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Intercultural library
The Vienna Public Libraries see themselves as a place of integration and intercultural learning, a place of acquiring and maintaining language skills from an early age onwards, and as a bridge between countries. It is their way of responding to the cultural diversity in our society.
The Vienna Public Libraries – an intercultural network
The
Central Library is the "
language centre" of the Vienna Public Libraries: As the largest branch of the Vienna Public Libraries it accommodates a wide range of media in various languages and language learning tools.
Library branches with an intercultural focus in the
2nd, 10th, 11th, 15th, 17th, and 20th districts offer a well-assorted selection of items in Turkish and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, and also some items in other languages.
Additionally,
eleven branches provide a basic stock of books in the Turkish and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian languages.
Are you interested in foreign-language media or language-learning tools but your nearest branch does not have an intercultural focus? – No problem: users of Vienna Public Libraries have
access to the entire selection of media available within the library system. If a certain item or an item in a particular language is not available at the branch nearest you, you can have it delivered to the branch of your choice for a small fee.
Do you have questions regarding the holdings of foreign-language media and language-learning tools of the Vienna Public Libraries? Send us an
e-mail or turn to the librarians at your
branch.
Tips on how to use the library in
Bosnian/Croatian,
English,
French,
Russian,
Serbian,
Turkish.