Special Collections

Captioned Videos and DVDs - English as a Second Language - Languages Other Than English - Large Print - Talking Books

Captioned Videos and DVDs

Our libraries offer certain videos with captions in supertext format. We also have a wide range of DVDs which contain several language options in addition to a number of subtitling options.

English as a Second Language

A collection of materials in multiple formats ranging from books, kits and videos to cassettes, CDs and other talking books. These items are aimed at adults seeking to improve their English skills and contain novels and items for any literacy level and age group.

Languages Other Than English

Chinese: books, magazines & newspapers, videos & DVDs, music CDs
Italian: books, magazines & newspapers, videos & DVDs, music CDs.
Sinhalese: magazines & newspapers
Greek: magazine
French: magazines
Spanish: magazine

plus free access to the Open Road website which contains links to information in 11 community languages:

Arabic
Indonesian
Greek
Spanish
Italian
Polish
Russian
Somali
Turkish
Chinese (traditional & simplified scripts)
Other languages are in development.

Large Print

For those who find it difficult to read standard size writing, we offer a sizeable selection of books in Large Print format. These are available at all of our libraries.

Talking Books (cassette, CD and MP3)

Also available at all of our libraries are a number of talking books. Some of these are abridged copies but we do provide full book copies of these audio books in cassette, CD and the new MP3 formats

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