Reforma Northeast Chapter
2010-2011 Season Summary


EXECUTIVE BOARD:


President:
Manuel Figueroa

Assistant Director,
Community Library Services
Queens Library
89-11 Merrick Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-990-8554
manuel.figueroa@queenslibrary.org


Vice-President:
Millie González

Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian
Framingham State College
100 State Street
Framingham, MA 01701-9101
508-626-4655
vgonzalez@framingham.edu


Immediate Past President:
Louis Muñoz
Brooklyn Public Library
Multicultural Center
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
718-230-2417
louismunoz@yahoo.com


Secretary:
Lisa Meléndez
Professor of Library Services
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus
Huntington 120
533 College Road
Selden, NY 11784-2899
631-451-4171
melendl@sunysuffolk.edu

Treasurer:
Douglas Cooke
Senior Librarian, Homecrest Branch
Brooklyn Public Library
2525 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11223
718-382-5924
d.cooke@brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Mascota:
Mississippi Mud


EVENTS:

Tuesday, July 13, 2010:
LIBRARY WORKERS SKILL SHARE EVENT
Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY
4:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Skill Share will provide support for all library workers in NYC who are job hunting, unemployed, facing potential layoffs or simply looking to freshen up their skills. Programs include:

  • "Locating and Using Local Career Development Opportunities"
    Tom Nielsen from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)
  • "E-Portfolios and Profiles: Using Free Web Tools to Prepare for the Job Market"
    Susanne Markgren from ACRL/NY
  • Speed mentoring sessions:
    Meet one-on-one with library workers from academic, special, medical and public libraries for advice and networking (arrive early to sign up for a time slot)
  • Networking and resource tables:
    Meet with representatives from various associations and agencies and find out about available resources and services
  • Resume review roundtables
  • Workshops
  • Spotlight sessions

Sponsored by the New York Chapter of SLA, the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), ACRL/NY and REFORMA Northeast.


Friday, September 24, 2010: CHAPTER MEETING
Norwalk Public Library
South Norwalk Branch
Norwalk, Connecticut


Friday, October 22, 2010: THIRD ANNUAL REFORMA NORTHEAST BOOK FAIR
12:00-6:00 p.m.
Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Printable Flyer



Friday, December 10, 2010: CHAPTER MEETING
Queens Library at Long Island City
37-44 21 Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
718-752-3700

11:00 - Tour of Library
12:00 - Lunch
01:00 - Meeting

Friday, March 25, 2011: REFORMA NORTHEAST CHAPTER MEETING
Framingham Public Library
49 Lexington Street
Framingham, Mass.
Directions: framinghamlibrary.org/hoursloc.htm
11:30: Library Tour
12:00: Lunch Break
      (RNE will not be providing lunch this time around.
      Feel free to try Terra Brasilis, 94 Union Ave., 508-620-9354)
1:30: Bringing Health Information Resources to Patients and Providers.
      A program of the National Library of Medicine.
      Presented by Javier Crespo, Associate Director,
      National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region
2:00: RNE business meeting

April 27-29, 2011: Massachusets Library Association Annual Conference
Crowne Plaza
Danvers, Mass.
www.masslib.net/conference/2011Conference

May 2-3, 2011: Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference
Stamford Hilton
Stamford, Conn.
www.ctlibraryassociation.org/conf.htm

May 2-4, 2011: New Jersey Library Association Spring Conference
Ocean Place
Long Branch, NJ
njlaconference.info

Friday, May 6, 2011: Long Island Library Conference
Huntington, Long Island
www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/lilc/programs.html

May 13, 2011: REFORMA NORTHEAST 7th ANNUAL
JOINT MINI-CONFERENCE

June 2-3, 2011: Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
www.rilibraries.org/annual-conference

June 10, 2011: REFORMA NORTHEAST CHAPTER MEETING
City College of New York
Cohen Library
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031

11:00 - Tour of the Archives and Library of the
CUNY Dominican Studies Institute
North Academic building
138th Street (between Convent and Amsterdam Avenues)

12:00 - Break for Lunch
(RNE will not be providing lunch but there are lots of eateries in the area)

1:00 - Business Meeting

June 22-28, 2011: ALA Annual Conference
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, Louisianna
www.alaannual.org


AWARDS:

  • The LILLIAN MARRERO SCHOLARSHIP was awarded to Anna Lisa Raya Rivera.
  • The PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD was granted to Haydee Hodis.
  • LIBER INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR named Roxana Benavides Librarian of the Year.
        ¡Felicidades a todas!


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