Continue or begin the Día tradition in your home and family. Give a book to your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, children of friends and neighbors. Let’s celebrate all our children and share bookjoy with them day by day, día … Continue reading →
If you can’t find a nearby Día celebration, then create your own! Any combination of family+books will do! Here are a few ideas: Family Book Fiesta Turn tomorrow (Saturday, April 30) into your family’s very own Book Fiesta! Don’t leave … Continue reading →
On April 27, Pat Mora joined Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) President Andrew Medlar for a 20th anniversary Día celebration on Capitol Hill, complete with books, cake and lemonade! Three important visitors came by to share in the … Continue reading →
Pat was honored to have been chosen to give The May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture, “Bookjoy! Alegria en los Libros!”, on April 15, 2016 in Santa Barbara, CA. She shared some personal bookjoy stories and made reference to Día’s origins, … Continue reading →
It’s wonderful to see the variety of Día celebrations going on this month! Here are a few unique ones that caught our eye: Jefferson High School Library, El Paso, Texas Many elementary schools hold Día celebrations but it’s less likely … Continue reading →
Since coming on board as a Día partner, literacy organization First Book has worked tirelessly to support and promote Día, working within their own network and partnering with other organizations. Gracias, First Book! The Estela and Raúl Mora Award This … Continue reading →
Broward County children will enjoy some Día celebrations this week! Broward County Library, 2007 Mora Award winner The North Lauderdale Saraniero Branch Library’s Children Reading Festival & Festival de Lectura para Niños & Festival Lekti Put Timoun will be a … Continue reading →
Our friends at Día partner ALSC have shared some wonderful statistics from this year’s Día Program Registry. As of today, there are 498 programs registered, offered in over 30 languages, including 26 Arabic; 3 Czech; 23 French; 12 German; 2 … Continue reading →
