Estela and Raul Mora Award 2013
REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking, invites applications for the 2013 Mora Award. The Award is presented annually to the most exemplary celebration of El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), or El día de los jovenes/ El día de los libros (Youth Day/Book Day), also known as Día. Annual, culminating celebrations are held across the country on or near April 30. Libraries, schools, educational institutions, and other youth-serving organizations that plan and implement Día programs in 2013 are eligible to submit an application by August 15, 2013.
The Estela and Raúl Mora Award was established by author and poet Pat Mora and her siblings in honor of their parents and to promote El día de los niños/El día de los libros. The Mora Award consists of a $1,000 stipend and a plaque to be displayed in a public area by the winning institution(s).
REFORMA is Día’s founding partner and its members serve as judges for the Award. Pat Mora and REFORMA believe Día is a daily commitment to link all children to books, languages, and cultures. Annual, culminating celebrations are held across the country on or near April 30. Día is now housed at the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Click here to download the 2013 Mora Award application
Mora Award recipients
2012
Lynden Public Library
Press release
2011
Santa Ana Public Library
Springfield Public Library
Press release
2010
Arthur F. Turner Community Library of Yolo County Library
Pima County Library
Santa Barbara Public Library System
Press Release
2009
San Francisco Public Library
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
2008
Riverside County Library System
Public Library of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County
2007 Broward County Library
2006 Kenton County Public Library
2005 REFORMA de Utah
2004 Providence Public Library
2003 Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
2002 Multnomah County Library
2001 El Paso Public Library
2000 Austin Public Library
Members of the 2013 Mora Award committee
Lupita Vega
Mora Award Committee Chair
Santa Ana Public Library
26 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
lupitavega2@hotmail.com
Heidi K. Becker
3350 West Tanforan Drive
Englewood, CO 80110
hbecker@denverlibrary.org
David Suarez
Greenville County Library System
25 Heritage Green Place
Greenville, SC 29601
DSuarez@GreenvilleLibrary.org
Lise Tewes
Erlanger Branch Library
401 Kenton Lands Road
Erlanger, KY 41018
lise.tewes@kentonlibrary.org
Emily Ziglinski
Springfield Public Library
225 5th Street
Springfield, Oregon 97477
eziglinski@springfield-or.gov
For additional information, please contact:
Lupita Vega
E-mail: lupitavega2@hotmail.com
