Latine & Spanish-speakers

Language Access

• Language Access Toolkit by Global Wordsmiths

• Services to Spanish Speakers on Libraries Learn (learning content, resources) 

• Resources for Serving Hispanohablante & Latine in Colorado Libraries (PDF) 

  • Looking for resources from a presentation? Download ^ PDF. 

Materials for Libraries

• In the Library/ En la biblioteca posters & flyers (Google Drive)

• Yo hablo, 2.25" buttons (Google Drive)

Demographics & Population Research 

• Languages Spoken at Home - Colorado  

  • Open latest year/ date range category

  • Scroll down to "Languages Spoken at Home" heading for various spreadsheets

• American Community Survey from US Census Bureau 

• Colorado State Demography Office 2020 Census Interactive Map 

• 5-Year American Community Survey: Colorado Interactive Map

Collection & Acquisition of Spanish-Language Materials

• "How Do I Build a Successful Spanish Collection at My Library?" (PDF)

  • Presentation by Carmen Zamarripa and Jorge Romero for CLiC Virtual Winter Workshop 2024

  • Includes selection resources, recommended vendors, publishers, and networking information and links

Read-aloud Materials for Non-English Speakers

• Bibliocuentos - Bilingual and Spanish language storytime resources from Luisa Leija and Sheridan Jay Cazarez

• International Children's Digital Library

• Bloom Library 

  • Q'anjob'al (indigenous Guatemalan language) 

Creating Spanish-Language Materials

• Forms, Flyers, & User Instruction guides from SOL (Spanish in Our Libraries)

• Using the Spanish Keyboard (video in Spanish) 

• Using the Spanish Keyboard (PDF)

• Typing Spanish Accents (StudySpanish) – scroll down to “Typing Cryptic Codes” for Alt+ codes

Services and Programming for Hispanohablantes/ Spanish-speakers

• Library Services to Recently Arrive Latino Immigrants (REFORMA, link to webinar, Dec. 2023) 

• Emerging Adult Readers Resource & Book Club Kit from Colorado State Library 

• Book Club Kits from Colorado State Library

  • Libros en español / Books in Spanish 

• Community Conversation Guides in Spanish (Living Room Conversations)

Language Interpretation/ Translation Services 

• Community Language Cooperative (live interpretation, document translation, many languages)

• Colorado Interpreters and Translators Association

• The Interpreter Network from Spring Institute 

• Language Link

Colorado-based Document Translation with Library Experience

• Cvlisto 

• Rocky Mountain Language Coop 

Organizations & Partners

• REFORMA  - REFORMA is the national association to promote library and information services to Latinos and Spanish speakers.  

  • ​REFORMA Colorado

• ¡Colorín Colorado! - A bilingual site for English language learners, their educators, and their families geared to early and young readers/ children. 

• CALMA (Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors)