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NAP Collections

"Say Si" (Spanish language):

The "Say Si" collection has a large selection of non-fiction titles ranging from cooking to politics, and from the mysteries of the occult to the newest computer books. In fiction, both classics and popular fiction are available, including books by established Spanish language authors as well as translations of English language popular fiction. The collection is representative of the diverse Spanish-speaking countries, and has books by many Latino authors living and writing in the United States, as well as emerging authors from Latin America and Spain. Children's books, both written originally in Spanish, as well as translations from English, are included. Latin music CDs, Spanish language videos, and videos subtitled in Spanish are also included. The Say Si collection is among the country's largest Spanish collections for general readers.

"Say Si" Colección en Español

La colección "Say Si" tiene a su haber una vasta selección de títulos en la categoría no-ficción que van desde cocina hasta política, y desde misterios de lo oculto hasta lo más reciente en libros acerca de las computadoras. En la categoría de ficción, tanto los clásicos como los populares están disponibles, incluyendo libros por conocidos autores del idioma español así como traducciones del inglés de libros de ficción populares. La colección es representativa de los diversos países cuyo idioma es el español y tiene una considerable cantidad de libros escritos por autores latinos que viven en los Estados Unidos así como de nuevos autores de Latinoamérica y España. Los libros de niños, ya sea escritos originalmente en español o traducidos del inglés también están incluidos. La mÚsica latina en CDs y los videos en español solamente o con subtítulos en español, forman parte de esta colección. La colección "Say Si" está entre las colecciones en español más extensas para lectores generales en todo el país.

"Ni Hao" (Chinese language):

"Ni Hao" means "greetings" in Chinese and was the name selected for the library's Chinese language collection. The Ni Hao program is the largest public library collection development program in the country for general Chinese readers.The emphasis is on publications of modern literature by best-selling authors from the 1920s through the present. In addition to adult and children's books, all Ni Hao collections have magazines, newspapers, CDs, and videotapes. In addition, Douglaston, Flushing, Hillcrest, Maspeth, Poppenhusen and Ridgewood have CD-ROMs. Collections are balanced in terms of place of publication (Taiwan, China and Hong Kong), reading level, and subject matter. We also consider the preferences and needs of Mandarin and Cantonese speakers in selecting non-print materials. The Chinese Periodicals Subscription List, which includes newspapers and magazines for all Ni Hao collections, is the most comprehensive list of its kind of any public library in the U.S. NAP also produces the bilingual "Ni Hao" Best Seller List, published twice a year to alert customers to recent popular publications in our collections.

"Hannara" (Korean language):

The Queens Library's Korean collection is one of the largest collections of Korean material in a public library outside of Korea. The program was formally designated "Hannara", a traditional name for Korea. The Korean collection development program has grown to include 14 branches. All Hannara collections have adult and children's books, magazines, newspapers, CDs and videotapes. CD-ROMs are also available at Douglaston.

"Namaste-Adaab" (South Asian languages):

The growth of the South Asian community prompted NAP to initiate the Namaste Adaab Collections. Currently 6 languages are represented, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi and Urdu. Each Namaste Adaab collection contains a selection of fiction, including classic and popular works, non fiction, and children's books, magazines, CDs and videos.

"Privyet" (Russian language):

The growth in the number of Russian-speaking immigrants to Queens is reflected by the increased demand for Russian language materials at the Queens Library. In order to meet the needs of Russian-speaking customers, NAP developed collections for the branches in areas where the most Russian-speaking immigrants had settled. The name Privyet, which means "greetings" in Russian, was selected as the name for the collections. Each Privyet collection contains a selection of fiction including classic and popular novels, non-fiction covering a wide range of subjects such as health, biography, history and learning English, children's books, magazines, CD's and videos.

Also available(selected branches only):

  • French
  • Greek
  • Haitian Creole
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese

(call 718-990-0894 for more information re: other languages)

Additional materials are available to help immigrants learn English. Located in branch libraries throughout the
Queens Library system.

For more information about any of these collections, call 718-990-0894 or e-mail  napref@queenslibrary.org.