In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, The New York Public Library has created this list of online resources to help you explore all aspects of Hispanic heritage—from genealogy to LGBTQ history to current popular culture. These online resources are accessible to anyone with a  New York Public Library card.  

1.  Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition includes records from hundreds of different countries. Through this database you can access billions of names in thousands of genealogical databases, including census and vital records, birth, marriage and death notices.  Ancestry also provides access to citizenship and naturalization records, border crossing and passports, crew lists, immigration and emigration books, and passenger lists.

2. Historical Research

Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 represents the single largest compilation of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Latin American Newspapers (1805-1922) provides coverage of the people, issues, and events that shaped Latin America during the 19th and early 20th centuries. This database includes titles from newspapers in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Guatemala, and others.

3. LGBTQ

Archives of Sexuality and Gender  contains 18 digitized archival collections exploring LGBTQ history and culture since 1940. Patrons can access independent LGBTQ publications such as, Confidencial and Crisalida.

LGBT Life with Full text provides complete indexing and abstracting of content related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender studies in over 230 journals, magazines, and newspapers. Users can access publications such as Latina Lesbian Writers and Artists.

4. Film

Classic Mexican Cinema Online  covers the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, from the 1930s to 1960s, featuring popular film periodicals, such as Cinema Reporter and Cinema Mundial, as well as lobby cards.

5. Scholarly Articles

HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) indexes books, articles, reviews, bibliographies, and literary works appearing in scholarly journals covering Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanic America.

Latino American Experience covers history and culture from all the countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula, including content on modern-day Latin American countries, the history of the Hispanic Diaspora, and indigenous peoples. Features peer-reviewed essays, reference sources, primary documents, media, newspapers and magazines.

6. Children

Biblioteca TumbleBooks includes animated Spanish language talking picture books, as well as educational puzzles and games.

7. Current Newspapers & Magazines

Latin American Newsstand provides access to a large number of Spanish and Portuguese language Newspapers from countries such as Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil.

PressReader allows you to read hundreds of Spanish language daily newspapers from over 20 different countries.

Flipster lets you download or read online contemporary and popular Spanish language and culture magazines such as, Newsweek en Espanol, People en Espanol, and Hispanic Network Magazine.