Community Languages

The Burnside Library has a special collection of Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Sinhalese, Spanish and Tamil items for borrowing. 

We have books for kids, teens and adults in the following languages:

 Chinese  中文
 Farsi  ‫فارسی
 French  Français
 German  Deutsch
 Italian  Italiano
 Japanese  日本語
 Korean  한국어
 Sinhalese  සිංහල
 Spanish  Español
 Tamil  தமிழ்


Other languages are also available - please use our
Online Catalogue Languages Page or the Material in Your Language page.

LOTE Online for Kids is a fun webpage where kids can access 1,900+ digital books in 50+ languages! All you need is your Library Card Number!

We also have a great collection of resources for adults learning English.

The collection includes English Language textbooks, reference books, CDs,  IELTS textbooks and easy readers.