What is "The International Library/Internasjonalt Bibliotek?"

The International Library is a library for those who wish to read literature in other languages than Norwegian. We offer books in almost 50 languages, split on two departments; one for adults and one for children and teenagers.

More than 50.000 books

Each of the two departments offer literature for ethnic minorities, for tourists or for Norwegians who are learning or interested in different languages. All together we have over 25.000 books. Not included in this figure is our English collection whose number is close to 30.000!

We are also actively looking for audio books in the languages, as well as movies from around the world.

Our goal is that the International Library should be as representative, real and exciting as possible. We are dependent on borrowers, so we thankfully welcome all requests and tips for new books, magazines and newspapers.

Books, music and movies from all the corners of the world

The International Library offers books in close to 50 languages. We pass on advice and comments to the Music and Film Library about requests for world music and films produced in places other than Hollywood.

Our main collections are books from Kabul to Rome. We offer literature in the following languages:

Journals, magazines and newspapers

The International Library subscribes to journals, magazines and newspapers from all over the world. Magazines can be loaned for a week at a time due to their popularity among our borrowers. It is not possible to reserve the magazines; this is to ensure that they remain on the shelves and do not end up in the reservation collection. We offer: