City of Melbourne Libraries have a range of items in community languages, see the table below for more information.
We also have magazines in French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Language collections held at each library
| City Library | East Melbourne Library | Kathleen Syme Library | Library at The Dock | naarm ngarrgu Library | North Melbourne Library | Southbank Library | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, books for children | Magazines | Books, magazines, books for children | Books, books for children | Books, magazines, books for children | Books, magazines, books for children | Books |
| Hindi | Books, DVDs, magazines, books for children | N/A | N/A | Magazines, books for children | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Japanese | Books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, books for children | N/A | Magazines | Magazines | Books, magazines, books for children | N/A | N/A |
| Korean | Books, DVDs, magazines, books for children | N/A | N/A | N/A | Books, magazines, books for children | N/A | N/A |
| Spanish | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Books for children | N/A |
For more information please use the library catalogue.
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For a list of collections in community languages held by other public libraries in Victoria refer to the Public Library Service Directory (page 20.)
Online collections
Overdrive
Collections in Chinese and Japanese including books, audiobooks, magazines and books for children.
Press Reader
Thousands of magazines and newspapers in many languages.
LOTE Online for kids
Stories in community languages alongside English translations.
Learn another language
We have a language learning collection, plus online language courses in Mango LanguagesOpens in new tab and online items in BorrowboxOpens in new tab.
Mango Languages
Self-paced online courses to learn languages.
Borrowbox
Selection of eAudiobooks that will help you learn a language.
