ESL at the Library
The Library has an array of books, audiobooks, and more for ESL language learners of all levels. Kanopy, a movie streaming service, features a collection of ESL instructional videos that can be accessed at any time, anywhere.
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Learn a New Language
The Mango Languages app provides step-by-step lesson plans for 71 different languages and ESL lessons for speakers of 21 different languages.
Japanese Books
Greenwich Library has a large and diverse selection of Japanese Language titles. Adult books are located on the second floor and children’s titles are on the 3rd floor in the children’s collection.
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Listen and Learn
Want to learn a language on the go? Greenwich Library’s collection of downloadable audiobooks allows you to learn a language in the car or on your device. Choose from a selection of learning books for English and ESL learners.
Read Fluently
Ditch the textbooks and learn a language with an ebook in the language of your choice. The Library has a large and growing collection of ebooks in a variety of languages including Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and more.
The World Languages Collection
The World Languages Collection contains books and films in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese, as well as audiobooks and DVDs on how to learn these and many other languages. Explore some of these useful language learning tools below.