Q. Does the library have Mango Languages or Rosetta Stone?

The Library offers Transparent Language Online. To use it, click the Sign Up tab to register for an account.

The Bentley Library has language learning materials on audio CD, electronic downloadable audiobooks (including some Mango Languages titles) in our OverDrive database, and print books. All of these can be located by searching the library catalog.

The Boston Public Library provides free access to Mango Languages (and other databases) for Massachusetts full-time residents and those who reside part-time to attend school, own property, or work in Massachusetts. * Use a Bentley email address (students) or personal email address (any of the other categories above) to sign up for an electronic library card. *Students who are enrolled at Bentley but attending remotely due to COVID-19 must currently reside in the United States to be eligible.**

The Center for Languages and International Collaboration (CLIC) at Bentley offers tutoring sessions and language practice groups in Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish, and other programs and resources. Consult their website for more information.

Free and fee-based language learning apps are discoverable online and available for use on a computer and/or with a mobile app. Some programs are Duolingo, Memrise, and Babbel, and there are many others.