Language and learning

Transparent Language Online (external link)

• Transparent Language Online supports learners anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.
• Fun, effective, and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language.  Combining robust courses, supplemental vocabulary, and grammar resources, Transparent Language Online is the most complete language-learning system.
• Mobile apps for iOS and Android devices allow you to learn at home, in the library, or on the go.
• Login to Transparent Language with your library card You can sign up for an account to save your learning.
• Login to Transparent Language with your account username and password
• Watch a video introduction to Transparent Language Online (external link)

The Library service has undertaken an annual review of online reference subscriptions to make sure that we are using the money allocated to Lancashire Libraries in the most cost-effective way.  Following this review, Transparent Language will no longer be available for Lancashire library users from 30 June 2025.

Oxford English Dictionary (external link)

• The "OED", Oxford English Dictionary is a historical dictionary and includes the history of individual words as well as present-day meanings.