WebJunction

Wiki created by Paola Ferate-Soto of the Colorado State Library as a supplementary material for a workshop on reaching out to Spanish speakers in the library. Includes collection development tips for youth and adults, sample collection development policies, links to external resources for serving Latinos, and more.

Written in 2001, a thoughtful article on techniques, resources, and arguments for creating library catalogs that are more accessible to Spanish speakers.

Prepared by Fred Gitner, Coordinator of the New Americans Program, Queens Borough Public Library. Includes links to sources for Spanish-language materials, review sources, bibliographies, and links to ethnic library associations.

A webliography of resources for collection development and library services for Spanish speakers. Includes reasons to buy Spanish books, Chicano/Latino reference resources, Spanish tranlsation of Library Bill of Rights, Spanish and bilingual legal references, Mexican-American biographical resources, and more.

Latino interest arm of the Association of American Publishers. This site includes reading lists for specific events such as Hispanic Heritage Month and summer reading, as well as general lists.

Online stories in Spanish and English for preschoolers through elementary.

The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create a digital library of international children's books. The project has a collection of more than 10,000 books in at least 100 languages that is freely available to children, teachers, librarians, parents, and scholars throughout the world via the Internet.

Spanish Language Services section with tips on effective outreach, a glossary of library terms in Spanish, a list of important Spanish fiction titles, and other relevant links.

The center provides bibliographies and conference proceedings about books for children and adolescents in both Spanish and English.