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Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month Health and Wellness Fair

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through physical and mental wellness! Join us for fun wellness activities and community demonstrations in Spanish. Arlington Public Library is partnering with local and free resources to create a one stop shop of information geared towards our Spanish speaking population.

¡Celebre el mes de la Herencia Hispana con salud mental y física! Unase a nosotros a disfrutar de actividades de salud y demostraciones de salud de la comunidad en español. La Biblioteca Pública de Arlignton se asocia con recursos locales y gratuitos para crear un solo lugar de información para nuestra comunidad de habla hispana.

Authors in Arlington: Miguel Briones

The Arlington Public Library is proud to present Authors in Arlington, a new program focused on connecting the community with popular and influential authors. We are happy to host Miguel Briones, an award-winning educator, community organizer, public speaker, and self-published author and illustrator of the bilingual children's book Macho no Machismo.

Please join us for this special event to learn more about Miguel's life and becoming an author, his writing, and his books. Afterwards we will have a moderated Q&A session as well a book signing for those who would like to have their books signed.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Enjoy Hispanic Heritage Month with the Arlington Public Library! We have multiple program in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month for all ages to enjoy such as:

Reading Selections

Art Festival Submissions

To celebrate and learn about Hispanic Heritage, the library is hosting an Art and Cultural Festival on October 12th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the George W. Hawkes Downtown Library.  

To make this a real community affair, we are seeking your art! Arlington Public Library is putting out a call for Hispanic art and artists to display some of their work during the event. The submission deadline is Sunday, October 6th at midnight.  

The work will be displayed during the Arts and Cultural Festival which is an all-ages event. Submissions must follow all library display guidelines found on our website.

View submission guidelines and submit your artwork here!

Resources

View how the National Museum of the American Latino is celebration Hispanic Heritage Month!

Learn the history of Hispanic Heritage Month through the Library of Congress and hear the stories that have impacted so many.

Interested in learning another language? Try out Transparent Language today!