Did you know?
- There are approximately 452,000,000 Spanish speakers world wide.
- According to the Census Bureau 2008 data, nearly 1 in 6 Americans, or 46.9 million people, are Latino. Even more importantly for chlidren's librarians, 44% of children under the age of 18, and 47% of children under 5 are Latino.
(Census factfinder)
- There are 20 countries that have Spanish as an official language, and at least 4 other countries where Spanish is also an important language.
- According to the "Serving Non-English Speakers in U.S. Public Libraries" study conducted in 2008, approximately 78% of public libraries in the United States offer some sort of services in Spanish. (For more information, you can find the survey here)
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¡ B i e n v e n i d o s !
Welcome to CHILES, a site dedicated to providing resources, ideas, and support to non-Spanish-speaking children's librarians who serve Spanish-speaking children.
If you are a children's librarian looking for help in better serving your Spanish-speaking patrons, but you don't speak Spanish yourself, have no fear! This site will provide resources to help you communicate, learn more about latino and hispanic cultures, find great children's books in Spanish, and network with other librarians who serve Spanish-speaking children, so that we can all benefit from each other's great ideas!
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