Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15 every year. The website says, "The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society." Spanish is the official language for 20 countries around the world and for Puerto Rico, which is part of the United States.

A screenshot from the National Hispanic American Heritage Month website at hispanicheritage.gov

Library Resources

Timeline
Take a look at the timeline of notable Hispanics created by one of our librarians in 2017.

Learning Spanish
Mango Languages (which has an app) has a Spanish language course.

Spanish Databases
We have a number of databases in Spanish. Some of them include:
FuenteAcademic
ReferenciaLatina
Brittanica Encylopedia Moderna
Clase Periodica
InformeAcademia
MedicaLatina

Travel
Get detailed profiles of Spanish-speaking countries with our Global Road Warrior database.

Books in Spanish
We have over 77,000 items in Spanish in the library catalog.

Hispanic American History
We have over 500 items that discuss Hispanic Americans in the United States. Check out the library catalog to find these.
We also have biographies of notable Hispanic entertainers, including Celia Cruz, Rita Moreno, and more.