International Languages
From GRPLpedia
The Grand Rapids Public Library offers a wide range of international language materials. Whether you're looking for reading materials in Vietnamese, hoping to brush up on your Spanish, or interested in French cinema, this page provides a few different ways to search our catalog by language and material. Also listed are some useful online resources pertaining to international languages.
If you have any suggestions for us, please fill out our International Languages Questionnaire.
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International Language Books
Browse our International Language Collection:
You may also want to check out our dual-language books, for text both in English and another language.
Also be sure to check out our World Fiction page.
Learning the Language
Browse by language:
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You can also download from our collection of language-learning eBooks and eAudiobooks. If you need help, check out our NetLibrary Help page.
Magazines and Journals at the Library
- The library owns literally thousands of magazines and newspapers in print, microfiche, microfilm, and electronic formats. These magazines are located in the Reading Room, our Youth Services Department, the Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department, and our Retrieval Desk at the Main library, as well as at each of our branches.
- Search our catalog for specific titles or browse a more comprehensive A to Z list. Our catalog will tell you the dates we own, the most recent issues we've received, and which locations hold these magazines and newspapers.
- Search our databases for full-text articles and citations from thousands more magazines and newspapers. Check MeL (the Michigan Electronic Library) to find out if a magazine's full-text articles are included in a database. For a list of all magazines included in our databases, either as full-text or as a brief citation, search here.
- Below are links to the catalog for current subscriptions in specific subject areas as well as links to these titles' websites.
El Vocero hispano
H`ôn Viêt
Latina
National geographic en español
People en español
Reader's Digest selecciones
Siempre mujer
TV y novelas
Vanidades continental
[edit]International Films
Browse films by language with GRPLpedia Movies.
[edit]Community Resources
West Michigan Hispanic Center Offers translation and interpretation services for Spanish, Vietnamese, Bosnian, French, Somali and other international languages.
Grand Rapids Chinese Language School The Chinese Association of West Michigan provides Saturday classes for those interested in learning Chinese language and culture.
[edit]Michigan Resources
International Language Resources in Michigan A list of resources compiled by the Canton Public Library.
Translators in Michigan A list of translators compiled by the State of Michigan.
[edit]Online Resources
Library of Congress's Portal to the World Click on any nation in the list to view a selection of available electronic resources, including international search engines.
National Foreign Language Resource Centers A directory of resource centers funded by the U. S. Department of Education.
Ethnologue "An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages."
BBC Languages Provides MP3s, podcasts, games and more for learning languages.
BBC News in 33 Languages International news via international languages.
ABYZ News Links An index of international newspapers and news media.
Google Language Tools Search in different languages, translate websites, and more.
Open Culture A list of international language lesson podcasts.
Search Engine Colossus A directory of international search engines.
Word2Word Provides links to free online international language dictionaries.
Wikibooks' Language Bookshelf A collection of open-content textbooks for learning international languages.
Wiktionary A collaborative multilingual dictionary and thesaurus.
Wikipedia A collaborative multilingual encyclopedia.
VietGATE A guide to the Vietnamese online community.
Language Learning Library An excellent site for learning an international language.
How To Learn Any Language A great website for teaching yourself a language.
FSI Language Courses These language courses were created by the Foreign Services Institute and are public domain.
