A to Z of Services


Books and services in world languages

  • Collections of books in different languages including bi-lingual books (in English and another language) e.g. the following community languages are provided: Urdu, Hindi, Gujerati, Punjabi, Bengali, Chinese, Vietnamese, Farsi and Arabic.
  • Library information signs in the world languages
  • Multilingual software packages for word processing in 100 languages
  • Worksheets which explain how to use computers, internet, email and word processing in the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, French, Gujerati, Hindi, Kurdish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Turkish and Urdu
  • Library membership forms available in the above world languages
  • Books and newspapers available in a variety of world languages
  • Asian music CDs and films available at some libraries
  • Translators can be requested for people having difficulty accessing library services

Armley Library
0113 214 3545
Books: Bengali, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Newspapers: Daily Jang, Des Perdes

Burley Library
0113 214 4528
Books: Gujerati, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu
Newspapers: Daily Jang, Akhbare Jahan
Multilingual software

Central Library
0113 247 8274
Books: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Vietnamese
Newspapers: Daily Jang, Asian Times, Sunday Times of India, Sing Tao
CD's
Available from Music Library
Multilingual software

Chapel Allerton Library
0113 2145812
Books: Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Newspapers: Daily Jang, Des Perdes, Punjabi Tribune

Chapeltown Library
0113 214 5811
Books: Bengali, Chinese, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Vietnamese
Newspapers: Daily Jang, Akhbare Jahan, Des Perdes
Multilingual software

Pudsey Library
0113 2146035
Multilingual software

Compton Road Library
0113 214 3156
Books: Bengali, Chinese, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Newspapers: Daily Jang, Akhbare Jahan, Des Perdes
Multilingual software

Dewsbury Road Library
0113 214 1762
Books: Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Newspapers: Daily Jang, Akhbare Jahan, Janamot
Multilingual software

Headingley Library
0113 214 4525
Books: Chinese, Gujerati, Hindi, Urdu
Newspapers: Akhbare Jahan, Sing Tao, Wen Wei Po
CD's
Multilingual software

Moor Allerton Library
Tel: 0113 214 5628
Books: Chinese, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Newspapers: Akhbare Jahan
CD's
Multilingual software


languages
Arabic Bengali Chinese Farsi Gujarati Hindi Kurdish Punjabi Urdu