Ideating Programming for Spanish Speakers

To register for this webinar please follow this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9816827972669/WN_fvLiItWxSjyrAdf7Ss9GTQ. Sessions are free and available only to members of the Michigan library community. Registrants will receive instructions and a link to attend the session directly from PCI after they register.

This presentation offers a roadmap on how to ideate programs for Spanish speakers. From analyzing your current services to program development based on asset mapping, community consultation and community partnerships, participants will identify steps to consider for culturally responsive Spanish programming.

As a result of this program, attendees will learn:

• How to conduct a service analysis pertaining usage by Spanish speakers
• The relevance of asset mapping and taking an asset-based approach
• The importance of community members performing as consultants for library programming

Instructor: Ana Villalpando is the Literacy Coordinator at the Long Beach Public Library. As an advocate for equal access to information, Ana aims to address systemic inequities through conscious library programming and community engagement.

PCI Webinars are recorded and available to members of the Michigan library community in the Library of Michigan's Niche Staff Skills Academy about a week after they air. New webinars will be in the New category for several weeks. You do not need to register for a webinar in order to view it later in the Staff Skills Academy.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Michigan.