Reading in your own language

Palmerston North is a very global city with our communities coming from all over the world. To celebrate this diversity we have an amazing range of books in many different languages here at the City Library.

These include Chinese, Farsi, Urdu, Arabic, and more! See the list below for a full list of the languages. There are books for adults and children, in fiction and nonfiction, and even graphic novels. The collection also includes books to help adults learn English.

Come and see the Intercultural Services Officer if you wish to have anything added to our collection. 

Language
Afrikaans
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Dari
Dutch
Farsi/Persian
French
German
Gujarati
Hindi
Bahasa Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Khmer
Korean
Nepali
Panjabi
Pilipino/Tagalog
Portuguese
Russian
Samoan
Sinhala
Spanish
Tamil
Thai
Tongan
Urdu
Vietnamese