Rose Trevino Dies

By Debra Lau Whelan -- School Library Journal, 5/3/2010 2:00:00 PM Debra begins her memorial with "Rose Zertuche-Treviño, a librarian who devoted her career to helping improve the lives of children, died on April 30 in Houston, TX. She was 58. Treviño spent her last seven years as the youth services coordinator for the Houston Public Library, a system that serves one of the biggest Spanish-speaking populations in the country. She retired in October 2009 and moved back to San Antonio, where she was born and raised. Rose Zertuche-Treviño "How fitting that Rose died on April 30th, El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/ Book Day)," says her friend and colleague Oralia Garza de Cortes, a Latino children's literature consultant. "She loved her work and devoted her life to making sure all children had access to great literature and particularly to programs where children could enjoy and connect to the literature."  Read more at http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6727935.html?industryid=47074   YTR notes that in his time at the Houston Public Library Rose was indeed unfailingly kind and helpful.  What more could be celebrated.