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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage

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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage

Hispanic Heritage Month Presidential Proclamation

"During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we reaffirm that diversity is one of our country’s greatest strengths.  We also acknowledge the Hispanic leaders who have stayed in the struggle for equal justice to ensure that everyone in this Nation can contribute their talents and have the opportunity to thrive."

-President Joe Biden, 2022

BPL Booklist & Events

Blue, pink, yellow, and turquiose patterns on a black background

Hispanic & Latinx Authors

Isabel Allende

This title is available at Schumann Library.

Book cover of Maya's Notebook. Lower half of a woman's face, left shoulder with tattoo.

Pablo Neruda

This title is available for WIT users to borrow via the Colleges of the Fenway Consortium.

Book cover of Twenty love poems and a song of despair. Black background with a large red heart.

Julia Alvarez

This title is available for WIT users to borrow via the Colleges of the Fenway Consortium.

Book cover of In the Time of Butterflies. Purple background, black line sketch of a woman underneath an orange outline of a butterfly.

Natalia Sylvester

This title is available to borrow via Boston Public Library.

Book cover of Everyone Knows You Go Home. Multicolor mountains and sunset.

Tomas Moniz

This title is available to borrow via Boston Public Library

Book cover of Big Familia. Drawings of many faces.

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

This title is available to borrow via Boston Public Library

Book cover of Mexican Gothic. Person in a red dress, holding flowers, seen from the nose down.

Carmen Maria Machado

This title is available for WIT users to borrow via the Colleges of the Fenway Consortium.

Book cover of In the Dream House. A person looking through the wall of a house.

Sandra Cisneros

This title is available for WIT users to borrow via the Colleges of the Fenway Consortium.

Book cover of The House on Mango Street. Red house with orange letter, person looking out the window.

Laura Gomez

This title is available to borrow via Boston Public Library

Book cover of Inventing Latinos. A closed fist, pink against a black background.

Gabby Rivera

This title is available for WIT users to borrow via the Colleges of the Fenway Consortium.

Book cover of Juliet Takes a Breath. Back of a person's head, two different earrings.

Elizabeth Acevedo

This title is available for WIT users to borrow via the Colleges of the Fenway Consortium.

Book cover of The Poet X. A woman's face and an assortment of words in different colors and type.

Gabriel García Márquez

This title is available at Schumann Library.

Book cover of One Hundred Years of Solitude. Green leaves in the background, a snake, and a pink bird.

Daniel José Older

This title is available to borrow via Boston Public Library

Book cover The Book of Lost Saints. Outline of a woman, various pink plants.

Hispanic & Latinx Creators

Podcasts

Creative Collectives and Platforms

Short Videos & TEDTalks

Films denoted with If accessing from off-campus, you will be prompted to sign in with your WIT credentials.

Documentaries & Films

Films denoted with If accessing from off-campus, you will be prompted to sign in with your WIT credentials.