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A Poem for Earth Day

Annually during Díapalooza, we remember that we all need to be good stewards of the beauty on our planet: www.earthday.org.

Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge
            
             if the earth’s old bones smile
I hear them
in the hush of this greenless forest
shining up to the gray clump of salt cedar
          to black swords of mesquite
          to the grace of grasses, yellow, rust

             if the earth’s old bones smile
I hear them shining
to strange chirps and chatters
to stran...

Children’s Day, Book Day Super States: Texas and California

In 1997, the first annual Día celebrations were held in cities including El Paso and Austin. Texas has continued to support Día with celebrations in many places, and California is not far behind! Here’s what’s happening in 2018:

El Paso
This year mark’s El Paso Public Library’s 22nd Día celebration! Held on Saturday, April 28 in Washington Park from 10-4, the festivities routinely draw 20-30,000 attendees, giving away up to 30,000 books to children who might not otherwise have a book of their...

Celebrate Día in the Classroom

Teachers are important advocates for Children’s Day, Book Day. The American Federation of Teacher’s Share My Lesson website is a destination for educators who dedicate their time and professional expertise to provide the best education for students everywhere. visit their Día page to find lesson plans.

Share My Lesson is up for a #Webby award in Education. Vote for them by Thursday, April 19!

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Two Día Dynamos with Ideas and Energy

Meryle Leonard with her son Jay.

Día Dynamo Meryle Leonard, Outreach Manager at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (NC) partners with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Raising a Reader and families in their Learning Together program to celebrate Children’s Day, Book Day in 2018 with “Día on Tour.” Children and families are invited to visit all branches and experience programs from Brazil, Jamaica, India, China, Germany and Zimbabwe. Children who visit two branches and collect two different color ticke...

Two Día Dynamos With Ideas and Energy

Día Dynamo Meryle Leonard, Outreach Manager at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (NC) partners with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Raising a Reader and families in their Learning Together program to celebrate Children’s Day, Book Day in 2018 with “Día on Tour.” Children and families are invited to visit all branches and experience programs from Brazil, Jamaica, India, China, Germany and Zimbabwe. Children who visit two branches and collect two different color tickets can get special access at the...

Children’s Day, Book Day at the Library and in the Park

April Children’s Day, Book Day celebrations can be found in many different places–here are two examples happening this month:

Community Organizations
ELLAchattanooga is a community arts organization in East Lake, Chattanooga, TN who has an annual Book Fiesta. This year’s event will be on Saturday, April 14 from 1-4. Inspired by Pat’s Book Fiesta, they set out to bring her book to life in East Lake Park, inviting the whole neighborhood out to read, play and create in English & Spanish! Enjoy t...

April Is the Perfect Month To Have a Book Fiesta!

Parents: plan a gathering for family and friends. You can select a book for the party theme, plan some games and activities, and prepare a feast–but don’t forget to #ShareBookjoy at the party!

Teachers: Decorate school hallways and classroom doors with multicultural book covers, share poetry with The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations and pair readers of different age levels for read-alouds.

Librarians: Launch your Summer Reading Program with books that honor America’s many cultures and...

Hats Off to Librarians in April!

Librarians are important Children’s Day, Book Day (Día) advocates and April give us a chance to celebrate them all month long.

April is School Library Month, the American Association of School Librarians’ celebration of school librarians and their programs. The 2018 theme is Making Connections at Your School Library.

April 8-14 is National Library Week. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the celebration with the theme Libraries Lead.

April 10 is National Library Workers Day, a day for l...

Celebrate National Poetry Month Online and On the Street

April is National Poetry Month, sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. It’s a great month to share poetry and to #ShareBookjoy!

The Best American Poetry 2017 blog shared Pat’s poem Metamórfosis as part of a partnership between the blog and Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies (ILS).

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At No Water River: The Children’s Poetry Place, poet Renee LaTulippe is posting a poem/prompt daily from a different...

At First Book, Now is the Perfect Time to Celebrate Children’s Day, Book Day

First Book continues to be an active Día partner, supporting and promoting Children’s Day, Book Day by working within their own network and partnering with other organizations. They administer the Estela and Raúl Mora Award annually and their website provides many great resources to help you #ShareBookjoy:

Check out the Celebrate Día category on the First Book Marketplace to find excellent books perfect for fostering bookjoy with kids of all ages and backgrounds. Short on time? Download the...