Research Guides: Foreign Language: Find Books and Videos

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Our language books and CD audiobooks are arranged on the shelves using the Library of Congress (LC) classification system.

You can browse the shelves to find books on the following languages.

Oxford Reference Online Premium This link opens in a new window
Includes access to a variety of bilingual dictionaries. Click Subjects -->Bilingual Dicitonaries
Overdrive Audiobooks This link opens in a new window
Language learning audiobooks that can be used through the app, on the Overdrive website, or can be downloaded to a computer. Click Subjects -->Foreign Language Study
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Streaming videos. To find non-English videos, go the menu-->All Subjects-->World Languages.
Platino Educa This link opens in a new window
Platino Educa is a Spanish Language film streaming platform with over 300 films from Spain and Latin America. The films are classified by subject and cover a broad range of themes, including art, history, environmental science, literature, and social justice. The films were specifically selected for teaching and some come paired with preselected scene clips and educational guides. Films have Spanish and English subtitles. More than 70% of titles are solely distributed in the U.S. through Platino Educa. The product was voted “Best New Product” at the 2022 Charleston Library Conference.