Nuestra Comunidad: Program brings love of reading to children

If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain, as the popular saying goes. This same concept comes alive most weekends in the form of books that make their way from libraries and bookshelves into the hands of small children in an unexpected place — the mall.

Fiesta de Libros takes place the second and fourth Saturday from February until October in a small space adjacent to the children’s play area in Plaza Fiesta, one of the most popular spots in the local Latino community.

The program was created four years ago by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, with the mission of promoting literature and providing free books in English and Spanish to Hispanic youth under 17.

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