Conexiones: Connect with and Serve Latinos in Your Community

Language and Translation Helpers:

Spanish for library staff, guides, handouts, and links for learning key library terms in Spanish and suggestions for language learning resources. A WebJunction resource that includes a discussion area.
English-Spanish/Ingles-Espanol Library Conversations (A 6 page handout with English on the left and Spanish on the right at WebJunction)
Spanish for Librarians, Forysyth County Library, Winston-Salem, NC (In PDF format. Linked from the REFORMA resources page.)

WebJunction Resources:

Latinos and Public Library Perceptions report (Full report in PDF format.)
Spanish Speakers, Start here for a comprehensive collection of resources and a place for discussion. Part of WebJunction's Immigrants and World Languages.
Spanish Language Outreach Action Plan Guide WebJunction's planning guide has other activities and exercises that will help you build connections and plan services for Spanish speakers in your community.
Spanish Language Outreach in Tough Economic Times, a webinar archive and links to WebJunction resources and other helpful websites.
Sunflower Sol Resources: (The WebJunction Kansas Spanish Language Outreach Project)
- Collection Development Resources Collection development resources prepared by Maggie Vallazza, Johnson County Library and Vicky Ortiz, Dodge City Public Library for Sunflower Sol, the Kansas Spanish Language Outreach project.
- Online Medical Resources for Spanish Speakers Prepared by Rebecca Brown, National Network of Libraries of Medicine for the Sunflower Sol project.

REFORMA Resources:

Library Associations:

REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.
REFORMA, The Heartland Chapter, committed to advocate and support the delivery of quality library services and information to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking

This page maintained by Cindi Hickey, State Library of Kansas, chickey @ kslib.info.