Library Lagniappe: Library has resources for Spanish speakers

The collection at the North Kenner Library contains about 1,400 books in Spanish. The collection at the Terrytown Library has about 600 Spanish-language books. Tumble Book Library, a database of animated, talking picture books on the library’s website, includes a collection of Spanish books for children.

There's also a small collection of DVDs in Spanish at the North Kenner Library. 

Multiple online databases are available on the library website. Most can provide instantaneous translations of the English text to Spanish, including Auto Repair Reference Center, Morningstar, Value Line, Medline and Kids Search.

The library offers several Spanish-language databases. The World Book Web includes two interactive, multimedia Spanish encyclopedias. Salud en Espanol is the Spanish edition of Ebsco’s Consumer Health Complete database. The library also has access to Economia y Negocios, Fuente Academica, and MediciLatina.

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