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- Volunteer Resources
- Global Librarianship
- Web Resources
- Fundraising
- Meditations
- Publishers
- Supply Houses
- Book Fairs
- Affiliates
Volunteer Resources
These links can help you prepare for your time volunteering at libraries in Nicaragua.
- Moon Guides – Nicaragua
- Spanish School Express
- Spanish for Library Staff
Global Librarianship
- Alire, Camila and Jacqueline Ayala. 2007. Serving Latino Communities. Neal-Schuman Publishers.
- Borrego, Diana and Ana-Elba Pavon. 2003. 25 Latino Craft Projects. Chicago: American Library Association.
- Byrd, Susannah Mississippi. 2005. Bienvenidos! Welcome! A Handy Resource Guide for Marketing Your Library to Latinos. American Library Association.
- The Hispanic Almanac 2006: Facts and Figures About U.S. Hispanics and the Hispanic World 2006. Hispanic Publishing Group.
- Kear, Robin. 2004. “International Librarianship: Getting There from Here.” International Leads: A Publication of the International Relations Round Table of the American Library Association. 18 (4): 5-6.
- McCook, Kathleen de la Peña. 2004. Introduction to Public Librarianship. New York:Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
- Moller, Sharon Chickering. 2001. Library Service to Spanish Speaking Patrons: A Practical Guide. Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
- Vaillancourt, Renée J. 2002. Managing Young Adult Services: A Self-Help Manual. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
- Wadham, Tim. 1999. Programming with Latino Children’s Materials. New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, Inc.
- Walter, Viriginia A. 2001. Children and Libraries: Getting it Right. Chicago: American Library Association.
Web Resources
- CIA World Factbook
- LibraryThing – convenient, simple way to catalog a library’s collection
- Scholastic
- Lee y Serás. Helping Children Become Stronger Readers and Learners.
- Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents.
- Reach Out and Read
- !Aja’ leyendo! The Association of American Publishers campaign in spanish
- Críticas Online
- Reference Guide (websites in Spanish)
- International Children’s Digital Library
- Libros Gratis (ebooks)
- Better World Books – used book reseller
- Spanglish Baby – short list of Spanish language publishers
- Asociación Nicaragua Lee
Fundraising
- Herring, Mark Y. 2004. Raising Funds with Friends Groups. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
- Reed, Sally. 2004. 101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends. Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
- Swan, James. 2002. Fundraising for Libraries: 25 Proven Ways to Get More Money for Your Library. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
Meditations
- Gorman, Michael. 1998. Our Singular Strengths: Meditations for Librarians. Chicago:American Library Association.
- Gorman, Michael. 2005. Our Own Selves: More Meditations for Librarians. Chicago:American Library Association.
Publishers
- Arte Público Press
University of Houston
452 Cullen Performance Hall
Houston, TX 77204-2004
Phone: 800.633.ARTE
www.arte.uh.edu
Piñata series and their young adult and adult mysteries are great. - The Bilingual Publications Company
270 Lafayette Street
New York, New York 10012
(212) 431-3500
bilingualspanish@gmail.com
Linda Goodman and she is great at finding things and bringing material back from Guadalajara too. - Capstone Publishers
1905 Lookout Drive
North Mankato, MN 56003
Toll Free Phone: 800-747-4992
www.capstonepub.com
Some good reluctant reader high interest low level readers. - Cinco Puntos Press
701 Texas Avenue
El Paso, TX 79901
Toll Free Phone: 800-566-9072
www.cincopuntos.com
Great southwestern material - Lectorum
205 Chubb Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Toll free phone: (800) 345-5946 x2226
www.lectorum.com
E-mail: Laura Bejarano lbejarano@lectorum.com
A good variety of high quality books - Lee and Low Books
95 Madison Avenue, Suite # 1205
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-779-4400
www.leeandlow.com
Diversity books, good topics - Lerner Publishing Group
1251 Washington Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Toll Free Phone: 800-328-4929
www.lernerbooks.com
Excellent source of knowledge books - Libros para Niños
505-253-21569
505-253-21021
www.lpninos.org
Nicaraguan publishers great quality excellent culturally appropriate material from national authors and illustrators including Ernesto Cardenal and Sergio Ramirez - me+mi publishing, Inc.
2600 Beverly Drive, Unit 113
Aurora, IL 60502
Toll free: 888.251.1444
www.memima.com
Great bilingual board book series - Raven Tree Publishing
1400 Miller Parkway
McHenry, IL 60050
Orders: 800–323–8270 • 815–363–3582
www.deltapublishing.com
Excellent hard cover quality children’s books - Santillana
2023 NW 84th Avenue
Doral, Florida 33122
Toll-free Phone: 800-245-8584
www.santillanausa.com - Star Bright Books
13 Landsdowne Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617 354 1300
www.starbrightbooks.org
Books in a variety of languages, excellent source. - Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
now an imprint of the American Library Association
www.alastore.ala.org
Supply Houses
Book Fairs
- ALA (American Library Association)
- International Relations Round Table (IRRT)
- International Sustainable Library Development (ISLD)
- Sister Libraries Program
- Young Adult Library Services Association
- Public Library Association
- Asociación Nicaraguense de Bibliotecarios y Profesionales Afines (ANIBIPA)
- Isabel Schon International Center for Spanish Books for Youth
- Reforma
- Simmons College GSLIS
- Simmons Dispatches from the Field Blog
- University of Maryland iSchool 2011 Blog
- University of Maryland Doing Business in Nicaragua 2012
- University of Maryland Doing Business in Nicaragua 2013
- Wisconsin Nicaragua Partners of America
- Nicaragua Cultural Alliance
- Riecken Foundation
- Life Out of the Box
- Project Lumina