America

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in Ostrava’s Libraries

The cultural and language center, American Center Ostrava,

formerly called the American Corner, is the result of

cooperation between the Ostrava City Library and the US

embassy in Prague, the latter of which also provides support

for similar centers in five other cities.

The center provides information on US

politics, history, economy and society. Its other

services include English book and magazine

rentals, board games, documentary viewings,

courses, VR headset sessions, 3D printing

and access to the eLibraryUSA database and

Corinth application. The center also provides

the opportunity to meet interesting guests,

experts in various fields and American

diplomats.

In September, the center will host

a talk with Heather Anderson, who was

awarded the title Adventurer of the Year

in 2019 by National Geographic. Other

events visitors might look forward to

are English conversation courses, selfdevelopment workshops or even Czech

language courses for Ukrainian citizens.

For students interested in part-time jobs or

studying in the USA, the American Center

offers regularly updated information,

including study materials and an opportunity

for personal consultations.

The center also offers a wide variety of

services for schools. For example, a myriad

of presentations hosted in both English

and Czech, native speaker workshops, or

access to VR headsets or 3D printers.

Since its founding in fall of 2019 under

the name American Corner, the center has

hosted over 200 public events and registered

over 2 500 student visitors. All of this despite

the pandemic, which forced some of

the center’s activities into the online sphere.

Increased emphasis on online content is

what inspired the merger of all American

cultural centers under the unified name of

American Center. This allowed the centers

to mutually cooperate more efficiently

and offer their online programmes to

a much wider audience.

More information

on the American Center Ostrava can

be found at www.kmo.cz and

www.americkecentrum.cz

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