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| Officials cut the ribbon
to officially open the American Corner. Right to left:
Margaret Simpson, Director of the Mayor Thomas Lynch Public
Library, Eduardo Barboza, Mayor of Limon; Haydee Jimenez,
representative of the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports;
and Ambassador Langdale. |
San Jose, Costa Rica -- The first American Corner in Costa Rica opened
successfully in the Caribbean coastal city of Limón on February 15,
2007. The site is near where Christopher Columbus anchored on his fourth
and final voyage to the Americas in 1502. The opening event, featuring
remarks by Ambassador Langdale, was attended by nearly 100 guests, including
local and national government officials, Peace Corps volunteers, former
Fulbright scholars, representatives from private industry and charitable
foundations, educators, members of the media.
The American Corner will be hosted within a public library: Biblioteca
Pública de Limón Mayor Thomas Lynch and it is open to the public.
Embassy San José plans future programming in conjunction with the American
Corner, to include workshops for teachers of English, U.S. guest artists, and
outreach by visiting Embassy colleagues.
Did you know that you can access English language materials about the United
States through the network of small, reference libraries called American
Corners?
American Corners are partnerships between the Public Affairs sections of U.S.
Embassies and host institutions. The fundamental function of the American Corner
is to make information about the U.S. available to people around the world. The
book collection may include reference titles, works of fiction, business and
government publications.
American Corners also provide access to information through supervised
Internet access, audio and video products, CDs, and CD-ROMs. Associated
reading or meeting rooms are available to host program events and activities
(i.e. author readings, films, speaker programs, workshops, films, meetings, and
exhibits). We encourage alumni organizations to make use of the American Corners
not only as resources for information about the United States, but also as
venues for alumni meetings or get-togethers.
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