LANGUAGE COLLECTIONS IN THE ACT

The ACT Public Library has 18 collections in languages other then English. Magazines and Newspapers are also available in other languages. If you are looking for more resources try the collections described below. You can read the items in these collections in the library of each organisation. However, if you wish to borrow, you may be able to organise an Inter Library Loan through any ACT Public Library.

How do i request an item outside the ACT Public Library?

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS

The National Library of Australia has many language collections, for example the Asian Collection includes Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean. Khmer, Thai and Vietnamese.

EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Canberra Institute of Technology ( CIT)

The CIT Library has resources for students learning English and other languages.

CIT, Cnr. of Constitution Ave & Coranderrk St.

Australian National University

The University has large collection of material relating to Asia (including Arabic) and the Pacific, and other modern languages including Polish and Russian.

ANU, Cnr Barry Drive & North Rd. Acton ACT

University of Canberra

The University specialises in Japanese, Spanish, Chinese and ESL.

Cnr College St & Haydon Dr.

LANGUAGE & CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS

Iranian-Persian Cultural Foundation

7 Newdegate Street, Deakin, ACT, 2600

This collection of 5000 items includes Persian writers and poets, art, architecture , history, philosophy, religions of the world and translated novels from other languages into Persian.

The Italian Resource Centre

Lyons Primary School, Launceston Street, Lyons

Alliance Francais

Macpherson St, Turner

Alejandro Malaspina

The Spanish Cultural and Resource Centre, Level 1 Manuka Court

Das Zentrum Australian German Institute Inc

Griffin Centre Civic

COMMUNITY COLLECTIONS

Some groups have collections available through their clubs. Some religious organisations also have collections which can be accessed – for example the Hindu Temple, the Cultural Centre in Florey, the Mandir Library (Cnr Ainsworth St. & Mawson Dr.) and the Canberra Islamic Centre in Monash.

EMBASSIES AND FOREIGN MISSIONS

Many Embassies have libraries and resource collections available for people to use. These materials may be in the language of the country but also in English.

The Embassy of Japan

www.japan.org.au/Resource.htm

The Embassy of China

http://www.chinaembassy.org.au/eng/

For more information visit the site Index of Foreign Missions in Australia

www.dfat.gov.au/protocol/DiplomaticList/

MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE COLLECTONS

The following organisations provide multicultural resources mainly for preschools, groups or schools.

The World Neighbourhood Program Oxfam Community Aid Abroad

Griffin Centre, Bunda St., Civic

YWCA Multicultural and Indigenous Children’s Resource Centre

Boyland Close, Spence