International Language Collections
Books | Newspapers
| Magazines
| ESL/TOEFL |
Videos | Music
The following international language collections can be found on
the 3rd
Floor of the King Library. Please call General Collections at
(408) 808-2397 if you have any questions:
Books
There are approximately 58,000 books in fifty-eight languages
in the collection, with major emphasis on Chinese, Spanish and
Vietnamese. Each collection is identified by a three-letter
language code as the first part of the call number. International language
books and media for children are housed in the Youth Services
Department.
Newspapers - See our complete list of Language Newspapers
Magazines - See our complete list of Language Magazines
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The ESL collection includes audio and video materials to teach
English to the novice through to the conversant student wanting
to improve their pronunciation skills; some materials are bilingual,
others are in only English. TOEFL audio and video kits can also
be found here. Books on the TOEFL examination are also available
in the English-language section of General Collections.
Videos (VHS,
DVD, VCD)
There are over 40 languages represented in this collection of
entertainment videos and some educational videos. Many are also
subtitled in English.
Music
This mostly modern pop and traditional collection of music is
available largely in CD format. The largest collections are in
Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese. There is also music from other
major cultures including European, Asian/Pacific Islander, American
Indian, Middle Eastern, and African languages.
see also: Language
Collections of Other Bay Area Libraries
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