Changes to Hoopla Checkout Limits 

Starting October 1, 2025, Hoopla borrowing limits will be reduced from 5 per month to 3 per month. For more information about this change in service, please visit: https://www.thebcpl.org/ebooks-and-audiobooks 

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15-October 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month

From HispanicHeritageMonth.gov: 

"Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402. The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which falls on October 13 in 2025 and gets celebrated in Spain and several Latin-American countries, falls within this 30 day period.” 

Don’t forget to check out our book displays in both the Youth Services and Adult Services departments! 

Library Events

 

Local Events 

  • Latino Festival: Saturday, October 4th from 1:00-7:00pm, Court Street & Metro Plaza
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration:  Saturday, October 11th from 6:00-9:00pm, 98 Glenwood Avenue, Binghamton, NY across the street from Grace Tabernacle Church ($10 for adults, $5 for kids)

If you are hosting a Hispanic Heritage Month event in the Binghamton area or know of one occurring and would like it listed, please email bcplreference@gmail.com with the subject heading “Hispanic Heritage Month Event for Website Listing and we will be happy to add the information to this blog post 

Fiction Authors of Hispanic and Latin-American Descent

  • Acevedo, Elizabeth
  • Alarcón, Daniel
  • Allende, Isabel
  • Alvarez, Julia
  • Aster, Alex
  • Cañas, Isabel
  • Cardenas, Mauro Javier
  • Cisneros, Sandra
  • Cleeton, Chanel
  • Coelho, Paulo
  • Córdova, Zoraida
  • Coster, Naima
  • Crucet, Jennine Capó
  • Cruz, Angie
  • De Robertis, Carolina
  • Eltit, Diamela
  • Enriquez, Mariana
  • Fajardo-Anstine, Kali
  • Ferrada, María José,
  • Figueroa, Jamie
  • García, Cristina
  • Garcia, Gabriela
  • García Márquez, Gabriel
  • Gómez-Jurado, Juan
  • Gonzalez, Xochitl
  • Henríquez, Cristina
  • Iglesias, Gabino
  • Jaramillo, Luis
  • Luiselli, Valeria
  • Maldonado, Crystal
  • Menéndez, Ana
  • Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
  • Natera, Cleyvis
  • Quintero, Isabel
  • Reyes, Raquel V.
  • Rulfo, Juan
  • Ryan, Pam Muñoz
  • Sáenz, Benjamin Alire
  • Sánchez, Erika L.
  • Santos, Richard Z.
  • Solares, Martín
  • Sotomayor, Sonia
  • Torres Sanchez, Jenny
  • Urrea, Luis Alberto
  • Vásquez, Juan Gabriel

Graphic Novels and Nonfiction

  • Tales from la vida : a Latinx comics anthology- Aldama, Frederick Luis- GN 305.868 TALES
  • Latino U.S.A. : a cartoon history- Stavans, Ilan- GN 973.0468 STAVANS
  • Life of Che : an impressionistic biography- Oesterheld, H. G. (Héctor Germán)- GN 980.035 OESTERHELD
  • Latina superheroes : Jalisco & Santa- Phoenix, Kayden- YA GN PHOENIX
  • Angelitos : a graphic novel- Stavans, Ilan- GN STAVANS

Nonfiction

  • Enrique's journey- Nazario, Sonia  305.23 NAZARIO
  • The Latino holiday book : from Cinco de Mayo to Dia de los Muertos--the celebrations and traditions of Hispanic Americans- Menard, Valerie- 394.26 MENARD
  • Latin American folktales : stories from Hispanic and Indian traditions- Bierhorst, John-  398.2089 LATIN
  • My Mexican kitchen : 100 recipes rich with tradition, flavor, and spice- Longoria, Eva- 641.5972 LONGORIA
  • Sobremesa : tasty Mexican recipes for every day- Villasuso, Susana- 641.5972 VILLASUSO
  • Latin-ish : more than 100 recipes celebrating American Latino cuisines- Salazar, Marisel-  641.598 SALAZAR
  • South American folk pottery- Litto, Gertrude- Q738.3 LITTO
  • Hamilton : the revolution- Miranda, Lin-Manuel- Q792.6097 MIRANDA
  • Living beyond borders : growing up Mexican in America- Longoria, Margarita- YA 810.986 LONGORIA
  • Senegal taxi- Herrera, Juan Felipe- 811.54 HERRERA
  • Yaguareté white: poems- Báez, Diego- 811.6 BAEZ
  • Every day the river changes : four weeks down the Magdalena- Salama, Jordan- 918.61 SALAMA
  • America, América : a new history of the New World- Grandin, Greg- 970 GRANDIN

Memoirs

  • Dear America : notes of an undocumented citizen- Vargas, Jose Antonio- 304.873 VARGAS
  • Undocumented : a Dominican boy's odyssey from a homeless shelter to the Ivy League- Padilla Peralta, Dan-el- 305.868 PERALTA
  • Solito- Zamora, Javier- 305.9069 ZAMORA
  • ¡Hola Papi! : how to come out in a Walmart parking lot and other life lessons- Brammer, John Paul- 306.766 BRAMMER
  • I'm not broken- Leon, Jesse- 360.766 LEON
  • The undocumented Americans- Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla- 364.137 CORNEJO VILLAVICENCIO
  • Butterfly boy : memories of a Chicano mariposa- Gonzalez, Rigoberto- 813 GONZALEZ
  • Creep : accusations and confessions- Gurba, Myriam- 814.6 GURBA
  • The man who could move clouds : a memoir- Rojas Contreras, Ingrid- 818.603 ROJAS CONTRERAS
  • Crying in the bathroom- Sánchez, Erika L.- 818.603 SANCHEZ
  • My broken language : a memoir- Hudes, Quiara Alegría- 862.7 HUDES
  • Illegally yours : a memoir- Agustin, Rafael- 973.0468 AGUSTIN
  • Dreaming of home : how we turn fear into pride power, and real change- Jiménez, Cristina-  974.7044 JIMENEZ
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