To embody the spirit of Día and help foster a culture of literacy throughout the year at the Village Branch library. How am I doing this? Well, one way involves our Bilingual Family Storytime program. I am tweaking the format of this program a bit so that it is a monthly family literacy event, drawing on themes relevant to the Latino community. Our first program is Wednesday, January 11 at 6 PM on the theme of "Arroz con Leche" - ¡que sabroso!
Following the program, parents and children will have the opportunity to interact together at three discovery centers designed to reinforce further skill development in fun ways. One station will be a tasting of real arroz con leche - a table top poster will prompt parents to ask their children specific questions as they try the tasty treat. The other two are activities from the "Para los Niños" program out of the Houston Children's Museum. And the cinnamon on top? Every family who comes will get to take home their very own copy of Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America by Lulu Delacre, courtesy of the Friends of the Lexington Public Library and Scholastic Literacy Partners.
I am so very excited for this tasty program and hope to see many families in attendance. ¡Nos vemos en la biblioteca!
5 comments:
Sounds wonderful!
Thank you Samantha! The niños loved your book!
Oh, Katie, thank you for sharing that. That is lovely to hear.
Ok, so this is a bit late, but this was a fantastic program. If anyone is thinking of trying a program like this, I'd highly recommend it. The kids got to make their own arroz con leche (which luckily no one ate as it was all salt all the time) & the books were fantastic. And as a non-bilingual librarian/parent, I can attest that The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred is a great choice for any storytime. Well done, Katie!
Thanks so much KC! It was a joy to have you guys in our group. And thanks to your little one for sharing her stove!
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