Participant Testimonials

​-Libros for Oregon brings books that can't be bought through traditional ordering methods in the United States into communities throughout the state. Since Oregon’s Hispanic population is growing rapidly in many locations, it’s critical that local public libraries offer quality materials in readers’ first language.
 
-Libros for Oregon helps small libraries, rural libraries, and librarians without Spanish language knowledge add high quality, diverse books to their collections AND form better relationships with the Spanish-speaking communities in their service area.
 
-Going to FIL is not expensive if you have a knowledgeable staff member you can spare for a week, but acquiring the knowledge is not easy...especially if you don't speak Spanish well! By participating as a traveler through the program, librarians from medium-size libraries with limited Spanish language knowledge can learn the skills needed to be a FIL buyer. They can take this knowledge back to their local communities and use it to help develop long-term, sustainable plans to improve their Spanish language collections.
 
-Although going to FIL is not expensive, not every library can spare staff for a week. Libros for Oregon helps leverage Oregon libraries’ resources by providing access to a vast quantity of Spanish language materials through an organized program with skilled librarians who understand the needs of the libraries they are helping to purchase materials. This ‘getting the most bang for the buck’ is an effective use of taxpayer dollars and relieves pressure on under-staffed libraries as well.