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State Library of Queensland  >  Information for...  >  Other language groups (LOTE)  >  Language resources

Language resources

Read books in over 50 languages for adults and children.

The State Library of Queensland collects books in over 50 languages [new window  79 kb] other than English. Individual language collections may vary in size. This free service is available through your local public library. If there are no books in your language on the shelves of your library, ask the librarian to get some for you from the State Library of Queensland.

A guide [new window  1.25MB] to help you search the State Library’s catalogue for books in over 50 languages is available in English only.