Hola Children's librarians!
I recently learned of a great opportunity for collection development in your Spanish language children's collection (or any other collection for that matter!). It's called the Feria Internacional de Libros (International Book Fair), and it's held every year in Guadalajara, Mexico. And every year ALA awards grants to librarians from the United States who want to go down to Guadalajara to purchase books direct from the vendors, experience a little Mexican culture, meet Mexican authors, and just have a great time. The ALA grant pays for $100 towards airfare, and three nights in the hotel.
What's more, FIL has a huge children's section, with author talks, storytelling, and other activities, along with plenty of vendors. This is a great opportunity! Applications will be available soon, and they will probably be due by some time in August, so you still have plenty of time to apply for the 2009 grants.
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I just got this from the FIL Free Pass coordinator:
ReplyDelete2 de marzo de 2009
Queridos bibliotecarios:
Yes, it's only March, the economy has tanked, and we are all quite nervous.
But the Guadalajara Free Pass is now available and the Guadalajara Book Fair will have the largest sampling of Spanish language books in the world.
Why not begin now in your planning?
I am looking forward to receiving an application from you.
Saludos cordiales.
David Unger, U.S. Rep
Guadalajara Intl. Book Fair
Division of Humanities NAC 5225
City College of New York
New York, NY 10031
Tel: (212) 650-7925
Fax: (212) 650-7912
filny@aol.com or duy502002@yahoo.com
www.fil.com.mx
Exhibition Manager: Veronica Mendoza at veronica.mendoza@fil.com.mx
Rights Center: Pablo de la Vega at pablo.delavega@fil.com.mx