Hispanic Heritage Month
Observed each year from September 15 to October 15, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of people of Hispanic and Latino heritage.
Through books, programs, and cultural resources, FVRLibraries reflects these experiences year-round while using this month as a special opportunity to recognize heritage, share stories, and invite discovery across our community.
Books in Our Collection
Events and Online Resources
FVRLibraries serves more than 43,000 Spanish speakers across four counties. Discover Spanish-language and bilingual events and digital resources—free with your library card.
La Ratoncita Presumida/ The Vain Little Mouse
Movie: "A Million Miles Away"
Día de los Muertos Celebration
PressReader en Español
La Ratoncita Presumida/ The Vain Little Mouse
Movie: "A Million Miles Away"
Día de los Muertos Celebration
PressReader en Español
Book Recommendations from NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus is an online database free to use with your FVRLibrary card. This database can be used to discover new fiction, nonfiction, and audiobooks based on specific moods, themes, and personal reading preferences. Here are some recommendations from NoveList on the topic of Hispanic Heritage Month.
NoveList Plus
Hispanic Heritage Month: Books for Kids Ages 0–8
Hispanic Heritage Month: Books for Tweens Ages 9–12
Hispanic Heritage Month: Books for Adults
English Conversation Circles at FVRLibraries
What is the difference between Hispanic and Latino?
There are a lot of connections between the Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States so our celebration of National Hispanic Month also includes Latino Americans.
The identifying term “Hispanic” mostly refers to a person or a descendant of someone who is from a Spanish speaking country while the identifying term “Latino, Latina, Latinx or Latine” generally refers to people with cultural or ancestral ties to Latin America or the Caribbean.
We recognize that people may prefer different terms when describing their identity, and we respect how people choose to identify themselves. The Hispanic and Latino communities encompass great diversity- representing many countries, cultures, languages, and experiences.
Help Us Grow & Improve
We are always looking for ways to expand our collections and programming so that they are interesting and inclusive to the communities we serve. To this end, our community is encouraged to submit original programming and resource selections for us to consider.
Have ideas from programming? We’d love to hear suggestions for cultural events, educational presentations, book discussions, and community celebrations.
Know of great resources we should add? Help us discover books, films, music, or other materials that would enrich our collections.
Have ideas from programming?
We’d love to hear suggestions for cultural events, educational presentations, book discussions, and community celebrations.
Know of great resources we should add?
Help us discover books, films, music, or other materials that would enrich our collections.