Libraries Honor Children and Diversity

April 30 Is Children's Day

Libraries across the country host celebrations with family programs on April 30, Children's Day/Book Day (El día de los niños/El día de los libros).

Also known as Día, this national celebration brings together children, books, languages, and cultures. It is an annual celebration of the joys and wonders of childhood and the importance of literacy in the lives of families.

Día links children from all languages and cultures with books and promotes library collections and programs that reflect the country's changing populations.

Call your local library and visit the American Library Association's Web site for a brochure.

See also the following resources: 

• Kids! @ your library® Tool Kit Calendar of Promotional Opportunities
  
  
• Kids! @ your library® Tool Kit
  
  
• Celebremos: El día de los niños/El día de los libros 30 de abril
  

Día is sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association. ALSC is the world's largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of service to children in all types of libraries.