World Languages Collection

Library materials in languages other than English.
Collections will vary, and may include books, magazines, videos, and music.

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Locations by Language

ARABIC
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Bothell, Kent, Kirkland, Shoreline
SECONDARY: Des Moines

CHINESE
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Fairwood, Federal Way, Federal Way 320th,
Issaquah, Kent, Library Connection @ Crossroads,
Library Connection @ Southcenter, Mercer Island, Newport Way,
Redmond, Renton, Shoreline
SECONDARY: Bothell, Covington, Des Moines, Kingsgate, Kirkland,
Lake Hills, Sammamish, Skyway, White Center

FRENCH
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Federal Way, Kirkland,
SECONDARY: Mercer Island, Redmond, Sammamish, Shoreline

GERMAN
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Federal Way, Kirkland
SECONDARY: Bothell, Shoreline

HEBREW
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Mercer Island, Redmond

HINDI
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Kent
SECONDARY: Bothell, Covington, Fairwood, Federal Way,
Foster, Kingsgate, Kirkland, Lake Hills, Newport Way,Redmond,
Sammamish, Shoreline, Valley View, Woodmont
DVDs and Music Only: Library Connection @ Crossroads, Library
Connection @ Southcenter

ITALIAN
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Shoreline

JAPANESE
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Federal Way, Library Connection @ Crossroads,
Shoreline
SECONDARY: Bothell, Fairwood, Kent, Kingsgate, Kirkland, Lake Hills, Mercer Island, Newport Way, Redmond

KHMER
PRIMARY: Boulevard Park, Kingsgate, Kirkland, White Center

KOREAN
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Bothell, Federal Way, Federal Way 320th, Kent,
Library Connection @ Crossroads, Library Connection @ Southcenter,
Mercer Island, Shoreline
SECONDARY: Fairwood, Newport Way, Redmond, Richmond Beach,
Woodmont

MARATHI
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Bothell, Redmond

PANJABI
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Bothell, Federal Way, Kent

PERSIAN
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Federal Way, Kingsgate, Kirkland, Sammamish

POLISH
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Kent

PORTUGUESE
PRIMARY: Kirkland, Redmond

RUSSIAN
PRIMARY: Auburn, Bellevue, Bothell, Federal Way, Kent, Lake Hills,
Library Connection @ Crossroads, Library Connection @ Southcenter,
Redmond, Renton, Shoreline
SECONDARY: Algona-Pacific, Covington, Des Moines, Fairwood,
Federal Way 320th, Kenmore, Kirkland, Maple Valley, Richmond Beach,
Sammamish, Woodmont

SERBO-CROATIAN
PRIMARY: Foster

SOMALI
PRIMARY: Boulevard Park, Covington, Federal Way 320th, Foster, Kent,
Shoreline, Valley View, White Center, Woodmont

SPANISH
PRIMARY: Auburn, Bellevue, Bothell, Boulevard Park, Federal Way,
Federal Way 320th, Kent, Kingsgate, Kirkland, Lake Hills,
Library Connection @ Crossroads, Library Connection @ Southcenter,
Redmond, Renton, Valley View, White Center
SECONDARY: Algona-Pacific, Burien, Carnation, Covington,
Des Moines, Duvall, Fairwood, Foster, Issaquah, Kenmore,
Lake Forest Park, Maple Valley, Newport Way, North Bend,
Renton Highlands, Richmond Beach, Sammamish, Shoreline, Skyway,
Vashon, Woodinville, Woodmont

TAGALOG
PRIMARY: Fairwood, Federal Way, Kent,
Library Connection @ Southcenter
SECONDARY: Bellevue, Boulevard Park, Burien, Covington, Des Moines,
Shoreline

TAMIL
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Bothell, Redmond

THAI
PRIMARY: Bellevue

UKRAINIAN
PRIMARY: Algona-Pacific, Auburn, Covington, Federal Way,
Federal Way 320th, Kent
SECONDARY: Bellevue, Redmond

VIETNAMESE
PRIMARY: Bellevue, Covington, Fairwood, Federal Way, Lake Hills,
Library Connection @ Crossroads, Library Connection @ Southcenter,
Renton, Shoreline, White Center
SECONDARY: Bothell, Burien, Renton Highlands, Skyway

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Collections Locations by Library

The Language Collections – materials in languages other than English.
Collections will vary, and may include books, magazines, videos, and music.
*Language in CAPS denote primary locations

Algona Pacific
Russian,Spanish, UKRAINIAN

Auburn
RUSSIAN, SPANISH, UKRAINIAN

Bellevue
ARABIC, CHINESE, FRENCH, GERMAN, HEBREW, HINDI, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, MARATHI, PANJABI, PERSIAN, POLISH, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, Tagalog, TAMIL, THAI, Ukrainian, VIETNAMESE

Bothell
ARABIC, Chinese, German, Hindi, Japanese, KOREAN, MARATHI, PANJABI, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, TAMIL, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Boulevard Park
KHMER, SOMALI, SPANISH, Tagalog, Vietnamese

Burien
Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

Carnation
Spanish

Covington
Chinese, Hindi, Russian, SOMALI, Spanish, Tagalog, UKRAINIAN, VIETNAMESE

Crossroads
CHINESE, Hindi (DVDs and music only), JAPANESE, KOREAN, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE

DesMoines
Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog

Duvall
Spanish

Fairwood
CHINESE, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, TAGALOG, VIETNAMESE

Federal Way
CHINESE, FRENCH, GERMAN, Hindi, JAPANESE, KOREAN, PANJABI, PERSIAN, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, TAGALOG, UKRAINIAN, VIETNAMESE

Federal Way 320th
CHINESE, KOREAN, Russian, SOMALI, SPANISH, UKRAINIAN

Foster
Hindi, SERBO-CROATIAN, SOMALI, Spanish

Issaquah
Chinese, Spanish

Kenmore
Spanish, Russian

Kent
ARABIC, CHINESE, HINDI, Japanese, KOREAN, PANJABI, POLISH, RUSSIAN, SOMALI, SPANISH, TAGALOG, UKRAINIAN, VIETNAMESE

Kingsgate
Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, KHMER, PERSIAN, Russian, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE

Kirkland
ARABIC, Chinese, FRENCH, GERMAN, Hindi, Japanese, KHMER, PERSIAN, PORTUGUESE, Russian, SPANISH, Vietnamese

Lake Forest Park
Spanish

Lake Hills
Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE

Maple Valley
Russian, Spanish

Mercer Island
CHINESE, French, HEBREW, Japanese, KOREAN

Newport Way
CHINESE, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

North Bend
Spanish

Redmond
CHINESE, French, HEBREW, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, MARATHI, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, TAMIL, Ukrainian

Renton
CHINESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE

Renton Highlands
Spanish, Vietnamese

Richmond Beach
Korean, Russian, Spanish

Sammamish
Chinese, French, Hindi, PERSIAN, Russian, Spanish

Shoreline
ARABIC, CHINESE, French, German, Hindi, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, RUSSIAN, SOMALI, Spanish, Tagalog, VIETNAMESE

Skyway
Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese

South Center
CHINESE, Hindi (DVDs and music only), KOREAN, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, TAGALOG, VIETNAMESE

Valley View
Hindi, SOMALI, SPANISH

Vashon
Spanish

White Center
Chinese, KHMER, SOMALI, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE

Woodinville
Spanish

Woodmont
Hindi, Korean, Russian, SOMALI, Spanish

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