April is a special month for book lovers, as it’s when we celebrate School Library Month and International World Book and Copyright Day on Saturday, April 23. 

Nido’s Media Center will be offering different activities starting next week to help our community commemorate the essential role that school libraries and books play in transforming learning. 

“It’s a very special moment because the whole community is invited to celebrate and share the passion for knowledge, literature, and the joy of reading!” says Chloé Vicente, Nido’s Media Center Director. “It is also an opportunity to be thankful for all the knowledge that our Media Center preserves. From read-alouds to literacy and research classes, our Media Center offers a wealth of services. This celebration clearly expresses the vital role our School library plays in transforming learning!”

Among the activities the Media Center will host are a book fair from April 28th through May 4th; two Meet the Author events with Kazu Kibuishi, author of Amulet, and Carolina Zagal, a Nido alum and author of Sin Zoom. Animales Marinos. 

For the full schedule of events, please see below.

Book Fair:

• April 28 through May 4 (Mindbuilder)

• Themes: International Book Day, Plurilingualism, Ecosystems, Sea Protections, Mental Health.

Exhibitions and Book Displays:

• Starting April 18, new books display for all divisions on both floors of the Library.

  • Among the 200 new books:

    • New Graphic Novels for adults and young adults

    • New youth fiction series for ES students

    • New picture books for first readers

Middle School Lengua y Literatura: Exposición “La Literatura y Yo”

Meet the Author: Kazu Kibuishi, author of Amulet

• April 28 at 12:15 pm (to be confirmed)

• For 4th to 7th graders

• Online: https://www.boltcityproductions.com/

Kazu Kibuishi is the writer and artist of the New York Times Bestselling AMULET graphic novel series, published by Scholastic Graphix. The eighth book in the series, Amulet 8: Supernova, was released in Fall 2018. Kibuishi is also the editor/art director/cover artist of the Harry Potter 15th Anniversary Edition paperbacks from Scholastic. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kazu moved to the U.S. with his mother and brother when he was a child. He graduated from Film Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2000, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He currently works as a full-time graphic novelist. Kazu lives near Seattle, Washington, with his wife and two children.

Meet the Author Event: Carolina Zagal, author of Sin Zoom

April 29 (Time to be announced)

Carolina is Marine Biologist, professor, founder of Oceanósfera, and Nido alum, Dr. Carolina Zagal (95’)!

Dr. Zagal studied at Nido from kindergarten to 12th grade, graduated in 1995, and studied marine biology at Universidad Austral de Chile, in Valdivia. She fell in love with the ocean after carrying out a “Great Brain” presentation on the diversity of fish in 5th grade. After graduating from university, she enrolled in a marine science course at Stanford University, supported by her environmental sciences teacher, Peter Barnett, and her family, especially her mother, a former Nido teacher. https://en.oceanosfera.cl/