Community Languages

Alameda County Library collects languages that support the community demographics. A Community Language Committee was formed to identify the needs of our communities, and sustain a balanced collection of international languages.

The library actively collects the following languages:

Selected new materials

How to find materials in languages other than English

From the Search Catalog page:

• Click on Advanced search.
• Choose a field - author, title, subject, or note -- by clicking on the arrow.
• Type your search terms in the box.
• Scroll down the page and limit to Language by clicking on the down arrow; choose the desired language.
• Click on the submit button and the results will come up.

Examples:

To see the entire list of DVDs -- Chinese, Hindi, etc.

• Choose the call number search.
• Type in the code of the language you want (see below).
• To view Chinese DVDs, type in DVD Ch.
• To limit to feature films, type in DVD Ch Fiction.
• To limit to children's films, type in DVD Ch J.

To find Children's books

• Choose the call number search.
• Type in the code of the language you want followed by "J"
• Example: Hin J Fiction will return Hindi juvenile books.
• Example: Ch JPB will return Chinese juvenile picture books.
• Example: SP JE will return Spanish Early Reader books.

Languages held by Alameda County Library:
The call number code always appears at the beginning of the call number.

For further information, please contact Nirmala Guliani.