Ep. 106 Hispanohablante Communities & Your Library

You can now use the survey link below AND text us your feedback via Buzzsprout with this link right here!!Sunshine and Stories Episode 106: Hispanohablante Communities & Your LibraryEpisode Summary:The Kates were thrilled to have Cristy Moran, Adult Library Services Senior Consultant at the Colorado State Library join them today to talk about summer library services and Spanish-speakers in our communities. Kate, Kate, & Cristy sat down to talk about why vocabulary matters, strategies for learning about who is speaking what languages in your community, and what this all has to do with designing more inclusive summer experiences for all our communities of service.00:00 – Introduction 01:11 – Why use the term “hispanohablante”? 03:42 – Learning your community’s Spanish (or other language) speakers 11:45 – What does this have to do with summer? 16:02 – It’s ok to make mistakes, keep going 18:14 – Book and resource highlights 20:52 – Closing References: Collaborative Summer Library Program Colorado State Demography Office US Census Bureau American Communities Survey Data STARnet Community Dialogues Toolkit Spanish for Libraries at CSL En comunidad : lessons for centering the voices and experiences of bilingual Latinx students by Carla España, Luz Yadira Herrera, and Ofelia García ¡Sí! Somos latinos por Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, and David Diaz Yes! we are Latinos by Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, and David Diaz Me dicen Güero : poemas de un chavo de la frontera por David Bowles They call me Güero : a border kid's poems by David Bowles Le dicen Fregona : poemas de un chavo de la frontera por David Bowles They call her Fregona : a border kid's poems by David Bowles CO State Library Resources: CSL Stories and Storytelling for Adult Emerging Readers Program Kit CSL Book Club Resource & Colorado State Library Spanish Book Club Kits Reach Cristy at: [email protected]  Next Drop-in Chat: Hey Colorado folks! Join us on Oct 22, 2024 - 11am to noon MT for our next Summer Drop-in Chat. Cristy will join us to further the discussion about summer library service and Spanish-speakers in your community. Come when you can, stay for as long as you can. See you soon! If you work in a library and gave us a listen, please let us know what you think by completing a short feedback survey for this episode.  Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm. Learn how to start a podcast here. This project is made possible in part by a grant from the US Institute of Museum and Library Service.