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Westchester libraries hold books in multiple languages to serve the diverse community of the County.

Libraries with collections of materials in other languages than English are listed below. Link to each library's website to find information about library hours and travel directions. To look for specific titles please consult the library catalog.

Mount Vernon Public Library [13] is the Central Library of Westchester County and has more than 10,000 volumes in 71 foreign languages. The largest collections are Spanish, French, Italian and German. There are also smaller collections in Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Russian, Japanese, Dutch, Greek, Arabic, and Yiddish.

The Children's Department also has a sizable Spanish collection, with additional titles in French, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Russian. Audio books, videos and CDs enhance both adult and children's collections.

CHINESE

Chappaqua Public Library

[14]

FRENCH

Chappaqua Public Library [15]
Larchmont Public Library [16]
Mamaroneck Public Library
[17]Mount Vernon Public Library
[18] New Rochelle Public Library
[19]White Plains Public Library [20]

ITALIAN

Harrison Public Library [21]
Mamaroneck Public Library [22]
Mount Vernon Public Library [23]
New Rochelle Public Library [24]
White Plains Public Library

[25]

JAPANESE

Chappaqua Public Library [26]
Harrison Public Library [27]
Mamaroneck Public Library [28]
Tuckahoe Public Library

[29]

PORTUGUESE

Mount Vernon Public Library [30]
New Rochelle Public Library

[31]

SPANISH

Several libraries have extensive collections of Spanish materials for all ages. The largest collections can be found at:
Chappaqua Public Library [32]
Greenburgh Public Library [33]
Hendrick Hudson Free Library [34]
Mamaroneck Public Library
[35]Mount Kisco Public Library [36]
Mount Vernon Public Library [37]
New Rochelle Public Library [38]
North Castle Public Library [39]
Ossining Pubic Library [40]
Field Library in Peekskill [41]
Port Chester Public Library [42]
Rye Free Reading Room [43]
Tarrytown Public Library [44]
White Plains Public Library [45]
Yonkers Public Library - Riverfront Branch
[46]



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[1] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/node/21
[2] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/node/77
[3] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/files/u5/member_libs/current_hours_jan_2010.pdf
[4] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/files/u5/member_libs/library_holidays.pdf
[5] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/node/1152
[6] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/files/u5/member_libs/lib_directory_with_maps.pdf
[7] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/files/u5/member_libs/2008_member_lib_stats.pdf
[8] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/files/u5/member_libs/fines/lib_fines_all_38.pdf
[9] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/node/90
[10] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/node/91
[11] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/node/89
[12] http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/node/76
[13] http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/
[14] http://www.chappaqualibrary.org/
[15] http://www.chappaqualibrary.org/
[16] http://www.larchmontlibrary.org/
[17] http://www.mamaronecklibrary.org/
[18] http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/
[19] http://www.nrpl.org/
[20] http://www.whiteplainslibrary.org/
[21] http://www.harrisonpl.org/
[22] http://www.mamaronecklibrary.org/
[23] http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/
[24] http://www.nrpl.org/
[25] http://www.whiteplainslibrary.org/
[26] http://www.chappaqualibrary.org/
[27] http://www.harrisonpl.org/
[28] http://www.mamaronecklibrary.org/
[29] http://www.tuckahoelibrary.org/
[30] http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/
[31] http://www.nrpl.org/
[32] http://www.chappaqualibrary.org/
[33] http://www.greenburghlibrary.org/
[34] http://www.henhudfreelibrary.org/
[35] http://www.mamaronecklibrary.org/
[36] http://www.mountkiscolibrary.org/
[37] http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/
[38] http://www.nrpl.org/
[39] http://www.northcastlelibrary.org/library_2007/HTML/index.htm
[40] http://www.ossininglibrary.org/default.aspx
[41] http://www.peekskill.org/
[42] http://www.portchesterlibrary.org/
[43] http://www.ryelibrary.org/
[44] http://www.warnerlibrary.org/
[45] http://www.whiteplainslibrary.org/
[46] http://www.ypl.org/


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