Services to Hispanic Populations

Resources for Providing Services to Hispanics

FOR LIBRARY PERSONNEL

Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Users
Hispanic Services Listserv
Mexican Library Association
Public Library Spanish Links
Public Libraries Using Spanish
Reforma, National Association
Spanish In Our Libraries
WebJunction

RESOURCES

Bi-Lingual Education
Foreign Language News and Newspapers - Spanish
INSPIRE: Consumer Health Information—Spanish
INSPIRE: Fuente Académica Premier (Spanish/Portuguese)
INSPIRE: Referencia Latina (Spanish)
Spanish Language Magazines for Children

Links to Spanish Language Book Distributors:

http://lectorum.com/
http://www.ileon.com/
http://www.sbdbooks.com/
http://www.continentalbook.com/

Links to ESL/EFL Publishers Catalogs:
Intercultural Press
McGraw-Hill
Oxford University Press
The University of Michigan Press
Pro Lingua Associates

Links to ESL Resources:

http://www.cal.org/
http://www.eflnet.com/
http://www.eslpartyland.com/
http://www.1-language.com/
http://www.teflgames.com/links.html

CULTURE

Hispanic Heritage:

Hispanic American Countries of Origin/Heritage Month

Puerto Rican Culture/History:

http://aspira.org
http://www.nlci.org/

Latin America Culture/History and Spanish Culture/History:

Spanish Culture & History

Children's Day (El Dia de los Ninos) Celebrations:

Dia Resources from ALA
Bilingual Reading Lists for Ages 5 - 12
http://www.patmora.com/dia.htm

TRAINING

Basic Spanish for Librarians
Learn Spanish
Survival Spanish for Library Staff 

SPANISH LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft Digital Literacy training (in 20+ languages)

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

Belpre' Medal Winners
Locating Quality Children's and Young Adult Books About and By Latinos

LDO JC 10-26-2021