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Saludos! Greetings!
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Meet our new REFORMA iSchool President!
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¡Bienvenido Héctor!
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Héctor started his MLIS journey at San Jose State University in Fall 2022, and is the current REFORMA-Bibliotecas Para La Gente Rita Torres Scholarship recipient. He was born in México and lived in the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Nayarit, and México City. He moved to the US when he was 20 years old with zero English proficiency. After teaching himself English he became a professional Interpreter and Translator for more than 15 years. Héctor obtained an Art History degree from the University of Central Arkansas, and in May 2021 he graduated from the Master of Arts in Art History program from University of Houston.
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Last fall he joined the public library world as a Bilingual Community Library Specialist. His primary duties are to serve the Spanish speaking population and Latinx communities in Marin County. Héctor also serves as the Secretary for the REFORMA chapter Blibliotecas Para La Gente, and is also the current Chair for the Marin County Free Library Spanish Services Working Committee.
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Hector believes that public librarianship can advance our communities extraordinarily in their capacity because they are free to the public. He is also learning about how libraries function as institutional white spaces. Héctor believes it is necessary to increase visibility and representation in the library by revisiting protocols that discriminate against library users, including patrons and staff, and in programming and collection development. This Fall (2022) Hector is also collaborating with Libraries For the World to open a library in Guatemala. Hector would like to focus his degree on funding a library and cultural center in his hometown in Mexico.
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Exploring and Developing Cultural Competency in Library Programming: Día De Los Muertos
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November 12th , 2022 1:00PM - 2:15 PM (PST)
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Join OC Reforma for a virtual workshop on exploring and developing cultural competency in library programming. This workshop will focus on the significance of Dia de los Muertos and how you can build effective and culturally competent programming at your library.
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Open to all librarians, information professionals, and LIS students who are focused on providing effective and respectful programming to their communities, please join us and invite others!
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Mini Cafecito con Aurelio Días Ferreira
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Thursday, December 1st, 6:30 - 7:00 pm (PST)
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¿Hablas español? ¡Está invitado! Come practice your Spanish alongside SPAN 132 students by chatting with instructor Aurelio Días Ferreira and other Spanish speakers. If you are fluent in Spanish please come and share your skills with these beginning speakers, helping to improve services to the Spanish-speaking community.
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Seeking Students & Alumni for
Officer Positions
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Seeking students for the positions of:
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- Marketing & Social Media Liaison
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Seeking iSchool alumni for the position of:
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- Alumni Liaison (must no longer be enrolled as an iSchool student)
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Gain friends, support, and invaluable experience to add to your resume! Plus, student officer positions fulfill comp M.
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Please e-mail reforma.sjsu.ischool@gmail.com stating your interest in any position. We will clarify any questions you have and inform you of next steps.
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Upcoming Scholarships for Students
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HACU, Neutrogena®, Inc
Scholarship
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Denny's Hungry for Education
(via HACU)
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Special Session Scholarships for Current Students
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Learn Spanish in Spring 2023
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Pre-requisite is INFO 203 and the class is 4 units. The class is an upper division 100 level class and will count towards your 43-unit MLIS degree. More information can be found here: https://ischool.sjsu.edu/world-languages
Please contact Taryn at taryn.reiner@sjsu.edu if you have any additional questions.
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Check Out Our Latest Blog!
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As a previous undocumented person and the first generation to pursue higher education, I never thought I would have the honor and privilege to travel to Washington D.C., attend the ALA's conference, and participate in the Pura Belpré Celebration and Noche de Cuentos.
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As one of the three REFORMA SJSU members to attend ALAAC22, I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to share what I learned, experienced, and the impact it has had on my current work.
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