Día de
los Niños / Día de los Libros
Activities in Libraries
Across the U.S.
* Brooklyn Public
Library Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros celebration Storytelling: George Crespo illustrator and storyteller.
Come and Break the Piñata! Join us for
refreshments, giveaways and free bilingual books.
When: Monday, April 28, 2003 at 3:30
p.m.
Where: Arlington Branch --203 Arlington Avenue at
Warwick St.
Phone: (718) 277-6105
When: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 3:30
p.m.
Where: Sunset Park Branch -- 5108 4th
Avenue at 51st St.
Phone: (718) 567-2806
Puppet Show: “El Abuelo y Los Tres Osos,”
adapted into a play from the book by the same title, written by Jerry Tello and
illustrated by Ana López Escrivá. Special Guests: El Puente Children Arts Company
Play: “The Last Coquí,” written by Anna
Perez, illustrated by Patricia Speier-Torres and adapted into a play by Waddys Jacquez,
portrays the Journey of a small Coquí named Coquiki. Come and Break the Piñata!Join us
for refreshments, giveaways and free bilingual books.
When: Monday, April 28, 2003 at 3:30
p.m.
Where: Bushwick Branch -- Bushwick Ave. at
Seigel St.
Phone: (718) 602-1348
When: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 3:30 p.m.
Where: Washington Irving Branch -- Irving
Ave. at Woodbine St.
Phone: (718) 628-8378
When: Thursday, May 1st, 2003 at 3:30 p.m.
Where: DeKalb Branch -- 790 Bushwick Ave. at DeKalb
Ave.
Phone: (718) 455-3898
When: Friday, May 2nd, 2003 at 3:30
p.m.
Where: Leonard Branch -- 81 Devoe St. at Leonard
St.
Phone: (718) 486-3365
These programs are made possible through the
generous support of the New York Community
Trust.
*Chicago's flier for
Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros celebration.
* Corvallis-Benton
County Public Library Please
take a look to their Press
release for their Día de los Niños activities.
Contact: Ruth Mitchel Ruth.Mitchel@ci.corvallis.or.us
*El Paso's flier for Día
de los Niños / Día de los Libros celebration.
* Mission Branch of the San Francisco
Public Library
SPECIAL DAY OF THE CHILD PROGRAM: Diana Shmiana
presents "The Bag of Surprises" - a bilingual variety show. Ages 3-7. Light refreshments after the show.
When: Wednesday, April 30 at 3:45 p.m.
Where: San Francisco Public Library Mission
Branch 300 Bartlett Street
Phone: (415) 355-5739 Contact: Ana-Elba
Pavon apavon@sfpl.org
* Multnomah County Library, Oregon Día
de los Niños / Día de los Libros celebration.
* Queens Borough Public Library Día
de los Niños / Día de los Libros celebration.
Latin American Crafts with Esperanza Cortes
When: 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, April 30,
2003
Where: Astoria Branch
"Carmela y Ramón descubren su
corazón" - play in Spanish
When: 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April
30, 2003
Where: Astoria Branch
"La luna me está mirando" - play
in Spanish
When: 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Where: Jackson Heights Branch
Latin American Crafts with
Miguel Cossio
When: 5 p.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday, April 30,
2003
Where: Jackson Heights Branch
Latin American Crafts with Miguel Cossio
When: 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, April 30,
2003
Where: Corona Branch
Latin American Songs and Stories
When: 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Where: Corona Branch
* Richmond Public Library
DÍA DE LOS NIÑOS, DÍA DE LOS LIBROS FIESTA
Variety Show featuring CHIQUY BOOM! - bilingual
clown/magician RIF Book Giveaway, Refreshments
When: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Where: Richmond Public Library, 325 Civic Center
Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804
Phone: (510)620-6557 Contact: Lucy
Meinhardt, lucy_meinhardt@ci.richmond.ca.us
* REFORMA de Utah' schedule of Día de los
Niños / Día de los Libros events
planned for 2003.
* Ross-Barnum Branch of the
Denver Public Library
Speaker on Health and other issues, Salsa and
Ballet Folklórico dancing from grade schools. Book gifts, also.
When: Wednesday, April 30, 2003, 1-3pm
Where: Ross-Barnum Branch 3570 W. 1st Ave. at
Lowell Blvd.
Phone: (303) 935-1891 Contact: Amando Alvarez
aalvarez@denver.lib.co.us
* San Francisco Día de los Niños / Día de los
Libros celebration.
When: Sunday, April 27,2003. 1:00-4:00
Where: Mission Dolores Park, 19th Street and Dolores.
The event will be held near the children's playground. Storytellers: Charlie Chin, Miz
Marijo, Jose Rivera, and Diane Ferlatte Dance Performances: Loco Bloco, Kucheza Ngoma
Dance Company, and The Flying Angels Dance Company. Art Activities will be provided by:
KQED, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Zeum, and the Museum of Craft and Folk Art. Book give
aways possible by: Children's Book Press, KQED, and the Mission Learning Center.
For more information on the event call Mission Learning Center at (415) 575-3535 x16, you
can ask for Loretta Kruger or Danielle Alcala
* San
José Public Library (Northern California) Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros programs.
* Tucson-Pima Public Library's programs flier,
co-sponsored by the Tucson chapter of
REFORMA.
* The University of South Florida Tampa Library is
planning an event again this year.
A puppeteer, Raquel Aché-Leonard, will do a show
called "America: The continent"
When: April 30 from 9-10:30 a.m.
Where: Alexander Elementary School on Wednesday
This will be a presentation for the entire second
grade, approximately 130 students, and she has agreed that the school could videotape the
presentation to share with students from other grade levels. The show uses
marionettes in traditional Latin American dress from various countries to discuss America
as an inclusive continent, not as just the United States.
* Wake County Public Libraries
Bilingual programs at 4 branches including a
"launch"
When: Saturday, April 26 2:30 p.m.
Where: East Regional Library 946 Steeple Square
Court Knightdale NC 27545
Phone: (919) 217-5300
(Music, stories, crafts, refreshments, book
donations from the Mexican Consulate) When:
Monday, April 28 7:00 p.m.
Where: Fuquay-Varina Library 133 South Fuquay
Avenue Fuquay-Varina NC 27526
Phone: (919) 557-2788
(Bilingual storytime) When: Tuesday, April 29 7:00 p.m.
Where: Zebulon Library1000 Dogwood Drive Zebulon NC
27597
Phone: (919) 404-3610
(Bilingual storytime) When: Wednesday, April 30 7:00
p.m.
Where: North Regional Library200 Horizon Drive
Raleigh NC 27615
Phone: (919) 870-4000
(Bilingual storytime & music) These programs are being offered in collaboration with El Pueblo, Inc., a statewide Latino advocacy
organization that received a grant from the Kellogg Foundation to encourage libraries to
begin observing El día de los niños/El día de los libros in North Carolina.
Suggestions
for Celebrating
Día de los Niños: Día de
los Libros
Basic
•
Mark this day on your calendar of events today!
•
Develop a bookmark of recommended read-aloud books
•
Contact the pastor of the local church or congregation. Ask him or her to help you
publicize your event in the church bulletin.
•
Enjoy the rewards of seeing children sharing their reading delights with their families.
Intermediate
•
Purchase additional Spanish and bilingual material for your collection for children and
adults. Make sure they are available on the day of your big event.
•
Invite a children’s folklore dance group from a neighboring school to perform
•
Invite a local storyteller to share community stories with children and their parents
•
Make sure to publicize the event in English and Spanish throughout the Latino community:
grocery stories, Laundromats, churches, schools, etc.
•
Take lots of pictures of your event
•
Contact the local RIF (Reading is Fundamental) coordinator: ask them to consider this
event and your branch as a site for a RIF book distribution.
• Find the local chapter of the National Association for
the Education of the Young Child (http://www.naeyc.org
). Ask them to consider sponsoring their annual children’s fair on April 30th, or on
the closest Saturday. Use that Saturday as a day to launch community awareness for April
30th.
•
Find out the the local Americorps coordinator in your community. Are any of them working
in the schools or on family literacy projects? Ask them to volunteer their services on
Día de los Libros as part of their National Service Day.
•
Approach your local McDonalds restaurant. They frequently provide free refreshments for
selected children’s events.
• Contact the local
grocery chain store. Talk with the manager about providing free refreshments and/or
publicity in their store for your event.
•
Contact the local panadería. Ask them to provide pan de dulce for the event. Ask them for
permission to put up posters and flyers for the event.
Advanced
•
Plan a family literacy fair or other special event at a neighborhood branch or central
library on April 30th; or choose another day prior to the 30th to launch a week-long
series of events culminating on April 30th.
•
Invite a children’s author and/or illustrator to come to the library on that day.
Suggested authors include the Pura
Belpré Award Winners. Involve all members of the community in your celebration.
•
Find a senior citizens’ center that is willing to allow elementary, junior high, or
high school students to record the seniors’ childhood stories. Get the students to
write these histories, and have them present the stories in book form. Hold a special
event to honor the students and the senior citizens for their efforts.
•
Contact the local Spanish-language radio station. Who is the most popular DJ in the
community? Ask him or her to help you promote Día de los Niños: Día de los Libros by
urging their listeners to read to their children and take them to the public library. Ask
them to promote any activities you have planned for that event. Invite the radio station
to broadcast live from the library on that day.
•
Set up a meeting with the editorial board of a popular local television station. Ask them
to consider running a series on early childhood brain development as well as on the
importance of reading aloud. Ask a well-known TV broadcaster to be the honorary chair for
your event.
•
Contact the bilingual coordinator of the local school district. Find out what the local
school district is doing for family literacy in your targeted schools. Invite them to
co-sponsor this event.
•
Work with local National Association for Bilingual Education members, usually bilingual
teachers in the local school district.
•
Contact and collaborate with the local chapter of MANA (http://www.hermana.org/),
a Latina advocacy and leadership organization
•
Visit the National Latino Children’s Institute website: http://www.nlci.org/. Are there NLCI plans for Día de los
Niños: Día de los Libros activities in your community? Offer to collaborate with them to
promote a children’s fair or other event in the school or public library that
promotes reading and book
•
Contact your area’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Ask them to become your corporate
sponsor for the event.
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