North Jersey libraries keep pace with immigrants’ needs
Sunday, August 12, 2012 Last updated: Sunday August 12, 2012, 9:04 AM
BY HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Looking for last week’s best-selling novel from Tokyo, or the latest Bollywood blockbuster, or a children’s program in Polish?
North Jersey residents can find all the above at local libraries, which are updating collections and adding cultural programs to cater to new and growing bilingual populations. Librarians say keeping up with demand has been a challenge because of budget cutbacks and the sheer number of languages spoken by immigrants newly arrived from Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and other parts of the globe.
But they say they have an obligation to meet the needs of a .
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