Friday, September 10, 2010

FREE foreign language course now available!

Kittanning Public Library now offers Mango Languages for free, easy and fun foreign language learning.

Kittanning Public Library has added Mango Languages to its growing list of patron resources. Mango is free of charge to all Kittanning Public Library members and is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. Mango is available in two versions:

Mango Basic:

Perfect for a foreign language beginner, Mango Basic teaches everyday greetings, gratitudes, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time. The courses, which require only two to five hours of time to complete, are currently available in 22 foreign languages and 14 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.


You can view all the supported Mango Basic languages and ESL courses here: http://mangolanguages.com/mangobasic/languages/


Mango Complete:

Mango Complete offers a 100-lesson course that digs much deeper and is designed to provide a more complete understanding of the entire language and culture. It is available in nine foreign language and three ESL courses. Foreign language courses include Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. ESL courses include Polish, Spanish and Portuguese.

To learn more about Mango and get a short preview of what the program has to offer, you can visit the company's website at www.mangolanguages.com. Even better, you can visit the library's webiste and get started on the courses themselves! http://www.armstronglibraries.org/kittanning.php

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Telling Amy's Story - Documentary Screening

Join us on Thursday, September 30th at 7:00 pm to view and discuss Telling Amy's Story.

From the psu website: "Told by the detective who led the case review, Telling Amys Story follows the timeline of a domestic violence homicide that occurred in central Pennsylvania on November 8, 2001.

While we will never be able to change the ending to Amys story, we hope that its telling can change outcomes for the millions of victims, survivors, and loved ones affected by
domestic violence everyday.

Produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting, Telling Amy's Story will be broadcast on PBS stations nationwide beginning June 1."