Special collections at the library

Urdu collection

This is held at Rochdale Central Library. Urdu fiction and non-fiction books are available for adults and children. 

Most of the Urdu fiction is by Urdu authors but there are also popular western titles translated into Urdu. We also have a selection of digests.

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