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Searching for books in languages other than English

Primary language is not English

  1. Select Book from the Any format dropdown menu.
  2. Enter your search term(s) in the search box and hit the Enter key or click the magnifying glass button.
  3. On the left side of the screen, scroll down to the Language section.
  4. Click the link for the desired language.

NOTE: This method will find some, but not all, bilingual materials in both English and another language.

Bilingual books with multiple languages

  1. Select Book from the Any format dropdown menu.
  2. In the search box, enter the name of the language followed by language materials:
    1. For example, "spanish language materials" will find books that include Spanish.
      1. NOTE: This method willl include books where Spanish is the primary language and where Spanish is one of multiple languages.
    2. Include the double quotes around "spanish language materials"
  3. Include other search terms (outside of the quotes) if desired.
    1. For example, to find works in Spanish by and about the author Isabel Allende, enter "spanish language materials" isabel allende in the search box, and then hit the Enter key or click the magnifying glass button.

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