The Official El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book)

04/30/2026

Happy Día! Celebrate with a good book!

The 2026 Día booklists - in English & Spanish! - provide engaging stories representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds to share with children from birth through 8th grade.

02/19/2026

The 2026 Dia Booklists are here. Download them now in English and Spanish! https://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/Dia-2026

12/22/2025

Stay tuned! The 2026 Día reading lists, highlighting great stories from diverse cultures, will be available in February.

In the meantime, share your upcoming Día events in the National Día Program Registry.

Scroll down to the form About the Program Registry ALSC invites program coordinators to share information about public programs that your library or community organization is hosting throughout the year to celebrate Día. Programs submitted via the form below will be added to our national map. If yo...

11/14/2025

ICYMI: The Día registry is open! Send your diversity programming our way!

ALSC invites libraries, schools, and other organizations to add their upcoming Día programs to the 2026 National Día Program Registry!

03/28/2025

Don't miss the 2025 Día Reading Lists, compiled by ALSC's Quicklists Consulting committee.

Four lists and more than 80 titles depicting a diversity of cultures and backgrounds!

The 2025 Día booklists - in English & Spanish! - provide engaging stories representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds to share with children from birth through 8th grade.

11/25/2024

Are you hosting an upcoming Dia program in 2024-25? Complete the program registry form and make sure your event is counted in the Dia national database and map. https://bit.ly/3ZlvJR3

04/30/2024

Happy Children's Day/Book Day! Share these free book lists with kids and families in your library and community to enjoy and celebrate stories representing diverse cultures and backgrounds all year long!

03/27/2024

Have you added your Dia programs to the National Program Registry yet?

Check out the map to see who else is celebrating Dia this spring!

Check the map for Día celebrations near you! Zoom out (using the minus " - " sign on the bottom, left of the map) to view the full US map if necessary. Then, click pinpoint icons on the map to learn more about each program. Search and sort Día programs in the 2024 registry!

03/05/2024

Looking for ideas on how to celebrate Día? Check out the Día national registry table to see what other libraries and organizations around the country are doing this year.

Search Día programs by state, languages featured, and more! Tip: Scroll towards the right on the table to view more columns. Día Registry Map

02/02/2024

Looking for engaging stories that represent a diversity of cultures and backgrounds to share with children from birth through 8th grade? Visit https://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/Dia-2024 for free, downloadable booklists - in English & Spanish! - to celebrate Día and spread every day!

The 2024 Día booklists - in English & Spanish! - provide engaging stories representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds to share with children from birth through 8th grade. Many thanks to ALSC's Quicklists Consulting committee for compiling these wonderful titles! Booklis...