Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) celebrates the vibrant cultures, histories, and contributions of Hispanic Americans.
This year’s national theme, Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future, recognizes the traditions, stories, and shared experiences that connect our diverse communities and shape an inclusive future for all.
Explore our virtual and in-person programs, discover our special Hispanic Heritage booklists for all ages, check out our movie recommendations, and download our informative Hispanic Heritage brochure — or pick up a copy at your local library!
Hispanic Heritage Month Brochure
Hispanic Heritage Month: Movie Lists
Hispanic Heritage Month: Programs
Hispanic Heritage Month: Adult Books
Hispanic Heritage Month: Young Adult Books
Hispanic Heritage Month: Children's Books
Hispanic Heritage Month Brochure
Our special Hispanic Heritage Month Brochure contains many interesting facts about Hispanic countries from around the world!
Pick up a copy soon at your local QPL branch, or download a digital copy now!
Hispanic Heritage Month: Movie Lists
Here are some great movie picks in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month!
Check out our lists, and then borrow the DVDs from the Library!
Hispanic Heritage Movies Part 1
Hispanic Heritage Movies Part 2
Hispanic Heritage Month Programs
We have nearly 100 wonderful virtual and in-person programs planned for this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, including concerts, book talks, art classes, panel discussions, storytimes, and so much more!
Here’s a selection of our programs. Click the title of each program to learn more about it, and visit our online QPL Calendar to see the full list!
Hispanic Heritage Month: Kickoff Celebration (In-Person)
Saturday, September 13, 11am
Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona
Superfoods From Peru (Programa en español) (In-Person)
Monday, September 15, 2pm
Elmhurst Library, 86-07 Broadway
Wednesday, September 17, 4pm
Corona Library, 38-23 104 Street
Saturday, September 20, 2:30pm
Jackson Heights Library, 35-51 81 Street
Sugar Skull Workshop with Margarita Larios (In-Person)
Tuesday, September 16, 3:30pm
Broadway Library, 40-20 Broadway, Astoria
Tuesday, September 23, 3:30pm
Steinway Library, 21-45 31 Street, Astoria
Make Your Own Superhero Workshop, Inspired by La Borinqueña (In-Person)
Tuesday, September 16, 4pm
Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona
Saturday, September 20, 3:30pm
Far Rockaway Library, 1637 Central Avenue
Wedenesday, October 1, 3pm
Queens Village Library, 94-11 217 Street
Saturday, October 4, 3pm
Glen Oaks Library, 256-04 Union Turnpike
Little Frog, Big Culture: Meet the Coquí! (In-Person)
Tuesday, September 16, 4:30pm
South Jamaica Library, 108-41 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
Celebrating How to Make Latin Dishes with Katy and Luis (Virtual)
Wednesdays, September 17 and 24, 6pm
Join us on Zoom
Hispanic Heritage Month: Queens is Art! (In-Person)
Thursday, September 18, 4pm
Kew Gardens Hills Library, 72-33 Vleigh Place, Flushing
Wepa! Latin Dance (In-Person)
Thursday, September 18, 4pm
Flushing Library, 41-17 Main Street (you can also attend this program virtually)
Saturday, September 20, 3pm
East Flushing Library, 196-36 Northern Boulevard
Tuesday, September 23, 3:30pm
Far Rockaway Teen Library, 2002 Cornaga Avenue
Thursday, September 25, 6pm
Cambria Heights Library, 218-13 Linden Boulevard
Monday, September 29, 4pm
Fresh Meadows Library, 193-20 Horace Harding Expressway
Thursday, October 9, 4pm
Windsor Park Library, 79-50 Bell Boulevard
Saturday, October 18, 1pm
Peninsula Library, 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Rockaway Beach
Hispanic Heritage Month Fiesta! (In-Person)
Thursday, September 18, 5pm
Corona Library, 38-23 104 Street
Make Your Own Comic Book Workshop, Inspired by La Borinqueña (In-Person)
Thursday, September 18, 5:30pm
Steinway Library, 21-45 31 Street, Astoria
Saturday, September 20, 1pm
Peninsula Library, 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Rockaway Beach
Saturday, October 4, 12pm
St. Albans Library, 191-05 Linden Boulevard
Immigrant Pioneer Women in America Episode 3: Sylvia R. Mata & Selina Sharmin (Virtual)
Thursday, September 18, 6pm
Join us on Facebook and YouTube
Hispanic Heritage Month Family Storytime (In-Person)
Saturdays, September 20 and 27, 11am
Ridgewood Library, 20-12 Madison Street
Health and Wellness for the Latinx Community (In-Person)
Mondays, September 22 and 29, 2pm
Elmhurst Library, 86-07 Broadway
Wednesdays, October 1, 8, and 15, 4pm
Corona Library, 38-23 104 Street
Celebrate with Mariachi Tapatío de Álvaro Paulino (In-Person)
Tuesday, September 23, 2pm
Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
Para Chiquitos! with Urban Stages (In-Person)
Tuesday, September 23, 4pm
Hunters Point Library, 47-40 Center Boulevard, Long Island City
Wednesday, September 24, 11am
South Jamaica Library, 108-41 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
Thursday, September 25, 3pm
Woodhaven Library, 85-41 Forest Parkway
Saturday, October 4, 1pm
Astoria Library, 14-01 Astoria Boulevard
Fusion of Afro-Peruvian, Latin and Jazz Rhythms with Corina Bartra (In-Person and Virtual)
Wednesday, September 24, 4pm
Flushing Library, 41-17 Main Street
or join us on Zoom
Meeting ID: 867 0416 0650
Passcode: 0924
Hispanic Firsts in America: Beyond What We Are Taught (Programa en español) (Virtual)
Wednesday, September 24, 6pm
Join us on Facebook and YouTube
Lit Squad: The Poet X (In-Person)
Thursday, September 25, 3:30pm
Cambria Heights Library, 218-13 Linden Boulevard
Drummin’ into Fall: Latin American Drumming (In-Person)
Tuesday, September 30, 3pm
North Hills Library, 57-04 Marathon Parkway
Thursday, October 2, 3:30pm
Long Island City Library, 37-44 21 Street
Saturday, October 4, 3pm
Pomonok Library, 158-21 Jewel Avenue
Tuesday, October 14, 4pm
Poppenhusen Library, 121-23 14 Avenue
Hispanic Heritage Month: Afro-Caribbean Dance and Drum (In-Person and Virtual)
Thursday, October 2, 4pm
Flushing Library, 41-17 Main Street
or join us on Zoom
Meeting ID: 846 7936 4848
Passcode: 236388
Literary Thursdays: Edgar Gomez, Author of Alligator Tears (Virtual)
Thursday, October 2, 6pm
Join us on Microsoft Teams
Latin Jazz Explorations (In-Person)
Friday, October 3, 3:30pm
Bellerose Library, 250-06 Hillside Avenue
Saturday, October 4, 12pm
Rochdale Village Library, 169-09 137 Avenue, Jamaica
Frida Khalo Inspired Head Bands for Teens (In-Person)
Friday, October 3, 4pm
Woodside Library, 54-22 Skillman Avenue
Foncho Castellar and the Alegres of Colombia (In-Person)
Monday, October 6, 4pm
Ridgewood Library, 20-12 Madison Street
Concert with Matthew Fishteyn (In-Person)
Thursday, October 9, 2pm
Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
Literary Thursdays: Authors Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro and Alejandro Heredia (Virtual)
Thursday, October 9, 6pm
Join us on Microsoft Teams
Day of the Dead Celebration (In-Person)
Saturday, October 11, 3pm
Briarwood Library, 85-12 Main Street
Hispanic Heritage Month: Worry Dolls (In-Person)
Tuesday, October 14, 4pm
Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Avenue
Latinx Inspired Painting for Teens (In-Person)
Tuesday, October 14, 4:30pm
Cambria Heights Library, 218-13 Linden Boulevard
Hispanic Heritage Month Booklists
Adult Books
The Wind Knows My Name: A Novel by Isabel Allende
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Afterlife: A Novel by Julia Alvarez
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Audiolibro
Before Night Falls: A Memoir by Reinaldo Arenas
LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana
Book | Audiobook | Libro
First Gen: A Memoir by Alejandra Campoverdi
Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina by Raquel Cepeda
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Book | eBook | Audiobook
My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet
Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education edited by Jennifer De Leon
Trust: A Novel by Hernán Díaz
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
You Dreamed of Empires: A Novel by Álvaro Enrigue
The Sons of El Rey: A Novel by Alex Espinoza
Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer
Book | Audiobook
American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera
Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gómez
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan González
Book | Libro
Olga Dies Dreaming: A Novel by Xochitl Gonzalez
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
by Diane Guerrero with Michelle Burford
Book | Libro
Brown Neon: Essays by Raquel Gutiérrez
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women
edited by Sandra Guzmán
Book | eBook | Libro
My Broken Language: A Memoir by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Book | Libro
The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy by Mike Madrid
Sacrificio: A Novel by Ernesto Mestre-Reed
Book | eBook
Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America by Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Book | Libro
Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez
Tell It to Me Singing: A Novel by Tita Ramírez
Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity by Paola Ramos
Book | Libro
antes que isla es volcán / before island is volcano: poemas / poems
by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera
Our Migrant Souls by Héctor Tobar
Book | Libro
Young Adult Books
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Book | eBook | Audiobook
With the Fire on High (El ingrediente secreto de Emoni Santiago)
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Book | Libro
Call Me Iggy by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado (Illust.)
Book | Libro
Up in Flames by Hailey Alcaraz
Book | eBook
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Borderless by Jennifer De Leon
Book | eBook
Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon
Canto Contigo: A Novel by Jonny Garza Villa
Futbolista by Jonny Garza Villa
If We Survive This by Racquel Marie
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina
Book | eBook
Lucha of the Forgotten Spring by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Book | Audiobook
Solis by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher
These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban
This Is the Year by Gloria Muñoz
Very Dangerous Things by Lauren Muñoz
These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa
Abuela, Don't Forget Me by Rex Ogle
Book | eBook
The Quince Project: A Novel by Jessica Parra
Salvación by Sandra Proudman
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
Book | eBook | Audiobook
The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Libro electrónico | Audiolibro
Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester
Dan in Green Gables: A Modern Reimagining of Anne of Green Gables by Rey Terciero and Claudia Aguirre (Illust.)
Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo (Illust.)
Book | eBook
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Book | eBook | Audiobook
On the Wings of la Noche by Vanessa L. Torres
Children's Books
Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo
Book | eBook | Libro
Mediopollito: Cuento Tradicional en Español e Ingles / Half-Chicken: A Folktale in Spanish and English by Alma Flor Ada and Kim Howard (Illust.)
Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno by Francisco X. Alarcon and Maya Christina Gonzalez (Illust.)
Speak Up, Santiago! A Hillside Valley Graphic Novel by Julio Anta and Gabi Mendez (Illust.)
Precious by Carlos Aponte
Besos for Baby: A Little Book of Kisses by Jen Arena and Blanca Gomez (Illust.)
Book | eBook
Galápagos Girl / Galapagueña by Marsha Diane Arnold and Angela Domínguez (Illust.)
My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez / Me llamo Gabito: La vida de Gabriel García Márquez by Monica Brown and Raul Colón (Illust.)
Side by Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez / Lado a Lado: La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez by Monica Brown and Joe Cepeda (Illust.)
Book | Audiobook
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Libro electrónico | Audiolibro
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
Book | Audiobook
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar (Illust.)
Book | Libro | Libro electrónico
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz and Micah Player (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Libro
Stella Díaz Never Gives Up by Angela Dominguez
Book | eBook | Audiobook
La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya and Juana Martinez-Neal (Illust.)
Book | Audiobook | Libro
A Song of Frutas by Margarita Engle and Sara Palacios (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Libro
Carlos Santana: Sound of the Heart, Song of the World by Gary Golio and Rudy Gutierrez (Illust.)
Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo
The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez
Book | eBook
El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera and Juliana Perdomo (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Libro
A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp and Elisa Chavarri (Illust.)
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
by Angela Burke Kunkel and Paola Escobar (Illust.)
Book | Libro
Pilgrim Codex by Vivian Mansour and Emmanuel Valtierra (Illust.)
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro | Libro electrónico
Areli Is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, a DACA Recipient
by Areli Morales and Luisa Uribe (Illust.)
Book | Audiobook | Libro
Martina Has Too Many Tías by Emma Otheguy and Sara Palacios (Illust.)
Book | Libro
Faruq and the Wiri Wiri: A Celebration of Family and Food
by Sophia Payne and Sandhya Prabhat (Illust.)
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña (Illus.)
Book | Audiobook | Libro | Audiolibro
Ugly Cat & Pablo by Isabel Quintero and Tom Knight (Illust.)
Book | Libro
The Solar System with Ellen / El sistema solar con Ellen: A Bilingual Astronomy Book
by Patty Rodriguez, Ariana Stein, and Citlali Reyes (Illust.)
Alicia's Fruity Drinks / Las Aguas Frescas De Alicia
by Lupe Ruiz-Flores and Laura Lacámara (Illust.)
Book | Audiobook
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martinez (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Libro
El Niño by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Joe Cepeda (Illust.)
Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Book | eBook | Audiobook
Danza! Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México by Duncan Tonatiuh
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro
How to Hear the Universe: Gaby González and the Search for Einstein's Ripples in Space-Time by Patricia Valdez and Sara Palacios (Illust.)
Book | Audiobook
Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez (Illust.)
Book | eBook | Audiobook | Libro