REFORMA Northeast Chapter
20th Annual Joint Mini-Conference
Friday June 14, 2024
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The New York Public Library
Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, New York 10458
PROGRAM BOOKLET (pdf) Subject to change
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Registration & Refreshments
MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
WELCOME/Opening Remarks Louis Muñoz Jr., RNE President 2023-2024
Land Acknowledgment: Madellen Garcia, RNE Vice President/President Elect 2024-2025
Welcome: Evelyn Muriel-Cooper, RNE Past President
Reflections, 20th Annual JMC: Loida Garcia Febo, ALA President 2018-2019, JMC Founder
11:25 AM - 12:00 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Shaunee Burns-Simpson - Director of Youth & Family Services, DC Public Library, Washington, DC.
PRESENTATIONS
12:05 AM - 12:35 AM - Presentation #1
"Reckoning with an Institution's Past: Challenges Working with Archival Materials."
Edward Junhao Lim, Business & Entrepreneurship Librarian, University of Connecticut
12:40 AM - 1:10 PM - Presentation # 2
"Kids Travel the World: Exploring Cultures Beyond the Library!"
Violeta Aybar-Maki, Children's Librarian, Union City (NJ) Public Library
AFTERNOON SESSION
LUNCH & NETWORKING
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
(Box lunches/refreshments provided by RNE)
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
RNE Chapter Award Presentations - Congratulations!
Ismael Alicea Professional Development Award - Jessica Agudelo
Pura Belpre Librarian of the Year - Mary Luz Marques
Teresa Mlawer Lifetime Achievement Award - Fred Gitner
GROUP PHOTO
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM - Presentation # 3
"The MyLibraryNYC Collection: Creating Inclusive Literary Saces in New York City"
Elisa Anais Garcia, Supervising Librarian,
MYLibraryNYC Collections, New York Public Library
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Presentation #4
"How to Do Outreach & Marketing Programs for Diverse Communities."
Selina Sharwin, Assistant Community Library Manager, Queens (NY) Public Library
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks & Acknowledgments
Louis Muñoz Jr., RNE Chapter President 2023-2024
Madellen Garcia, Incoming RNE Chapter President 2024-2025
GRACIAS
Thank you for attending the 20th Annual Joint Mini-Conference
