Hispanic Heritage Month

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Driving around last weekend, you may have noticed a number of Mexican flags being flown proudly. This is because Mexico celebrates its independence day on September 16. Many other Latin American countries hold this celebration in a relatively short span of time: September 15 is the independence day of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, and Chile celebrates on September 18.


In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed the week of September 15 to be National Hispanic Heritage Week, to celebrate the contributions of Latinx individuals to the US and Latin American countries. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan expanded the observance period to cover September 15 to October 15. As such, we here in the Americas have been honoring this observance for over five decades.


Here at the Grayslake Library, we are proud to promote the works of Latinx creators, all of which you can access with your library card!


Books for youth:


Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo


Solimar by Pam Muñoz Ryan


Lola Out Loud by Jennifer Torres


Abuelita and Me by Leonarda Carranza


Books for teens:


Inheritance by Elizabeth Acevedo


This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves


Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore


Books for adults:


Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora


Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez


The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

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