Multicultural Resources
Collections in Non-English Languages at Nearby Libraries
- Skokie Public Library
Books in many different languages including Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Russian, Vietnamese, and Urdu.
- Niles Public Library
Collections in Korean, Polish, Russian, and Spanish.
eBooks in Non-English Languages
- The Online Books Page
See "Non-English Language" under "Archives and Indexes" for a collection of free eBooks in many different languages from Armenian to Yiddish. The site is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and aims at making free eBooks easily accessible.
- Online Text Collections in Western European Literature
From the University of Virginia.
- Project Runeberg
Brief information on Scandinavian authors and links to other sources for some.
English Language Learning (ELL)
- Oakton Community College
Oakton Community College's, English as a Second Language classes meet Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Lincolnwood Library's Roehri Room.
This class is free and supported by Oakton Community College's Alliance for Life Long Learning Program.
For more information contact Oakton Community College 847-635-1426. - Learning English from Voice of America (VOA)
Free online English lessons including videos.
- Mango Languages
Mango is an online language learning system offering English as Second Language courses as well as foreign languages for English speakers. ELL are available for speakers of the following languages: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Cantonese Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Polish.
Best used with the Mozilla Firefox browser.
Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.
Government Information
Health & Medicine
- Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources
Information provided by by the National Library of Medicine in several different languages.
- Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages -- SPIRAL
A multi-language health information site for both physicians and patients from Tufts University's Health Sciences Library. Detailed health information in Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese.
Immigration
- New
Immigrants
A collection of links to resources aimed at the Assyrian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Korean, Latino, Pakistani, Polish, and Russian communities in Skokie and vicinity. Provided by SkokieNet.
- U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services
Find immigration and visa forms. Information: 800-375-5283
- U.S. Immigration Support
Online guides to U.S. visas, green cards, and citizenship.
- Welcome to USA
New immigrants can find basic information on living in the U.S. related to educations, employment, health, housing, etc.
Also find Naturalization Test Study Materials, immigration, and citizenship information.
Newspapers & Magazines
- Internet Public Library; Newspapers & Magazines
- Foreign Language News & Newspapers
From MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
World Links
- Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S.
- Radio Station Locator
Search by country, category, or location.
- United Nations Members States
Search by country, category, or location.
- U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions
