Community Language Collections

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Books

Our collection includes books in several community languages, including:

Language	Library Locations
Chinese	Dapto, Warrawong, Wollongong
Italian	Corrimal, Dapto, Warrawong, Wollongong
Spanish	Dapto, Warrawong, Wollongong
Vietnamese	Dapto, Warrawong, Wollongong

If you're looking for languages not listed above, please ask our library staff for help.

Request multicultural items from State Library of NSW

You can borrow a box of items from the State Library of NSW in languages other than English. This is a free service for library members. Find out more from the State Library NSW website.

Use the button below to make a multicultural bulk loan request.

Multicultural Bulk Loan Request

LOTE4Kids

LOTE4Kids is an eResource that supports language learning for children. Thousands of kids books are available in over 70+ languages.

Download the LOTE4Kids App today!

Magazines

Our collection includes magazines in several community languages, including:

Language	Library Locations
Chinese	Wollongong
French	Wollongong
German	Wollongong, Thirroul
Greek	Wollongong
Italian	Wollongong, Warrawong, Corrimal
Polish	Wollongong
Spanish	Wollongong, Warrawong
Vietnamese	Wollongong

Newspapers

The library has newspapers in several community languages so you can keep up to date with news from around the world. You can't borrow newspapers, but you're welcome to read them while you're in the library.

You can also access online newspapers and magazines from 97 countries in 54 languages through the State Library of NSW. You can access all these resources with your Wollongong City Libraries membership.

These resources can also be accessed using the PressReader app which can be downloaded from Google Play (Android) or App Store (Apple).

Help with English

If you want to learn English and improve your English language skills for study, work or everyday conversations, your library can help! See our Improve Your English page for details.