Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros Join us on Saturday, April 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library Branch (18601 Soledad Canyon Road) for this awesome cultural celebration! Also known as Day of the Children/Day of the Books, Día de los Niños honors children, promotes literacy and celebrates the joy of reading through culture, creativity and community connection. This beloved annual event welcomes families from across Santa Clarita to come together and experience a morning centered around learning and imagination. This year’s theme, “Unearth Your History,” invites attendees to explore the past through hands-on activities, cultural performances and interactive experiences designed for all ages. Families will enjoy a variety of crafts that encourage creativity and discovery, including making paper cacti, designing paper dresses and building dinosaur-themed popsicle stick creations. Live entertainment will bring energy and tradition to the celebration, featuring a performance by Ballet Folklórico dancers. Guests can also enjoy festive face painting fun from Painted Monkeys, a Santa Clarita-based entertainment group, during the event. Día de los Niños continues to highlight the Library’s commitment to early literacy and lifelong learning by creating meaningful opportunities for families to engage with books, culture and each other. The event blends education with entertainment, reinforcing the importance of reading while celebrating the diverse traditions that shape the community.

It is 1988. On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a music shop that stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. Like a beacon, the shop attracts the lonely, the sleepless, and the adrift; Frank, the shop’s owner, has a way of connecting his customers with just the piece of music they need. Then, one day, into his shop comes a beautiful young woman, Ilse Brauchmann, who asks Frank to teach her about music. Terrified of real closeness…

The Santa Clarita Public Library encourages families to read 1,000 books with their children before they enter kindergarten in order to increase school success and help develop a lifelong love of learning. This challenge is promoted by schools and libraries across the nation.