Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) celebrates the achievements of Hispanic Americans and their contributions to our nation and our culture.
Our theme “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together” embodies the essence of the Hispanic journey and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit of Hispanics and Latinos who have paved the way for future generations.
Explore our virtual and in-person programs, discover our special Hispanic Heritage booklists for all ages, check out our movie recommendations, download our informative Hispanic Heritage brochure, and don’t miss our Tapiz Cultural Art Exhibit at Central Library!
Hispanic Heritage Month Brochure
Hispanic Heritage Month: Movie Lists
Hispanic Heritage Month: Programs
Hispanic Heritage Month: Adult Books
Hispanic Heritage Month: Young Adult Books
Hispanic Heritage Month: Children's Books
Hispanic Heritage Month Brochure
Our special Hispanic Heritage Month Brochure contains many interesting facts about Hispanic countries from around the world!
Pick up a copy soon at your local QPL branch, or download a digital copy now!
Tapiz Cultural Art Exhibit
This vibrant art exhibition will showcase diverse, original artwork created by the Queens community. Our exhibit, centered around the theme “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together,” features pieces that beautifully capture memories, experiences, family histories, and personal stories.
Join us at Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, from Thursday, September 5 through Tuesday, October 8!
Hispanic Heritage Month: Movie Lists
Here are some great movie picks in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month!
Check out our lists, and then borrow the DVDs from the Library!
Hispanic Heritage Movies Part 1
Hispanic Heritage Movies Part 2
Hispanic Heritage Month Programs
We have nearly 100 wonderful virtual and in-person programs planned for this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, including concerts, book talks, art classes, panel discussions, storytimes, and so much more!
Here’s a selection of our programs. Click the title of each program to learn more about it, and visit our online QPL Calendar to see the full list!
Intro to Salsa Dance Workshop for Adults (In-Person)
Thursdays, September 12, 19, 26, 6:30pm
Hollis Library, 202-05 Hillside Avenue
Thursdays, October 3, 10, 17, 6:30pm
Rochdale Village Library, 169-09 137 Avenue
Saturdays, October 5, 12, 19, 3pm
Bayside Library, 214-20 Northern Boulevard
Costa Rican Rainforest Macaw Craft for Early Learners (In-Person)
Friday, September 13, 11am
Astoria Library, 14-01 Astoria Boulevard
Hispanic Heritage Month Festival (In-Person)
Saturday, September 14, 11am
Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona
STEM Club for Kids: Celebrating with Costa Rican Crafts (In-Person)
Saturday, September 14, 2:30pm
Queensbridge Tech Lab, 10-43 41 Avenue, Long Island City
Pioneering Hispanic Accomplishments (Virtual)
Tuesday, September 17, 6pm
Join us on Facebook and YouTube
Hispanic Heritage: Toddler Time (In-Person)
Wednesdays, September 18 and October 2, 10:30am
Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Flushing
Read-Aloud with Local Children's Author Nathalie Alonso (In-Person)
Wednesday, September 18, 3:30pm
Woodside Library, 54-22 Skillman Avenue
Voices of Latin Music by Irene Failenbogen (In-Person and Virtual)
Wednesday, September 18, 6pm
Flushing Library, 41-17 Main Street
or join us on Zoom
Meeting ID: 837 1422 4225
Passcode: 0918
How to Make Latin Dishes with Tarsis Payano (Virtual)
Wednesdays, September 18-October 9, 6pm
Join us on Zoom
Culture Connection: Hispanic Heritage with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Tania León (Virtual)
Wednesday, September 18, 6pm
Join us on Facebook and YouTube
Soprano Celia Castro Celebrates Hispanic Heritage! (In-Person)
Friday, September 20, 2pm
Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
Wepa! Latin Dance For Kids with Urban Stages (In-Person)
Friday, September 20, 3pm
Sunnyside Library, 43-06 Greenpoint Avenue, Long Island City
Celebrate with Mariachi Tapatío de Álvaro Paulino (In-Person)
Saturday, September 21, 1pm
Elmhurst Library, 86-07 Broadway
Celebrate with David Cedeño and his Orchestra (In-Person)
Saturday, September 21, 2pm
Jackson Heights Library, 35-51 81 Street
Superstar Latinas in STEM (Virtual)
Tuesday, September 24, 6pm
Join us on Zoom
Meeting ID: 897 8004 7455
Passcode: 817980
Author Talk with Felipe Luciano (In-Person)
Thursday, September 26, 6pm
Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
Piñata Workshop for Families (In-Person)
Saturday, September 28, 2pm
Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Avenue
Saturday, October 12, 11am
Douglaston/Little Neck Library, 249-01 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck
Saturday, October 12, 2:30pm
Peninsula Library, 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Rockaway Beach
Mexican Bark Painting (In-Person)
Thursday, October 3, 3:30pm
Ridgewood Library, 20-12 Madison Street
Tapiz Cultural Artist Talk (In-Person)
Thursday, October 3, 5pm
Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
Literary Thursdays: Melissa Rivero, Author of Flores and Miss Paula (Virtual)
Thursday, October 3, 6pm
Join us on Microsoft Teams
Hispanic Heritage Bingo (In-Person)
Friday, October 4, 3:30pm
North Forest Park Library, 98-27 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills
Latin American Cultural Milestones and Primacies (Program in Spanish) (Virtual)
Saturday, October 5, 2pm
Join us on Facebook and YouTube
Sunday Concerts at Central: William Cepeda's Afro-Rican Jazz (In-Person)
Sunday, October 6, 3pm
Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
Hispanic Pioneers Bingo (In-Person)
Thursday, October 10, 3pm
Ozone Park Library, 92-24 Rockaway Boulevard
Literary Thursdays: Javier Fuentes, Author of Countries of Origin (Virtual)
Thursday, October 10, 6pm
Join us on Microsoft Teams
Latin Dance for Kids with Cucala Dance Company (In-Person)
Saturday, October 12, 3pm
Fresh Meadows, 193-20 Horace Harding Expressway
Hispanic Heritage Month Booklists
Adult Books
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
Book | eBook | Audiobook
When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Aleph by Paulo Coelho
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue
American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan González
Book | eBook | Libro
The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
Book | Libro
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
The Puerto Rican War: A Graphic History by John Vasquez Mejias
Sacrificio by Ernesto Mestre-Reed
Book | eBook
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive
by Richard P. Montañez
Book | Libro
Love Poems by Pablo Neruda
Delirium by Laura Restrepo
Book | Libro
Havana Year Zero by Karla Suárez
Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Más libros en español para adultos
Disrupción: más allá de la innovación de Mario Borghino
Mis recetas de cocina anticáncer de Odile Fernández Martínez
Foodtropia: cómo comer rico y sano de Paola Freire
Los 7 pasos para el éxito en el amor de Dra. Isabel Gómez-Bassols
Emma y las otras señoras del narco de Anabel Hernández
Libro | Libro electrónico | Audiolibro
La casa del placer de Zoé Valdés
El fixer de Miguel Ángel Vega
La invasión del pueblo del espíritu de Juan Pablo Villalobos
Young Adult Books
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Frontera by Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo (Illus.)
Book | eBook
The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila
Book | eBook | Libro
Más Freak de lo Normal (Libro) de Francisco Balbuena, Maximo Montero y Darwin Nuñez
¡Viva Lola Espinoza! by Ella Cerón
Book | Libro
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Peña
Book | Libro | Libro electrónico | Audiolibro
Borderless by Jennifer De Leon
Book | eBook
Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita Engle
Book | Libro
Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa
Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira
No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado
Book | eBook | Libro
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
Book | eBook | Libro
Road Home by Rex Ogle
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Book | eBook | Audiobook
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Libro electrónico | Audiolibro
The Moonlit Vine by Elizabeth Santiago
Book | eBook
Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo (Illus.)
Book | eBook
We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sánchez
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
When We Make It: A Nuyorican Novel by Elisabet Velasquez
Book | eBook | Libro
Children's Books
Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Book | eBook | Libro
Besos for Baby: A Little Book of Kisses by Jen Arena and Blanca Gomez (Illus.)
Book | eBook
Letters from Cuba by Ruth Behar
Book | Audiobook | Libro
Only for a Little While by Gabriela Orozco Belt and Richy Sánchez Ayala (Illus.)
Book | Libro | Audiolibro
Big Apple Diaries by Alyssa Bermudez
Book | eBook
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
Book | eBook
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Cuba in My Pocket by Adrianna Cuevas
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Libro electrónico
Stella Díaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
Book | eBook
Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo
Book | eBook | Libro | Libro electrónico
Lucía the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza and Alyssa Bermudez (Illus.)
The Coquíes Still Sing
by Karina Nicole González and Krystal Quiles (Illus.)
Book | Audiobook
The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez
Book | eBook
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Definitely Dominguita: Knight of the Cape by Terry Catasús Jennings and Fatima Anaya (Illus.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Mexikid by Pedro Martín
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
Book | Libro
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez and Jaime Kim (Illus.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Audiolibro
Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (Illus.)
Book | eBook | Libro
Martina Has Too Many Tías by Emma Otheguy and Sara Palacios (Illus.)
Book | Libro
Coquí in the City by Nomar Perez
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Libro electrónico | Audiolibro
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña (Illus.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Libro electrónico | Audiolibro
Your Mama by NoNieqa Ramos and Jacqueline Alcántara (Illus.)
Book | eBook
If Dominican Were a Color by Sili Recio and Brianna McCarthy (Illus.)
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Book | Audiobook | Libro | Audiolibro
Abuela’s Super Capa by by Ana Siqueira and Elisa Chavarri (Illus.)
Book | Libro | Audiolibro
Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor and Lulu Delacre (Illus.)
Book | Libro
Blancaflor, The Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America by Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio Garcia Sanchez (Illus.)
Book | eBook | Libro
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Greenfield Thong and John Parra (Illus.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Más libros en español para niños
Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El Rey del Futbol de Monica Brown y Rudy Gutierrez (Illus.)
Te quiero de Glòria Fort
Little Sunny Sunshine/Sol Solecito de Susie Jaramillo
Dream with the Latinitas/Sueña con las Latinitas de Juliet Menéndez
Plátanos Go With Everything/Los plátanos van con todo de Lissette Norman y Sara Palacios (Illus.)
Libro | Audiolibro
¡1, 2, 3 Merengue! English-Spanish Instruments & Sounds Book de Delia Ruiz
y Graziela Andrade (Illus.)
My Town/Mi Pueblo de Nicholas Solis y Luisa Uribe (Illus.)
Libro | Libro electrónico | Audiolibro
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