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2022-2023

2nd RNE Membership Meeting 

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REFORMA Northeast Chapter 
​2nd Membership Meeting
Friday December 9th, 2022
11:00 am - 4:00 pm 
Newark Public Library 
​5 Washington St,
Newark, NJ 

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REFORMA Northeast Chapter Leadership Institute Webinar and E-Book Launch, "Beyond Virtual and Hybrid Programs: How Libraries Recreated a Community During the Covid-19 Pandemic". Contributors to the ebook will present their innovative program ideas.
 
When: Friday, December 2nd
Time: 1-2:30 p.m. EST
Platform: Zoom
 Click Link to: RNE Leadership Institute -
Beyond Virtual and Hybrid Programs

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1st RNE Chapter Membership Meeting
Friday September 23, 2022
The New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 
476 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018 

2021-2022

Picture18th Annual Joint Mini-Conference Friday June 17th, 2022 Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, Queens, NY

4th RNE Chapter Meeting 
​Friday May 13, 2022
Greenpoint Library and
Environmental Education Center 

Brooklyn, NY

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PURA BELPRE WAY - 
STREET CO-NAMING
April 14, 2022

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Libraries Serving Cummunities:
​Post Covid-19 Recovery

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
​Join speakers from REFORMA, ACURIL, and SLA sharing experiences, best examples, models, and recommendations for libraries' post Covid-19 recovery.
For more information and registration: click on 
"Libraries Serving Communities: Post Covid -19 Recovery" ​

3rd RNE Chapter Meeting (Virtual) 
Friday March 18th, 2022

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REFORMA Northeast Chapter 
Winter Book Buzz 2022

​(Virtual) 

​6th Annual Winter Book Buzz!
This year we will be showcasing
English Language books that highlight
​Latinx stories as well as Spanish Language Books!


Friday February 25, 2022        
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

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​REFORMA and Astoria Bookstore present
Emma Otheguy in Conversation with Meg Medina, author of "Sofia Acosta Makes a Scene". 
Tuesday January 25th, 2022    7:00 p.m. ​

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2021-2022
REFORMA Northeast Chapter 
General Membership Meetings 


​1st RNE Chapter Meeting (Virtual)  
Friday September 24, 2021​ 

​2nd RNE Chapter Meeting (Virtual) 
Friday December 10, 2021

3rd RNE Chapter Meeting (Virtual) 
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Friday March 18, 2022

4th RNE Chapter Meeting (Hybrid)  
Friday May 13, 2022 

BPL - Greenpoint Library, Bklyn, NY 



2020-2021

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REFORMA.ORG EVENTS @
ALA
​JUNE 2021​ (Virtual)
https://www.reforma.org/pura-belpre

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 3rd RNE Chapter Meeting 2020-2021
Friday March 12, 2021  1- 4:30 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom

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RNE Leadership Institute
Champions' Showcase:
Ideas We Should Steal!!

Friday February 5, 2021
The goal of this webinar is to share skills on virtual programming, online community collaboration and partnership, virtual outreach and engagement, digital marketing, program development, virtual training models, and any emerging project that might be of interest to the library community. What type of programs or professional development topics have you created during the pandemic? 
Platform: Zoom
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.           Link: https://sites.google.com/view/rne-leadership-institute/home​

Noche de Parranda Scholarship Fundraiser
​December 18, 2020

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 REFORMA Northeast Chapter 
"Noche de Parranda: RNE Scholarship Fundraiser".
Friday, December 18, 2020 from 8-9:30PM EST/5PM PST via Zoom.

Based on the tradition of Parrandas from Puerto Rico, where friends travel to each other’s home to play music and sing Christmas carols and then move to another home until morning, this virtual Parranda features JuanMa, founder of Sonido Costeño, playing the national string instrument of Puerto Rico, the Cuatro, and playing Aguinaldos.

Lillian Marrero Scholarship. Every year the REFORMA Northeast Chapter awards this scholarship to Library Science students who are committed to serving the Latinx and Spanish speaking community.​

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​REFORMA Holiday Social
December 10, 2020
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST
 
​Reforma National Conference VII
11/4/2021 to 11/7/2021 PDT

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 2nd RNE Chapter Membership Meeting
Friday, December 4, 2020
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Virtually via Zoom



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REFORMA Northeast Chapter
Leadership Institute Webinar 
Saturday October 3, 2020
 *link

Click  above

The Leader in the Digital Age:
How to Engage with a Digital Community and Culture


Description: 
How to put together a virtual conference without a
how-do-to manual in the middle of the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Learn how to go beyond de conception of the idea and create the steps for a success virtual program.
Taking a risk and learning on-the-go are the necessary skills to develop and transform.
Sharing knowledge and experience can help you to make any project a success.


Learning Outcomes: 
Share skills and knowledge on leadership topics such as:
Branding, communication, meeting facilitation, digital skills, etc.

Develop opportunities to network and build support to take leadership positions in the community
Build a strong community of diverse leaders in the librarianship field.

This event, which will feature several workshops and one main event next spring,

will promote the formation of bilingual/multilingual emerging diversity leaders throughout the librarianship field.


REFORMA Northeast Chapter Annual Joint Mini-Conference Guide  virtual_jmc_guide.pdf


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1st  RNE Chapter Meeting 2020-2021
Friday, 9/18/20 
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Virtually via Zoom

Location: Meeting took place online via Zoom
We extend our thanks to Georgina Rivas-Martinez for
sharing a virtual tour of the South Huntington Public Library 
For 360 public library tour click below:
We extend our sincere thanks to the South Huntington Public Library for their generous off to host our meeting. 

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2019-2020

4th Membership meeting 2019-2020:
​Friday 4/24/20, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Meeting took place online + phone, via Google Meet. 
​​*We extend our sincere thanks to the Port Washington Library in Long Island for their offer to host our meeting.
3rd Membership meeting 2019-2020:
Friday 3/13/20, 1:00 pm - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Meeting took place online + phone, via Google Meet. 
​​We extend our sincere thanks to The Eric Carle Museum for their generous offer to host our meeting.


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2nd Membership Meeting 2019-2020
Friday 12/13/2019,
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Location:
Newark Public Library
LGBTQ Resource Center
​Newark, New Jersey
1st floor



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1st  Membership Meeting 2019-2020
Friday 9/27/2019, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Brooklyn Public Library

Central Library,
10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Trustees Room 3rd floor

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/


2018-2019

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4th  RNE Chapter Meeting
Friday March 15, 2019
Rhode Island State Library
​Providence, 
R.I.
Online Research 


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​3rd Chapter Meeting 2018-2019 
Friday February 8, 2019
11:00 am - 4:00 pm 
Lillian Marrero Library
​601W. LeHigh Ave.
Philadelphia, PA  19133
​(215) 685-9794

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https://libwww.freelibrary.org/locations/lillian-marrero-library

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​3rd Annual REFORMA Northeast 
What's New in Spanish Publishing?
Book Buzz 

Theme: "Books Without Boundaries Build the 
Bridge
to a Borderless World"

Friday January 18, 2019
9:45 am - 4:00 pm

Penguin Random House
NY, NY
 
 10019
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​Friday December 14th, 2018
​11:00 am - 4:00 pm
​11:00 am - Tour ​
​12:00 pm - Lunch  
  1:00 pm - Meeting
​Julius Forstmann Main Library
​Passaic, NJ




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1st Chapter Meeting 2018-2019
​Friday, August 24, 2018
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
​11:00 am -  Tour
12:00 pm - Lunch
​1:00 pm  - Meeting
Corona Public Library
Queens, NY


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2017-2018

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4th Chapter Meeting 2017-2018
​Friday, April 13, 2018
​11:00 am - 4:00 pm 
​11:00 am  - Tour
​1:00 pm - Meeting
​Lectorum Publishers
​Lyndhurst, NJ

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2nd Annual Book Buzz
Friday, January 12, 2018 
Penguin Random House
1745 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

https://sites.google.com/site/2ndrnebookbuzz/home


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1st C​hapter Meeting 2017 - 2018
Friday, September 29, 2017
Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge  Road
Bronx New York, 10458 (Room C21)





​2nd REFORMA Northeast Chapter Meeting  - 2018 
Hartford Public Library 
500 Main Street, Hartford,CT 06106
Friday, December 8th, 2017
11:00am to 4:00 pm.​​

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2015-2016


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​4th RNE Chapter Meeting 2015-2016
Friday, May 6th, 2016 
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
​Norwalk Public Library, Main Branch

                                             

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3rd RNE Chapter Meeting 2015-2016 
Friday, March 11th, 2016  at 
Van Buren Branch Public Library

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM  

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2nd RNE Chapter Meeting of 2015-2016
Friday, December 4th, 2015 

La Casa Azul Bookstore
NY, NY 

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1sr RNE Chapter Meeting of 2015-2016
Parkway Central Library 
Philadelphia, Pa
Friday, September 18, 2015

​Additional links:
Parkway Central Library 
Google Map Location

Free Library of Philadelphia Culinary Literacy Center


                    

Click here to see RNE Chapter Meeting photo album in Philadelphia


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3rd RNE Chapter Meeting    
Kennedy Branch
2123 Kennedy Blvd
​North Bergen, NJ 07047

201-869-4715.
Friday March 6, 2015

Tour of the Library:  approximately 11:00 a.m.
Lunch: Immediately after tour.

Meeting 1:00 pm - 3:00 p.m.





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2nd RNE Chapter Meeting
Date: Friday November 21, 2014  
Brightwood Branch Library
359 Plainfield Street
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 263-6805



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1st RNE Chapter Meeting
Friday September 19, 2014
Tour of the Library: approximately 11:00 a.m
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street
New York, NY 10018-2788
(917) 275-6975

http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman


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4th RNE Chapter Meeting
Friday May 2, 2014
NYPL Library of the Performing Arts 
​Tour of the Library:  approximately 11:00 a.m.
Meeting Time: 1-3 p.m.

Location: 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023






3rd RNE Chapter Meeting
Date: March 7, 2014
Tour of the Library:  approximately 11:00 a.m.
Lunch: Immediately after tour
Actual Meeting Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: 101 Eastward Boulevard.
Centereach, NY 11720
Website: http://www.middlecountrypubliclibrary.org/


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1st RNE Chapter Meeting
Newark Public Library
Date: Friday, October 25th
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: 5 Washington Street
 Newark, New Jersey 07102

At 11:00 a.m., we met that the main lobby of the library for a guided tour of the building. After the tour, we went to the Rio Rodizio, a Brazilian Restaurant within walking distance of the library, for a lunch buffet. 



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4th RNE Chapter Meeting 2012-2013
Philadelphia Free Public Library

Friday,  June 21st, 2013
Central Library
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)


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3rd RNE Chapter Meeting 2012-2013
Friday April 12,  2013
 
Norwalk Public Library 
South Norwalk Branch
10 Washington Street
Norwalk, CT 06854






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