Illinois State Library Diversity Program

DATE:   March 24, 2011

TIME:   10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

PLACE:  Lewis & Clark Library System
6725 Goshen Road, Edwardsville, IL
618-656-3215

Registration is free at L2 https://www.librarylearninginfo

PRESENTERS:    

• Ms. Vandella Brown, Manager, Illinois State Library Diversity Program
• Ms. Cheryl Goza Smith, Library Specialist, Illinois State Library Diversity Program
• Mr. Jay Hildago, M.A.PSA, Dept of Health & Family Services, Bureau of Customer & Provider Assistance

REGISTRATION:  No Fee—Register on L2 

DESCRIPTION

This workshop is for all library staff. Participants will:

1. Learn about the challenges and benefits of reaching out to serve the Spanish speaking community and increasing their access to public library computers and resources. There will be a presentation about Hispanic/Latino culture, behavior and values; how we learn about the culture; and how that culture impacts our behaviors and perceptions.

2. Learn the differences and strengths in communication styles of the Spanish speaking community. Learn how to build strong community partnerships and collaborate with the Spanish speaking community to increase their access to public library computers and resources.

3.  Learn techniques for reaching out and marketing the public library and their resources to the Spanish-speaking community. Develop an action plan for reaching out to the Spanish-speaking community.

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The Illinois State Library Diversity Program Presents

“Empowering Library Staff to Meet the Needs of the Spanish Speaking Community”

DATE: March 26, 2010
TIME:  10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE:  Bloomington Public Library
205 E Olive St., Bloomington, IL 61702-3308
(309) 828-6091

PRESENTERS:  
Vandella Brown, Manager, Illinois State Library Diversity Program
Cheryl Goza Smith, Library Specialist, Illinois State Library Diversity Program

REGISTRATION:  No Fee—Register at  www.Librarylearning.info

DESCRIPTION
 
This workshop is for all library staff. Participants will:

• Learn about the challenges and benefits of reaching out to serve the Spanish speaking community and increasing their access to public library computers and resources. There will be a presentation about Hispanic/Latino culture, behavior and values; how we learn about the culture; and how that culture impacts our behaviors and perceptions.
• Learn the differences and strengths in communication styles of the Spanish speaking community. Learn how to build strong community partnerships and collaborate with the Spanish speaking community to increase their access to public library computers and resources.
• Learn techniques for reaching out and marketing the public library and their resources to the Spanish-speaking community. Develop an action plan for reaching out to the Spanish-speaking community.

May 2009

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.  It is celebrated during the first week in May to remember contributions of persons of Pacific Island descent and Asian descent in the United States.  In commemoration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month the Illinois State Library will host The Exhibition On Hindu Culture and Dharmic Traditions, May 1-29, on the 2nd floor. The exhibit is compiled by the organization Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh U.S.A.

The exhibit covers many aspects of cultures, inventions, and innovations from India’s diaspora.  The speaker, Asha Chandak, will discuss the “Roles of the Hindi Women” May 28, 2009 at 12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Illinois Authors Room.  The program is free and open to the public.

June 2009

The Gwendolyn Brooks  Exhibit: A Chronology of the Life and Accomplishments of Illinois Poet and Author Gwendolyn Brooks 1917-2000.  This local exhibit explores Brooks’ life, lists over 20 published works, and includes photographs.  On display June 1-30, 2009 on the 2nd Floor of the Illinois State Library. Browse the selected bibliography for Gwendolyn Brooks on WJIL.

The Illinois State Library Diversity Program presents CELEBRATE POETRY MONTH 2009 with Rosina Neginsky. Ms. Neginsky will recite from the new poetry book “The Juggler” and is associate professor of Women’s Studies, English and Liberal Studies/Individual Option at the University of Illinois at Springfield. She has been named University Scholar for 2008-2009.

You are invited to attend the reading on April 14, 2009 from 12:00 Noon – 1:00 P.M. in the Illinois Authors Room of the Illinois State Library. Bring your lunch and learn. This event is free and open to the public.

Take advantage of the many events scheduled for February, 2009 to celebrate Black History month. You can download, print or view a calendar and flyer of events on the Illinois State Library Diversity Program page on WJIL.

In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Milton Rogovin Traveling Exhibit is on display on the second floor of the State Library. The exhibit contains 19 remarkable images of everyday people at various points in their lives, and many of the photos are of Spanish speakers.

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) began in 1968 courtesy of a congressional proclamation. In 1988, it became a month-long celebration beginning on September 15, the anniversary of the independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras. Spanish-speaking persons may be Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban or “other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino heritage” according to Census 2000.

This month the ISL Diversity Program is celebrating “Americana.” Americana refers to artifacts and culture of the United States pertaining to history as a result of the expansion toward the West in the United States. The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign has an Americana collection relevant to 20th Century farm life.

The collection includes bulletins, handbooks, manufacturers’ catalogs and manuals pertaining to repair of trunks, plows, tractors, farm machinery, appliances, ranges and other items. For more information, visit the library web site and search “Americana”, then “Records and Manuscripts”.