- the Public Library
- LibGuides
- Subject Guides - 25/50/25
- World Languages
- New Mexico Indigenous Languages
World Languages
Community Resources
- KTNN - 660 AM "The Voice of the Navajo Nation"KTNN is a radio station that broadcasts in Navajo and English. It is a great way to practice your listening and comprehension skills.
- Indigenous Language InstituteThe Indigenous Language Institute provides vital language related service to Native communities so that their individual identities, traditional wisdom, and values are passed on to future generations in their original languages.
General Language Resources
- Albuquerque Public Schools Translation & Interpretation ServicesThe Translation and Interpretation Services provides services for schools to facilitate communication with non-English speaking parents.
- New Mexico Center for Language AccessThe NM Center for Language Access is the training branch of the Language Access Services Unit at the NM Administrative Office of the Courts. Their mission is to improve the quality of language access services for individuals with limited English proficiency and the deaf and hard of hearing.
- University of New Mexico Health Interpreter Language ServicesUNM Health's free interpreter services are available 24/7.
New Mexico Indigenous Language Resources
Online Resources
If you don't see the language or content you're looking for, you can search through the catalog or the databases below.
- OverDrive This link opens in a new window
Our Overdrive Collection includes nearly 40,000 eBooks, 16,000 eAudiobooks, over 3,000 magazines, and 250 video titles. Languages currently available are English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Afrikaans, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, and Russian.
- hoopla This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of thousands of music, eAudiobooks, eBooks, movies, TV shows, and graphic novels. Languages found on hoopla: African, Albanian, Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, French, Gaelic, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Latin, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Maori, Mayan, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkic, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh, Zulu
- PressReader This link opens in a new window
PressReader has the largest selection of newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries in over 60 languages, and readers can instantly translate articles in up to 18 languages. Languages currently supported include Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish.
Learn a New Language
Language Learning Resources
- Pronunciator This link opens in a new window
Pronunciator is an online language-learning service that includes 163 different languages for beginners and advanced learners, kids and adults. This includes ESL courses in 143 non-English languages. Pronunciator offers a truly personalized and customized language learning experience!
o 163 languages to learn (plus ASL and ESL)
o Localized in 143 languages
o American Sign Language course with 20,000 instructional videos
o World’s largest instructional content
o Quality human voices, translations and video
o Daily lessons and quizzes: Interactive audiovisual lessons, with quizzes, for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners each day
