I noticed that our multi-lingual section is a bit unkept and the books are shelved all willy nilly. I asked my supervisor if I had permission to take time out of shelving to go reorganize the shelves. She said yes.
Then I proposed that I create new signs for that area to make it more inviting. So instead of one big sign that says "Oh, Arabic and Chinese are in this alcove" I will have signs that say Chinese /
中文 (zhōngwén) and Arabic / العربية (al arabiya)
I have a feeling I'm getting too excited for this project. I still feel like not too many people care or even want me to do this. Still, I see a place to make a positive change, and I'm gonna go for it!
I have a list of languages at the library. I've asked my friends to take a look at them and tell me if they look okay for displays, or how I should write the language so it's welcoming to library patrons.
This is the list of languages left to verify:
(I get confused when entries like Serbian have two possible words.)
Arabic
العربية (al arabiya)
Filipino
??
Finnish
suomi / suomen kieli
Greek
ελληνικά (ellēniká)
Gujarati
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
Hindi
हिन्दी (hindī)
Hungarian
magyar / magyar nyelv
Italian
Italiano
Korean
한국어 [韓國語] (han-guk-eo)
Punjabi
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ / ﺏﺎﺠﻨﭘ (panjābi)
Portuguese
português
Russian
Русский язык (Russkij jazyk)
Serbian
српски (srpski)
српски језик (srpski jezik)
Ukranian
Українська (Ukrajins'ka)
Urdu
اردو (urdū)
Vietnamese
tiếng việt
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