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Read and listen to picturebooks in over 50 languages, including English, French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Punjabi, Tagalog, Arabic, German, and Russian. Available on a trial basis until May 2024.

LOTE4Kids is our online database of digital books in World Languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book comes with English translations to help kids learn languages. LOTE4Kids has over 3,0000+ picture books in 65+ languages, with new books and languages released each month – helping libraries to engage immigrant, refugee and multilingual families in their communities.

Download the LOTE4KIDS app in your App Store or Play Store. More Info

Pronunciator is an online language learning system that offers training and studying through courses at your own pace as well as the ability to attend small live classes to practice. There are 70+ foreign language and several ESL courses available.

Bluebird is a language learning app from Pronunciator. Patrons can use the same login credentials as Pronunciator to access. The app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play store. 

Transparent Language Online is the most complete language-learning system for independent learners with 100+ languages currently on offer, including Indigenous languages like Cree and Ojibwe.