Welcome to Trondheim Public Library! The public libraries in Norway are free of charge and offer much more than books. Start by applying for a library card to use our wide range of services.
The library offer books, periodicals, newspapers, films, music, and audio books in many languages, both for adults and children. There is also a substantial selection of language courses. A good alternative if you want to learn Norwegian by hearing and reading is to watch Norwegian feature films with Norwegian subtitles turned on.
The multi-language library
If you can't find what you are looking for at Trondheim Public Library, we can help you order material from Det flerspråklige bibliotek (the Multilingual Library), and other libraries in Norway.
Language Café
Many of our branches offer language cafés every week. The language café is a meeting place for people that want to practise Norwegian in a social, informal setting. You can find the dates for all our language cafés in the event calendar.
Books in other languages
In addition to Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish, the library has books in the following languages:
| Language | Children | Adults |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Albanian | Albanian |
| Amharic | Amharic | |
| Arab | Arab | Arab |
| Bosnian | Bosnian | Bosnian |
| Burmese | Burmese | Burmese |
| Chechen | Chechen | |
| Chinese | Chinese * | Chinese |
| Dari | Dari | Dari |
| English | English | English |
| Finnish | Finnish ** | Finnish ** |
| French | French | French |
| German | German | German |
| Icelandic | Icelandic | Icelandic |
| Italian | Italian | Italian |
| Japanese | Japanese | |
| Kurdic | Kurdic | Kurdic |
| Oromo | Oromo | Oromo |
| Pashto | Pashto | Pashto |
| Persian | Persian | Persian |
| Polish | Polish | Polish |
| Russian | Russian | Russian |
| Sami languages | Sami | Sami |
| Somali | Somali | Somali |
| Spanish | Spanish | Spanish |
| Tamil | Tamil | Tamil |
| Thai | Thai | Thai |
| Tigrinya | Tigrinya | Tigrinya |
| Turkish | Turkish | Turkish |
| Ukrainian | Ukrainian | |
| Urdu | Urdu | Urdu |
| Vietnamese | Vietnamese | Vietnamese |
* Children's books in Chinese
The children's department sometimes receive a collection of Chinese children's books. These can be borrowed in the regular way.
** Literature in Finnish
We sometimes receive Finnish books from Finnmark county library. This includes both fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. The books can be borrowed in the regular way.
E-books and audiobooks
E-books and e-audiobooks in English are available through the Libby app for both mobile phones and tablets (iOS, Android, and Windows10), read in web browsers, and on some reading devices. Libby can be downloaded from App Store, Google Play, and Windows Store. Add Trøndelag as your library. More information in Norwegian.
Read books and listen to audiobooks in several languages at Verdensbiblioteket.no
Books are available in the languages, and more will come: Albanian, Arabic, Assyrian / Syrian, Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian, Kurdish, Persian / Dari, Polish, Somali, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish and Ukrainian.
Web pages relevant to immigrants
- Family Immigration
Information from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration. - Family Links
For people looking for family members. - Immigration
General information from the Norwegian government. - IMDi
The Directorate of Integration and Diversity. - Lexin
Dictionaries in many languages. - Morsmål.no
Web page for mother tounge and bilingual training. - New in Norway
Practical information from public offices. - SEIF
Help for immigrants and refugees. Have a Trondheim office. - Skolekassa.no
Web page for people learning Norwegian. Lots of resources available in Norwegian, English, Arab, Dari, Kurmandji, Pashto, and Tigrinja. - Trondheim dialogsenter
A meeting place for contact, dialogue, information and cooperation between government and the immigrant communities in Trondheim. - TV2 elevkanalen - news in different languages
Weekly newscasts in Arab, Pashto, Dari, Kurmandji, and Tigrinja. - UDI
Web page of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration. - Utrop
News and debate with focus on the multicultural Norway.
Computer support
We offer assistance with basic computer questions during our opening hours. We also assist with services such as copying, printing, and scanning documents. To use Wifi, choose the network "Tk gjestenett". You log in with your library card and PIN.
If you have questions that requires more time, you can make an appointment for personal guidance with one of our staff for 1 hour. You can also sign up for various workshops. The guidance and workshops are free of charge.
In case we can’t assist with your questions, we can provide information about where you can get further help. Contact the Library Learning Center (in Norwegian) for help, booking an appointment, and information.
Sist oppdatert: 09.12.2024