NYPL's World Literature Festival

Join the Library for special author talks celebrating world literature written in a range of languages:

Watch Now:

• Mayra Santos-Febres
  En español | In Spanish 
   
• Un-su Kim
  한국어 | In Korean
   
• Patrick Deville with José Manuel Fajardo
  En français | In French
   
• Boris Palant
  На русском | In Russian
   
• 刘墉 (Liu Yong)
  普通话 | In Mandarin 

Join the Library to celebrate literature in translation in these special events hosted in English.

Watch Now: 

• Poetry Across Languages
  Featuring Fady Joudah, Tomás Q. Morín, and Niina Pollari
   
• Cultures in Translation
  Featuring Jean Kwok, Etgar Keret, and Ingrid Rojas Contreras
   
• Japanese Crime: How It Caught The World
  Featuring Allison Markin Powell, Marie Lida, and Juliet Grames
   

• A la lámpara no la consume la lluvia
  Featuring Yrene Santos, Mercedes Roffé, Elisa Díaz Castelo, Alex Lima, Róger Santiváñez, Roy Sigüenza, Juan Romero Vinueza, and Safet Bektesevic

Explore a series of conversations on the writing life featuring distinguished writers, artists, and scholars from around the world.

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• Alien Nation: True Tales of Immigration
  Featuring Sofija Stefanovic
   
• Transatlantic Conversations
  Featuring Bernardine Evaristo and Brit Bennett
   
• Worlds of Science Fiction
  Featuring Cixin Liu and Jing Tsu

Discover a wide array of free events for all ages in branches and online. From book discussions and bilingual storytimes to poetry workshops and more, join the Library to celebrate literature in many languages from all over the world!

Discover 25 essential titles translated into English that are available to borrow in a range of formats from the Library’s collections.

What are New Yorkers reading? Discover the most checked-out titles in 21 world languages from the Library’s collections.

Discover special multilingual storytimes brought directly to you by our expert children's librarians as they read beloved books, sing songs, and share early literacy tips. Storytimes are currently available in español (Spanish), Deutsch (German), 日本語 (Japanese), العَرَبِية (Arabic), and  עבר׳ת (Hebrew).

Listen to children’s books performed by one of our talented librarians in English, español (Spanish), 普通话 (Mandarin), Pусский (Russian), and 日本語 (Japanese).

With a digital library card you get free access to the Library’s wide array of digital resources—including e-books, databases, educational resources, and more in world languages.

Get the power of The New York Public Library, anytime, anywhere. With the NYPL app, you can access everything the Library has to offer from home or while you’re on the go. Information available in:

• English
• Español 
• 简体中文
• Русский
• বাংলা
• Français

Download SimplyE, the Library's free e-reader app, which makes it easy to borrow e-books and audiobooks from a catalog of more than 300,000 titles. Information available in:

• English 
• Español
• 简体中文
• বাংলা
• Русский

Ask NYPL is the Library's virtual reference and support desk. Have a question? Get in touch via email, chat, phone, or text. Contact us—we're here to help. 

Ask NYPL is available via voicemail in Español with limited availability in other languages.

Get the latest NYPL events, programs, and more for all ages delivered straight to your inbox, now also available in Español (Spanish).

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The New York Public Library depends on the support of donors like you to fund our educational resources, job help, community outreach, and more for all New Yorkers. Friends of the Library will be vital in the coming year as we expand access to our resources including bilingual storytimes, ESOL classes, and e-books in world languages. Make a membership gift now and enjoy benefits all year long.