International culture and childhood literacy will be celebrated next weekend at the Santa Clarita Public Library during the Día De Los Niños/Día De Los Libros event at the Jo Anne Darcy Library branch.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, located at 18601 Soledad Canyon Road.

Free music, crafts, face painting and books will allow children to experience culture and practice their reading skills.

This free event will begin with a performance by Fil-AM of SCV Children’s Dance Troupe at 11 a.m., followed by Martin Espino’s Ancient Homelands Music at noon. The event concludes with Michael D. McCarty’s telling of International Folktales at 1 p.m.
Funding for this event was provided by the City of Santa Clarita Cultural Landscape funds and the Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library.

Ed. Note: This is a news release provided by the Santa Clarita Public Library.