Guides: Hispanic Heritage Month: Library Resources

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Hispanic American History Books
Explore the rich and diverse history of Hispanic Americans. Read these books to learn more.
Hispanic Movies
Celebrate Hispanic culture! Enjoy these movies with Hispanic themes.
Libros Nuevos y Música y Mas!
Enjoy the latest selections of books and music in Spanish. All of these items have recently been added to our collection.
Spanish Music
Listen to the latest Spanish music. Check out these CDs available from the Library.

Check out some of the books by these Hispanic Authors

Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende is a Chilean-American writer whose works sometimes contain aspects of the "magic realist" tradition. She is most known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (1982), and, City of the Beasts (2002),
Julia Alvarez
A Dominican-American author, Julia Alvarez writes novels, essays, books for young readers, and poetry. She is most known for two of her novels, How The García Girls Lost Their Accents (1991), and, In the Time of the Butterflies (1994), which was made into a movie.
Rudolfo Anaya
Rudolfo Anaya is a Mexican-American writer best known for his Chicano-themed books such as Bless Me, Ultima (1972). He also writes of poetry and short stories.
Sandra Cisneros
This Mexican American novelist, poet, and short story writer is well known for her first novel The House on Mango Street (1984), and her subsequent short story collection, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991).
Octavio Paz
A Mexican poet and diplomat, Octavio Paz was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (1981), the Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1982), and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1990).

Biography (Gale in Context)
Gale in Context: Biography has more than 600,000 biographies of notable people from yesterday to today. Get authoritative at-a-glance or in-depth information. Come face-to-face with your subject through video, audio clips, podcasts, images and other multimedia resources. This database includes tools to download, print and share content online; and citation help. All content is effectively organized by type –reference, news, primary sources, magazines, academic journals, multimedia and more-with easy search and browse options. If you “need a life” Biography in Context is the research tool to use!

Genealogy Databases
Research family members online. Find your ancestors using our genealogy databases, Ancestry Library Edition (only available in the Library) and HeritageQuest Online.

Informe Académico (Gale OneFile)
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.

Informe is a collection of Hispanic literature on technology, culture, and other topics. Locate articles and browse multimedia resources in the Spanish language.
Mango Languages
Learn Spanish! Mango Languages offers conversational learning at your own pace in a fun way combining audio clips and written text.

Soy Culto
Consisting of a variety of resources, Soy Culto is intended to reach out to the Hispanic Community by providing additional Hispanic books, media, and services at OCLS locations. The cultural information provided ranges from classes to language learning to self-improvement and more.