Lucia M. Gonzalez Explained

Lucia M Gonzalez
Birth Date:13 December 1957
Birth Place:Caimito, Cuba, Cuba1
Birth Name:Lucia Martinez
Occupation:Author, Librarian, Storyteller, Puppeteer.
Genre:Storytelling, Folklore, Fun, Historical Fiction, Latino Children's Literature

Lucia M. Gonzalez is a children's author and librarian. In 2020 she was elected as president of the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association. She was president of REFORMA in 2010-2011.

Personal life

She was born in Caimito del Guayabal, Cuba. She moved with her parents and sister to the United States in 1970, at the age of 12. Since then she has lived in Florida, California, Spain and Venezuela.

Education

She attended North Miami Senior High (1976)[1] She received her Bachelor of Arts in History from University of California, Santa Barbara in July 1983,[2] And her Master of Arts, in Library and Information Science, from the School of Information, University of South Florida Tampa Bay, Florida, in April 1991.[3]

Career

An accomplished storyteller, puppeteer, and children's librarian, Gonzalez started her career in library services to children in 1987 after receiving the Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and while pursuing her Masters in Library Science at the University of South Florida. She is the author of the bilingual books The Bossy Gallito[4] winner of the Pura Belpré Award for Children's Literature Honor Medal and named one of New York Public Library's 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know; and Señor Cat's Romance and Other Favorite Stories from Latin America, an Americas Award Commended Title. Gonzalez was named the 1998 Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumna by the University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science. Her book, The Storyteller's Candle[5] is a bilingual picture book illustrated by Lulu Delacre, winner of the 2008 Pura Belpré Children's Literature Honor Medal.

Professional library experience

Professional affiliations

Presentations highlights

Awards and honors

Publications

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Miami Senior High . 2009-03-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20021228220847/http://nmhs2.dadeschools.net/ . 2002-12-28 .
  2. Web site: ucsb.edu . ucsb.edu . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126045822/https://www.ucsb.edu/ . 2018-01-26 . live .
  3. Web site: University of South Florida . Welcome to the University of South Florida | Tampa, FL . Usf.edu . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011150511/http://www.usf.edu/index.asp . 2011-10-11 . dead .
  4. Book: Bossy Gallito / El gallo de bodas: (Bilingual) (Spanish Edition): Lucia M. Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre: 9780439067577: Amazon.com: Books . 1999-06-01 . 043906757X.,
  5. Book: The Storyteller's Candle / La Velita De Los Cuentos: Lucia Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre: 9780892392377: Amazon.com: Books . 2012-06-01 . 978-0892392377. González. Lucía M..,
  6. Web site: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) . Ala.org . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111024135434/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/index.cfm . 2011-10-24 . live .
  7. Web site: Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) . American Library Association . July 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090214234454/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/aboutemiert/aboutemiert.cfm . February 14, 2009.
  8. Web site: storynet.org . 2009-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090317032327/http://storynet.org/ . 2009-03-17 . live .
  9. Web site: 2014 ALA Annual Conference . Ala.org . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101212041611/http://ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/index.cfm . 2010-12-12 . live .
  10. Web site: reforma.org . reforma.org . 2014-01-25 . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310023407/http://www.reforma.org/ . 2014-03-10 . live .
  11. Web site: USC: Latino Conference . Ed.sc.edu . 2014-03-12 . https://archive.today/20121213002118/http://www.ed.sc.edu/latinoconf/ . 2012-12-13 . live .
  12. Web site: txla.org . txla.org . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319172300/http://www.txla.org/ . 2014-03-19 . dead .
  13. Web site: miamibookfair.com . miamibookfair.com . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329063246/http://www.miamibookfair.com/ . 2014-03-29 . live .
  14. Web site: Novello Festival of Reading . Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County . July 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090125192232/http://www.plcmc.org/novello/ . January 25, 2009.
  15. Web site: NCTE Annual Convention . Ncte.org . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311122332/http://www.ncte.org/annual . 2014-03-11 . live .
  16. Web site: Visit us Visit us Scheduling a visit is easy. . Shenandoah University - Curiosity Required . Su.edu . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317080220/http://www.su.edu/ . 2014-03-17 . live .
  17. https://www.reforma.org/blog_home.asp?Display=186 City of North Miami Playground to be Named After REFORMA Leader Lucia M. Gonzalez
  18. https://www.reforma.org/laa23 Lucia Martinez Gonzalez 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.
  19. Web site: Welcome to the Pura Belpré Award home page! | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) . Ala.org . 30 November 1999. 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111026223548/http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/index.cfm . 2011-10-26 . live .
  20. Web site: The Pura Belpré Award winners, 1996-present | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) . Ala.org . 30 November 1999. 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110903034537/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/belprepast/index.cfm . 2011-09-03 . live .
  21. Web site: Children's Book Press | multicultural | bilingual | children's books. Childrensbookpress.org. 2014-03-12.
  22. Web site: criticasmagazine.com . 2020-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322175710/http://www.criticasmagazine.com/ . 2019-03-22 . dead .
  23. Web site: Children Book Publishing . Scholastic . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724081544/http://www.scholastic.com/browse/index.jsp . 2013-07-24 . live .