Our next REFORMA LA Chapter Meeting will be held on
Monday, October 29 at 6:30 p.m.
at City Terrace Library
4025 City Terrace Drive  
Los Angeles, CA 90063

Topics we will be discussing:
-Recap of Scholarship Fundraiser
-Scholarship Application Committee
-Upcoming So-Cal Chapters Get-together
After the meeting we will be heading over to Cities Bar and Lounge 4512 E Cesar Chavez Ave Los Angeles, CA 90022. We will be arriving there about 8:15 p.m.

I hope you can join us for the meeting or if you can't make it then to Cities!

Raffle and Silent Auction Items

These are some of the raffle and silent auction items we will be having at our Scholarship Fundraiser this upcoming Saturday. Check back soon for more items.

 4 tickets to the Grammy Museum

 Lalo Alcaraz Loteria Prints

2 passes to Universal Studios

Handmade Purse

Original Print charcoal on canvas by Xavier Garza

4 books donated by Author Juan Farías Alvarez 

Jose Luis Orozco, bilingual educator, children's author and recording artist, has generously donated a family concert to be auctioned. 

Reyna Grande donated 2 of her books for the raffle.

Save the Date!

LA Chapter takes a tour of a Kater-Crafts Bookbinders

Join us for a tour of

KATER-CRAFTS BOOKBINDERS

Bookbinding & Book Restoration

4860 Gregg Road,  Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Friday, August 3, 2012

Tour will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m.

After the tour we will meet at

A Mi Hacienda Bar and Grill for lunch.

9613 Whittier Blvd, Pico Rivera CA 90660

 

Established in 1948. Family owned, Kater-Crafts is the oldest and largest bookbindery in Southern California specializing in fine binding and book restoration. For more information about Kater-Crafts Bookbinders, please visit their website: www.katercrafts.com

Our next REFORMA LA Chapter Meeting will be held on Monday, July 16th at 7:00 p.m. at East Los Angeles Library 4837 East 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90022.
Topics we will be discussing:
-New Board Members
-ALA Recap
-Scholarship Fundraiser Planning

After the meeting we will be heading over to Cities Bar and Lounge 4512 E Cesar Chavez Ave Los Angeles, CA 90022 to celebrate the new board members and the outgoing members. We will be arriving there about 9:00 p.m.

Los Angeles Chapter of REFORMA is offering one conference scholarships for 2012, allowing one MLIS student to attend the Annual American Library Association Conference in Anaheim June 21-26. Through this scholarship, Los Angeles Chapter of REFORMA aims to help students attend conference for their professional growth, learn new and innovative library concepts, and expand their networking skills.

The Scholarship will pay for registration costs and the Denim & Diamonds Gala Dinner and Dance (if able to attend) to benefit the REFORMA Educational Foundation.

Click here for application.

Applications deadline is May 9, 2012 via email only.

Student must be meet the following criteria to apply for the conference scholarship:
1. Must be a student of an accredited MLIS school.

2. Live within the Los Angeles Greater Metropolitan Area

3. Be in need of financial aid

4. Winners will be expected to report after the conference and share with members of LA Chapter of REFORMA

Please email the complete application to: francisco.vargas@lbpl.org

Note: Winners will be notified Saturday May 19 via email and also by announcement on our blog.

2012 Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros Mini Grant

REFORMA Los Angeles Chapter is pleased to announce the 2012 Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros Mini Grant. Please find attached the mini grant application for $250.00 towards a Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros event at a public or school library in Los Angeles County. Deadline for mini grant application is April 9, 2012. Please click for application and guidelines.

REFORMA Los Angeles Chapter attends Creando Enlaces a Baja and Southern California Conference to Expand Library Borders on Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14th. Friday was a full day of workshops, where Cynthia Bautista and Sonia Bautista presented “Connecting Teens Across Borders”. On Saturday morning we started with poster session presentations in the morning and visits to a San Diego Public library, San Diego County library and an academic library. We enjoyed meeting librarians from San Diego and from Baja California and plan to work together in future events.

This conference was presented by San Diego Public Library, Serra Cooperative Library System, LIBROS, Reforma, San Diego State University, Friends of the Logan Heights Library, and ABIBAC (Baja California Library Association).
For more pictures please visit our facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/reformala?ref=tn_tnmn