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Loida García-Febo

Spanish for Librarians
April 11, 2008

I’ve received so many requests about how to learn Spanish to serve Spanish speakers that I’ve resolved to share my list of resources. There are many tools available in the net. This is not an exhaustive list, but it includes websites I keep on my desk to share with colleagues. If you use other resources and they are not here, email me!

Survival Spanish: Staff Library Guide to Assist the Spanish-Speaking Patron by the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System. Published by Sol and PLUS.

Revised by Marie Kaneko and Bruce Jensen, the Guide includes examples about phrases for public services and circulation staff, basic words, advanced conversations and help with pronunciation. 

 Si hablo español, un poquito: Basic Spanish for Librarians by Nancy Cunningham, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi and Fabiana Padilla, ITESM- Monterrey Campus     

Includes the Spanish alphabet, greetings, answers, directions, and basic phrases.

Spanish in Libraries by Stella Quiñones, Bernice Martinez-Comstock, Debbie Eagan and Mark Emmons

Outline of a workshop for librarians who are Spanish speakers and those who’d like to learn Spanish.

¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians - by National Network of Libraries of Medicine   

Class outline, Power Point slides, practice questions and answers and Consumer Health Resources Brochure in Spanish.

Spanish for Library Staff by Webjunction 

An English-Spanish Pointing Guide for Public Service Staff and their Customers; includes many examples.

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