Staff Training for Schaumburg Library District
ILA Conference 2024
ATLAS Training
Bilingual Early Literacy Workshop for Parents
Bring the Miss Rosie Reads Professional Development Experience to Your Library.
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 Fall 2026 professional development sessions.
Available Professional Presentations:
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
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
Deputy Director- Storytime Solidarity
Reviewer - Booklist Magazine
Social Media Chair - REFORMA Midwest
Member - SPARK (Spanish Programming and Resources for Kids)
RAILS Board Member 2022-2024
BIPOC Library Workers Group- Mentor
Cultural Literacy Specialist 2022-Present
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
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Reaching Forward 2024 Spanish Language Collection Development Panel
Chair Reaching Forward Conference 2024
Reaching Forward Conference Staff Morale Panel