REFORMA de Florida

Librarians who serve Latino populations in Florida, or in the U.S. REdeFL & Bibliotele's online FREE Town Hall on Human-Centered AI is Thurs. Feb. 12th, 2-3:30 pm EST. AI is in our libraries & community. @reformanational @FloridaMediaEd FREE registration: reformadeflorida.org/calendar-of-ev…

FREE author breakfast and a complimentary copy of Julio Bevione's book at the 2025 FLA Conference in May. Join Julio, Spanish Publishers, & ReDeFL. RSVP required. Limited to first 50 attendees: reformadeflorida.org/2025/04/12/fre…

Deadline. Win. You. 150-200 Children/YA Latinx books. No need to be member. Pura Belpré Book Grant. Accepting applications until March 31. Details on website. Don't wait. Only 16 days left! @FloridaMediaEd @TweetFLAlibrary @LCLSlibteam @CollierLibrary reformadeflorida.org/2025/02/10/202…

Today is Pura Belpré's birthday & ourBook Award is BACK! Applications will open soon to win 100-200 Latinx Children & YA books. You don't have to be a member to apply. Stay tuned for the big announcement! @FloridaMediaEd @TweetFLAlibrary @reformanational reforma.org/pura-belpre

SAVE the DATE! There's a little over 1 WEEK left for the Miami Book Fair! ReDeFL is offering free tickets to our members for Saturday Nov. 23rd or Sunday the 24th. Please email the Board to let us know how many tickets you need. We hope to see YOU there! @MiamiBookFair

BREAKING NEWS! Read the Oct. 10th SLJ article on our very own VP/President-Elect Lucia Gonzalez. Felicidades Lucia! @reformanational pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2024/10/10/luc…

Enjoy our October newsletter. If you're in FL & are not yet a member, please join our growing chapter. All are welcome. @TweetFLAlibrary @BrowardLibrary @MDPLS @fsulibraries reformadeflorida.org/2024/10/02/oct…

Freda Mosquera, Lauderdale Lakes Branch of Broward County, winner of @reformanational Noche de Cuentos mini-grant. Her lib. receives $500 for her prog. "Holiday Caribbean Stories: A Celebration of the Power of Stories in English, Creole and Spanish." Aplausos! @BrowardLibrary

Edenia M. Hernandez, Lafe Allen Memorial Lib., winner of our 2024 Pura Belpré Book Donation Grant, received 100-200 Latinx YA & Children's books delivered by our former Pres. and current Vice-Pres./Pres. Elect. Edenia was thrilled. Congratulations! @reformanational @nmb_library

We're proud to announce the winner of our 2024 Pura Belpré Book Grant is Lafe Allen Memorial Library. Winning submission was from Edenia M. Hernandez. Her library will receive 100-200 Latinx children & YA books. @nmb_library @reformanational : reformadeflorida.org/2024/08/22/ann…

Our August newsletter is waiting for you. See what's going on with our chapter. If you're not yet a member, please join us. Info. is on the last pg. Read it on our website (@TweetFLAlibrary @FloridaMediaEd): reformadeflorida.org/news/

Reminder: The deadline to apply for the ReDeFL Pura Belpré Book Grant of 100-200 Latinx children's & YA books is just 4 days away. Aug. 15th will be here before you know it, so apply today. @reformanational @FloridaMediaEd @TweetFLAlibrary reformadeflorida.org/2024/05/14/ref…

You do NOT have to be a part of REFORMA to apply.

I am thrilled to announce the launch of our NEW Somos Escritoras Workshop! It tells our story - and looks toward our future as we will be celebrating 10 years of cultivating Latina youth voices through art and writing! Adelante! somosescritoras.com

FAME shares the importance of a Certified Library Media Specialist at the PTA Florida State Conference.

The Aug. 15 deadline for the 2024 Pura Belpré Book Grant is approaching. All types of FL librarians can apply to receive 100-200 Latinx YA & Children's books published in 2023. Go to our website for more info.: reformadeflorida.org/home/ @reformanational

President Maria Vega will be doing a free webinar with BOOKLIST about the first-ever REFORMA & GNCRT collaboration on June 25th from 2-3 pm EST titled "Comics resources for librarians." @reformanational Registration link is below: alaevents.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Have you signed up to win 100-200 Children's & YA Latinx books for your library? Go to our website and send in your application today. All library types are welcomed to apply. Must be a member of ReDeFL. The deadline is approaching soon. Good luck! reformadeflorida.org/2024/05/14/ref…

Great things are happening at the Largo Public Library! This past Tuesday (Sept. 19) one of their ELL students, Leticia Brzozowski, was honored at the City of Largo’s Commission meeting as a community leader for Hispanic Heritage month. Great job Leticia! facebook.com/groups/largopu…