Studies show that babies, toddlers and preschoolers are uniquely equipped to learn languages easily. In addition, children who learn languages early exhibit superior skills in reading, writing, analytical and social skills. Parents can help their children begin to learn a language in the comfort of home using the Library’s subscription to the award winning Little [...]
Mango Languages has made learning a language even simpler and more accessible: via your mobile device! They now have an app, so folks who own an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad now have access to learning a language on their mobile device. (For those of you in the Android Market, an app is in the [...]
As you may already know, you can learn a language online using the library’s subscription to Mango Languages. It’s web-based, so you can do it anywhere you have internet access – you just need your library card to log in. Recently, Mango told us that they have added some additional courses.
For any of us who are learning or have learned another language – we all know that not being understood because of bad pronunciation can be really frustrating. I’m happy to tell you that our online language learning program, Mango Languages, now offers a way to improve your pronunciation, with its new voice comparison feature!
There are many news websites available online. We have posted previously what the library has to offer in the way of a great news resource. But what if you want to listen to the news? (You can indeed listen to articles read to you through our PressDisplay database BTW, but that is not what I [...]
We are excited to introduce to you the new subscription resources (i.e. we pay, you benefit) that the library is now providing access to starting today, July 1st.
Each year in the library, we review the specialized online resources that we subscribe to on behalf of our patrons (you!), and consider new additions. These are products that range from article databases, to international newspaper sites, to streaming classical and world music. You can see what we currently have here. When we’re considering a [...]
This week I began a short course in Spanish for library workers. I jumped at the chance to participate, because I love learning new languages and all the fun mind-expanding things that means.
OK, now this is cool (and I don’t think you even have to be a librarian to agree with me). The library subscribes to a service called PressDisplay, where you can access newspapers from around the world, from Albania to Zimbabwe.
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