AMERICAN CORNER OPENS IN YEREVAN

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.