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iCelebrate Hispanic American Heritage Month!


Celebrate and learn more about the languages, food, music, historical figures, places, stories, and cultural traditions of Americans of Spanish, Mexican, Caribbean, Central American, and South American descent through the resources below.

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  • Presente! A Latino History of the United States digital exhibit by the National Museum of the American Latino:
  • Watch Doña Angela cook traditional recipes on her ranch:
  • Learn to dance salsa with the Miami Children’s Museum:
  • Watch kids meet and interview a luchador:
  • Read-a-loud of “Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You?” written by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor:
  • Read-a-loud of “Drum, Dream, Girl” by Margarita Engle and read by the Oregon Symphony:
  • Hear more about the origins of Latin musical genres on the WGUC Classic for Kids podcast:
  • Watch legendary sports commentator Andrés Cantor explain his famous “goooal” call:
  • Discover local paleterias in Columbus including:
  • Find many articles, photos, and illustrations in the library’s database World Book Spanish Encyclopedia, a Spanish Language encyclopedia for kids:
  • Join your children’s librarians every Wednesday on our Youtube channel as they read picture books for Elementary Read Aloud: