Community Languages

Western Downs Libraies holds a small collection of books printed in languages other than English. If you have specific language needs for which we do not hold stock, please advise staff as a bulk loans of resources can be arranged through the Public Libraries Service - State Library Queensland and via the State LOTE Centre, to meet your requirements and have them located at a branch convenient to you.

If you require computer settings to be changed for your specific language needs or for translation purposes, please see library staff who will facilitate access to these services for you.

 Indigenous & Multicultural Services

The Indigenous Language Map , created by ABC Online Indigenous, attempts to represent all of the language or tribal or nation groups of Indigenous people of Australia. This map is just one representation of other map sources that are available for describing Aboriginal Australia and indicates only the general location of larger groupings of people which may include smaller groups such as clans, dialects or individual languages in a group. 

State Library’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Portal brings together information on resources, events and collections of interest to Aboriginal people, Torres Strait Islanders, Indigenous Knowledge Centres and other public libraries, and general users interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander related matters.  Click here to visit the portal.  For resources to support early learning in Aboriginal communities click here.

For information about multicultural services please visit the Multicultural Bridge it provides links to State and Federal Government resources and links, access to databases and e-books in languages other than english, newspaper and radio links in multiple languages and information on how to configure you computer for languages other than english.  Another great resource is lerni which provides links to a wide range of community and learning support initiatives and the information in provided in many languages - you can access information in over 60 languages via the My Language website.