City of Springfield
September 15 - October 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 through October 15 every year. This page includes recommended reading lists, reference resources and related websites, chosen by our librarians.
Reading Lists | Community Resources | Electronic Databases | Internet Resources
From the Springfield Library:
- Hispanic Mysteries
- Recommended Fiction in Spanish and English
- Hispanic & Latino Authors
- Print Reference Resources in English at the Central Library
- Print Reference Resources in Spanish at the Central Library
- Hispanic Heritage: Latino Culture in Young Adult Fiction
- Recommended Titles for Children
From other libraries and sources:
- Latin American Voices in Fiction From the Multnomah County (OR) Library
- Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
- Hispanic and Latin-American Picture Books From Rutgers
- Latin American Fiction: Selected Reading List From the Boston Public Library
- Latina Hablas: Novelas por Mujeres From the Boston Public Library
- Latina Voices: Novels by Hispanic Women From the Boston Public Library
- Latino Life: Books about the Hispanic Experience From the Boston Public Library
- Americanos Booklists from the Boston Public Library
Biblioteca de Springfield
220 State Street
Springfield MA 01103
413-263-6828
En Espanol: http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/espanol.html
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
38 School Street
Springfield, MA, 01105
Phone: (413) 737-7450
Fax: (413) 737-1305
La Casa Hispana: Spanish American Union
2335 Main Street
Springfield, MA, 01107
Phone: (413) 734-7381
Fax: (413) 734-8293
Website: http://www.lacasahispana.org/
Mi Puerto Rico: Master Painters of the Island, 1780-1952
This exhibition, along with related events, will be running from October 8 to January 14 at the Worcester Art Museum.
Electronic Resources at the Library -- Recursos en Español
- Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en Linea
- Una enciclopedia general con artículos breves y profundos sobre la geografía, la historia, el lenguaje y la literatura, las ciencias, la sociedad, los deportes, la tecnología y las artes visuales. Incluye ilustraciones, fotos, estadísticas, banderas, mapas y enlaces a sitios del Web que contienen información relacionada al tema de los artículos. Central Library only.
History & Culture | Hispanic Americans | En Español
History & Culture
- 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
- Online exhibit from the Library of Congress on the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, originally exhibited in 1992. Divided into six sections which examine both pre- and post-contact America and the Mediterranean world of Columbus, the exhibit includes images of 22 objects from the original exhibit.
- Almost A Woman
- PBS site for the Exxon Masterpiece Theatre production of Esmeralda Santiago's memoirs, When I Was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman. Includes essays and interviews on the Puerto Rican experience, a timeline, a teacher's guide, bibliography, and related links.
- Education World: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
- Lesson plans and other ideas for activities, with links to related websites. See also Great Sites for Teaching about Hispanic Heritage Month.
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Features, games and statistics from Infoplease.com.
- Impacto, Influencio, Cambio
- Impact, Influence, Change examines science, technology and invention in Latin America and the Southwestern United States. Highlights the lives and accomplishments of inventors, aviators, astronauts, and the everyday people of Latin America and the southwestern United States who have affected science and technology. An online exhibit from the Smithsonian.
- National Register of Historic Places: Hispanic Heritage Month
- Highlights various publications, properties listed in the National Register, and National Parks that deal directly with the ingenuity, creativity, cultural, and political experiences of Hispanic Americans.
- Scholastic Celebrates Hispanic Heritage
- Online exhibits, interviews, lesson plans, activities, organizations, and other resources.
- Taste of the Caribbean
- Recipes, foods and West Indian cuisine from the islands of the Caribbean: Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad and the islands. From IslandFlave.com.
- Thomson Gale: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
- Free resources from Thomson Gale Publishing, with quizzes, biographies, music, a timeline, activities, links and more.
- Welcome to Puerto Rico
- A directory of information about the island of Puerto Rico, including history, geography, economy, government, culture, its people, and much more! And don't miss Cocina Criolla, featuring Puerto Rican cuisine, including some recipes in Spanish.
- Basic Spanish Words with Pronunciation
- Click on a Spanish word or phrase to hear its pronunciation. Requires the RealPlayer plugin.
- Hispanic Fact Pack
- A supplement to the marketing publication, Advertising Age, this is the 2004 annual guide to Hispanic advertising and marketing. Includes demographic and other data on the rapidly expanding Hispanic-American presence in America. Opens as a PDF file.
- Hispanic Heritage Month 2006
- Quick census facts from the US Census Bureau's "Facts for Features" section.
- HispanicVista.com
- HispanicVista is a forum for the discussion of issues and ideas focused on issues of concern to the burgeoning U.S. Hispanic population without prejudice to political affiliations or diversity of opinions.
- Latin American Network Information Center
- A directory of links to information in various subject areas, available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. From the University of Texas at Austin.
- Pew Hispanic Center
- "The Pew Hispanic Center's mission is to improve understanding of the diverse Hispanic population in the United States and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation. The Center strives to inform debate on critical issues through dissemination of its research to policymakers, business leaders, academic institutions and the media."
- PLUS: Public Libraries Using Spanish
- Useful documents that can help you make your library a more welcoming place for Spanish speakers. Card applications, brochures, programming suggestions, signage, press releases and news articles--many in Spanish with a side-by-side English translation--are collected here and are yours to use as you wish.
- REFORMA
- National association to promote library and information services to Latinos and the Spanish speaking.
- Biblioteca Virtual de Puerto Rico
- En español.
- healthfinder®
- Una guía a información confiable sobre la salud, desarrollada por el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los EE.UU. Proporciona un índice de uso fácil para búsquedas sobre información de la salud, que ha sido cuidadosamente revisada. Contiene información sobre temas tan diversas como la hiperactividad, el colesterol, y la varicela, y mucho más.
- Iniciativa para la Excelencia en la Educacion de los Hispanoamericanos
- From the White House. Also available in English.
- Los Sitios Web Federales en Español
- A directory of US government websites available in Spanish. From the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
- MEDLINEplus: Información de Salud
- En español.
- Spanish Super Pages
- The Yellow Pages -- ¡En español!
- SpanishDICT.com
- One stop Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary. An About.com recommended site.
- Tu Bibliotecario Electrónico
- Una guía al Internet. La vastísima 'biblioteca' del Internet, conocido tambiéncomo Red de Redes, Gran Telaraña Mundial, y en inglés como World Wide Web (WWW), ofrece un montón de información y diversión.
- U.S. Public Library Websites with Information in Spanish / Bibliotecas Públicas de los EE.UU. con Sitios Web con Información en Español
- From Reforma.
- Univision
- Spanish language news portal.
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