Tuesday Sep 27, 2022 Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Latino Heritage Events
Bilingual Storytime
Join us in celebration of Latino Heritage Month during Bilingual Storytime events at select library locations. Our librarians will share stories and lead you through songs and activities in English and Spanish. Each child will take home a maraca and a bilingual book while supplies last.
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
September 29
3 p.m.
Sylvan Oaks Library
September 30
10:30 a.m.
Valley Hi-North Laguna Library
October 1
2 p.m.
Rancho Cordova Library
October 6
10:30 a.m.
Belle Cooledge Library
October 7
10:30 a.m.
Colonial Heights Library
October 12
10:30 a.m.
Nonie Wetzel Courtland Library
October 22
1 p.m.
Del Paso Heights Library
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The Sacramento Public Library celebrates and honors Latino Heritage. In 1968, after years of advocacy from Mexican, Caribbean, Central, and South American communities, Hispanic Heritage Week became officially recognized in the United States, and in 1988 became known as Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15, when many Latin, Central, and South American countries celebrate their independence from Spain.
In Sacramento County, Latinos and Hispanics constitute nearly a quarter of the population, the library joins the Latino community in recognizing their rich cultural, economic, and societal contributions. Latino cultural heritage and influence includes more than Spanish language origins, its literary arts are shaped by the influence of Indigenous stories and cuentos that originated within thousands of Indigenous languages, histories, and thoughts. In Mexico alone, there are over 350 active languages and dialects that are pre-colonial in origin.