- Richland Library
- Monday, October 02, 2023
Honor Hispanic Heritage Month by journeying through the culture with the help of Richland Library's Lotería.
Play Richland Library's Lotería!
Background: Lotería, a Spanish word translating to "lottery," bears resemblance to the numbers game Bingo. In Lotería, players hold cards adorned with 16 images, striving to align four pictures in either a row or column on the "tabula." These images are drawn from a deck of 54 cards by the announcer. When a player successfully completes a pattern of four matching images, whether vertically, diagonally, or according to predefined patterns, they declare "Lotería!" while marking the images with token beans.
Explore the prompt below, with some helpful tips:
- Read one book by Anika Denise
- Use Hoopla to listen to a song by Boy Pablo or another Hispanic artist
- Attend a Hispanic Heritage Month event at Richland Library
- Research and learn the official bird of Guatemala
- Tip: Head to the research section of our website to browse the free online tools for researching and learning.
- Try a new language with the Transparent Language Online
- Read a book by a Hispanic author recommended by a library staff member
- Tip: Check out one of these staff-curated lists for Hispanic Heritage Month: adult titles, teen titles, children's titles
- Dream big when you check out Sueña con Las Latinitas (Dream with the Latinitas) by Juliet Menéndez or another book in Spanish
- Check out a cookbook with Hispanic recipes like The Food of Oaxaca by Alejandro Ruiz and Carla Altesor
- Watch a hilarious movie featuring the actor Eugenio Derbez
- Read the Black History Month and The Afro Latinx Connection on the library's blog
- Look up to learn about José M. Hernández from NASA
- Tip: Head to the research section of our website to browse the free online tools for researching and learning.
- Read poetry by, Salvadorian Poet, Javier Zamora
- Find the capital of Bolivia
- Watch the movies Coco or Encanto
- Tip: After you watch the 'Encanto,' stream the karaoke version of the soundtrack, on Hoopla, to sing to your favorite songs from the film!
- Ask someone ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?) today
How do I win?
BINGO: Complete a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line! Turn in your card at any Richland Library location to receive a small prize.
BLACKOUT: Complete all 25 squares! Turn in your card at any Richland Library location to receive a small prize and be entered in a drawing for one of three grand prizes.
Note: Prizes will be available while supplies last through Octoberr 30, 2023.
Print Richland Library's Lotería, here.
Want to play the classic or "millennial" version of Lotería? Join us for a Lotería game night on October 24 at Richland Library Northeast.