) has a couple articles of interest
to librarians: a list of 30 favorite children's books ('Páginas
con magia,' p. 42) and a piece on introducing kiddies to the joy
of reading ('La lectura es un placer,' p. 26).
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3. Librarians' summit at Latino Book & Family Festival
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This year's Los Angeles version of the popular festival produced
by Edward James Olmos features a "Librarians' Summit"
this Saturday with some crucial discussion topics. Lifted
from the website at http://www.latinobookfestival.com/lalibrariansummit.html
:
- 1212:30 p.m. Changing Latino Demographics: Changing
demographics can impact libraries, their collections and activities?
- 12:451:30 a.m. Finding and Purchasing Latino
Books: Where are the best places to find and purchase books by,
for and about Latinos for your library collection?
- 1:45 -2:30 p.m. Marketing Trends and Library
Programs and Services: How to increase the number of Latino patrons
to your library. A look at collections, outreach and services.
- 2:45 -3:30 p.m. Children¹s Literature Latino
Style: The book industry is in love with books for children. Which
books should you have for young Latino readers in your library
collection? (Panel topics subject to change.)
Don't know if any of the proceedings will be transcribed
and published, but we can hope.
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4. Meet Vicki Novak of Phoenix AZ
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From: Vicki Novak vickinovak@mail.maricopa.gov
The welcome message asked me to introduce myself, so here
it goes. I am a librarian in the Adult Services department of the
North Central Regional Library (part of the Maricopa County Library
District) in Phoenix, Arizona. I've been selecting adult Spanish
language books for about six years. I am not Latina, but I know
a little Spanish since Spanish was my minor in college. It's been
ten years since then, so I am not really fluent now, but what I
do know comes in handy. I am interested in better ways to select
Spanish books and better ways for public libraries to serve our
Spanish-speaking populations.
Vicki Novak
vickinovak@mail.maricopa.gov
Adult Services
North Central Regional Library
Maricopa County Library District
17811 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85032-1201
Library web page: http://mcld.maricopa.gov
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5. Educational site for kids, in Spanish
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www.jugamos.com is a flashy,
colorful activity center designed to entertain kids ages 7 to 12
while reinforcing what the little tykes are learning in school.
Its educational games, some featuring familiar cartoon characters,
are based on actual curricular content and adapt to the progress
of registered players. Parents who pay the $5/month registration
fee are sent report cards detailing their child's progress.
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6. Help a Phoenix library fine-tune its signage
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From: Vicki Novak vickinovak@mail.maricopa.gov
I would like to place small signs on the front edges of the
shelves in our adult Spanish collection to label the different sections.
Would you mind taking a look at these terms to see if they are correct
and understandable as written? Any suggestions?
Fiction - Ficción
Nonfiction - Libros de información
Reference - Libros de consulta
Nonfiction videos - Vídeos de información
Movies or fiction videos - Películas
Fiction Audiobooks (including CDs, not just tapes) - Libros auditivos
(ficción)
Nonfiction Audiobooks - Libros auditivos (información)
Music - Música
Biography - Biografía
New books - Libros nuevos
Magazines - Revistas
Newspapers - Periódicos
English as a second language - Inglés como segundo idioma (isn't
idioma one of the odd masculine words that end in -a?)
Thank you!
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7. Mexico Update in Library
Juice
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The August 16 Library Juice contains a reprint of last
May's Mexico Update, with the theme of "Connecting
Libraries With Mexico." You'll find brief notes on locating
book publishers and other types of businesses in Mexico, Mario Vargas
Llosa, and the current state of Internet connectivity: http://libr.org/Juice/issues/vol3/LJ_3.31.html#12
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SOL: Spanish in Our Libraries
List Moderator: Bruce Jensen flaco@sol-plus.net
SOL website: http://skipper.gseis.ucla.edu/students/bjensen/html/sol.htm
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