Día Celebrations
Día 2009 registration now open!
 Register your Dia event here.
You may print the brochure pictured on the left in PDF format. The brochure, in English and Spanish, includes tips on reading to and with children, a list of recommended books, and a list of Web sites for further information. For best results, use 8-1/2" x 14" paper.
Use our interactive map to search for events in your area. To access information about past events, scroll down below the map to use the drop-down options. Find out how others across the country celebrate literature, culture, and family!
Día 2008
Día celebrated in the U.S. Senate! Above, Rep. Honda (D-CA) reads with area children.
Once again, thanks to the ongoing support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, more than 300 libraries in 38 states celebrated El día de los niños/El día de los libros in 2008. The libraries that registered their Día events with ALSC received a total of about 68,000 complimentary bilingual brochures. The brochures featured Dora the Explorer™ and her friend, Boots. ALA Graphics also offered a Dora poster and bookmark for sale. Libraries shared wonderful plans for their Dia events. Most plans included children and their families, books and music.
Día, held annually on April 30, celebrates books, language and culture, and allows libraries the opportunity to demonstrate their value within the community as vibrant, cultural, and family-friendly institutions.
Access information about 2008 events by using the drop-down options below our interactive map showing this year's events.
Día 2007
 With more than 450 libraries in over 40 states participating and offering exciting events and activities from author and illustrator visits to storytelling under the stars, from kite making to papel picado paper crafting, the 2007 El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Día) celebration was a great success. Día, held annually on April 30, celebrates books, language, and culture, and allows libraries the opportunity to demonstrate their value within the community as vibrant, cultural, and family-friendly institutions.
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), national home of Día, and Target, official national sponsor of Día 2007, gave away 60,000 complimentary Día brochures, featuring recommended children’s books and tips for parents on reading to/with their children, and 60,000 bookmarks to more than 450 libraries that registered their Día event information online by April 16th. Even the U.S. Senate got into the act! |
In addition, ALSC and Target provided mini-grants of $5,000 plus a suite of Día-themed promotional materials to eight model public library systems, including El Paso (Texas) Public Library, Hennepin County (Minn.) Library, Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.), Queens (N.Y.) Public Library, Riverside County (Calif.) Library System, Broward County (Fla.) Library System, Providence (R.I.) Public Library, and Phoenix (Az.) Public Library. These "Super Sites" put grant funds towards purchasing culturally-relevant books for permanent collections or giveaways and/or to fund Día programs. Each Super Site also received a large display banner, bookplates, and bilingual Día brochures and bookmarks.
Día 2006: Día's Tenth Anniversary!
ALSC President Ellen Fader, Día Founder Pat Mora, and
REFORMA Operational Coordinator for Día, Oralia Garza de Cortes
More photos from the Día tenth anniversary celebration in San Antonio (January 2006)
Libraries throughout the county participated in El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) 2006.
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