Día de los Niños Día de los Libros Donie Gignac Valencia Branch Library Patricia Montiel Overall University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
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Día de los Niños Día de los Libros
Donie GignacValencia Branch LibraryPatricia Montiel Overall
University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona
History of El Día de los Niños/El Día de
los Libros In 1996, Pat Mora met with REFORMA Tucson Chapter.
First Día programs held in El Paso, Santa Fe and Tucson in April 1997.
1997-Tucson Program - Public librarians visited 3 elementary schools whose librarians were REFORMA members to promote the first Día.
REFORMA purchased bookmarks to distribute to all students at the 3 elementary schools and attendees at the public library program to come.
1st Tucson Public Library Día program Held at the South Tucson Branch Library
in collaboration with City of South Tucson Police and Fire Departments and Pima County Parks and Rec.
Library Staff performed a puppet show.
Police and Fire Departments broughtfire trucks and police cars.
Parks and Rec. provided face painting.
PCPL Día Programs
Started small - one location for several years.- Rotated at one branch for 3 yrs.- Main Library for 3 yrs .
Has grown to 21 branches in 2008.
Anticipated to expand to all branches soon.
Funding provided by Friends of PCPL.- $3,600.00 allotted for 2008
REFORMA/Tucson Chapter - incentives
Publicity Flyers/Bookmarks
Press Release
Website
Bear Essentials Newspaper
Local NewspaperArizona Daily Star
Downtown Alliance Newsletter
Local Authors
Susan LowellThe Three Little Javelinas
Jennifer J. StewartClose Encounters of a
Third World Kind
Local Presenters
MegaScience Meg
James ReidJuggler Extraordinaire
Gwen RayHanuman Puppet Theatre
Library Staff Presentations
Special Día Storytimes
Puppet Shows
Teddy Bear Picnic
Storytelling
Multicultural Program
Cultural Competence Frameworkfrom Montiel-Overall, P. (2008)
Collaborations
REFORMA/Tucson Chapter
Friends of PCPL
Phoenix Theatre Academy/ OneBook Arizona for Kids
Downtown Alliance
MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS
Partnerships Schools High School/College Service Clubs Parks and Recreation Police/Sheriff/Fire Departments Literacy Organizations Book Stores/Vendors/Local Publishers REFORMA chapters YMCA - Healthy Kids Day, April 12th
Local Businesses – food, give-aways Official Sponsors – Target, etc.
Día Inspired Programs
Story Town – Collaborative programwith MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS
Nuestras Raíces
Multicultural Programs
Harry Potter Parties
STORY TOWNSTORY TOWN
Mayor Ramona Grijalva
Nuestras RaícesNuestras Raíces
Harry Potter Parties
Entertainment
Batucaxé
Capoeira
Multicultural Programming
Cultural competence demonstrated in these programs:
A proposed continuum from Montiel-Overall, P. (2008).
Día WebsitesDía Websites
www.patmora.com
http://www.reforma.org/Dia.htm
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alsc.cfmclick on Día de los Niños
References:
Montiel-Overall, P. (2008). “Cultural Competence in Collaborative Teaching Between Teachers and Librarians”
presented at the Annual Conference of the International Association of School
Librarianship, Taipai, Taiwan, July 20, 2007.
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