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Choose from 70+ world languages to learn with tools that adapt to how you learn best. Listen to conversations between native speakers, and use Voice Comparison to match your pronunciation with native-speaker audio.
Learn how to start conversations in American Sign Language with basic greetings, introductory phrases, and important cultural insights. The lessons provide modeling by native ASL signers with a variety of ASL accents.
Access Mango Inside directly or log into your Mango Languages account and search 'ASL' in the language search bar.
MakeMake es una colección de 500 libros electrónicos en español de alta calidad para jóvenes de 3 a 12 años. Esta colección incluye libros ilustrados, libros de lectura, ficción y libros interactivos donde los niños pueden leer y escuchar el texto al mismo tiempo. La interfaz y la búsqueda están en español y la mayoría de los títulos de MakeMake están escritos por escritores latinoamericanos. MakeMake proporciona acceso simultáneo ilimitado sin límites de salida ni listas de espera
MakeMake is a collection of 500 high-quality Spanish language e-books for youth ages 3-12. This collection includes picture books, read-along books, fiction and interactive books where kids can read and listen to the text at the same time. The interface and search is in Spanish and most of the titles on MakeMake are written by Latin American writers. MakeMake provides unlimited simultaneous access with no check out limits or waitlists.
Overdrive/Libby provides a large and growing collection of ebooks and digital audiobooks in English, Spanish, Chinese, French and Japanese.
Download the free Libby app, or visit the website libbyapp.com.
BPL card holders can check out up to ten Overdrive items.
Libby help: How-to videos and step-by-step instructions on Libby Help explain how to use the app.
NOTE: Not available through our OPAC terminals. Check out a Chromebook at any branch to use this resource.
Overdrive offers instant access to the latest issues of your favorite magazines, available with no wait lists or holds to manage. More than 3,000 magazines are available, including top titles like US Weekly, The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit and more. There is also a large selection of magazines in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, French and more.
Magazines check out for 21 days with the option to renew. Magazine use does not count against Overdrive checkout limits.
Download the free Libby app to read on your device. Libby Magazine help.
NOTE: Not available through our OPAC terminals. Check out a Chromebook at any branch to use this resource.
An authoritative guide to the English Language, featuring the meaning, history, usage, and pronunciation of words.
Get unlimited access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves. Titles include The Guardian, Bloomberg Businessweek, Newsweek, Daily Mail, The Economist, L'Équipe, China Daily, La Razon and more. No limits on downloads.
- Download the PressReader app
- Or go directly to the PressReader website.
- Click Sign In and then Library or Group
- Search and select Berkeley Public Library
- Enter your library card information