FIlm Showings for Kids at American Library

“Wednesday Youth Movie Club”  with Jim Busse continues its work. Today 4th graders watche silent comedy about young salesman. The audience of 25 kids enjoyed movie so much. After film they asked a lot of questions. One school girl thought than Jim produces that film himself. Children and their teacher was eager to stay longer but it was time to go. The want to come back and to participate showings at American Library.

... are you game?

The fifth annual National Gaming Day (NGD) was hold on Saturday, November 11, 2012. National Gaming Day is an initiative of the American Library Association to connect communities around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games.

Many libraries sponsor gaming programs. It’s a fun way to bring whole communities together. Why would we want to stop doing that?

The U.S. Embassy’s Youth Council Meeting

On November 7th American Library held the Youth Council meeting.

The U.S. Embassy’s Youth Council consists of over 30 English-speaking Ukrainians, ages 18-30, from a wide variety of backgrounds, all of whom have shown an interest in working toward bettering their communities. The council includes students from several universities, young lawyers, parliamentary interns, NGO activists, members of foreign affairs interest groups such as the Youth Diplomatic Initiative, and U.S. government exchange program alumni.

Douglas Morrow, Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer started the discussion. He divided participants into small groups. Every group had answer very important questions. What issues are important to young Ukrainians? How do young Ukrainians get information, news, media? Where do young Ukrainians see Ukraine in 20 years? How can the U.S. do a better job of engaging young Ukrainians?

Everyone worked hard and all attendants enjoyed the meeting.

Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn about the history of American Indian Heritage Month, read biographies of famous American Indians, try our quizzes and crosswords, find stats and facts about tribes and reservations, and more.

American Library staff prepared the book display dedicated to this ivent.

eLibraryUSA Presentation

On October 31 Oksana Sharyi

reference librarian of American Library gave presentation about Online Resource eLibraryUSA available at the library.










eLibraryUSA gives members of Information Resource Centers, American Corners, and other American Spaces around the world access to information that Americans find at their public libraries. There are 34 databases that cover all subjects and answer almost all questions. Business, agriculture, literatur, life sciences. natural sciences - come and get what you need for your research. There is a lot of databases for children and young adults as well. Additional content includes videos,interactive games and quizzes, hands-on science experiments and lesson plans.

Election 2012 Book Display

The 2012 United States presidential election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will officially elect the president and the vice president of the United States on December 17, 2012, will be chosen.

American Library staff prepared the book display dedicated to upcoming elections.

Open Acces Week 2012

A global event now entering its sixth year, Open Access Week (October 22 to 28) is an opportunity for the academic and research community to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access (OA). It is great to share ideas with colleagues, and to inspire wider participation in establishing Open Access as a new norm in scholarship and research. Research funding agencies, academic institutions, research organizations, non-profits, businesses, and others use as a valuable platform to launch expanded open-access publication funds, institution-wide open-access policies, and new reports on the societal and economic benefits of OA.

The presentation "Open access to scientific information in Ukraine and around the world: why we need it" took place at American Library in Kyiv. Tetiana Yaroshenko, PhD, University Librarian of National University of Kyiv Mohyla Аcademy and Olena Himos, Head of e-resources section told the audience of 19 persons about open access resources in the electronic library collection of national University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and about eKMAIR - electronic archive of the university.