Summer Reading starting soon


Public library Summer Reading Programs are starting soon--many offer ways to participate online! 


Illustration (which would make a great poster) is for www.lapl.org Los Angeles Libros Festival, a shorter reading program with emphases on materials in Spanish and Latinx culture in September.  Prizes were provided by La Libreria, Los Angeles bookstore specializing in books for children in Spanish, bilingual or about Hispanic culture.  

https://www.la-libreria.net  

https://www.facebook.com/la.libreria.en.L.A. 

http://remezcla.com/lists/culture/latin-run-bookstores-los angeles   

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