Our International Language collections are some of the largest ones available for general readers in New York City, New York State, and the United States.
Across our library locations, you can find familiar materials in over 30 languages, including adult and children's books, magazines, newspapers, CDs, movies, and more.
Most of these materials can be requested and borrowed from each Queens Public Library location below.
Click the links to contact each library and learn more about their collections.
For more information about our International Language collections, please call 718-990-0894 or email napref@queenslibrary.org.
Languages and Locations
Albanian: Ridgewood
Arabic: Broadway, Central Library, Ridgewood
Bengali: Baisley Park, Broadway, Central Library, Elmhurst, Flushing, Jackson Heights, Lefferts, Ozone Park, Sunnyside, Woodside
Chinese: Auburndale, Baisley Park, Bayside, Bellerose, Briarwood, Broadway, Central Library, Corona, Douglaston/Little Neck, East Flushing, Elmhurst, Flushing, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hillcrest, Jackson Heights, Lefrak City, Maspeth, McGoldrick, Mitchell-Linden, North Forest Park, North Hills, Pomonok, Poppenhusen, Queensboro Hill, Rego Park, Ridgewood, Sunnyside, Whitestone, Windsor Park, Woodhaven, Woodside
Croatian: Broadway
French: Baisley Park, Broadway, Cambria Heights, Central Library, Forest Hills, Laurelton, Lefrak City, Queens Village, Rosedale, South Hollis
Greek: Broadway, East Flushing, Steinway, Whitestone
Gujarati: Bellerose, Central Library, Flushing, Glen Oaks, Jackson Heights
Haitian Creole: Baisley Park, Cambria Heights, Central Library, Far Rockaway, Hollis, Laurelton, Queens Village, Rochdale Village, Rosedale, South Hollis, St. Albans
Hebrew: Briarwood, Central Library, Forest Hills, Hillcrest, Kew Gardens Hills
Hindi: Bellerose, Elmhurst, Flushing, Glen Oaks, Jackson Heights, Lefferts
Hungarian: Central Library
Italian: Auburndale, Broadway, Central Library, Howard Beach, Maspeth, Whitestone
Japanese: Broadway, Central Library, Forest Hills
Korean: Auburndale, Bay Terrace, Bayside, Central Library, Douglaston/Little Neck, East Flushing, Elmhurst, Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Jackson Heights, McGoldrick, Mitchell-Linden, North Hills, Sunnyside, Windsor Park, Woodside
Malayalam: Bellerose, Glen Oaks
Marathi: Central Library
Nepali: Woodside
Pashto: Pomonok
Persian: Pomonok (Dari), Kew Gardens Hills (Farsi)
Polish: Central Library, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood
Portuguese: Broadway, Central Library, Jackson Heights
Punjabi: Bellerose, Lefferts, Richmond Hill
Romanian: Ridgewood, Sunnyside
Russian: Briarwood, Central Library, Far Rockaway, Flushing, Forest Hills, Hillcrest, Jackson Heights, Kew Gardens Hills, Lefrak City, Rego Park, Richmond Hill
Serbian: Ridgewood
Spanish: Arverne, Astoria, Baisley Park, Briarwood, Broadway, Central Library, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Far Rockaway, Flushing, Forest Hills, Jackson Heights, Langston Hughes, Lefferts, Lefrak City, Long Island City, Maspeth, McGoldrick, Ozone Park, Poppenhusen, Queens Village, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood, Rosedale, South Ozone Park, Steinway, Sunnyside, Woodhaven, Woodside
Tagalog: Broadway, Elmhurst, Woodside
Tibetan: Woodside
Turkish: Sunnyside
Urdu: Bellerose, Central Library, Elmhurst, Flushing, Glen Oaks, Jackson Heights, Lefferts