Bring the Miss Rosie Reads Professional Development Experience to Your Library.

Rosie Camargo:

Award-Winning Literacy Professional | Bilingual Storyteller | Children's Literature Specialist 

Miss Rosie delivers engaging, practical, and culturally responsive trainings that equip librarians with ready-to-use strategies for Inclusive Storytimes or Cultural Programs. Each workshop blends research, hands-on learning, and real-world tools your staff can implement immediately. 

Now booking professional development sessions. Professional Resume: LinkedIn

Available Professional Development for Librarians : 

• One on One- Let’s chat! Book a virtual meeting to ask questions, brainstorm program ideas, or get feedback on your storytime plans.            A small fee applies for each session. 

• Library Staff Trainings

  • • "Let's Get this Started!" presenting with Regina Townsend (2 Person Presentation)

      • Libraries thrive when the people inside them feel seen, valued, and empowered to be themselves. Using lessons from our beloved characters, we explore how valuing uniqueness helps library staff build more welcoming, creative, and supportive spaces. 

    • Culturally Responsive Programs in Action 

      • • Move beyond diverse book lists and into meaningful practice. This workshop helps staff evaluate materials, language use, programming choices, and outreach strategies to ensure authentic cultural inclusion. 

    • The Bilingual Storytime Blueprint 

      • • A practical, confidence-building training for librarians who want to design culturally responsive, bilingual storytimes. Participants will learn how to select materials, integrate music and movement, build language bridges, and create welcoming spaces for multilingual families. 

    • Music, Movement & Literacy Magic 

      • • This hands-on workshop teaches librarians how to use music intentionally to support phonological awareness, vocabulary development, and engagement in storytime. 

Past Topics for Trainings:

• Building Bridges: Using Your Community to Bridge the Multicultural Gap in Your Programs

• Encanto! Culturally Informed Programming

• Un-Stereotyping Your Library Programs

• LACONI "I'm doing Storytime! Now What?!" Tips for In-house and Outreach Storytimes.

• Storytime Bootcamp "Let's get to it!" (can be a training for Bilingual Storytime, Spanish Language Storytime, Outreach Storytime, ect.)

• Aurora Public Library Bilingual Bootcamp! "¡Cuenta Cuentos con Confianza! (Storytelling with Confidence) "

• Palatine Library District "Let's Get this Started! What the Muppets Teach Us About Valuing Authenticity & Uniqueness

Committees & Leadership Positions

Deputy Director- Storytime Solidarity

Reviewer - Booklist Magazine

Social Media Chair - REFORMA Midwest

SPARK Member - Spanish Programming and Resources for Kids RAILS

RAILS Board Member 2022-2024

BIPOC Library Workers Group- Mentor

Cultural Literacy Specialist 2022-Present

ILA Youth Services Forum Member- 2026

iRead- Committee Member 2026

RAILS BIPOC Library Workers Group- Mentor- 2024

Awards and Reviews

Work History

2016 Winner of the Youth Services Achievement Award (Golden Ticket Award)  New Article  and Press Release 

2018 Booklist interview with Daniel Kraus "Spanish-Language Storytimes" with Rosie Camargo

2022 ILA Member Spotlight 

2022 Storytime Solidarity "Encanto and Culturally Informed Programming" 

2023 Publishers Weekly "Literacy Focus: Welcoming Places, Safe Spaces, How for librarians make their libraries the place to be. 

2024 Augusta Baker Kids Bilingual Storytime with Miss Rosie Reads Video

2024 Los Amigos Books connects Chicago parents with Spanish language stories

2025 Booklist Magazine March 2022 Issue "Trade Secrets: Tips for Spanish-Language Storytime"

2025 RAILS BIPOC Library Workers Mentorship Program Testimonials and Journey 

2026 RAILS Podcast "Can't Shelve This 2.8- Lost in Translation"

2026 LACONI "Highly Effective Library Presenters Directory"