April 30 is El día de los niños / El día de los libros (Children's Day / Book Day), a "celebration of children, families, and reading...that emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds." This year marks the twenty-ninth anniversary of Día — read about its history here and find resources for 2025, including events happening near you, here. Longtime Horn Book contributor Sujei Lugo is hosting three events at the Connolly Branch of the Boston Public Library this week: with Friend of the Horn Book Raúl the Third, Rosa Colón Guerra (today!), and Karina Nicole González. 

More for Día:

• Click the tag Dia de los niños for interviews, links, events, and inspiration from previous celebrations

• Upcoming May/June 2025 Horn Book Magazine cover by Edel Rodriguez  

• Children’s Literature Legacy Award ­Acceptance by Pam Muñoz Ryan  

• Generational Ties in Children’s Book Translation by Emma Otheguy

• Finding Hope in the Abyss — The Zena Sutherland Lecture by Meg Medina

• Memory, Storytime, and Yaya by Emma Shacochis

• “With a Salute to All Children’s Librarians” by Sujei Lugo

• Lots of articles, interviews, artwork, "HBTV," and more in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Pura Belpré Award (in 2021) and Latinx literature for young people: May/June 2021 special issue of the Horn Book Magazine; and check out Pura Belpré Way street co-naming!

• Read Pat Mora's 2019 Talks with Roger interview
• Books, links, and interviews for National Hispanic Heritage Latinx Heritage Month

How are you recognizing and supporting the needs of your bilingual library patrons? How do you celebrate Día? Follow REFORMA for more.