Loida Garcia-Febo Explained

Loida Garcia-Febo
Office:Past-President of the American Library Association
Term Start:2018
Term End:2019
Predecessor:James G. Neal
Successor:Wanda Kay Brown
Committees:International Federation of Library Associations
Occupation:Librarian

Loida Garcia-Febo is a Puerto Rican American librarian and library consultant. Garcia-Febo served on the Governing Board of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) 2013-2015 and 2015-2017[1] [2] and she was a member of the executive board of the American Library Association 2015-2020 serving as a board member and president.[3] [4] She was president of the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA) from 2009 to 2010.[5]

Career

Garcia-Febo has served as an elementary school librarian in Puerto Rico, Graduated from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology (EGCTI), University of Puerto Rico. Was a librarian at the Centro de Informacion (PRATP) of the Unidad de Servicios Bibliotecarios para Personas con Impedimentos (SBPI) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, [University of Puerto Rico, Library Services for Persons with Disabilities’ Assistive Technology Information Center], Chief of the SBPI, and Manager at Queens Library.[6]

Garcia-Febo was a co-founder of the IFLA New Professionals SIG (Special Interest Group), an international forum for library and information services students and newly qualified librarians.[7]

Garcia-Febo has served on the Access to Learning Award Advisory Board for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Global Libraries,[8] the Library 2.0 advisory board from the San Jose State University School of Information,[9] Library Advisory Board of Praeger an imprint of ABC-Clio, and the Public Libraries Advisory Committee[10] and has been associated with REFORMA (The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking) serving on the board from 2008 to 2011, including a term as president from 2009 to 2010.[7]

Garcia-Febo represented the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions as a speaker at the United Nations Development Programme Meeting on Data Accountability for the Post-2015 Development Agenda in New York.[11]

Garcia-Febo was the President of Information New Wave, an international charity seeking to enhance the education of minority groups in the US and in developing countries.[12]

In April 2017, Garcia-Febo was elected president-elect of the American Library Association 2018–2019.[13] [14] [15] Garcia-Febo completed a national tour of libraries during her presidential term leading the Libraries = Strong Communities national advocacy initiative.[16] [17] [18] [19] Garcia-Febo represented the American Library Association at Generation Code: Born in the Library interactive exhibition presenting to the members of the European Parliament.[20]

In June 2020, Garcia-Febo was elected to the board of trustees for the Freedom to Read Foundation.[21] She also chairs the American Library Association Task Force on United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.[22]

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Awards

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: IFLA -- 2015-2017 Governing Board. www.ifla.org. 6 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Eberhart. George. Libraries Improving Lives in Asia and Oceania American Libraries Magazine. American Libraries. 6 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Executive Board Directory. American Library Association. 6 September 2016. en. 30 October 2007.
  4. Web site: MMORALES. 2019-05-23. ALA President Loida Garcia – Febo shares insights on sustainable thinking during United Nations event. 2020-12-08. News and Press Center. en.
  5. Web site: Press release - REFORMA Announces 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) Winner. REFORMA. 6 September 2016.
  6. Yo soy Queens Library: Loida Garcia-Febo: Queens Library. Library Journal. March 2015. 132. 5. S38.
  7. Web site: Price. Gary. Loida Garcia-Febo and Terri Grief are the Candidates For 2018-19 ALA Presidency. LJ INFOdocket. 26 August 2016 . 6 September 2016.
  8. Web site: Access to Learning Award ATLA. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 6 September 2016.
  9. Web site: International Advisory Board. 6 September 2016. www.library20.com. Library 2.0.
  10. Web site: Public Libraries Advisory Committee. 6 September 2016. en. 10 October 2011.
  11. Biography in Context: Loida Garcia-Febo. American Libraries. May 2014. 56.
  12. Web site: Information New Wave. 6 September 2016.
  13. Web site: 12 April 2017. Garcia-Febo Wins 2018–2019 ALA Presidency. 13 April 2017. American Library Association - News and Press Center. en.
  14. Web site: Garcia-Febo Wins 2018–2019 ALA Presidency. American Library Association - News and Press Center. 13 April 2017. en. 12 April 2017.
  15. News: 2017-02-23. American Library Association gears up for 2017 ALA election. en. News and Press Center. 2017-03-20.
  16. Web site: Libraries = Strong Communities ALA Libraries Transform. 2020-12-08. www.ilovelibraries.org.
  17. Web site: SZALUSKY. 2019-05-08. ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo's 'Libraries = Strong Communities' tour reaches next stop in LA. 2020-12-08. News and Press Center. en.
  18. Web site: Rogers. Heila. American Library Association President Loida Garcia-Febo kicks off national tour at Library 21c in Colorado Springs. 2020-12-08. Colorado Springs Gazette. 10 October 2018 . en.
  19. News: Krueger. Alyson. 2019-08-10. Where Libraries are the Tourist Attractions (Published 2019). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-12-08. 0362-4331.
  20. Web site: Generation Code: Born at the Library. 2020-12-08. American Libraries Magazine. en-US.
  21. Web site: YBROWN. 2020-06-09. Six trustees elected to the Freedom to Read Foundation Board. 2020-12-08. News and Press Center. en.
  22. Web site: DGUERRA. 2020-03-10. ALA creates Task Force on United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. 2020-12-08. News and Press Center. en.
  23. https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2024/04/loida-garcia-febo-receive-ala-medal-excellence-award Loida Garcia-Febo to receive ALA Medal of Excellence Award.
  24. Web site: Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement Award. REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. 6 September 2016.
  25. Web site: Notable IRRT Member. American Library Association. 6 September 2016. en. 29 January 2011.
  26. Web site: Loida García-Febo receives 2010 Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award. IFLA. 6 September 2016.
  27. Web site: Loida García-Febo - Movers & Shakers 2007. Library Journal. 6 September 2016.
  28. Web site: IFLA Congress in Milan. Loida Garcia-Febo. 6 September 2016. 13 August 2009.

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