[Reforma_or] Gitlitz (Libros for Oregon) is Caldecott Committee candidate

Mon Mar 9 14:52:08 PDT 2020

Hola Oregon Reformista friends and colleagues!

I am excited to share that I am a candidate for the 2021 Caldecott Committee. As a longtime bilingual outreach librarian, active member of REFORMA Oregon and the founder of Libros for Oregon<https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home/outreach> (among other experiences and credentials; I've included my official candidate summary below), I hope to serve our profession by bringing a useful perspective to this Award committee.

If you are a member in good standing of ALSC* (ALA's Association for Library Service to Children), I would be honored if you would consider voting for me to be a member of the 2021 Caldecott Award Selection Committee.

Voting is open from now until April 1 at 11:59 pm, Central Time. Here is the link for the ALA Elections: https://www.directvote.net/ala/login.aspx?id=145035&pwd=NALW4CCY<https://www.directvote.net/ala/login.aspx?id=145035&pwd=NALW4CCY>.

Please feel free to ask me questions or to share this information.
Exciting times!

Saludos cordiales,
Deborah

If you aren't sure if you're a member of ALSC, you can sign in to your ALA profile to check. Also, here's ALSC membership information: ala.org/alsc/member-center/alsc-membership/

Candidate Name: Deborah Gitlitz

Current Position:
Community Outreach Librarian (Bilingual)

Institution/Organization:
Wilsonville Public Library, Wilsonville, OR

Type of Library:
Public

Previous Position(s):
Bilingual Youth Librarian, Multnomah County Library, 2000-2014

Founder and Co-Chair, Libros for Oregon, 2015-present

Youth Services Librarian, Timberland Regional Library, 1996-1999

Degrees and Certificates:
Indiana University, MLS youth services, 1995
Brown University, BA with honors, Comparative Literature (Spanish & French), 1992
Division Affiliation(s):
ALSC

YALSA

To which Round Tables do you belong?
International Relations (IRRT)

Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange RT (EMIERT)

Learning RT (LearnRT, formerly CLENERT)

To which Ethnic Affiliates do you belong?
REFORMA

Offices held in state/regional library associations, and other associations:
Libros for Oregon (LfO), Founder and Co-Chair, 2016-present.

  *   LfO is a statewide collaborative (now a REFORMA-Oregon subcommittee) that helps small and rural Oregon libraries take advantage of the resources of the Guadalajara Book Fair.
REFORMA-Oregon, Secretary, 2016-17
Honors and Awards (library and non-library):
LIOLA (Leadership Institute of the Oregon Library Association), 2019 cohort member

Major Accomplishments:

I have 25 years' experience as a bilingual community and youth librarian in multicultural, economically diverse environments.
I am the proud founder and Chair of Libros for Oregon (https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home), a statewide collaborative that helps small and rural Oregon libraries access the resources of the Guadalajara Book Fair.
I'm a co-creator of Fostering Readers (https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/): bilingual, research-based resources to help educators/programmers provide engaging literacy activities for developing readers in grades K-3.
While at Multnomah County Library, I ran a bilingual family literacy outreach program; chaired the Storytelling and Summer Reading committees (100,000+ children enrolled); and helped with many Mock awards workshops.
I'm a library consultant with Ruth Metz Associates; a Certified Master Trainer in early literacy with the Oregon [Childcare] Registry; and a youth services trainer for the State Library. I'm also the Storyteller for Portland Chamber Music, and lead a weekly ukulele sing-along at a retirement home.
I am fluent in Spanish, with significant Latinx cultural competence. I also bring cultural competence in contemporary queer culture, including comfort with inclusive and nonbinary gender frameworks.

Publication(s):

Deborah Gitlitz, Jen Burkart, Kari Kunst, & Kelli Scardina: Fostering Readers resources website. Washington County Cooperative Library Services, OregonASK, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2019, https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/.

Deborah Gitlitz: "Libros for Oregon: Collections Connect Communities: A New LSTA Grant to Help More Oregon Libraries Take Advantage of the Guadalajara Book Fair," Oregon Library Association Quarterly, Volume 22, Number 4, 2017.

Deborah Gitlitz, "Foncebadón," Following the Yellow Arrow: Younger Pilgrims on the Camino (WingSpan Press), 2011.

Links to further information:

Libros for Oregon, Founder and Co-Chair. LfO is a statewide collaborative that helps small and rural Oregon libraries take advantage of the resources of the Guadalajara Book Fair.

  *   https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home
  *   https://www.facebook.com/Libros4Oregon/
  *   https://www.instagram.com/libros4oregon/
  *   https://twitter.com/Libros4Oregon
  *   http://reformaoregon.weebly.com/libros-for-oregon.html
  *   https://pamplinmedia.com/wsp/134-news/416675-318610-crossing-the-border-for-hard-to-find-books

Fostering Readers, Co-Creator. Fostering Readers is a bilingual, research-based set of resources to help educators outside of school environments to provide engaging literacy activities for developing readers in grades K-3:

  *   https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/
  *   https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/about.html

Portland Chamber Music, Storyteller. Nonprofit PCM's mission is to connect musicians and audiences from all walks of life, striving to make classical music accessible and enthralling to everyone.

  *   http://www.pdxchambermusic.org/musicians

Number of Years as an ALA Member:
24

Deborah Gitlitz<mailto:gitlitz at wilsonvillelibrary.org>
Community Outreach Librarian |  Bibliotecaria comunitaria
Wilsonville Public Library<https://www.wilsonvillelibrary.org/lib/> |  Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/WilsonvilleLibrary/>

Chair, Libros for Oregon<https://librosfororegon.wixsite.com/home>

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