RI Latino Arts • Latino Literacy • May is Latino Books Month

Good News! During the COVID-19 outbreak, students can have online access to our books . Here's the link to the ebooks: https://riezone.overdrive.com/library/spanish

If you don't have a library card, no problem — you can obtain a free card by visiting this link: https://www.oslri.org/application/

Before you vote online, we recommend that you download a hard copy of the ballot (scroll down, past book covers) to have on-hand while you read each book. Remember, deadline to vote online is Friday, May 29, 2020. We will announce the winner the next day. Teachers: Please submit any paper ballots to Maria Cotto no later than May 29th so we can announce the winners by the end of May.

Happy Reading!

Click here when you're ready to vote

Latino Books Month, initiated by Rhode Island Latino Arts and now in its sixth year in Rhode Island, promotes literacy amongst Latinos through the celebration of Latino authors, illustrators and books that highlight Latino culture and Latin American identity.

Through this month-long celebration, RILA encourages librarians, teachers, educators and booksellers to promote books written by and for Latinos, and we encourage all Rhode Islanders to read books in both English and Spanish and written by Latino authors/illustrators.

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Thank you to Raising Readers in Rhode Island for providing copies of our selected books for Latino Books Month 2020.

For more information about Rhode Island Latino Books Month and/or to participate, contact Maria Cotto, RILA's Latino Books Month Coordinator, at mcotto@pawtucketlibrary.org

For information about Rhode Island Latino Arts, contact
Marta V. Martínez, RILA'S Executive Director, at marta@rilatinoarts.org.

For general queries, you can also use the "Contact Us" tab on the side of this page.

Which is your favorite book? Click here to see some of our LBM 2020 Selection Committee picks.

SPECIAL THANKS to the 2020 Latino Books Month Selection Committee:

Maria Cotto, Chair & Bilingual Children’s Librarian, Pawtucket Public Library
Martha Boksenbaum, Youth Services Librarian, Cranston Public Library
Melanie DeSantis, Young Adult Librarian | Westerly Library
Brooke Strachan, Head Lower School Librarian, The Wheeler School
Carla Rennick, Youth Services Librarian, Fox Point Community Library
Joan Wollin, Library Media Specialist, Central Falls
Jane Yedlin, Assistant Profressor (TESOL Program), Rhode Island College

★ Here's how you can participate …: Adults: Visit this webpage for a list of recommended titles written by Latino authors and take the 2020 Reading Challenge!

Young Readers: Below are some titles which we would like to recommend for Latino Books Month • RI. Most of the books can be found in Spanish and English at all the libraries in and around the State of Rhode Island. If your library does not have the book on its shelves, ask your librarian to order a copy from one of the other libraries in Rhode Island. By providing books in English and Spanish on this list, our goal is to encourage parents to read to their children in their native language, so be sure to ask your mamá or papá to read with you every day!

If you have any advice for other readers, you may post comments at the bottom of the list after you've read the book.

Vote Online: We have added an option to submit your ballots and vote for your favorite book online.

Good News! During the COVID-19 outbreak, students can have access to the books online. Here's the link to the ebooks: https://riezone.overdrive.com/library/spanish

If you don't have a library card, no problem — you can obtain a free lcard by visiting this link: https://www.oslri.org/application/

Before you vote online, we recommend that you download a hard copy of the ballot (scroll down, past book covers) to have on-hand while you read each book. Remember, deadline to vote online is Friday, May 29, 2020. We will announce the winner the next day. Teachers: Please submit any paper ballots to Maria Cotto no later than May 29th so we can announce the winners by the end of May.

Happy Reading!

Click here when you're ready to vote

See Our Previous Book List & WInners