▁individuals ▁who ▁are ▁per sec uted ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁writ ings ▁that ▁they ▁produce , ▁circul ate ▁or ▁read ." ▁El ▁D ía ▁de ▁los ▁Ni ños ▁is ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁children , ▁families ▁and ▁reading ▁that ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁This ▁celebr ation ▁“ emph as izes ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁advoc ating ▁liter acy ▁for ▁children ▁of ▁all ▁lingu istic ▁and ▁cultural ▁background s .” ▁" Every ▁Child ▁Re ady ▁to ▁Read ▁@ ▁Your ▁Library " ▁is ▁a ▁joint ▁project ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Library ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Library ▁Service ▁to ▁Children ▁Program s , ▁which ▁helps ▁provide ▁parents ▁with ▁tools ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁in , ▁“ the ir ▁critical ▁role ▁as ▁their ▁child ’ s ▁first ▁teacher ." ▁ ▁Summer ▁reading ▁programs ▁meet ▁in ▁many ▁public ▁libraries ▁to ▁support ▁education ▁and ▁liter acy ▁while ▁children ▁are ▁on ▁summer ▁breaks ▁from ▁school . ▁ ▁Ben ef its ▁of ▁a ▁Summer ▁Reading ▁Program ▁include ▁“ enc ou rag ement ▁that ▁reading ▁become [ s ] ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁habit ”, ▁“ [ infl uen cing ] ▁rel uct ant ▁readers ▁[ to ] ▁be ▁drawn ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁[ library ' s ] ▁activities ”, ▁“ [ help ing ] ▁children ▁keep ▁their ▁[ ac ade mic ] ▁skills ▁up ▁[ d uring ▁the ▁summer ▁break ] ”, ▁and ▁“ [ gener ating ] ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁library ▁and ▁books .” ▁ ▁Summer ▁Reading ▁Program s ▁generate ▁important ▁parent ▁and ▁child ▁invol vement ▁with ▁libraries