En la biblioteca principal que tenemos muchos periódicos y revistas en español!

Unfortunately, that's about the extent of my Spanish. I'm taking a class, but I'm not quite ready for prime time yet!  However, we have a lot of magazines and newspapers in Spanish - they're great for natives speakers to catch up on what's happening at home and a fantastic way for learners to get some reading practice!

I love People in Español.  It's pretty easy to figure out (oh, somebody has a new baby, somebody got married, somebody is cheating on somebody else!) and I love all the Spanish-language celebrities I've never heard of.  I don't know how they manage it, but every single celebrity in People in Español is about a thousand times more beautiful than any American celebrity.  Must be something in the water.  

El Nuevo Herald comes with the Sunday Miami Herald.  It's a full-sized newspaper in its own right, not just a Spanish version of the main paper.  It covers all kinds of news, not only stories relevant to Miami, and there are sections for sports, travel and life as well.

La Noticia is a weekly newspaper from Charlotte that serves the Spanish-speaking communities in the surrounding regions.  It has news ("La esposa del gobernador de Carolina del Sur, Mark Sanford, está escribiendo sus memorias" - can we not escape this story anywhere?), opinion pieces, Spanish ads and classifieds and more.  There are even a few recipes in each issue.  It's the largest Spanish language newspaper in the Carolinas, so its impact extends past the immediate Charlotte area.

Vanidades is a bi-weekly magazine with articles on beauty, fashion, celebrities, travel and more.  It's kind of like a combination of Redbook and Vogue - geared towards stylish professional women through their 40s with a lot of disposable income and insatiable curiosity about royal families.  The celebrities in Vanidades are more likely to be American or European than Hispanic (evidently Sean Connery is working on a new movie, and Kim Cattrall broke up with somebody) which might be easier reading for new learners.

You can come and take a look at any of these Spanish language resources in Periodicals at the Main Library on the Second Level.  On the First Level, we also have a collection of Spanish language books for you to check out, and many of our informational handouts are also available in Spanish.  Gracias, y espero verte pronto!