Literary Mediator Application, Spring 2024 
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Literary Mediator. This initiative is part of the Worlds of Words and the Southern Arizona Writing Project within the College of Education at the University of Arizona. We invite passionate readers and community members to apply to be a part of the second cohort of Literary Mediators in the Salas de Libros/Literary Salons initiative. 

Salas de Libros is a reading promotion program based on a highly successful program from Mexico called Salas de Lectura. Salas refers to spaces in houses, community centers, and public parks, where people gather in conversation around sofas, cushions, and comfortable chairs to build literate communities around books and civic engagement. Literary salons are based on Black and African American social, cultural, and intellectual gatherings that occurred during the 1920/30s. Salas and Salons are intergenerational by design, engaging children, youth, and elders, led by community members known as mediators who establish meaningful bridges between books and readers to encourage immersion into reading and conversation. 

Selected voluntary mediators will participate in two day immersive workshops and then receive a certificate, resources needed to host a Sala/Salon, and support in strategies for building communities of readers. Interested mediators should be avid readers, be willing to promote a love of reading and literacy for social change, live in Tucson or southern Arizona,commit to attending the two day workshop this spring, and volunteer to facilitate a Sala/Salon in their community in Summer/Fall 2024. 

Applications for consideration are due by May 1, 2024. The mediator sessions will be held Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, 9am-2pm, at the Worlds of Words (University of Arizona, College of Education, 1430 E Second St, Rm 453, Tucson, AZ 85721). Breakfast and lunch will be provided.  We will also have a kick-off social and reception, Friday, May 17, from 5-7pm on campus! 

Please visit https://salasdelibros.coe.arizona.edu/ for more information. For questions, please email salasdelibros@gmail.com or any of the project Co-Directors, Carol Brochin, Desiree Cueto, or Kathy Short.

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Gracias por su interés en convertirse en Mediador Literario. Esta iniciativa forma parte de Mundos de Palabras y del Proyecto de Escritura del Sur de Arizona dentro de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Arizona. Invitamos a los lectores apasionados y a los miembros de la comunidad a solicitar formar parte de la segunda cohorte de Mediadores Literarios en la iniciativa Salas de Libros/Literary Salons. 

Por favor, envíe su solicitud antes del viernes 1 de mayo de 2024 para su consideración. 

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Email *
Name / Nombre *
Best form of contact? Check all that apply. Please make sure you provide the email address and/or phone number below. / ¿Cuál es la mejor manera para contactarle? Seleccione todo lo que aplique. Favor de asegurarse de proveer el correo electrónico y/o el número de teléfono a siguiente. *
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Phone number / Número de teléfono
Email address / Dirección de correo electrónico
Tell us a little bit about yourself. / Cuéntanos un poco sobre ti. *
Why are you interested in running a Sala/Salon? / ¿Por que le interesa facilitar una Sala? *
What community group(s) do you envision yourself leading a Sala/Salon for? / ¿Para cuál(es) grupo(s) comunitario se imagina facilitar una Sala? *
Are you committed to attending all of the in person mediator workshops? (Saturday & Sunday, May 18/19 from 10am-2pm ¿Se compromete a asistir todos los talleres presenciales de mediadores? (Sábado y Domingo, 18 y 19 de mayo de 10 AM - 2 PM) *
Can you attend a opening reception/social on Friday, May 17th from 5pm to 7pm at Cork and Craft on the University of Arizona campus?1303 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719

¿Puede asistir a una recepción de apertura/social el viernes 17 de mayo de 5pm a 7pm en Cork and Craft en el campus de la Universidad de Arizona?
1303 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719

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Would having childcare assist you in attending both days of the mediator workshops?/ ¿El tener cuidado de niños le ayudaría a asistir a los cuatro talleres de mediadores? *
Would you require any accommodations to attend the two day mediator workshops? If so, please explain. / ¿Necesitaría adaptaciones para asistir a los cuatro talleres de mediadores? Si es así, por favor explique.
What questions do you have about the two day mediator workshop or Salas de Libros?

¿Qué preguntas tiene sobre el taller de mediadores de dos días o Salas de Libros?
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Accessibility: Would you be able to attend the session if it were virtual /hybrid? *
Thank you for your application. 

If you have any questions, please email salasdelibros@gmail.com or visit us at salasdelibros.coe.arizona.edu.

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Gracias por su aplicación. 

Si tiene alguna pregunta, por favor mande un correo electrónico a salasdelibros@gmail.com o visite nuestro sitio web salasdelibros.coe.arizona.edu.
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