Multicultural
Inner West Library provides various multicultural resources to customers of all ages who speak languages other than English, including books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, newspapers and eLibrary collections.
Borrow in your language
We offer collections in the following languages:
| Language | Collection | Locations(s) |
| Arabic – عربي | Magazines | Marrickville |
| Chinese – 中文 | Books, CDs, DVDs, Magazines and Newspapers | Ashfield and Marrickville |
| Greek – Eλληνικά | Books, CDs, DVDs, Magazines and Newspapers | Marrickville |
| Italian – Italiano | Books, CDs, DVDs, Magazines and Newspapers | Haberfield and Leichhardt |
| Portuguese – Português | Books, CDs and DVDs | Marrickville |
Spanish – Español
| Books, CDs, DVDs, Magazines and Newspapers | Ashfield and Marrickville |
| Vietnamese – Tiếng Việt | Books, CDs, DVDs, Magazines and Newspapers | Marrickville |
The library offers bilingual books to assist in teaching English and other languages.
eLibrary
Indyreads – fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks in Chinese, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Libby - eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines in many languages.
LOTE Online for Kids allows children to enjoy the magic of books in 45 languages. Each book has an English translation to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills.
Gale OneFile News - access to more than 2300 major world newspapers.
Learn English
We provide a vast collection of items to assist with English Learning, including:
- IELTS
- Occupational English Test Books
- Graded readers
- Grammar, spelling and writing books
eLibrary
AMES - Learn to use English in real life contexts.
Clear Pronunciation 1 - Recognize and pronounce the 43 sounds of English through audio, video and interactive activities.
Clear Pronunciation 2 - Learn consonant clusters, word stress, sentence stress, connected speech and intonation.
Road to IELTS - A comprehensive online preparation course, with over 120 hours of intensive work on vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and speaking included.
Transparent Language Online - Teaches listening, reading, speaking and writing skills for non-English speakers in beginner, intermediate and advance levels.
For more information about how the Inner West Council is supporting the multicultural community, click here.
Multicultural newspapers
We provide newspapers in 7 languages. Newspapers are only available to read within the library where they are located and only the current issue is held.
| Newspaper | Location(s) |
| Australian Chinese Daily | Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Stanmore and St Peters |
| Australian Chinese Herald | Ashfield and Marrickville |
| Chieu Duong | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville and St Peters |
| Dan Viet | Marrickville |
| El Telegraph | Dulwich Hill and Marrickville |
| Greek Herald | Dulwich Hill and Marrickville |
| Jornal Portugues | Marrickville |
| La Fiamma | Haberfield and Leichhardt |
| O Kosmos | Dulwich Hill and Marrickville |
| Spanish Herald | Marrickville |
| Viet Luan | Marrickville |
Request books in your language
Can’t find the language you are looking for?
The library can arrange loans of books in other languages from the State Library of NSW free of charge for members. Submit the form below to make your request.
You can also search the Community Languages Directory from the State Library, which lists all the community language materials held in NSW public libraries.
You can also make a request to purchase an item in any of the library’s 9 languages or to borrow an item in any language via Inter Library Loan. Click here.