Oralia Garza de Cortés is a literacy consultant, writer, and  Latino children’s literacy advocate. Her career spans over thirty years, has also worked as a children’s librarian for the San Antonio, Austin, and Houston public library systems, and served as the national president of REFORMA.

“Garza de Cortés is also the author of numerous publications on children’s services.  She has advocated for El Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros, an annual national literacy event.She is author of Developing a Culture of Literacy through El día de los niños /El día de los libros.” Read more here.