The Commerce Library’s Spanish Book Club started about 15 years ago, as part of the library system’s “Ambassadors of the Library” outreach effort to attract more Spanish speakers to the city’s libraries. All the books the group reads are in Spanish, as are the monthly discussions about what they’ve read.

The Spanish Book Club, like many programs offered through the city-run libraries, offers more than just reading resources. Its members say the help they get is both personal and motivational. “Coming here is like therapy,” the club’s co-founder Graciela G. Gonzalez told EGP. She said attending is a good way to relieve stress.

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