El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day),
commonly known as Día, is a celebration every day of children, families,
and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration
emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and
cultural backgrounds.Día is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children from all backgrounds. It is a daily commitment to linking children and their families to diverse books, languages and cultures. The common goals of all Día programming are to:
• Celebrate children and connect them to the world of learning through books, stories and libraries.
• Nurture cognitive and literacy development in ways that honor and embrace a child’s home language and culture.
• Introduce families to community resources that provide opportunities for learning through multiple literacies.
• Recognize and respect culture, heritage and language as powerful tools for strengthening families and communities.
* Many thanks to our friends at Charlotte Mecklenburg (North Carolina) Library who have supported Dia and successfully promoted it as "Diversity in Action."
Visit our page or dia.ala.org for more information.
Have
you already started planning for your big Día Turns 20 Celebration?
April 30 of 2016 marks 20 years of the celebration of Día as the
connection of children and books, so the Association for Library Service
to Children (ALSC) has a funding opportunity to make the celebration
even bigger!
