Spanish speakers
These resources for libraries serving Spanish-speaking patrons including outreach, marketing, programming, and computer related resources. This has grown as a result of the many experiences, successes, best practices, and strategies shared by libraries and staff from around the country who participated in WebJunction's Spanish Language Outreach Program. Your experiences, templates, and questions are all welcome here if you work to support services for Spanish speakers. See also Spanish Language Outreach Program Workshop Curriculum.
Self-paced courses and webinar recordings on this topic are freely available in the WebJunction Course Catalog.
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Inclusive collections for supercharged storytimes
Publish Date: News / 27 December 2023
Storytimes can be transformative for children, offering them the chance to imagine possible futures for themselves. This begins with the stories you include. Look around your community and consider which books in your collection reflect the experienc...
Transforming Lives with Adult Literacy Programs
Publish Date: News / 23 August 2023
When people think about how libraries support literacy, the first thing that comes to mind is often a children’s storytime or a bustling summer reading program. At Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library in Caldwell, Texas, you’ll certainly find these pro...
Libraries Helping Refugees and New Immigrants Learn the US Financial System
Publish Date: Webinar / 22 August 2023
In this session, learn about free and trustworthy financial literacy resources developed specifically for new immigrants and refugees.
Three Lessons for Launching Successful Multilingual Programs at Your Library
Publish Date: News / 22 September 2022
The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that 67.3 million Americans speak a language other than English at home, a number that has more than doubled since 1990. That’s a huge number with powerful implications for social institutions, including l...
Employment and Training Resources for Spanish Speakers
Publish Date: News / 6 February 2022
As part of an ongoing collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), WebJunction is pleased to update you on employment and training resources ...
Laying Out the Welcome Mat: Asset Mapping to Better Serve the Immigrant Community
Publish Date: Webinar / 17 July 2018
In this webinar, presented in collaboration with TechSoup for Libraries, learn how Halifax Public Libraries uses asset mapping to identify immigrant community needs and develop responsive programs and services.
Bilingual Storytimes: Reaching Through the Language Barrier
Publish Date: Webinar / 12 October 2017
This webinar focuses on how to research, plan, and deliver storytimes in languages other than English, even when you don't speak the language.
Before Bilingual Storytime: The Outreach Bridge to Engaging Latino and Spanish-speaking Families
Publish Date: Webinar / 7 July 2016
This webinar presents strategies for library outreach to and engagement with Latino and Spanish-speaking communities, laying the groundwork for successful programming.
Outreach to Spanish-speaking and Latino Communities: Crossroads Poll Results
Publish Date: News / 14 June 2016
In May, we asked library staff in our monthly Crossroads poll what their libraries are doing in the area of outreach to Spanish-speaking and Latino communities.
The International Language of Competencies
Publish Date: News / 3 June 2014
WebJunction's Competency Index for the Library Field was conceived primarily as a foundation of knowledge, skills and attitudes for U. S. public libraries. Since the first publication in 2009 and continuing with the updated 2014 edition, the...
