I met Erica briefly at YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium in Albuquerque. My friend, Flo Trujillo, Día Dynamo and Youth Services Coordinator at the Farmington Public Library (NM) proudly gave me a copy of Blended Zine edited by Erica and staffed by … Continue reading →
Alma Ramos-McDermott is our 14th Día Dynamo, the first who is a school librarian. It’s exciting to honor a school librarian who’s active in the American Association of School Librarians, (AASL) who has experienced the value of sharing Día, and who … Continue reading →
I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting Doris Gebel, but we certainly share a love of children, the importance of sharing bookjoy, a belief that books can connect diverse children to other cultures, languages and countries. I’m a proud member … Continue reading →
This past September, I received an e-mail from a young school librarian. She had heard that I was going to be speaking in my home city of El Paso, Texas, and she wrote urging me to visit her school. She … Continue reading →
One more Nugget today, resulting in #s 1-9 available >individually and as a downloadable packet. To assist those of you planning Día celebrations at your schools, libraries, etc., we’re sharing 15 Día Nuggets, 15 lists of 15 items to assist … Continue reading →
