It’s almost time for Día 2015
To get you excited for April and this year’s 6th annual Díapalooza, we’re sharing this video of 2014 Día events: Don’t forget to list your events at ALSC’s National Día Program Registry.
Continue reading →Monthly Archives: March 2015
Book Fiesta takes to the road
Just in time for Día, people in Tucson, Arizon have a chance to spot a van belonging to Make Way for Books, a Tucson nonprofit literacy organization. Make Way for Books reached out to Rafael López a year ago to … Continue reading →
Teacher’s guide for Water Rolls, Water Rises
Lee & Low has made a wonderful teacher’s guide available for Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube. Download it now!
Continue reading →Great titles for Women’s History Month
Explore these fascinating women: Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Inés Maria Paints the Hills
Continue reading →Celebrate World Water Day
Water rolls onto the shore under the sun, under the moon. El agua rueda haia la orilla bajo el sol, bajo la luna.
Continue reading →Interview with the newest Dia Dynamo, Pat Smith
In January we celebrated Pat Smith, the Executive Director of the Texas Library Association, as the newest Día Dynamo. With over 7,000 members, TLA is the largest state library association in the country. Pat has been an enthusiastic and loyal … Continue reading →
Our pledge of allegiance to young immigrants
We wanted to share a thoughtful opinion essay inspired by I Pledge Allegiance in The Monitor (Texas).
Continue reading →Rio Grande Valley Reading Rock Stars
Pat and her daughter Libby Martinez visited schools in South Texas as part of the Reading Rock Stars, a fantastic program of the Texas Book Festival that brings authors from around the country to present their books in schools along … Continue reading →