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.
- Make your own Luchador mask
- Color in a Farmworker appreciation sheet
- Create your own Papel Picado [Garland]. Activity created by the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
- Complete a corazón coloring page
- Learn about Latin music genres with the the “Colorea la música/Paint the music” crossword created by WGUC Radio Classics for Kids
- 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: