16th Annual JMC Video 6 19 2020
Channel: Reforma Northeast
Date: 03/10/2020

Recording of the 16th Annual REFORMA Northeast Chapter Joint Mini Conference
June 19th, 2020

00:00 LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT - Louis Muñoz Jr., Morristown and Morris Township Library (NJ);    
            REFORMA Northeast Chapter.
00:50 WELCOME REMARKS - Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, The New York Public Library (NY);    
            REFORMA Northeast Chapter President 2019-2020. 
02:38 JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION  ACKNOWLEDGMENT - Richard Ashby Jr., FOR Sto-Rox Public 
            Library (PA). BCALA President 2018-2020.
14:48 KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Rhonda Evans, Assistant Chief Librarian of the Jean Blackwell Hutson 
            Research and Reference Division at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The 
            New York Public Library (NY).
35:30 PRESENTATION: "Librarian Nimble Tents for Social Justice and Moments of Crisis" -  Alex Gil, 
           Digital Scholarship Librarian, Columbia University Libraries (NY).   
1:07:57 PRESENTATION: "Pre-crisis & Post-crisis: Partnering with a Mayor’s 2020 Census Response 
          Initiative to Leverage Civic Engagement" - Latanya N. Jenkins, Reference Librarian for 
          Government Information & Africology and African-American Studies & Vitalina A. Nova, 
          Education & Community Engagement Librarian, Charles Library, Temple University (PA).
1:37:42 WELLNESS BREAK: Led by Jenny Lizarraga, Accounts Director, CINCO BOOKS & 
1:51:19 Lisa Meléndez, Professor, Library Services. Suffolk County Community College (NY).
2:01:45 PRESENTATION: "Talking about Anti-Asian Racism with Young People" - Dr. Sarah Park 
          Dahlen, Associate Professor. St. Catherine University (MN).
2:31:57 PRESENTATION: "La biblioteca in Times of Crisis "- Anna Avalos, Ana Campos, & Madeline 
          Peña, Los Angeles Public Library (CA); REFORMA Los Angeles Chapter. 
3:01:19 AUTHOR PANEL:  "The immigrant experience" - Julissa Arce, Roberto Lovato, Melissa Rivero & 
          Susie Yang.  Moderated by Miriam Tuliao, Library Marketing Manager, Penguin Random House.
3:54:24 RNE ​AWARDS: Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award: Georgina Rivas-Martinez (NY)
3:57:40 ANNOUNCEMENT: "The Teresa Mlawer Lifetime Achievement Award"
4:06:06 CLOSING REMARKS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - Adriana Blancarte-Hayward & Asuncion Cora, The New York Public Library (NY); Incoming REFORMA Northeast Chapter President 2020-2021.