Ricardo A has been working in public and academic libraries since 1997. As a Library Assistant at the Oakland Public Library, he created a computer literacy program in Spanish for library patrons who did not speak English and participated in a task force to create a Spanish version of the library’s website.
In April 2007, Mr. Antoni completed his Master’s in Library and Information Science from the online program of the College of Information at Florida State University. While pursuing...
Ricardo A has been working in public and academic libraries since 1997. As a Library Assistant at the Oakland Public Library, he created a computer literacy program in Spanish for library patrons who did not speak English and participated in a task force to create a Spanish version of the library’s website.
In April 2007, Mr. Antoni completed his Master’s in Library and Information Science from the online program of the College of Information at Florida State University. While pursuing graduate studies, he received an American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship and a Library Services and Technology Act Scholarship (LSTA) from the California State Library.
Since 2010, Mr. Antoni has worked as a Children’s and Adult Services Librarian at the San Francisco Public Library’s Mission Branch and at the Main Library assisting library patrons of diverse backgrounds fulfill their literacy and information needs. In 2015, he started a position as Bilingual Librarian at the Kresge Foundation International Center where he also provided reference services in both English and Spanish. Among other successful projects in that capacity, Mr. Antoni created an online newsletter for Spanish-speaking patrons highlighting the Spanish collections and programs available at the International Center.
Beyond his extensive library experience providing reference services and teaching computer literacy, Mr. Antoni has led panel presentations on Computer Literary Programs in Spanish at Public Libraries at both, the REFORMA National Conference III in El Paso, Texas, and at the California Library Association Conference in San Jose, California. An article based on the presentations titled “Computadoras al Alcance de Todos: Successful Computer Literacy Programs in Spanish at the Library”, was published in the Summer, 2009 issue of the American Library Association’s Ethnic & Multicultural Services Roundtable Bulletin (EMIE), published as part of the Multicultural Review.
Extensive use in work as a librarian.
Native speaker. Als
