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World Languages Collection

We collect books written in or translated into Chinese, Korean, and Spanish, and we offer resources in many other languages as well.

Browse our World Languages books by language category below, or search for World Languages books in our catalog by following these directions.

Adult World Languages Books

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CHINESE | 中文 
FINNISH | suomi
FRENCH | française
GERMAN | Deutsch
ITALIAN | italiano
JAPANESE | 日本語 
KOREAN | 한국어
NORWEGIAN | norsk
 فارسی | PERSIAN
POLISH | polski
PORTUGUESE | português
ROMANIAN | română
RUSSIAN  | русский
SPANISH  | español
UKRAINIAN | українська
VIETNAMESE | tiếng Việt

The Adult World Languages collection
is located on the library's 2nd floor

Children's World Languages Books

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ALBANIAN | Shqip
عربى| ARABIC 
BRAILLE
CHINESE  | 中文 
CREE | nēhiyawēwin
CROATIAN  | Hrvatski
FINNISH | suomi
FRENCH |  française
GERMAN |  Deutsch
HAWAIIAN | Ōlelo Hawaiʻi
HINDI  | हिंदी
ITALIAN | italiano
JAPANESE | 日本語
KOREAN | 한국어
OJIBWA
PANJABI | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
POLISH | polski
PORTUGUESE | português
RUSSIAN | русский
ROMANIAN | română
SALISHAN LANGUAGES
SPANISH | español
UKRAINIAN | українська
VIETNAMESE | tiếng Việt

The Children's World Languages collection is located downstairs in the Children's Department 

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Contact Information

For suggestions about items to order in your language or for more information about our World Languages collection, please contact Adult Services Librarian, April Younglove .