retired academic library
Library Advocate
Tess Tobin is a retired Associate Professor from New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York. For fourteen years, she was the Personnel and Administrative Services Librarian overseeing Human Resources, Facility Planning and Technology, ending her career at NYCCT as a Reference and Instruction Librarian. Tess has dedicated much of her professional career to REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking serving as President of REFORMA National from 2017-2018 and President of the REFORMA Northeast Chapter from 2009-2010. She has also worked internationally with the Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) from 2007-2015, serving as Chair from 2011-2015. She continues to work with REFORMA advocating for free access to information and equitable library and information services for all members of the community.
Currently, she is the Project Manager for Las Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Club. She is now retired, but recently began teaching ESL at a sanctuary in Queens for newly arrived refugees from various Latin American countries. She is a member of the Garden Club of Metuchen. She loves reading, hiking, swimming, and gardening.
Sunday, June 25, 2023
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT