Día Mini-Grants
Congratulations! REFORMA 2023 Día Mini-Grants Winners
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. REFORMA is proud to be a founding partner of Día.We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2023 REFORMA Día Mini-Grants. The winners were selected based on the creativity of the program, level of community involvement, and impact of the project as it best highlights Latinx authors, performers, and culture.
- Los Angeles Public Library / Tatiana Ortiz Cordonero - Los Angeles, CA / Mini-Grant sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter
- Newark Public Library / Yesenia Lopez - Newark, NJ
- Alma Reaves Woods Watts Branch Library, Los Angeles Public Library / Charlene Nichols - Los Angeles, CA
- North Central Washington Library / Claudia Bovee - Wenatchee, WA
- Truckee Library, Nevada County Library / Xenia Dieter - Truckee, CA
- Oak Park Public Library / Nora Sanchez - Oak Park, IL
REFORMA thanks the 2021 Día Mini-Grants Selection Committee:
- Jessica Agudelo, Youth Collections Coordinator, BookOps; Co-Chair of REFORMA’s Children’s and Young Adult Services Committee (CAYASC)
- Celia Avila de Santiago, Senior Librarian, Junipero Serra Branch Library, Los Angeles Public Library; Chair of REFORMA’s Public Relations Committee
- Cynthia Bautista, Senior Librarian, Youth & Family Services, Long Beach Public Library; REFORMA Los Angeles Chapter President
- Maria F. Estrella, Public Services Branch Manager, Garden Valley & Woodland Branches, Cleveland Public Library
- Alma Ramos-McDermott, MS, MLS; 4th-grade teacher, Avalon Elementary, Naples, Florida; REFORMA National Secretary
We thank everyone who applied for our Día Mini-Grant Program. We received 13 eligible submissions.
REFORMA is committed to supporting programming for Latino and Spanish-speaking communities through our Mini-Grants Programs. If you'd like to support future Mini-Grants, consider making a donation to REFORMA at reforma.org/donate.
¡Felicidades a los ganadores!
Día
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. REFORMA is proud to be a founding partner of Día.REFORMA will award up to 5 mini-grants of $300 to support a Día program that celebrates Latino culture.
The Los Angeles Chapter is sponsoring an additional Día mini-grant of $300.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public libraries, academic libraries, school libraries, and community organizations in the United States including Puerto Rico are eligible to apply.
- The library or the person submitting the application must be a current member of REFORMA.
- Funds will be provided to pay for hired author/performer, and to support other related expenses such as books, publicity, materials, decorations, and refreshments - as specified in your proposal.
- The program must celebrate Latino culture.
- The program must take place in the month of April 2023. Virtual or in-person.
- Winners must agree that publicity for their event will identify REFORMA as sponsor/partial sponsor.
- Winners must be willing to have their program featured on the REFORMA website, listserv, social media accounts, and Newsletter both in written and photographic detail. Winners must submit a final report by May 31, 2023.
- Winners must add their programs to the National Día Program Registry.
- The application must be received by 11:59 PM (PST) on February 18, 2023.
Additional Eligibility Criteria for the Los Angeles Chapter Mini-Grant
- The library or the person submitting the application must be a current member of the Los Angeles Chapter.
- The library/community organization must be within Los Angeles County in California.
- The winner must agree that publicity of their event will identify REFORMA Los Angeles Chapter as the sponsor/partial sponsor.
Application
The selection criteria will be based on:
- Creativity of the program
- How well it celebrates Latino culture, literature, and oral traditions
- Publicity plan and community involvement
- Photos of the event to post on the website/newsletter
- Number of participants
- Ages of participants
- List and description of activities
- Other information about the impact of the event on the community
- Jan 18 - Feb 18 - Proposal will be received
- Feb 18 - March 7 - Proposals will be reviewed
- March 8-10 - Winners will be announced
- April 1-30 - Libraries will host programs
- May 31 - Reports due to the REFORMA