From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 12:20:09 -0500

Here is a press release of interest concerning an award for an exemplary Latino celebration:


Estela and Raul Mora Award to honor Dia de los libros/Dia de los ninos REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library Service to the Spanish-speaking and Latinos, is pleased to announce the establishment of the Estela and Raul Mora Award...

Donated by poet Pat Mora and her siblings in honor of their parents, the award has been established to promote celebrations of Dia de los libros/Dia de los ninos (Children's Day/Book Day). The award consists of $500 cash and a plaque that is donated by the Mora grandchildren.

It will be awarded annually to a school, library or REFORMA chapter that sponsors an exemplary celebration for Dia de los libros /el Dia de los ninos.

Dia de los libros/el Dia de los ninos was established in 1997 by the National Association for Bilingual Education to promote literacy, reading and books for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Deadline for applications for programs which took place during 1999 or the first part of 2000 year is May 31, 2000. Winners will be notified by July 10, 2000.

For guidelines and how to apply, see the REFORMA Web site at www.reforma.org/mora.html. For more information, contact Pamela Martin-Diaz. Telephone: 219B155. Fax: 219E671. E-mail: pmartin at acpl.lib.in.us.

REFORMA is an affiliate of the American Library Association.


Ginny Moore Kruse (gmkruse at ccbc.education.wisc.edu)
Received on Mon 03 Apr 2000 12:20:09 PM CDT