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    YEREVAN AMERICAN CORNER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US EMBASSY, LAUNCHES WEBSITE

    ArmRadio.am
    19.04.2007 13:13

    On April 19, the Yerevan American Corner, in partnership
    with the US 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 US
    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, US 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 US 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.
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