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Resources
Interested in learning more about Día and how you can get a celebration organized in your community? Keep checking here for information on upcoming education sessions.
In the months ahead, ALSC is hosting several Día Webinars.
Resources
The Día Family Book Club is a reading program that engages children and families in the shared reading and discussion of contemporary children’s literature that reflects our common plurality. Through shared discussion and reflection, families will explore themes and issues that matter and learn how to better help their child to both enjoy and better understand literature....
Check out the new Resource Guide (PDF - 22MB) for librarians! The guide will help you create Día programs and celebrations in public or school libraries. You'll find program models and resources for programs of all types and sizes....
We encourage you to use these color and black-and-white logos on flyers and materials you produce for your events, or on your library's Web site.
The logos below are free for libraries and library organizations to download — further permission is not needed to use these logos for Día events in your community....
Awards
The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) sponsors the Américas Award for Children’s & Young Adult Literature.
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Estela and Raúl Mora Award is sponsored by REFORMA and Pat Mora, and given annually to a library with an exemplary Día program. The winners of the Mora Award, to date, are listed here. Winners are usually announced by REFORMA in mid-October and future award winners will be listed shortly after the announcement is made....
Information about the Pura Belpré Awards, sponsored by ALSC and REFORMA.
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Texas State University sponsors the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award.
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Articles & Information
Working with families for whom English is not their first language can seem challenging when the librarian doesn't speak or understand the other language. It is easy for both people to become flustered and frustrated while trying to communicate. These tips are offered to help you welcome everyone to the library....
These articles address various aspects of El día de los niños / El día de los libros and preserve the history of the celebration. When possible, links to the articles have been provided, and additional articles will be added over time.
"Celebrating more than a decade of Día in Texas!" http://www.txla.org/groups/CRT-Mora...
by Pat Mora and Rose Zertuche Treviño...
