The institution I have chosen to feature is REFORMA, the National Association for Promoting Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish speakers. The organization is affiliated with the American Library Association. REFORMA was created in 1971 by Arnulfo Trejo. His work is increasingly relevant due to the growing number of Spanish-speaking immigrants and residents in the United States. As REFORMA expanded its activities to meet the needs of this population, it grew to encompass twenty-six chapters nationwide (“Home,” “Who We Are”). The goal of REFORMA is to promote libraries to Latinos as well as to make libraries and library services more relevant to this community. For example, REFORMA is working to recruit more bilingual information services professionals, such as librarians, in an effort to make libraries more accessible to Hispanic populations. They also help libraries stock materials relevant to the needs and interests of the Spanish-speaking community and work to educate this group so they know what is available to them in libraries across the country. REFORMA is also concerned with increasing funding for libraries that already serve the needs of Latinos (“Who We Are”). REFORMA is governed at the national level by a board of directors which includes the president of each section. For the most part, chapters operate autonomously, each tending to the needs of their particular community. As a result, REFORMA's routine activities vary by chapter, but an annual scholarship campaign has allowed the organization to fund library science students across the country who wish to serve the Latino community. They are also developing workshops and other resources related to their goal of making libraries more accessible and useful middle of paper...... in order to remain relevant to the country as a whole. This community will play a huge role in the future of the United States, and REFORMA recognizes that. Libraries have much to offer beyond traditional media like books, but these services won't be used if underserved communities like Spanish-speaking Americans don't know how to access them. REFORMA provides resources to help educate these groups and improve accessibility. Works CitedImperial, R. (2006). Librarian's toolkit for effectively responding to anti-immigrant sentiments. Retrieved October 17, 2009, from REFORMA website: http://www.reforma.org/ToolkitPartI.htmREFORMA. REFORM Home. Retrieved October 17, 2009 from REFORMA website: http://www.reforma.orgREFORMA. REFORMA Who we are. Retrieved October 17, 2009 from REFORMA website: http://www.reforma.org/who.html