We are pleased to announce the hiring of Lorena Romero to our content development team. Romero will serve as a Spanish Content Developer, producing original stories and translations in Spanish, as well as culturally relevant content for Hispanic/Latino/Latinx communities.
Romero is an experienced library professional with creative skills in visual art, writing, and storytelling. She is also a certified English/Spanish translator. Born and raised in Mexico City, Romero moved to California at age 12.
“My interest in LibraryCall came from a passion for storytelling in English and Spanish,” says Romero. “I look forward to creating and recording original stories that will be relevant to Spanish-speaking families. My favorite story from my youth was a scary tale my mother used to tell me about a haunted house her friend lived in. She said the home was haunted by a man in a black coat and top hat, and that they saw plates flying from the cabinets on their own. It used to terrify me, but I would ask her to tell it to me over and over!”
Romero’s first story is an original adaptation of the popular Mexican ghost story La Llorona. This 13-minute story recording is available through LibraryCall’s Dial-A-Story Studio service, which allows participating libraries to select, schedule, and create stories for sharing with families over any phone and/or library website. A preview of La Llorona is available here: https://librarycall.com/storytime-commons/la-llorona