Spanish for Libraries

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 

Language Interpretation/ Translation Services 

• Community Language Cooperative (live interpretation, document translation, many languages)
• The Interpreter Network from Spring Institute 
• Language Link

Colorado-based Document Translation with Library Experience

• 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)

For more information, contact the Colorado State Library at 303-866-6900, or send us an email.