Collections in Your Language
Find books, magazines audio/visual and digital collections in your language.
The collections listed on this page can also be helpful if you're learning a new language.
Our physical format Community Languages Collection, located at Payneham Library, includes Language Learning Kits, books, magazines, and DVDs in the following languages:
- Chinese | 中文
- Italian
South Australian Public Libraries offer books, audio/visual resources, and magazines in nearly 50 languages for both adults and children.
If we don’t have items in your language, you can request them from another library by placing a hold via the online catalogue or Libraries SA App
Digital language collections
The following digital resources offer language collections and are fee with your library membership. To access Press Reader, however, you will need a State Library Membership.
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Libby
Community Languages Collection.
Access over 4000 magazines from around the world in over 20 languages, including Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Hindi
LOTE4Kids
Storytime in your langauage.
Access thousands of children’s picture books in 65+ languages.
Every book is fully animated, with English or LOTE subtitles and fully-voiced narration.
New books and languages added every week!
To access, login with your Library card number and password/pin.
Press Reader
Newspapers and magazines.
Access over 3,000 local, regional and international newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in over 60 languages.
To access PressReader, you’ll need to join the State Library as a member. Membership is free for all South Australians.
Kanopy
World cinema movie collection.
Stream movies in their original language and use subtitles in your preferred lanuage. There are over 20 languages in the Kanopy world cinema collection, including French, Spanish, Greek, and Korean
English Training (ELTS)
ELTS is the 'International English Language Testing System', the world's proven English language test.
A current SA public library card and password/pin is all that is required to gain access
