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Languages

Library Collection Help
How to use the catalog and find material
Events at the Library
Come to the library and practice your Japanese or German or learn Spanish or Italian.
Online and Downloadable Language Programs
Learn foreign languges or improve your English skills with web-based lessons or downloadable audio programs.
Foreign Language Films
The Main Library has a great collection of DVDs in foreign languages.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Resources for learning English.
ESL Resources in Film & Audio
Are you learning to speak English? We have CDs and DVDs that can help!
Other Language Resources
Online dictionaries, other language study sites, history of languages.

Selected Languages

Additional Languages

Library resources in the following languages

CLP Language Events

Let's Speak English

Squirrel Hill
Tuesday, May 21 at 6:00 PM

Japanese Conversation Club

Large Print Room - Main
Tuesday, May 21 at 6:00 PM

Let's Speak English

Classroom A - Main Library
Wednesday, May 22 at 5:00 PM

French for Beginners

Squirrel Hill
Wednesday, May 22 at 6:00 PM

Italian for Beginners

Classroom A - Main Library
Wednesday, May 22 at 6:30 PM

Chinese Conversation Club

Large Print Room - Main
Thursday, May 23 at 6:00 PM

Spanish Conversation Club

Classroom A - Main Library
Thursday, May 23 at 6:00 PM

Let's Learn Spanish!

Children's - Main
Thursday, May 23 at 6:30 PM

Cuentos y Canciones: Spanish Storytime

Children's - Main
Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 AM

Korean II

Large Print Room - Main
Saturday, May 25 at 11:00 AM

Russian Storytime

All CLP Locations
Saturday, May 25 at 11:30 AM

Korean for Beginners

Large Print Room - Main
Saturday, May 25 at 1:00 PM

Korean-Advanced

Large Print Room - Main
Saturday, May 25 at 3:00 PM

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