We at TCCL promote and celebrate Hispanic culture year-round, but Hispanic Heritage Month in September and October provides additional opportunities for TCCL to share and honor the many colorful traditions of Hispanic heritage.

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National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from Sept. 15-Oct. 15, a timeframe that includes when several Latin American independence days occur: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate their independence on Sept. 15, Mexico on Sept. 16, and Chile on Sept. 17. TCCL and our Hispanic Resource Center promote and celebrate Hispanic culture year-round, but Hispanic Heritage Month provides additional opportunities for use to share and honor the many colorful traditions of Latin American countries. TCCL invites everyone to appreciate the Hispanic people and influences in your life.

Visit our Hispanic Resource Center online at www.tulsalibrary.org/hrc or www.facebook.com/TCCLhispanicresourcecenter and in-person at Martin Regional Library.

Ideas for celebrating Hispanic heritage this month (and all year long!)

Celebrate by reading some Hispanic literature or listening to Hispanic musicians and supporting Hispanic businesses! And of course, tuning in to our free programs and activities can help you learn even more about Hispanic and Latin American cultures.

This year’s online celebrations, from Sept. 15-Oct. 15, include cooking demonstrations, a virtual event with award-winning educator and author Felicia Rose Chavez, a community mural project and more.

  • “Community Mural Project” Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Help us create a large community mural honoring the legacy and culture of our Latinx artists! Visit your local library and pick up a community mural kit, beginning Wednesday, Sept. 15. Each kit will come with the history of a Latinx artist and invite you to recreate one of their masterpieces. Return your finished canvas to your local library by Friday, Oct. 15. For all ages.
  • “Grab-and-Go Hispanic Heritage Craft” Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Drop by the Kendall-Whittier Library, 21 S. Lewis Ave., and pick up a grab-and-go Mexican art project to make at home to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
  • frc“In Conversation with Felicia Rose Chavez” Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2-3 p.m. Join us for an afternoon with award-winning educator and author Felicia Rose Chavez. Chavez is the author of "The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: Decolonize the Classroom" and "The BreakBeat Poets Volume 4: LatiNEXT." The event will be conducted through Zoom and broadcast live to the Hispanic Resource Center Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/TCCLhispanicresourcecenter. No registration is required.
    • Find digital and audio copies of Chavez's book HERE in Libby.
  • “Cooking With the Hispanic Resource Center” Wednesday, Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 27, noon-1 p.m. Join us for a cooking tutorial featuring a variety of dishes from across Latin America. We will broadcast two videos a month that will teach you how to cook some of the most interesting and delicious dishes in Latin America. The tutorials will be broadcast live to the Hispanic Resource Center Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/TCCLhispanicresourcecenter.    
  • “Beyond the Book” Thursday, Sept. 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Join us for a lively Zoom discussion about "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henriquez. Reserved copies are available by request. Email kelli.mcdowell@tulsalibrary.org to receive Zoom link.
  • mhc“In Conversation With Marcelo Hernandez Castillo” Thursday, Oct. 7, 4-5 p.m. Join us for a reading and discussion with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, poet and author of “Children of the Land.” Co-hosted by Fulton Street Coffee & Books. The event will be conducted through Zoom and broadcast live to the Hispanic Resource Center Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/TCCLhispanicresourcecenter. No registration is required.
    • Find digital and audio copies of Castillo's book HERE in Libby.
  • “National Hispanic Art Museum: Meet the Curator” Thursday, Oct. 14, 3-4 p.m. Meet and talk with the curator of the National Hispanic Art Museum and learn about the museum’s current exhibitions and permanent collections. The event will be conducted through Zoom and broadcast live to the Hispanic Resource Center Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/TCCLhispanicresourcecenter. No registration is required.

Resources for Parents, Students and Educators

Take a deep dive with these activities and topic centers from the Latino American Experience database. Note that you will be asked to log in with your last name and TCCL card number to access these resources.

Hispanic and Latin Illustrators:

Read English- and Spanish-langauge titles illustrated by Rafael López HERE in Libby. Browse additional titles illustrated by Lopez HERE in our catalog. 

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  • Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez. Find it HERE in Libby and additional titles illustrated by Dominguez HERE in our catalog.
  • ¡Vamos! by Raul the Third. Find it HERE in Libby and additional titles illustrated by Raul the Third HERE in our catalog.
  • Beach Day! by Candice Ransom and The Swimming Test by Sara Matson, both illusrated by Erika Meza. Find them HERE in Libby and additional titles illustrated by Meza HERE in our catalog. 
  • Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch and illustrated by Teresa Martinez. Find it HERE in Libby and additional titles illustrated by Martinez HERE in our catalog.

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Mango Languages

Try the Latin American Spanish course in Mango Languages to enhance your exploration of Latin American language and culture. Get started with Mango Languages HERE. 

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