Celebrate Día in the District
Celebrate Día in the District
¿Que es “El Día” a DC Public Library?
El 30 de Abril es “El día de los niños/El día de los libros,” conocido como el “Día.” El “Día” refleja el compromiso de las bibliotecas para incluir y celebrar una amplia gama de culturas durante todo el año. Nuestros programas son gratuitos y todos son bienvenidos.
El Día de los Niños, El Día de los Libros (commonly known as Día) is a nationally recognized celebration of children, families and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of connecting children and their families from all backgrounds through diverse books, languages and cultures. The DC Public Library has sponsored a week-long celebration of events for Día every year since April 2009. Visit dia.ala.org for more information.
Schedule of Events
Look for scheduled events on the DC Public Library online calendar.
Multicultural Reading
Celebrate and explore different cultures with books that span our diverse world.Babies through Grade 2
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| Global Babies by Keren Su |
¡Muu, Moo!: Rimas de Animales/Animal Nursery Rhymes by Alama Flor Ada |
Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children’s Book Day by Pat Mora |
Mirror by Jeannie Baker |
Fire! ¡Fuego! Brave Bomberos by Susan Middleton Elya |
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| The Quiet Place by Sarah Stewart |
by Mark Greenwood
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The Storyteller’s Candle/La Velita de los Cuentos by Lucia Gonzalez |
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh |
Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson |
Grades 3-7
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| The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood in China by Ed Young and Libby Koponen |
Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani |
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis |
My Name Is Parvana by Deborah Ellis |
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson |
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| Emeril’s There’s a Chef In My World: Recipes That Take You Places by Emeril Lagasse |
Chickadee by Louise Erdrich |
Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin |
In Darkness by Nick Lake |
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez |
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