Marin County Libraries Celebrate Día, Primaveras This Month

SAN RAFAEL, CA — The Marin County Free Library has a full slate of activities, performances and readings planned this month to celebrate Día de los niños/Día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) and Primaveras.

Día is an annual celebration of children, families and books and runs through April, and Primaveras is a new event honoring diverse Spanish-speaking communities. Library officials said Primaveras represents the symbolism of life, flourishing and community resilience. All events are free to attend and bilingual.

Here is the calendar for April:

Día events

• Storytime with Little Red Readinghood
  • Point Reyes Library - Monday, April 17, 10:30 a.m.
  • Bolinas Library - Wednesday, April 19, 11 a.m.
• Learning Bus Día celebrations with activities, performances, play and books:
  • Tomales - Friday, April 21, 12:30-2:15 p.m. at Tomales Elementary
  • Bolinas - Saturday, April 22, 2-4 p.m. at Mesa Park
  • Point Reyes - Saturday, April 29, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Papermill Creek Children's Corner

Primaveras events

Soccer with the Dominican University Women’s Team

• When: Thursday, April 13
• Time: 10 a.m.
• Where: Hamilton soccer field, 5530 Nave Drive
• We jumpstart our Primaveras celebration with healthy competition and community building playing soccer with the Penguins, aka the Dominican University women’s soccer team. Parents and friends are also encouraged to bring water and healthy snacks. Students will need to sign up for the event.

Opening ceremony for Colección Liberación

• When: Friday April 14
• Time: 3-5 p.m.
• Where: South Novato Library, 931 C Street
• Opening ceremony for our Colección Liberación (Collection Liberation) and Spanish language collections at South Novato Library. Join us in honoring leaders in our communities for their efforts in providing services for Spanish speaking and Latinx descent communities. Irene Magaña will share a few words about her work and experience working in Marin County.

Primaveras Celebration

• When: Saturday April 15
• Time: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Where: Novato Library (outdoor grass area), 1720 Novato Boulevard
• Celebration concluding Primaveras. Activities include story times, Capoeira show and demonstration by Capoeira Abada Marin, and music by Chulita Vinyl Club. Community organizations will provide visitors with information about their services. The library will have giveaways and door prizes from local businesses (until supplies last) for Loteria de la Biblioteca and Trivia De Las 100 Preguntas Para La Ciudadania.