The Greensboro Public Library celebrates El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) from 1-4:30 pm, Saturday, April 29 at Central Library, 219 N. Church St. Presented as a street festival, the event includes story times, music, dancing, art activities, Mexican food, Salvadoran food and more. The section of Church Street between Central Library and the Children’s Museum will be closed to traffic during the festivities.

There will be a bilingual, musical storytime presented by the Greensboro Public Library’s Youth Services Librarians. Performers include popular favorites from previous years like Fredd Reyes, Ballet Folklórico, Los Viejitos, and Flamenco from Spain. There will also be performances by students from Guilford and Jones Elementary schools. Joining the event for the first time this year will be the Banda Juvenil Descendencia Oaxaqueña, a youth orchestra that performs music from the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Tacos California and Taquería La Joya food trucks will be on site, as well as an ice-cream truck.

Founded by children’s author Pat Mora, Día is an enhancement of an international holiday, Children’s Day, which began in 1925. In 1996, Mora proposed linking the celebration of childhood with literacy and founded El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros. After 25 years, Dia has become a national library program that fosters literacy for all children from all backgrounds.

For questions about El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros, please email Beth Bowles.