Connect to the world around you with this collection of over 2,000 books and audiobooks in over 40 different languages.
Amharic
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Bengali
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Carrier (Dakelh)
Cherokee
Chinese
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Cree (American Native)
Czech
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French
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Hmong
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Swahili
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Tlingit
Tsimshian
Turkish
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Ukrainian
Urdu
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World (multiple languages)
Yiddish
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About the Gujarati Collection
Did you know that there is an active and vibrant population of over 800 families in the Central Ohio area who speak Gujarati as their native language? Donated from the personal collection of Ruma Shelat, nearly 100 books have been added to the world languages collection featuring fictional and classical works in the Gujarati language.
With a tradition of informally passing books among members of the Gujarati-speaking community, this addition to the library's world languages collection will help increase exposure to the Gujarati language and expand access to Central Ohioans interested in learning more about the culture, customs and traditions of Gujarat.
Originating from the Indian state of Gujarat, there are over 50 million speakers of the Gujarat language in India (as of 2011). In 2008, Columbus became the first sister city for Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat through the Greater Columbus Sister Cities Program, opens a new window. For more information, visit Haalo Re Gujarat, opens a new window.
