Nevada Library Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:    Susan Antipa
                        Carson City Library
                        900 North Roop St.
                        Carson City, NV 89701
                        775-887-2244
                        smantipa@clan.lib.nv.us       
DATE:            15 June 2003

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REFORMA Releases List of Conference Programs

REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, is a contributing program sponsor for the Nevada Library Association/Mountain Plains Library Association joint conference to be held at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe Resort and Casino in November 2003. Maria Champlin, chair of the REFORMA subcommittee for the conference said in a recent release, “The REFORMA Subcommittee Program worked hard in putting together an array of programs that we believe will enrich you personally and professionally.”

REFORMA will be sponsoring four pre-conference programs on November 5^th, including “Pass it on: Using Word-of-Mouth Marketing to Reach Latinos” and “Ay Caramba: The Approach to Effective Latino Outreach Services.” During the three-day conference, November 6^th, 7^th and 8^th, REFORMA will offer eight presentations from “How to Start and Build a Public Library Spanish Language Collection” to “Serving Hispanic Students in the Community College Library.” For a complete list of REFORMA-sponsored programs, please visit the REFORMA website at www.reforma.org.

Additional information about the NLA/MPLA joint conference can be found on the conference website at http://www.nevadalibraries.org/Conference03/index.html or by contacting the publicity chairperson for the conference 

Susan Antipa
Carson City Library
900 North Roop Street
Carson City, NV 89701
775-887-2244
smantipa@clan.lib.nv.us