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.
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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.
- 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.
- Below are lists of the current newspapers and magazines we have in the Reading Room at the Main Library.
International Films
Browse films by language with GRPLpedia Movies.
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.
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.
Online Resources
Translate at Dictionary.com Great site for quick word translation.
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.
Live Mocha An online community for those interested in learning a new language.
Forvo: the Pronunciation Guide Millions of words pronounced in over 150 languages.
Free Language This site provides news and information relating to free language resources throughout the web.
