[OYAN] October 24th Shoutout

[BERGQUIST Greta * SLO]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to send a big shoutout to Reforma Oregon folks for making the Mock Pura Belpré Awards such a success last Saturday. It was so delightful to share time with librarians talking about what makes good stories for the kids we’re serving! (You can see the list of nominees here<https://www.reformaoregonchapter.org/meetings-events/oregon-mock-pura-belpr>.) And what a gift before that to hear Duncan Tonatiuh<https://duncantonatiuh.com/> share about his art process and story-making. I learned so much about Mesoamerican art traditions and digital collage. Thanks also to Happy Valley Library staff for being great hosts and sharing their new building with us!

Thanks for all the work you do making sure your shelves include stories that offer ways for kids to see themselves and their cultural experiences reflected, and for kids to see ways of being that are outside their own personal experiences. It’s pretty important, and we appreciate you all over here!


Best,
Greta

Greta Bergquist, MLIS, MAT (she/her/hers)
Youth Services Consultant
State Library of Oregon
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From: Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> On Behalf Of Brandace Rojo via Libs-Or
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 1:11 PM
To: 'libs-or at omls.oregon.gov' <libs-or at omls.oregon.gov>
Subject: [Libs-Or] CORRECTION: 2025 Oregon Mock Pura Belpré Awards winners

Apologies!

1st Place Author: The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi, illustrated by Monica Arnaldo
1st Place Illustrator: Paka Paka Con La Papa by Sara Andrea Fajardo, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal


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Brandace Rojo (she/ella)
Communications & Partnership Manager
REFORMA Oregon<https://www.reformaoregonchapter.org/> Past President
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Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 1:07 PM
To: 'libs-or at omls.oregon.gov' <libs-or at omls.oregon.gov<mailto:libs-or at omls.oregon.gov>>
Subject: 2025 Oregon Mock Pura Belpré Awards winners

Thank you to everyone who joined REFORMA Oregon<https://www.reformaoregonchapter.org/> for the 2025 Oregon Mock Pura Belpré Awards sponsored by the State Library of Oregon and hosted by Happy Valley Library!


1st Place Author: The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi, illustrated by Monica Arnaldo
1st Place Illustrator: Frida Kahlo's Flower Crown by Nydia Armendia-Sánchez, illustrated by Loris Lora

Honorable mentions
Author: Crack Goes the Cascarón by Sara Andrea Fajardo, illustrated by Rocío Arreola Mendoza
Illustrator: Frida Kahlo’s Flower Crown by Nydia Armendia-Sánchez, illustrated by Loris Lora


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Brandace Rojo (she/ella)
Communications & Partnership Manager
REFORMA Oregon<https://www.reformaoregonchapter.org/> Past President
Phone: 541-476-0571 x114  Fax: 541-479-0685
Email: brojo at josephinelibrary.org<mailto:brojo at josephinelibrary.org>
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― Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote

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