January 30, 2015

Dr. Claudette S. McLinn (Moderator), Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Pat Mora, author and literacy advocate Maureen Costello, Director of Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center Deborah B. Ford, Junior Library Guild’s Director of Library Outreach Irania Macias Patterson, multicultural children specialist and library consultant in the area of literature and performing arts Amy Koester, Youth & Family Program Coordinator at Skokie Public Library Michelle Leo, Vice President, Director of Education & Library Marketing, Simon & Schuster, Inc. Panel 2 : Literacy Programming: Forming Partnerships and Sharing Resources January 30, 2015

Author and literacy advocate. She is the founder of Children’s Day, Book Day/ El día de los niños, El día de los libros; often known as Día. Panel 2 : Literacy Programming: Forming Partnerships and Sharing Resources January 30, 2015

Children's Day, Book Day/ El día de los niños, El día de los libros (Día)

ZAP! Día's History & Partners ZOOM? The Challenges of Advocacy ZING! Sharing Bookjoy, Growing a Nation of Readers

We Need a Diverse Publishing System Publishers -> Editors -> Marketing and Publicity Directors -> Book Reviewers -> Award Committees -> Distributors Our Partners: Families/Librarians/Teachers

First Organizational Partners REFORMA National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking ALSC Association of Library Service to Children a division of the American Library Association

ZOOM? The Challenges of Advocacy

Zing! Growing a Nation of Readers

Director of Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center. Her career spans college administration, teaching and educational publishing. Panel 2 : Literacy Programming: Forming Partnerships and Sharing Resources January 30, 2015

Junior Library Guild’s Director of Library Outreach. She is an award-winning library media specialist and speaker with almost 30 years of experience as a teacher and librarian. Panel 2 : Literacy Programming: Forming Partnerships and Sharing Resources January 30, 2015

 Make a list and check it twice  Step outside yourself  Consider all aspects  Remember your audience

  JLG’s We Need Diversity Pinterest board  ALA Office for Diversity

 Social media  Programming  Booklists  Consider your audience