Hispanic Heritage Month: Enjoy Our Books, Programs & More

Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the achievements of Hispanic Americans, the contributions of Hispanic people to our country, and the fact that there is no American culture without Hispanic culture.

 

Online Resources

Learn More about Hispanic Heritage Month from the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and their partner organizations.

Read President Biden's 2023 Proclamation on National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Smithsonian Learning Lab: National Museum of the American Latino
The Smithsonian Learning Lab is a free, interactive web-based platform with millions of digital resources. This Learning Lab collection focuses on the Smithsonian's upcoming National Museum of the American Latino, which will recognize the accomplishments, history, and culture of Latino communities in the United States.

 

QPL's Hispanic Heritage Month Programs

Join us for our virtual and in-person programs, including art classes, author talks, concerts, cooking classes, and so much more!

 

QPL's Hispanic Heritage Month Booklists

QPL's Hispanic Heritage Month Booklists

 

Adult Books

Unauthorized: Portraits of Latino Immigrants by Marisol Clark-Ibáñez and Richelle S. Swan

Our America: a Hispanic History of the United States by Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan González
Book | eBook | Español

Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America by Maria Hinojosa
Book | eBook | Español

Definitely Hispanic: Growing Up Latino and Celebrating What Unites Us by LeJuan James

Our Brave Foremothers: Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History by Rozella Kennedy and Joelle Avelino (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook

Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture by Ed Morales
Hardcover | Paperback

Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity by Paola Ramos
Book | Español

Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film by Luis I. Reyes

The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Español

 

Young Adult Books

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Book | eBook | Audiobook

Pedro & Daniel by Federico Erebia and Julie Kwon (Illust.)
Book | eBook

Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Español

The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Book | eBook

Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
Book | eBook | Audiobook

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Español

The Moonlit Vine by Elizabeth Santiago
Book | eBook

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Book | eBook

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Book | eBook | Audiobook

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado
Book | eBook | Audiobook

 

Children's Books

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Español

A Song of Frutas by Margarita Engle and Sara Palacios (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Español

Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo
Book | eBook | Español

Once I Was You: Finding My Voice and Passing the Mic by Maria Hinojosa
Book | eBook | Español

Los Monstruos: Felice and the Wailing Woman by Diana López
Book | eBook

Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (Illust.)
Book | eBook

You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro
Book | eBook | Audiobook

My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Español | DVD

¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge by Raúl the Third
Book | eBook | Audiobook | DVD

Plátanos Are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris and Mariyah Rahman (Illust.)
Book | eBook

Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor and Rafael López (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Español | Libro Electronico

Nuestra América: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States
by Sabrina Vourvoulias and Gloria Félix (Illust.)