Día Celebrations 2013!
Saturday, April 27 – 1:00-4:00pm – Springfield Public Library
Sunday, April 28 – 2:30-5:00pm –
Eugene Public Library
Join in the fun at Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros (Day of Children / Day of Books), an international holiday celebrating “many children, many cultures, many books!” This weekend festival at Eugene and Springfield Public Libraries includes storytelling, live music and dance, creative activities, plus free books for kids to take home. Admission is free.
Come to Springfield Public Library on Saturday, April 27, between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m., for free events including a welcome by Springfield Mayor Christine Lundberg, bilingual storytelling by Carmen “T” Bernier-Grand, an award-winning children’s book author, storyteller, and educator; music and dance by Taller de Son Jarocho Eugene; folklórico dance by Alma de México; and Bhangra Dance with Sat Pavan Kaur Khalsa. Springfield Public Library is located at 225 5th Street, inside City Hall; for more information, call 541-726-3766.
El Día de los Niños/ El Día de los Libros =
Children’s Day/ Book Day
Día is a celebration every day
of children, families and reading, that culminates yearly with celebrations
held across the country on or near April 30th. The celebration emphasizes the importance
of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
As celebrated by libraries and
librarians, Día is an enhancement of Children’s Day, a celebration which
took hold in 1925 following the World Conference for the Well-being of Children
in Geneva, Switzerland as a day to bring attention to the importance and
well-being of children. Each country selected its own day for the
celebration with Mexico and many other Latin American countries choosing
April 30.
Springfield Public Library was a recipient of the 2011 Estela
& Raúl Mora Award for excellence in Día programming. Read all about here or aquí en
español
Springfield Public Library’s Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros Celebration 2012
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Piel Canela entertained the kids |
Origami Craft Table |
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Alejibres Mythical Creature Workshop |
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Thank you! ¡Gracias! Thank you! ¡Gracias!
Thank you! ¡Gracias! Thank you! ¡Gracias !
We had a fabulous Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros celebration at Springfield Public Library. We would like to thank all the volunteers, agencies, and presenters who helped make our celebration so wonderful!
Tuvimos una celebración fabulosa para el Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros en La Biblioteca Pública de Springfield. Nos gustaría agradecer a todos los voluntarios, agencias y presentadores que ayudaron a hacer nuestra celebración tan maravillosa.
Día planning committee / Comit é de planificación:
Beatriz Martinez and Silvia Cejas from Brattain House/Springfield Public School, Jeanne Campos from Community Health Centers of Lane County, and Hope Crandall.
Agencies & Organizations who participated /
Agencias y organizaciones que participaron:
Justin Sandoval and Food for Lane County, Maria Olono and Migrant Education Program, Beto Montes and Soy Sano, Alma Ramirez from LCC MEChA, Ale & Isneida from Juventud Faceta, Brynne, Gwen, Rosario and Día from the Springfield Public Library Teen Advisory Board, Erica’s Market, Skipping Stones Magazine, and Willamalane.
Community volunteers / Voluntarios de la comunidad:
Lottie Duey, Beatriz Pulgarin Vasquez, Faviola Arceo Garcia,
Haley Strongchild.
Community teen volunteers / Jóvenes voluntarios de la comunidad: Anihi, Christie, David, Erika, Estela, Jeanette, Laura, Miranda, Reyes.
Performers & presenters / Presentadores
Amy Costales, children’s bilingual author
Audrey Lucero, from the College of Education at the University of Oregon
El Mariachi del Sol from Springfield High School
Jessica Zapata from Eugene Arte Latino
Monica Olvera and Alma de México Ballet Folklórico Infantil
Piel Canela
Thank you! ¡Gracias! Thank you! ¡Gracias!
Thank you! ¡Gracias! Thank you! ¡Gracias !
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Young Reader with her very own book |
Fabulous Dìa volunteer Hope leads a craft |
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Fantastic Volunteers Beatriz & Jeanne |
American Library Association Día page
