Lucia M Gonzalez
BornLucia Martinez
(1957-12-13) 13 December 1957 (age 66)
Caimito, Cuba, Cuba1
OccupationAuthor, Librarian, Storyteller, Puppeteer.
GenreStorytelling, Folklore, Fun, Historical Fiction, Latino Children's Literature
Website
luciagonzalezbooks.com

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, Library and Information Science, from 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.

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References

  1. ^ "North Miami Senior High". Archived from the original on 2002-12-28. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  2. ^ "ucsb.edu". ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  3. ^ University of South Florida. "Welcome to the University of South Florida | Tampa, FL". Usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  4. ^ Bossy Gallito / El gallo de bodas: (Bilingual) (Spanish Edition): Lucia M. Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre: 9780439067577: Amazon.com: Books. 1999-06-01. ISBN 043906757X.,
  5. ^ González, Lucía M. (2012-06-01). The Storyteller's Candle / La Velita De Los Cuentos: Lucia Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre: 9780892392377: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-0892392377.,
  6. ^ "Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)". Ala.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  7. ^ "Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT)". American Library Association. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "storynet.org". Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  9. ^ "2014 ALA Annual Conference". Ala.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  10. ^ "reforma.org". reforma.org. 2014-01-25. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  11. ^ "USC: Latino Conference". Ed.sc.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  12. ^ "txla.org". txla.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  13. ^ "miamibookfair.com". miamibookfair.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  14. ^ "Novello Festival of Reading". Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "NCTE Annual Convention". Ncte.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  16. ^ Visit us Visit us Scheduling a visit is easy. "Shenandoah University - Curiosity Required". Su.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  17. ^ Lucia Martinez Gonzalez 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. REFORMA 2023.
  18. ^ "Welcome to the Pura Belpré Award home page! | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)". Ala.org. 30 November 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  19. ^ "The Pura Belpré Award winners, 1996-present | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)". Ala.org. 30 November 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  20. ^ "Children's Book Press | multicultural | bilingual | children's books". Childrensbookpress.org. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  21. ^ "criticasmagazine.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  22. ^ a b c "Children Book Publishing". Scholastic. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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