REFORMA Northeast Chapter 2022-2023

19th Annual Joint Mini-Conference

MAKING A DIFFERENCE:

Engaging Communities of Color

PROGRAM PROGRAM PDF

Friday June 16, 2023 

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives (CENTRO)

Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College CUNY

2180 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10035

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Registration & Coffee

MORNING SESSION 

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Welcome/Introductions/Acknowledgments   

Welcome/Introductions:  Linda Caycedo,  RNE President 2022-2023

Land Acknowledgment:  Louis Muñoz Jr., RNE Vice President 2022-2023

Opening Remarks:  Angel Antonio Ruiz Laboy,  Arts & Culture Director, CENTRO    

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM​​​ 

OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER  

Christopher  Bonastia, Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department at Lehman College-City University of New York. Author of The Battle Nearer to Home and other titles focusing on the politics of racial inequality in education and housing. 

PRESENTATIONS 

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM

Grant Writing, Book Clubs and Community Partnerships as Tools of Engagement

Syntychia Kendrick-Samuel, Assistant Library Director, Uniondale Public Library, NY

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM

Be Creative at the Library/¡Ser creativo en la biblioteca!: Bilingual Arts & Crafts

Jenelin Ynfante, Associate Manager, Bilingual Children's Services, NYPL

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM 

Authors Delia Cai, Jenny Xie in Conversation 

Moderated by Miriam Tuliao, Penguin Random House Marketing Manager and Co-chair of APALA's Northeast Chapter

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM  

LUNCH & NETWORKING  (*Group Photo 1:30 PM) 

(Box lunches/refreshments provided by RNE) 

AFTERNOON SESSION

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM 

The President's Council on Racial Equity - Queens Public Library's Response to George Floyd's Murder

Josselyn Atahualpa, Manager, Rochdale Village Adult Learning Center, QPL 

Manny Figueroa, Talent Development & Training Manager, QPL 

Shakira Smalls, Executive Director, Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, QPL

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM  

Mental Health and Wellness: Supporting Library Workers Making a Difference and Engaging Communities of Color

Loida Garcia-Febo, International Library Consultant, Health & Wellness Advisor, 

San Jose State University iSchool

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM 

RNE Chapter AWARD PRESENTATIONS  - Committee Chairs

Community Service Recognition  - Valerie Garcia

Ismael Alicea Professional Development Award - Madellen Garcia

Judith Rivas Mini-Grant - Elizabeth Borges Ocasio 

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM *

Closing Remarks & Acknowledgments  

Linda Caycedo, RNE Chapter President 2022-2023

Louis Muñoz Jr., Incoming RNE Chapter President 2023-2024   

GRACIAS

Special thanks to the staff of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies 

Library & Archives, CUNY Hunter College

 for their contributions, participation and support.

Many thanks to our sponsors and long-time supporters.

REFORMA Northeast Chapter 2022-2023 

19th Annual Joint Mini-Conference 

JMC Planning Committee 

Co-chairs: Linda Caycedo, Manny Figueroa 

Yoly Avella, Asuncion Cora, Elisa Garcia, Fred Gitner, Louis Muñoz Jr., Ruth Rodriguez, Tess Tobin, Yesenia Velasquez