Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! During this celebration, those with ancestry from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America are recognized for their invaluable contributions to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Enjoy these featured titles, and search our catalog for more!
Adult Reads
- Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Migration, and Mexico by Noé Álvarez
- All Friends Are Necessary: A Novel by Tomas Moniz
- Bird of Four Hundred Voices: A Mexican American Memoir of Music and Belonging by Eugene Rodriguez
- Blood in the Cut by Alejandro Nodarse
- Catalina: A Novel by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir by Erika L. Sánchez
- Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home by Ana Castillo
- The Enchanted Hacienda by J. C. Cervantes
- Familia by Lauren E. Rico
- The Great Divide: A Novel by Cristina Henríquez
- Legitimate Kid: a memoir by Aida Rodriguez
- The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
- My Side of the River: A Memoir by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
- Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" by Héctor Tobar
- The Queen of the Valley by Lorena Hughes
- The Volcano Daughters by Gina Maria Balibrera
Teen Reads
- Brownstone by Samuel Teer
- Call Me Iggy by Jorge Augusto Aguirre
- The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado
- Frontera by Julio Anta
- The Girl, The Ring, & The Baseball Bat by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
- Hurdles in the Dark by Elvira K. Gonzalez
- Julieta and the Romeos by Maria E. Andreu
- Just Say Yes by Goldy Moldavsky
- The Making of Yolanda La Bruja by Lorraine Avila
- Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War by Talia Aikens-Nuñez
- Pedro & Daniel by Federico Erebia
- The Prince & the Coyote by David Bowles
- Queerceañera by Alex Crespo
- Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories edited by Sandra Proudman
- Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta
- The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa
- Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle
- With Love, Echo Park by Laura Taylor Namey
Kid Reads
- Alebrijes by Donna Barbara Higuera
- Baking With Mi Abuelita by Julissa Mora
- Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed by José Pablo Iriarte
- Bodega Cats 01: Picture Purrfect by Hilda Eunice Burgos
- Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Jean Granillo
- Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight by Rey Terciero
- Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla by Alexandra Diaz
- Flora La Fresca & the Art of Friendship by Veronica Chambers
- Grow Up, Luchy Zapata by Alexandra Alessandri
- José and El Perro by Susan Rose
- Legendarios 01: Wrath of the Rain God by Karla Valenti
- Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin
- A Puerto Rican Childhood by Melissa H. Mwai
- Salsa Magic by Letisha Marrero
- Sing It Like Celia by Mónica Mancillas
- Spare Parts: the True Story of Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and an Impossible Dream by Joshua Davis
- Tethered to Other Stars by Elisa Stone Leahy
- Ultraviolet by Aida Salazar
Picture Books
- Abuela's Library by Lissette Norman
- Barrio Rising: the Protest That Built Chicano Park by María Águila
- Benita and the Night Creatures by Mariana Llanos
- Breaking to the Beat! by Linda J. Acevedo
- Call Me Roberto: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso
- Carina Felina by Carmen Agra Deedy
- Churro Stand by Karina N. González
- Desert Song
- Free to Learn: How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School by Cynthia Levinson
- I Hear A Búho by Raquel MacKay
- La Mala Suerte is Following Me by Ana Siqueira
- Mama's Panza by Isabel Quintero
- No More Señora Mimí by Meg Medina
- Old Clothes for Dinner? by Nathalie Alonso
- Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt by Lupe Ruiz-Flores
- River of Mariposas by Mirelle Ortega
- A Thousand White Butterflies by Jessica Betancourt-Perez
- Wepa by J. De laVega
