- the Public Library
- LibGuides
- Subject Guides - 25/50/25
- World Languages
- Language Overview
World Languages
Community 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.
World Languages
The Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Public Library is proud to serve our multilingual community with our growing World Languages collection. Click on the language you are looking for in the tabs on the left to see some of the resources we offer in that language.
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.
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
Access LinkedIn Learning Courses in Multiple Languages
Access courses in Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish! Search the catalog to find the course for you.
LinkedIn Learning is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. This online software training library offers hundreds of training courses in easy-to-learn video format. The training covers popular applications from Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Corel, Microsoft, and many other software publishers. The video-based tutorials are great for visual learners, as they allow you to learn at your own pace. You can play, stop, rewind, and replay the movies. Topics include design principles and software related to print, web, video, graphics, digital photography, DVD creation, interactivity, operating systems, 3D, and much more.
