Happy Valentine’s Day to each of you who visits my blog! In Spanish, this day has various names. My favorite is El día del amor y de la amistad because the name celebrates both love and friendship. Love is all … Continue reading →
What a pleasure to introduce blog visitors to my friend Marina Tristan. One of the joys of this blog is connecting visitors to people I like, respect and find interesting. How long have I known Marina? Have I ever not … Continue reading →
When I met Mark Smith at the Austin Public Library in 1997, he was Director of Communications at the Texas Library Association (TLA). Mark was organizing tapings for the PSA video for “Read for Your Life”, a TLA media campaign. … Continue reading →
We’re catching up with the Día Nuggets, posting #7 today, resulting in #s 1-8 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 … Continue reading →
Let me introduce you to two new friends, both bright and talented Latinas. I enjoyed lunch with each of them while we were at NCTE in Orlando last year. First, congratulations to Dr. Carol Brochín Ceballos for recently receiving the … Continue reading →
