We have materials in many of the languages spoken in the Piscataway community–stop by either Library location for a quick tour of our world languages section.
Books for adults are available in the following languages at Kennedy Library:
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Korean
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
We've recently started ordering books in Polish, Portuguese, and Marathi for adults. These books will be housed at Kennedy Library and our collections in these languages will grow over time.
Books for adults are available in the following languages at Westergard Library:
- Arabic
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Spanish
- Tamil
Books for children are available in the following languages at Kennedy and Westergard Libraries:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Korean
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
Ebooks, downloadable audiobooks, and magazines are available in a variety of languages via Libby and Hoopla. Kanopy, our streaming video platform, also offers streaming shows and movies in many languages. Need help getting started with these platforms? Visit the Information Desk at either location.
Our Foreign Films section is home to movies on DVD in a variety of languages.
Anyone with a Piscataway library card can access Rosetta Stone.
Additionally, Piscataway Public Library hosts a number of events that may be of particular interest to individuals reading from our World Languages collections. At this time, these include:
- A Spanish-English bilingual story time for children: see upcoming sessions of Reading and Learning Together: Leyendo y aprendiendo juntos here
- A recurring five-week Spanish-English language exchange for adults: see upcoming sessions here
- ESL classes for adults, including beginner, advanced, and conversational groups: more information about our ESL program can be found here