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Call for Presentations: REFORMA NE Joint Mini Conference 2026

  • 1.  Call for Presentations: REFORMA NE Joint Mini Conference 2026

    Posted Oct 20, 2025 07:01 AM

    FYI!!! 
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    From: Loida Garcia-Febo <loidagarciafebo@gmail.com>
    Date: Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
    Subject: [REFORMANET] Call for Presentations: REFORMA NE Joint Mini Conference 2026
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    22 Annual Joint Mini-Conference 

    2026 Conference Theme: "Defining our legacy | Adapting  instability, responding to crises, and elevating community"

    Friday, May 15, 2026

    Location: Greater NY area

    Call For Proposals - Deadline: October 20, 2025 

    The Joint Mini-Conference (JMC) brings together presenters from the National Associations of Librarians of Color (NALCos): the American Indian Library Association (AILA), Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), New York Black Librarian Caucus, NYLA Roundtable (NYBLC), Chinese American Librarians Association Northeast Chapter (CALA NE), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. 

    The Joint Mini-Conference has traditionally been a free, full-day event open to librarians, library staff, and others as an opportunity to network and exchange information about library services, collections, and projects that serve newcomers and underserved populations in our communities. 

    All types of national and international library workers and those from the LIS community are welcome to submit a proposal.


    • Submissions Open: October 3, 2025

    • Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025

    • Notifications: November 7, 2025


    Link to more info and submission form: 

    https://sites.google.com/view/rne-jmc2026/


    Thank you,

    Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair, 22nd Annual Joint Mini-Conference Planning Committee 

    Linda Caycedo, Manny Figueroa, Madellen Garcia, Fred Gitner, Marilynn Lewicki, Yesenia Lopez, Tess Tobin, Tinamarie Vella - 22nd Annual Joint Mini-Conference Planning Committee

    Vanessa Garcia – President, REFORMA Northeast Chapter 



    Loida Garcia-Febo
    International Library Consultant
    IFLA Governing Board Member 
    American Library Association President 2018-2019
    Advisor and Co-Founder, IFLA New Professionals 
    Member, ACURIL in the Caribbean!
    Founder, New Librarians Global Connections online series



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    Twanna Hodge, MLIS (she, her, hers)
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