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General yelena on 12 May 2008

Health Information

The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) website MedlinePlus has health information from A to X (X-Rays) in multiple languages.                                                  
See the information at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/languages.html

Users can browse information in multiple languages by health topic — although not every topic is in every language.  Please see the list of the languages represented in this website:

   * Amharic (amarunya)
   * Arabic (العربية)
   * Armenian
   * Bengali (Bangla)
   * Bosnian (Bosanski)
   * Burmese (myanmasa)
   * Chamorro (chamoru)
   * Chinese - Simplified
   * Chinese - Traditional
   * Chuukese (Trukese)
   * Croatian (Hrvatski)
   * Farsi (فارسی)
   * French (français)
   * French Creole (Kreyol)
   * German (Deutsch)
   * Gujarathi
   * Hindi (हिन्दी)
   * Hmong (Hmoob)
   * Ilocano (ilokano)
   * Italian (italiano)
   * Japanese
   * Khmer (Khmer)
   * Kirundi (Rundi)
   * Korean
   * Kurdish (کوردی)
   * Laotian (Lao)
   * Marshallese (kajin Majöl)
   * Navajo (Diné Bizaad)
   * Panjabi
   * Polish (polski)
   * Portuguese (português)
   * Romanian (Română)
   * Russian (Русский)
   * Samoan (Gagana Samoa)
   * Somali (af Soomaali)
   * Spanish (español)
   * Tagalog (Tagalog)
   * Thai (ภาษาไทย)
   * Tigrinya (tigrinya)
   * Tongan (chiTonga)
   * Turkish (Türkçe)
   * Ukrainian (Українська)
   * Urdu (اردو)
   * Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

They also have a cool feature: an interactive map shows the languages spoken in different geographical locations. Please use this url:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/map.html to see where the particular language is spoken and how many people on earth speak this language.

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General yelena on 05 Apr 2008

Celebrating USA

Ferguson is a long time participant of the World of Words (WOW) program. World of Words was fonded by the Connecticut Center for the Book. The libraries-participants choose a country to celebrate it’s culture during the months of April.
In the past Ferguson had celebrated Poland, Russia, India, Mexico, Italy and other countries.
This year we celebrate the rich culture of the country where we all live - United States of America.
See our calendar http://fergusonblog.org/calendar/ and Focus on Ferguson newsletter.
Come and meet the author Molly O’Neill on Sunday April 6th at 2 p.m.  
She will talk about her book Mostly True. It is a memoir of her growing up in the quitessential American family; of love of baseball and food.
Come and enjoy the event, and do not forget to check our calendar for other WOW programs.

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General yelena on 23 Feb 2008

Focus on India: Celebrating Stamford’s vibrant Indian community

Book Collection 

The Ferguson has a sizable collection of materials in Hindi, and some in Gujarati and Bengali as well.  The following list includes some of our newest additions to the Hindi language collection.
Check our new books in Hindi

Indian Films  The Ferguson’s Indian language film collection includes more than 150 titles, and is one of our most heavily used collections. We continue to add new films, including recent releases like Black, Don and Chak De! The collection also includes favorites like Shakalaka Boom Boom, Namastey London, Honeymoon Travels, Nishabd, and Cheeni Kum, which will be shown at the Library Sunday, February 24.
Sunday Afternoon at the Movies Special Event :
                                                                                            
Cheeni Kum
Sunday, February 24 at 1:30 p.m.  Main Library Third Floor Auditorium
An arrogant London chef finds love with a younger woman.
With Amitabh Bachchan,Tabu and Paresh Rawal.
Directed by R. Balakrishnan. In Hindi with English subtitles. India. 2007. 

IndianCultural Resources and Organizations Hindu Cultural Center of CT
http://hinduculturalcenter.org    
 
Telugu Literary & Cultural Association in CT, NY, NJ
http://www.tlca.com/
 
Sikh Associations
http://www.garamchai.com/gurudwara.htm#CONNECTICUT Professional, student, and political organizations in CT
http://ct.localfiles.com/production/htmls/CTC/ASS1.htm#10069 
 
Connecticut Sikh Association
1610 West Street
Southington, CT 06489
860-621-3015
 
Geetanjali Radio Show
Radio show playing Indian music. Cultural discussions relating to India
University of Hartford
WWUH 91.3 FM
7:30-9:30 p.m. every Friday night
www.wwuh.org
Children’s Books Elephant Dance: Memories of India  by Theresa HeineMama’s Saris by Pooja Makhijani

Chachaji’s Cup  by Uma Krishnaswami Younguncle Comes to Town by Vandana SinghThroughout the Year by Anita Ganeri

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General yelena on 12 Feb 2008

Le Salon du Livre: French Book Discussion Group

For the next meeting of Le Salon du Livre, we will read New York Brûle-t-il?(Is New York Burning?) a diabolical thriller by the same writers who made the film Is Paris Burning?  It’s about terrorists who plant an atomic bomb in the heart of New York.  If the American President doesn’t force the Israelis to leave all their colonies on Arab territory, Manhattan will be erased from the map.  Will the president have to concede to this blackmail?  Could terrorists really obtain an atomic bomb and place it on American soil?  Is there a chance that the most powerful State on the planet can find the bomb and dismantle it? Can New York be evacuated?  Written three years after the September 11 tragedy, this carefully researched, exceptionally forceful novel is still relevant today.

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Pour la prochaine séance du Salon du Livre, on va lire New York Brûle-t-il?, un thriller diabolique par les mêmes auteurs du film Paris Brûle-t-il?  Il s’agit des terroristes plantent une bombe atomique au coeur de New York. Si le président américain n’oblige pas les Israéliens ā quitter toutes les colonies des territoires arabes occupés, Manhattan sera rayée de la carte. Faut-il céder ā ce chantage? Des terrorists peuvent-il vraiment se procurer une bombe atomique et l’introduire sur le territoire américain? Y a-t-il, pour les forces de l’Ētat le plus puissant de la planète, la moindre chance de la trouver et de la désamorcer?  Peut-on évacuer New York?  Ēcrit trois ans après la tragédie du 11 septembre, ce roman, soigneusement recherché et d’une force exceptionelle, reste toujours ā propos.

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General yelena on 08 Feb 2008

One World Hartford Educator Series: Muslim Immigrant Women’s Voices

I’m posting this on behalf of Homa Naficy from Hartford Public Library

Muslim Immigrant Women’s Voices/One World Hartford Educator Series
Tuesday, February 19 from 3 to 4:30  

Please join us for “tea and conversation” with a group of dynamic Muslim
immigrant women.   Learn about their experiences and the challenges they
face.  Representatives include: Sarah Aziz, a local Muslim media and
political activist; Rabia Chaudry, Attorney and Vice President, Muslim
Coalition of Connecticut (MCCT), and Aida Mansoor, Muslim Chaplain at
Hartford Seminary, and Dzenana Mujkic, Bosnian-American Islamic Cultural
Center.   

Location:  Hartford Public Library: Seminar Room (2rd Floor)
500 Main Street, Hartford
Metered Parking and entrance on Arch Street

The program is free, but registration is required. Space is limited!  
Please call 860-695-6337 or email tap@hplct.org

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General yelena on 04 Feb 2008

Voluneers for the ESL Conversation Groups

Ferguson Library is looking for volunteers to continue our Let’s Talk: ESL Conversation Groups. This is a free walk-in weekly program. Conversation groups are held in two locations: Main Library on Wednesday nights and South End Branch on Thursday nights. They run from 7 to 8:30 pm.
We are especially looking for volunteers to help our conversation groups on Thursdays in the South End Branch. There are usually from 4 to 8 students attending Let’s Talk in the South End. It’s beautifully maintained community oriented branch. There is a big parking area in front of the building. See address and directions here.
For details and dates of the current session please see our page at: http://www.fergusonlibrary.org/mult_languages/lets_talk.htm. 
For more information call Yelena Klompus at 351-8228 or e-mail at yelena@fergusonlibrary.org.
If you are friendly, patient, open-minded, and willing to help your community - come to us!

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General yelena on 29 Jan 2008

Another International Film

I hope you enjoyed our second Annual International Film Festival. And now I want to invite you to see a contemporary Russian film, called Sword Bearer. The film was directed by Filipp Yankovsky. Starring: Artyom Tkachenko, Chulpan Khamatova, Aleksei Zharkov and Leonid Gromov.  
Come on February 5th to our Main library auditorium at 6:30 p.m. to see this new action movie. To learn some details or read the reviews, click here to access www.allmovie.com, or check www.imdb.com.

Film is 105 minutes.  Film is in Russian with English subtitles.

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General yelena on 12 Jan 2008

Second Annual International Film Festival

Hello and welcome again!
Last year we started a new program. It was an International Film Festival. We showed best nominated short films from all over the world.
This year the Annual International Film Festival will be conducted on Sunday, January 20. The program starts at 1:30 pm. in the Main Library 3rd floor auditorium. We will introduce you to the best awarded animated and live films from the different countries. You will see films from USA, Spain, Canada, UK and some other countries. See detailed information in the brochures displayed in the library. Come at any time you can and stay as long as you pleased, remember the films are short. 
See you here!

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General yelena on 08 Jan 2008

Happy New Year!

Welcome to the Ferguson Library in the New Year! 
We plan to have a lot of interesting events (new and continuing) this year.
Let me introduce some of them.
Contemporary Russian Film Festival will be open on the January 8th at 6:30 pm in the Main library auditorium on the 3rd floor. We will present two contemporary films made by well-known Russian directors.

New spring session of our successful conversational English program Let’s Talk will start on Wednesday, January 9th at 7pm in the Main library auditorium. We are looking forward to see all our students and volunteers from the previous sessions as well as new students. And of course, we need more volunteers to keep it going.

Read about our exciting events in the next blog entries.

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General yelena on 06 Dec 2007

Free E-Books In World Languages

Technological innovations are amazing. E-mail, web research, and blogs became an every day reality and fastest way of communication.  Other ways to receive or provide information is YouTube (video technology that allows users to download and view videos on their computers, or to create and/or include video clips into their websites) and a podcasting, which can be described as an audio or video broadcast. Audio books also became a very popular way to listen to your favorite literature or bestsellers while driving your car, exercising in the gym, running, or even cooking and cleaning your apartment. 
For the new Americans to learn English is a priority, of course. We need to learn English to find a good job, to feel comfortable, to meet people, and to integrate into American society. But we all want to continue speaking and reading in our native language.  And thanks to the technology it’s possible to download free e-books in many original languages.
Check this site http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm#5, and I hope you can enjoy new technological innovations and read new books in your own native language.

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