Created (2003) by Larry Maynard, Arapahoe Library District. Updated (2005) by Rose Nelson, Colorado State Library
Spanish Language Resources for Librarians
Search Engines
Google: You can set both Interface Language and Search Language options by clicking
on “Preferences” on right side of search box. The direct link to Google in Spanish is:
http://www.google.com/intl/es/
Infocenter: Based out of Mexico City, this site offers simple and advanced search
engines and links to local issues and government sites. www.infocentro.com.mx
Mexico Web: This site, also from Mexico, with a directory listing and links for New and
Top 10 sites. http://mexico.web.com.mx/
TVazteca: Another Spanish language TV station. Popular culture themes and a simple
search engine are also available. www.tvazteca.com
Univision: This Spanish language TV station provides a directory and popular culture
links. Clicking the “Buscar” option allows the user to search the Univision website or
Internet sites in Spanish or English language. www.univision.com
Yahoo: Yahoo search engine offers direct links to sites in Latin America. Look for the
heading Local Yahoo!s and Americas for the links at the bottom of the page. The direct
link to yahoo in Spanish is: www.espanol.yahoo.com or http://mx.yahoo.com/ for
Mexico.
Email in Spanish
Hotmail: This well-known site provides 250 MB of storage. Go to:
http://latino.msn.com/ . In the upper right hand corner of the screen, click on the
“hotmail” button.
Latinmail: Provides 20 MB of free storage capacity, a little more than most other email
sites. The Latinmail website is in the Spanish language. www.latinmail.com
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Yahoo Mail: Provides 1 GB of storage. Click on the “correo” or envelope icon to access
email. www.espanol.yahoo.com
Yellow Pages/Government Information
First Gov: US government information in Spanish
http://www.firstgov.gov/Espanol/index.shtml
Yellow.com: Totes itself as el directorio amarillo de Mexico, the yellow pages directory
of Mexico. www.yellow.com.mx
Marketing Resources
Bradford Publishing: Spanish/English CO legal forms. www.bradfordpublishing.com
Diversity Toolkit, from ACLIN –Bookmarks, signs and more, created from a
multicultural perspective. http://projects.aclin.org/diversity/
The Learning Light –Spanish phrase lists and more for libraries
www.thelearninglight.org
SOL (Spanish in Our Libraries) –Not only signs, but press releases, Dewey in Spanish,
and Survival Spanish. A wonderful resource that addresses just about every basic need a
public library has when looking to serve Spanish language patrons.
www.sol-plus.net/plus/home.htm
Spanish in Libraries: from a 1999 workshop on communicating with Spanish-language
patrons. www.unm.edu/~emmons/nmla/spanish-for-libraries.html
Medical Sites
Denver Public Library: A portal of consumer health information links to basic health
information to in-depth resources.
http://espanol.denverlibrary.org/recursos/salud/index.html
Medline plus: An excellent health/medical database site in either language, but this
version in Spanish is well translated. In the past, I have had difficulty finding medical
sites that are well translated. A good link for Spanish speaking patrons!
http://medlineplus.gov/spanish/
Spanish Internet Resources for Children and Teens
BUENO Center for Multicultural Education: School of Education, University of
Colorado at Boulder. Research, training, and service, links to other education and
government agencies
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http://www.colorado.edu/education/BUENO/
Centro Barahona: This academic center at California State University San Marcos
Informs decision-makers of the importance of literacy resources in Spanish for children.
http://www.csusm.edu/csb/
Enlaces en Espanol: San Antonio Community Portal: has links to helpful general
resources, such as bibliographies, children's activities, Internet
http://www.sanantonio.gov/library/web/enlaces.asp?res=1024&ver=true
Hispanic Reading Room of the Library of Congress: English, Spanish and Portuguese
versions. http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/
La Fuente de Juventud: A resource place for youth librarians serving Latino
communities. venus.twu.edu/~g_2marquis/fuenindex.html
Librarians' Favorite Sites for Spanish Language Resources: This resource developed by
Front Range Community College includes information on books in Spanish, search
engines, tools for learning the language, cuisine, health, and family.
http://gromit.westminster.lib.co.us/policy/ref_recs/spanish.htm
A Librarian's Guide to Latino Services: This resource from the University of Illinois has
information on collection development, programs and activities and other topics for
providing library services to Spanish speakers.
http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/seworkspace/LatinoService/collecte.htm
Multi-Cultural Outreach Service: Resources from Boulder Public Library’s multi-cultural
program. http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/special/multicultural/multilinks.html
National PTA Recursos en español: Resources for parents in Spanish
http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/spanish/index.asp
Reading Tips for Parents: Age-appropriate ideas and techniques on reading to children,
setting an atmosphere, reading readiness activities for kids age birth to 6. Available in
English and Spanish. http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/slreadtips.htm
Recursos Electronicos, Para los Ninos: Multnomah Public Library
http://www.multcolib.org/libros/ref/spkids.html
Research for Teens: CSU Libraries. English and Spanish on library research
http://manta.colostate.edu/teen_research/
StoryPlace: La Biblioteca Digital: Online stories in Spanish and
English for preschoolers through elementary
http://www.storyplace.org/sp/storyplace.asp
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Other Resources
Association of American Translators: www.atanet.org
Communication Styles Handout: Identifies differences in communication styles among
ethnic groups. Explores a variety of communication styles from handshakes, to touching,
to eye contact
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/multiculturaltoolkit-styleschart-normative.html
Enlaces en Espanol: San Antonio Community Portal has links to helpful general
resources, such as bibliographies, children's activities, Internet
http://www.sanantonio.gov/library/web/enlaces.asp?res=1024&ver=true
Hispanic Reading Room of the Library of Congress: English, Spanish and Portuguese
versions. http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/
Mousercise: A nice online mouse tutorial in English and Spanish that helps cover basic
mouse use for computer and internet use.
http://oceancountylibrary.org/In_House/Tutorials/Mousercise_Espanol/mouse1.html
NABE: National Association for Bilingual Education - www.nabe.org
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): www.tesol.org
Wikipedia: An online encyclopedia to which anyone can add an entry
http://es.wikipedia.org
Spanish Language Program Ideas
Bilingual Book Club: Human Pursuits, with grant $ provided by the National Endowment
for the Humanities, has created a wonderful bilingual book club series. The grant and
programs are easy to manage, provide you with all the books, handout materials and
funds to pay for a group discussion leader. The program is promoted as bilingual.
Contact Yvonne Ahumada at (801) 467-4220. www.humanpursuits.org
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