Thank you to today’s guest blogger, Lise Tewes, Children’s Services Coordinator at Erlanger Branch, Kenton County Public Library, KY. Lise was named a Día Dynamo in 2011. I am fortunate to have been mentored by a wonderful Children’s Librarian, Sara … Continue reading →
Throughout this month’s Díapalooza, we’ll feature brief videos of some of the Día Author and Illustrator Ambassadors reading from their books. Our first is Margarita Engle reading at Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature. Margarita reads from her newest book, … Continue reading →
We’re so pleased that Día has received recent media attention in : Publisher’s Weekly Children’s Bookshelf — Día Initiative Extends Its Literacy Outreach. AASL Blog — What to Do for Día ALA/ALSC Press release — “Nation’s libraries celebrate cultures” Cynsations … Continue reading →
Enter to win 1 of 6 book sets we’re giving away during Díapalooza! Each set will include 3-4 new children’s books and a signed copy of one of Pat’s titles. To enter, comment on this post or any Díapalooza post … Continue reading →
El día de los niños/El día de los libros/ Children’s Day/Book Day events often involve a fiesta of food along with the bounty of books and literacy activities. So, what better connection to make than to read aloud poems and … Continue reading →
