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APRIL 27�MAY 4, 2022
FROM THE SHELF
CHECKING OUT THE
WORLD OF BOOKS
Celebrate Dia with children and books on April 30
Erin McCusker
For Go! Magazine
O
ne of the greatest gifts
you can give your child is
a love of reading. On April 30,
in honor of Dia, celebrate with
your child by sharing the won-
der of the world through books,
stories and libraries.
Dia, also known as El dia de
los ninos/El dia de los libros
(Children’s Day/Book Day) is
a commitment to include and
celebrate a variety of cultures
every day, year-round, culminat-
ing annually on April 30. Dia is an
enhancement of Children’s Day,
which began in 1925. In 1996,
nationally acclaimed children’s
book author Pat Mora proposed
linking the celebration of child-
hood and children with literacy
to found Dia.
This year is the 25th anni-
versary of Dia. The celebration
emphasizes the importance of
advocating literacy for chil-
dren of all linguistic and cul-
tural backgrounds. Public and
school libraries celebrate Dia,
a national library program that
fosters literacy for all children
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from all backgrounds. Programs
such as Dia play a critical role
in helping meet the needs of an
increasingly diverse population,
while also fueling understanding
and acceptance.
Join in the national celebra-
tion of diverse children’s books
by sharing a book with your child
from your library. Below are sev-
eral books for a variety of ages;
check with your library to fi nd
these books and many more:
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Birth to pre-kindergarten:
“Nosotros Means Us: Un cuento
bilingue” by Paloma Valdivia.
Kindergarten to second
grade: “Jump at the Sun: The
True Life Tale of Unstoppable
Storycatcher Zora Neale Hur-
ston” by Alicia D. Williams.
Third through fi fth grades:
“Sugar and Spite” by Gail D. Vil-
lanueva.
Sixth through eighth grades:
“Ancestor Approved: Intertribal
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Stories for Kids,” edited by Cyn-
thia Leitich Smith.
The Milton-Freewater Public
Library, 8 SW Eighth Ave. #1501,
will hand out goody bags for
children. The bags will include
toys, candy and a couple of
crafts to do together at home.
The library will also have free
books to give away in celebra-
tion of Dia through the last week
in April.
For more information, fi nd your
library’s website at www.ucsld.org.
The Umatilla County Special Li-
brary District works in partnership
with our libraries to advance and
make available excellent library
services, programs and continu-
ing education opportunities for all.
———
Erin McCusker is the district
director of the Umatilla County
Special Library District. Reach
her at 541-276-6449 or
director@ucsld.org.
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