World Languages Collection

HOLIDAY HOURS TABLE
Date	Hours	Holiday Message	Reason
1/1	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Monday, Jan. 1.	New Year's Day
3/1	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Friday, March 1 for Staff In-Service. We apologize for the inconvenience.	Inservice day
3/31	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Sunday, March 31.	Easter
5/27	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27.	Memorial Day
7/4	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, July 4.	Independence Day
9/2	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Monday, Sept. 2.	Labor Day
11/22	0-17	All Library locations will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22 through Thursday, Nov. 23.	Thanksgiving Eve
11/23	0-0	All Library locations will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23 through Thursday, Nov. 24.	Thanksgiving
12/24	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25.	Christmas Eve
12/25	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25.	Christmas Day
12/31	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 31.	New Year's Eve

HOLIDAY HOURS TABLE

Date

Hours

Holiday Message

Reason

1/1

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Monday, Jan. 1.

New Year's Day

3/1

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Friday, March 1 for Staff In-Service. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Inservice day

3/31

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Sunday, March 31.

Easter

5/27

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27.

Memorial Day

7/4

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, July 4.

Independence Day

9/2

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Monday, Sept. 2.

Labor Day

11/22

0-17

All Library locations will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22 through Thursday, Nov. 23.

Thanksgiving Eve

11/23

0-0

All Library locations will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23 through Thursday, Nov. 24.

Thanksgiving

12/24

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25.

Christmas Eve

12/25

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25.

Christmas Day

12/31

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 31.

New Year's Eve

EMERGENCY CLOSINGS TABLE
Date	Hours	Emergency Message	Location
0/0	13-7	Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.	every
0/0	0-0	Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.	every
0/0	0-0	All Library locations are closed for the rest of the day today, Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to an unforeseen emergency.	every
0/0	0-0	Our Central Library is closed for the rest of the day today, Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to an unforeseen emergency.<br>Our Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates Branches will remain open for regular hours.	central
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	hanover
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	hanover
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	hanover
0/0	0-0	The Hanover Park Branch is closed on Friday, Feb. 24 due to a power outage.	hanover
0/0	0-0	The Hoffman Estates Branch is closed.	hoffman

EMERGENCY CLOSINGS TABLE

Date

Hours

Emergency Message

Location

0/0

13-7

Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.

every

0/0

0-0

Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.

every

0/0

0-0

All Library locations are closed for the rest of the day today, Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to an unforeseen emergency.

every

0/0

0-0

Our Central Library is closed for the rest of the day today, Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to an unforeseen emergency.<br>Our Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates Branches will remain open for regular hours.

central

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

hanover

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

hanover

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

hanover

0/0

0-0

The Hanover Park Branch is closed on Friday, Feb. 24 due to a power outage.

hanover

0/0

0-0

The Hoffman Estates Branch is closed.

hoffman

GENERAL NOTICES TABLE
Date	Hours	General Message	Reason
0/0	0-0	Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.	Elevator
0/0	0-0	Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.	Elevator
0/0	0-0	Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.	Elevator
0/0	0-0	Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.	Snow Warning
0/0	0-0	Due to a power outage, the Central Library and Hoffman Estates Branches are closed Tuesday, Jan 30.	Repairs Warning
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	Repairs Warning
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	Repairs Warning
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	Repairs Warning
0/0	0-0	Our Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates Branches will remain open for regular hours.	Custom
0/0	0-0	Account access will be unavailable on the evening of Friday, Oct. 20, due to system upgrades.	ILS Upgrade
10/14	0-0	All Library locations are open today.	Columbus Day
11/24	0-0	All Library locations are open today.	Day after Thanksgiving
1/15	0-0	All Library locations are open today.	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2/19	0-0	All Library locations are open today.	Presidents Day

GENERAL NOTICES TABLE

Date

Hours

General Message

Reason

0/0

0-0

Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.

Elevator

0/0

0-0

Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.

Elevator

0/0

0-0

Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.

Elevator

0/0

0-0

Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.

Snow Warning

0/0

0-0

Due to a power outage, the Central Library and Hoffman Estates Branches are closed Tuesday, Jan 30.

Repairs Warning

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

Repairs Warning

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

Repairs Warning

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

Repairs Warning

0/0

0-0

Our Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates Branches will remain open for regular hours.

Custom

0/0

0-0

Account access will be unavailable on the evening of Friday, Oct. 20, due to system upgrades.

ILS Upgrade

10/14

0-0

All Library locations are open today.

Columbus Day

11/24

0-0

All Library locations are open today.

Day after Thanksgiving

1/15

0-0

All Library locations are open today.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

2/19

0-0

All Library locations are open today.

Presidents Day

February 23, 2024 in Library News

Did you know the Library has books in 11 different languages besides English? Our World Languages Collection has more than 9,000 books in Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian and Urdu.

It's just one of the special collections we have to meet patrons' needs. Librarian Suzanne Boudreau orders World Language titles and she takes her job very seriously.

When she found out that a student in an English as a Second Language class would be visiting Japan, Suzanne had her scope out the books on display in a Tokyo bookstore!

"I will use every angle I can to try and see what's popular," Suzanne said.

For some languages, the books come from local vendors in Chicago. But for others like Gujarati and Hindi, they come from New Delhi, India. Chinese titles also get shipped in from China — and can take months to arrive!

Books

We have books in:

You can find the World Languages Collection on the Second Floor of the Central Library. Do you have a book you'd like to see added to the World Languages Collection? Suggest a purchase.

Looking for children's books? We have titles in Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and more.

eBooks

If you're looking for online resources in other languages, we have those, too! You'll just need your Schaumburg Library card. Log in to OverDrive (Libby is the app you'll need if you're on your phone/tablet) or Hoopla. You can conduct an advanced search and select language from the drop-down list to see items in a particular language.

Newspapers & Magazines

Find international newspapers and magazines with our digital newsstand, PressReader. We also have a print collection, including magazines in Korean and The Korea Times, plus additional titles in other languages.

Movies & TV shows

For movies, we have DVDs and Blu-rays in more than 50 languages. We have streaming options too; check out Kanopy's extensive World Cinema collection. Hoopla also has movies and shows — just use the filter to select the language.

Language Learning

Take lessons in more than 70 different languages, including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Korean with Mango or Pronunciator.

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