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It's a Small World: Multilingual Collection Development for Long Island Libraries

Long Island Library Conference - Crest Hollow - May 2003

Resources for Multilingual Collection Development Distributors of International Language Materials Spanish Language Book Distributors

Speakers:

Adriana Acauan Tandler

Head, new American Program

Queens Borough Public Library

89-11 Merrick Boulevard

Jamaica, NY 11432

Tel: (718) 990-0718

Fax: (718) 297-3404

email: atandler@queenslibrary.org

Fred J. Gitner

Assistant Head, New Americans Program

Tel: (718) 990-0892

Fax: (718) 297-3404

email: fgitner@queenslibrary.org

New Americans Program webpage:

http://www.queenslibrary.org/programs/nap/index.asp

Biographies:

Ms. Tandler came to the U.S. from Brazil on a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue a Master's Degree in Librarianship from Emory University in Atlanta. She has been Head of the New Americans porgram since 1980. The Program works with residents of Queens whose native language is not English. It has received national recognition as a model library program has won several awards. Ms. Tandler has Special Advisor status on the Standing Committee Serving Multilingual Populations of IFLA, and has served locally on the Advisory Boards of the Queens College School of Library and Information Services Minority Scholarship, and of the New York City Office of Immigrant Affairs.

Mr. Gitner has been Assistant Head of the Program since 1996. Prior to that he has worked as Library Director of the French Institute/ Alliance Francaise in Manhatten for over 10 years. In 1995, he was named Chevalier for distinguished service in promoting French language and culture in the United States. He currently serves as Chair of the Sister Libraries Committee of ALA international relations Round Table, as Past president of the Ethnic services Round table of NYLA, and co-chair of the Multicultural Special Interest Group of METRO. He has also beena consultant for the Swiss Institute, NY, the New York Society Library, the Instituto cervantes, NY, and the Bibliotheque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine in France.

The New Americans Program of Queens Borough Public Library serves residents of Queens whose primary language is not English. The Program works closely with ethnic community organizations and branch libraries to assess local needs, link residents with existing neighborhood and systemwide library services, and create new services. The Program is made up of 5 major components:

Coping Skills Programs

Cultural Arts Programs

Materials

Mail-A-Book

Information Resources

email: NAPREF@queenslibrary.org

WWW: http://www.queenslibrary.org/programs/nap

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Ethnic Library Associations:

ALA Ethnic & Multicultural Exchange Round Table (EMIERT)

http://lonestar.utsa.edu/jbarnett/emie.html

Asian/Pacific Americans Librarians Association (APALA)

http://apalaweb.org

Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)

http://www.whiteclouds.com/cala/calahead.htm

NYLA Ethnic Services Round Table (ESRT)

http://www.nyla.org/esrt

REFORMA: National Association to promote Library & information Services to latinos & the Spanish-Speaking

http://www.reforma.org

REFORMA: Northeast Chapter

http://reforma-northeast.org

Bibliographies and Review Sources

ALA's Booklist magazine

http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Products_and_Publications/Periodicals/Booklist/Booklist.htm

NYLA Ethnic Services Round Table - a select list of Distributors of materials in Languages Other than English

http://www.nyla.org/esrt/vendors02.html

Queens Borough Public Library - select list of Local newspapers in International Languages

http://www.queenslibrary.org/programs/nap/localnewspapers.asp

Spanish-language materials

Criticas: An English Speaker's Guide to the latest Spanish Language Titles

http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=criticas

A Librarian's Guide to latino Services

http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/seworkspace/LatinoService/collecte.htm

SOL-Spanish in Our Libraries and PLUS - Public Libraries Using Spanish

http://www.sol-plus.net/index.htm

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SELECT LIST OF DISTRIBUTORS OF INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE MATERIALS

Arabic

AL-WARRAK

618 S. 2nd Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147

Phone & Fax: 215-574-9223

Chinese

China Books & Publication, Inc.

43-12 Main Street

Flushing, NY 11355

Phone & Fax: 718-961-7107

Oriental Culture Enterprises

13-17 Elizabeth Street, 2nd floor

New York, NY 10013

Phone: 212-226-8461

Fax: 212-431-6695

World Journal Book Store

141-07 20th Ave.

Whitestone, NY 11357

Phone: 718-746-8889 X 6260

Fax: 718-746-6445

E-mail: wjbooks@ingress.com

French and Haitian Creole

French and European Publications

610 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10020

Phone: 212-581-8810

Fax: 212-265-1094

E-mail: livresny@aol.com

Web site: http://www.frencheuropean.com

Haitian Book Centre

P. O. Box 258

Uniondale, NY 11553

Phone: 516-538-5899

Fax: 775-854-0923

E-mail: order@haitianbookcentre.com

Web: http://www.haitianbookcentre.com

Ideal Foreign Books, Inc.

132-10 Hillside Avenue

Richmond Hill, NY 11418

Phone: 718-298-7477

Fax: 718-297-7645

E-mail: idealforeignbooks@worldnet.att.net

Hebrew

Gefen Books

12 New Street

Hewlett, NY 11557

Phone: 1-800-477-5257

Fax: 516-295-2739

E-mail: gefenbooks@compuserve.com

Sifrutake

486 Avenue P

Brooklyn, NY 11223

Phone: 718-382-9128; 1-800-737-8853

Fax: 718-382-9134

E-mail: sifrutake@earthlink.net

Web site: http://www.sifrutake.com

Italian

S. F. Vanni

30 West 12th Street

New York, NY 10011

Phone: 212-675-6336

Korean

Koryo Books Importing

35 West 32nd Street

New York, NY 10001

Phone: 212-564-9765

Fax: 212-564-0864

E-mail: epchoi@idt.net

Seven Import & Export, Inc.

136-58 39th Ave.

Flushing, NY 11354

Phone: 718-353-7378

Fax: 718-353-1104

E-mail: sjkshy@aol.com

Polish

Polish American Bookstore

333 West 38th Street

New York, NY 10018

Phone: 212-594-2386

Fax: 212-594-2383

Polish Bookstore and Publishing, Inc.

Showroom: 161 Java Street

Mail Orders: 135A India Street

Brooklyn, NY 11222

Phone: 718-349-2738

Fax: 718-389-7050

E-mail: sales@polbook.com

Web site: http://polbook.com

Portuguese

Luso-Brazilian Books

560 West 180th Street, Suite 304

New York, NY 10033

Phone: 800-727-5876; 212-568-0151

Fax: 212-568-0147

E-mail: orders@lusobraz.com

Website: http://www.lusobraz.com

Russian

N & N Books International

21-10 44th Drive

Long Island City, NY 11101

Phone: 800-255-0355; 718-482-0009

Fax: 718-482-9843

E-mail: NNBI@worldnet.att.net

Web site: http://www.nnbi.com

Russian Publishing House, Ltd.

19 West 34th Street, Suite 1125

New York, NY 10001

Phone: 212-967-1050

Fax: 212-967-2280

E-mail: books@russianpublishinghouse.com

Web site: http://www.russianpublishinghouse.com

Russica Book & Art Shop

799 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

Phone: 212-473-7480

Fax: 212-473-7486

Mail Orders: P. O. Box 1108

New York, NY 10276-1108

South Asian (Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu)

Multi-Cutlrual Books and Videos

28880 Southfiled Road, Suite 183

Lathrup Village, MI 48076

Phone: 800-567-2220; 248-559-2676

Fax: 248-559-2465

E-mail: service@multiculbv.com

Web site: http://www.multiculturalbooksandvideos.com

Spanish

The Bilingual Publications Company

270 Lafayette Street

New York, NY 10012

Phone: 212-431-3500

Fax: 212-431-3567

E-mail: lindagoodman@juno.com

Flame Co.

62 Water Street

Ossining, NY 10562

Phone: 800-535-2632

Fax: 800-571-1730

E-mail: hiloay@aol.com

Ideal Foreign Books

132-10 Hillside Ave.

Richmond Hill, NY 11418

Phone: 718-297-7477

Fax: 718-297-7645

E-mail: idealforeignbooks@worldnet.att.net

Lectorum Publications Inc.

205 Chubb Ave.

Lynhurst, NJ 07071

Phone: 800-345-5946

Fax: 877-532-8676

Web site: http://www.lectorum.com

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