According to the 2000 Census, nearly 1 in 5 U.S. residents speak a language other than English at home. Of the 47 million residents who speak another language at home, 28% speak Spanish.
This area of WebJunction offers resources for serving Spanish-speaking patrons including research, outreach management tools, information and resources in Spanish for direct use by patrons, tools for increasing access to technology, and our growing Community of Practice, focused on outreach to Spanish speakers, that evolved from WebJunction's Spanish Language Outreach Program .
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Conexiones: Connect with and Serve Latinos in Your Community
Resources, handouts, and web page created for the Conexiones preconference for the Kansas Library Association/Mountain Plains Library Association joint conference held in Wichita, April 1, 2009.
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Spanish Language Outreach Connects New York's Libraries with Communities
Final Report of a Statewide Partnership Project - July 2008
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Spanish Language Resources
The Mid-Hudson Library System in Poughkeepsie, NY has devoted an entire issue of it's weekly MHLS Bulletin to Spanish Language Resources. The Bulletin will help member libraries reach out to Spanish-speaking communities and features web as well as statistics, print and audio resources.
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Websites and Internet Resources on Services for Spanish Speakers
A list of external links.
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Websites and Internet Resources on Services for Spanish Speakers
A list of external links.
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Library Aide Filing Test in Spanish and English
Test developed to test filing skills of inmates for library clerk positions in the Cibola County Correctional Facility Library.
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Spanish for the Library: Leer es Triunfar
A booklet to assist in translating basic words, phrases and concepts related to the library between English and Spanish.
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Websites and Internet Resources on Spanish Speakers
A list of external links
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Oklahoma Spanish Language Outreach Program: Siga Adelante (Moving Forward)
An overview of the Siga Adelante (Moving Forward) Project and templates for workshops in Spanish and English on the topics of citizenship, health, family literacy, employment, finances, and community/culture.
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Blogs for Libraries Serving Spanish Speakers
A mixed bag of blogs about Latino librarianship, services to Spanish speakers, and blogs by librarians in Latin America.
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