How Are You Celebrating El Día de los Niños / El Día de los Libros in April?

El Día de los Niños / El Día de Los Libros (Children’s Day / Book Day) is April 30 What is Día? According to children’s author Pat Mora’s Website, Día is a daily commitment to link all children to books, languages, and cultures. It was founded in 1996 by author Pat Mora who was enthusiastically and creatively assisted by REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. Día is now housed with the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Culminating Día celebrations are held across the country on or near April 30th. Libraries across the Nebraska and the nation are celebrating Día…are you? Be sure to register with the ALA and ALSC and post a comment to this blog entry to announce your participation or efforts. Do you have an event, programming, or awareness campaign in place? Día is an opportunity to celebrate bilingual literacy and diversity with your entire community. As you reach out to the Spanish-speaking community in particular, your library can also promote where your library is, your Spanish-language collections, Internet access, ease of signing up for a library card, your friendly, helpful staff, or the library as a place for the whole family to spend time together. Whether you have a full day of activities planned, a brochure to hand out, or a press release, please share how you are making an effort to say that you celebrate children and bilingual literacy in your community.