Bucks County Free Library: National Hispanic Heritage Month

Press release from the Bucks County Free Library:

September 6, 2021

Every year the United States celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th. This is a time when people across the nation honor Hispanic and Latino Americans’ cultures, heritage, contributions, and accomplishments. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month helps our country show our recognition and support for Latinos’ work in helping the United States grow.

This holiday begins on September 15th in commemoration of the anniversary of independence for the Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It is also around the time Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days (the 16th and 18th). Lyndon B. Johnson initially created it in 1968, and it began as “National Hispanic Heritage Week.” But in 1988, Ronald Reagan expanded it, so we now celebrate it for a month.

As a part of the celebration, we would like to highlight the following books written or featuring Hispanic characters. Remember, these titles can be read year-round!

These are only a handful of books in our online collection. For more stories, visit your local Bucks County Free Library branch or search our catalog.

If you’re looking for books in Spanish then check out our new cloudLibrary shelf, Libros en Español.

Si está  buscando libros en español, consulte nuestra nueva colección en cloudLibrary

To keep the celebrations going check out some of these resources to continue the celebration online!

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/hispanic-heritage-month.htm

https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/

https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/national-hispanic-heritage-month/

Ashleigh H.

This press release was produced by the Bucks County Free Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.