EMIERT (Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table)

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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
  • To organize task forces, institutes, and workshops to carry out the functions of the Round Table as defined in the petition.
  • To develop for Annual conferences forums and symposia programs that deal with the key issues of ethnicity and librarianship.
  • To maintain a liaison with the Office of Library Outreach Services and cooperate with other ALA units, including the caucuses in joint projects for the betterment of outreach services.
  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

Learn more about EMIERT on the ALA website.

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Noche de Cuentos Mini-Grants - Apply today!

  • 1.  Noche de Cuentos Mini-Grants - Apply today!

    Posted Jul 09, 2021 12:44 PM
    REFORMA will award 8 mini-grants of $300 to support a Noche de Cuentos program during Latino Heritage Month.

    Submit a proposal by July 25, 2021.

    REFORMA believes that storytelling and oral traditions are key to the transmission and preservation of culture, as well as a significant tool in developing literacy skills. Noche de Cuentos was launched in 2010 to promote and preserve the art of storytelling within our Latino communities in the U.S.

    More information at reforma.org/noche-grants.
    Illustration by Yuyi Morales shows a storyteller telling stories to kids





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    Madeline Pena
    Senior Librarian - Digital Content Team
    Los Angeles Public Library
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