AMERICAN CORNER OPENS IN YEREVAN
Armenpress
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS: U.S. Ambassador John Evans officially
opened the first “American Corner” in Armenia at the Yerevan City
Isahakian Central Library April 20.
American Corners are small, American-style libraries created to help
increase mutual understanding between Armenia and the United States
by making a wealth of information about America available in different
formats. Each American Corner features a diverse collection of English
language books, reference materials about the United States, computers
with Internet and access to online databases, cd-roms, videos, and
much more.
The Embassy provided a grant to refurbish a room for the American
Corner, installed four computers, and supplied the library with
over 400 books, journals and current periodicals. American Corner
librarians, trained and supported by the U.S. Embassy, are always
on hand to assist visitors. The Embassy is committed to growing the
American Corner’s collection and keeping it up to date.
The American Corner in the Yerevan City Isahakian Central Library is
open to the general public, free of charge, Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00
and Saturdays 10:00-16:00. In addition to a being full multi-media
reference resource, the American Corner will also host regular
programming, including lectures and workshops, video series, and
other activities focused on telling the story of the United States.
The U.S. Embassy has also established an American Corner in Gyumri,
at the branch of the Armenian Center for Scientific and Technological
Information. In the coming years the Embassy plans to create a network
of American Corners throughout Armenia.