I noted that some libraries are developing/starting Spanish language collections. Here are some helpful online resources:
Críticas - An English Speaker's Guide to Spanish Language Titles. There are reviews of both children and adult, fiction and non-fiction titles. You can read blogs, sign up for a monthly e-newsletter with the latest Spanish-language releases and even reference a list of the Top 100 Fiction titles to strengthen your collection. This is a great time saving resource.
Amazon.com: Libros en español - Amazon.com has a great selection of books in Spanish and even if you don't buy any there you can always see what is new, read customer and critical reviews, as well as see what the bestsellers of the day/hour are.
ALSC Bilingual Books for Children has a large Spanish list. This is a great resource for bilingual books for many languages.
Do you have other resources you are using to develop your Spanish-language collections? Please share in the comments section.
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In addition to collection development, the Bozeman Library has been actively trying to reach the Latino population "where they are." We're learning it doesn't do much good to build a collection and provide services if we can't reach the people who would benefit.
We are contacting other libraries in the country to ask what they have done, working on flyers in Spanish listing our services, and hopefully having a library card sign-up day as a few ways to further our reach.
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