Multilingual Collections Purchasing
InterLINK makes it easy for BC libraries to expand their multilingual collections with a coordinated, province-wide materials order. Choose from a wide range of shelf-ready books across multiple genres, written in multiple languages.
Quick Facts
- 30+ languages available
- Adult and Children’s collections
- Books and DVDs
Service Details
Learn more about Multilingual Collections Purchasing, including what’s available and how to order.
What’s available
InterLINK collaborates with Library Bound annually to purchase multilingual collections for member libraries. Our purchasing agreement includes access to books and DVDs in over 30 languages.
When you order with InterLINK, your library benefits from direct invoicing, cataloguing (MARC records), shelf ready materials based on your library needs, and delivery support.
How to order
To learn more and order multilingual collections, please contact InterLINK’s Program Coordinator.
Contact UsFrequently Asked Questions
Multilingual Collections Purchasing FAQs
Browse frequently asked questions to learn more about Multilingual Collections Purchasing.
Shelf-ready books are pre-processed by the vendor so they are ready to be placed directly on the library’s shelves without any additional cataloging or processing work by staff. Libraries provide their processing preferences with their order profile.
- Arabic
- Armenian
- Bengali
- Bosnian
- Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
- Croatian
- Czech
- Dutch
- Farsi/Persian
- Finnish
- German
- Greek
- Gujarati
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Malayalam
- Nepali
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Punjabi
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Somali
- Swahili
- Spanish
- Tagalog/Filipino
- Tamil
- Tigrinya
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
Our current vendor is Library Bound Inc.
Materials have different time lines based on which country they come from and the various shipping methods used. Generally, orders arrive within 3-9 months, with the majority of the materials arriving near the end of summer and fall.
Orders are distributed through InterLINK’s delivery service and through courier for participating libraries outside of the lower mainland.
Get in Touch
Want to learn more about how InterLINK supports public libraries in British Columbia? Let’s connect.
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Candice Stenstrom, Program Coordinator