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    YEREVAN AMERICAN CORNER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. EMBASSY LAUNCHES WEBSITE

    ARMENPRESS
    Apr 19 2007

    YEREVAN, APRIL 19, ARMENPRESS: On April 19, the Yerevan American
    Corner, in partnership with the U.S.

    Embassy in Armenia, launched its website:
    yerevan.americancorners.am. The bilingual English-Armenian webpage
    provides information about the American Corner's mission, services,
    and upcoming events.

    It also includes an electronic database of the resources available
    at the American Corners in Armenia, allowing patrons to search for
    materials on the web.

    American Corners are small American-style libraries located throughout
    the world that help increase mutual understanding between the United
    States and the host country. A network of about 400 American Corners
    is operating globally through partnerships between the U.S. Department
    of State and local host organizations.

    American Corners provide information about America in a variety
    of formats, including reference books, works of fiction, journals,
    and videos.

    These resources focus on such topics as studying in the United States,
    American society, U.S. history, conducting business in the United
    States, and English as a Second Language. The Corners also provide
    computers with Internet access, and offer a variety of public programs
    including speakers and workshops. The American Corners are open to
    the general public and access is free of charge.

    There are currently two American Corners in Armenia--one in the Yerevan
    City Central Library and the other in the Gyumri Branch of the Armenian
    Center for Scientific and Technological Information. The U.S.

    Embassy hopes to open additional Corners in Armenia in the
    future. American Corner Yerevan officially opened on April 20,
    2005. This Corner currently houses four computers with Internet access
    and over 800 books.

    Over 20,000 patrons visited the American Corner in Yerevan within
    the last two years. The Corner also holds a variety of public events,
    including movie showings, presentations by Armenians who have lived or
    studied in the United States as part of the "Armenian at the American
    Corner" series, and lectures by an American every third Saturday of
    the month as part of the "American at the American Corner" series.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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