Urdu at Your Library | اُردُو

November 30, 2018 | Maria Samurin | Comments (0)

Welcome to Toronto!  ٹورانٹو میں خوش آمدید!

Toronto Public Library offers many services, all free, to help you get settled in Toronto. If you're new to the library, you can learn more in this free guide to library information in Urdu. 

Malvern Library

Malvern Library

Library Branches with Urdu Items

Did you know that quite a few Toronto Public Library branches have Urdu materials? 

Large Collection (1,500 or more items)

Medium Collection (750-1,500 items)

Small Collection (fewer than 750 items)

 

With thousands of books, CDs, DVDs and magazines to choose from, make Toronto Public Library the first place you visit if you want to read Urdu books, watch Urdu movies, or learn Urdu. 

Browse Materials in Urdu

Don't have a library card yet? Don’t worry! Get your free library card by visiting any Toronto Public Library branch with valid and current name and address identification.

Library Card

 

The video below is a helpful introduction to your library card in Urdu:

 

Newspapers in Urdu

With PressReader and your library card, you can get free online access to newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in over 60 languages, including 2 Urdu publications: The Miracle and Maarif.

The Miracle Maarif

Films in Urdu

Your library card also lets you access classic films, world cinema, documentaries and popular movies available for on-demand streaming with Kanopy. There are 12 films you can watch in Urdu, including: 

What Will People Say

I Learn America

These Birds Walk

Dukhtar

 

Learn Urdu

If you don't speak Urdu, or have a friend or family member who wants to learn Urdu, Mango Languages has free interactive courses in 71 different languages, including English as a second language.

Mango Languages - Urdu

 

On behalf of Toronto Public Library, we hope that you enjoy our Urdu collection

Welcome to the library!

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