Community Resources
- Quick Start Guide Spanish Updated June 2023
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.
Spanish 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.
- Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language. Includes over 50,000 articles plus 4,200 images. Complete with a dictionary, atlas, and timelines, it's the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
- Britannica Escolar Online This link opens in a new window
Provides a Spanish elementary encyclopedia with 2,000 articles, images, videos, Workspace, an atlas, and Learning Materials specifically designed for younger students.
- LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
LearningExpress Library features online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books to help patrons of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED® test prep, and more.
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
