Multicultural Information
Books and Magazines in Libraries

Bedford Central Library takes 'India today', 'Stardust international', 'The voice', 'Weekly gleaner' and a range of magazines, journals and newspapers in various languages
For details of the foreign language titles taken at Bedford Central Library, see Magazines and journals in Bedfordshire libraries
Dunstable Library takes 'Eastern eye' and Kempston Library takes 'Des pardes'
Many libraries receive the Commission for Racial Equality's quarterly magazine 'Connections'

Bedfordshire libraries provide a wide range of language dictionaries. See details by following the links on the Dictionaries page

The largest collection relating to the history of Bedfordshire's diverse population is at Bedford Central Library. In particular, the library has a constantly growing collection of newspaper cuttings focusing on the different ethnic minority groups in the county
Further details on local history are in the Local and family history section


Oxford companion to Black British history	Encyclopedia of contemporary Italian culture	Gypsy jib - a Romany dictionary



Asians in Britain: 400 years of history	Black art: a cultural history	The Cambridge guide to Asian theatre




Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture	Immigrants and aliens: a guide to sources on UK immigration and citizenship (a family history guide)	Islamic art in detail




Palace and mosque: Islamic art from the Middle East	The Penguin book of modern African poetry	The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre: Africa

Black Edwardians: Black people in Britain 1901 - 1914 Black writers in Britain 1760 - 1890 Concise guide to customs of ethnic minority religions Encyclopedia of African history (3 volumes) Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture Encyclopedia of contemporary German culture Encyclopedia of race and ethnic studies Encyclopedia of religious rites, rituals and festival Explaining ethnic differences: changing patterns of disadvantage in Britain Ethnic Britain: a directory of opportunity (a careers guide) The former Soviet Union's diverse peoples: a reference sourcebook The Romani world: a historical dictionary of the gypsies Sources for records relating to ethnic minority groups (a guide to Bedfordshire records) Staying power: the history of black people in Britain We were there: for 200 years ethnic minorities have fought for Britain all over the world (a Ministry of Defence booklet)