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Daylight Savings Time March 10 L E T T H E R E B E L I G H T ! Spring forward on March 10 — yes, you lose an hour of sleep, but think of those lovely, longer days in the months ahead... Library Power! National School Librarian Day is April 4, right at the start of School Library Month. School librarians enrich students' lives in innumerable ways. Some activities to consider to honor them and your school library: • Have students pick their favorite book for a book display. • Hold a poster contest where students promote their favorite book or books. • Challenge students to write a graphic novel about the school library and all it offers. • Host an after-school book swap for students and faculty. An Enduring Legacy T H E R E A R E M U L T I P L E W A Y S to mark Cesar Chavez Day, March 31, and Dolores Huerta Day, April 10. One is to be of service, as these labor and civil rights icons have stressed throughout their lives. Another is to teach students about their enduring impact on the labor and civil and human rights movements. Lesson plans are available at the California Department of Education (Chavez Model Curriculum, grades K–12), PBS Learning Media (Chavez, grades 3–8, and farm workers' organizing, grades 6–12) and the Dolores Huerta Foundation (grades K–8). Yet another way to honor both: Have your students enter CTA's César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta Education Awards Program, which recognizes educators and their students who demonstrate an understanding of the vision and guiding principles embraced by Chávez and Huerta through visual and written work. Award amount is up to $550 for both student and educator. Deadline: March 1, 2024. Details at cta.org/awards. Chavez (center) on march to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members, 1975. Credit: John Malmin, Los Angeles Times Huerta at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2019. Credit: Jay Godwin. 12 cta.org In the Know N E W S & N O T E S