*26.2.10 - 6- 8 p.m. *
Afro-American soldiers, from the Civil War to World War II
Documentary "Inside Buffalo" about the Afro-American
troops in Umbria in WWII
and presentation about Civil Rights and Black
History.
(documentary in English, speech in Italian)
Speaker: Sara. Antonelli, Prof. of American Literature
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Univerisity of Roma 3
Associazione Italo Americana - American Corner
Via Roma 15, Trieste
*2.3.10, ore 18-19:30*
*The Obama Administration After One Year (in inglese)*
Speaker: Jack Hillmeyer, Public Affairs Officer, US
Consulate General, Milan
Scuola Superiore di Lingue per Interpreti e
Traduttori
Via Filzi, 14, Trieste
*11.3.10 ore 18:30 - 20:30
Brits go to Hollywood - British Leading Actors and Acresses at the
Oscars (In inglese)*
Speaker: John Dodds, English Professor, Scuola
Superiore
di Lingue per
Interpreti e Traduttori
Associazione Italo Americana - American Corner
Via Roma 15, Trieste
Extended Hours: The American Corner is now open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12, in addition to the regular afternoon hours (Monday through Friday 4-8).
New Arrivals: We just got a shipment of DVD’s including: The Bucket List, Yes Man, Slumdog Millionaire, Earth, Taken, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Charlotte’s Web just to name a few.
Suggested Halloween Reading: Halloween is around the corner. Scare yourself silly with a classic Edgar Allen Poe tale, Washington Irvings’ “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, one of Gregory Maguire’s stories of witches or tickle your nostalgic funny bone with the video of Charlie Brown’s “The Great Pumpkin”.
CHECK US OUT!
We now have over 2,100 books, magazines and DVD's in our on-line library. This is just the beginning. The entire fiction section and children's sections are already complete. DVD titles are being added daily.
Our entire collection contains over 10,000 titles. Please come and check out a book, DVD or magazine. Books can be kept for 1 month, while DVD's and magazines are available for 1 week periods.
A new shipment of DVD's has just arrived and we have such titles as The Bucket List, The Case of enjamin Button and Garfield 2 just to name a few. Plus, this service is free to members and you can same a lot of money on DVD rentals.
Remember that our magazine collection includes Oprah, Good
Housekeeping, Redbook, Sports Illustrated Kids, Highlights, National
Geographic Kids and Regular, Time, Newsweek, Fortune, Vanity Fair,
Smithsonian just to name a few.
We await you! Come a few minutes early for your course and take a
chance to browse. Look at our children's sections with your children
and find a fun Dr. Seuss or Lemony Snicket book or children's
magazine. When you get your 2009/10 membership card, check our our
collections!
You can consult our on-line catalogue at this web page:
http://www.librarything.com/profile/amcornertriesteit
December 15, 2009, 2:00 -3:30 p.m.
Conference: Introduction to the American Constitution
Speaker: E. Roemer, Ph.D., Chicago, IL and Fulbright lecturer
Live interactive broadcast from Trieste to the American Corners
around the world. Open to the public.
December 16, 2009, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Conference: Working for an American University: the power of
cohesion, opportunities and the future of the study of law.
Speaker: Luca Escoffier, LL. M., Visiting Lecturer, University of
Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA
Listen to the experiences of an Italian who enters the academic world
of an American Law School. Open to the public.
December 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - Conference – Overview of the American Constitution, E. Roemer, Ph.D., Chicago, IL - more news soon
December 16, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - Conference –Working for an American University: the power of cohesion, opportunities and the future of the study of law. Luca Escoffier, LL. M., Visiting Lecturer, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA– more news soon