History of the event:

Día del niño is a holiday commonly celebrated in Mexico on April 30th. Acclaimed children’s author, Pat Mora fell in love with this idea in the mid nineties, and decided to link this holiday with literacy and promoted its celebration in the U.S. It is intended to note the importance of children and literacy in society and is aligned with the global holiday Children’s Day.

The Event: Join us for DIA (Diversity in Action) a free fun-filled festival celebrating children and culture through books.

Princes, princesses, fairy godmothers, the big bad wolf, and all of your favorite fairy tale characters await you at DIA! Experience the tale red of Riding Hood in 4 different languages-English, Spanish, French and German there will also be crafts, music and free books and door prizes!

April 30th from 1-3 at the Cayce-West Columbia Library. 1500 Augusta Road, West Columbia, SC 29169, (803) 794-6791. For more information on the event contact leerfamilyoutreach@gmail.com or visitwww.leerfamilyoutreach.org

Presented by  Columbia College Division of Languages and Literatures in collaboration with the Cayce-West Columbia Library, L.E.E.R. Family Outreach, Palmetto Luna and Maria Palito.