Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros

Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros

Children's Day / Book Day

Danza Azteca at the 2012 Día Celebration

Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros is a nationwide celebration of children, families and reading held annually on or around April 30th. Día brings families together and emphasizes the importance of literacy for every child regardless of linguistic or cultural background. The slogan for Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros is “Many children, many cultures, many books”.

This year all eight Yolo County Library branches will be celebrating Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros. Most programs will run 1 ½ to 2 hours long and each location will have STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math) activities, a special performance and more. Plus, FREE BOOKS for ALL CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE!

2017 Celebration Dates

Esparto Regional Library
17065 Yolo Avenue, Esparto
Saturday, April 8th
11:00 am
              Yolo Branch Library
37750 Sacramento Street, Yolo
Saturday, April 15th
1:30 pm
South Davis Montgomery Library
1441 Danbury Street, Davis
Tuesday, April 18th
5:00 pm
              Knights Landing Branch Library
4231 Third Street, Knights Landing
Tuesday, April 25th
4:30 pm
Clarksburg Branch Library
52915 netherlands Road, Clarksburg
Wednesday, April 26th
5:30 pm
              Winters Community Library
708 Railroad Avenue, Winters
Thursday, April 27th
6:00 pm
Mary L. Stephens - Davis Branch Library
315 East 14th Steet, Davis
Saturday, April 29th
10:00 am
              Arthur F. Turner Community Library
1212 Merkley Avenue, West Sacramento
Saturday, April 29th
2:00 pm

 

For more information about the history of Día de los Niños/ Día de los libros and how it has been celebrated at other libraries, check out award-winning children author Pat Mora's website or REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an American Library Association affiliate.

If your organization is interested in tabling at any of these locations - or participating in any other way - please contact Vaile Fujikawa at vaile.fujikawa@yolocounty.org.

 
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