Новини

Discovering Ukrainian Culture

This is the title of a new manual we already have in the library’s foreign languages documents department. The manual comprises representative blocks of Ukrainian social cultural reality in English. There are cultural stereotypes and lifestyle, Ukrainian customs and traditions, tourism and migration ...

September 1 again

The library’s department of foreign languages documents can offer a number of new editions in different spheres of knowledge. There are books in English usage problems, English and German translation, semasiology, methods of translation teaching, Ukrainian culture etc. We are sure they will ...

Panta Rhei

Everything is changing. It was the concept in the philosophy of Heraclitus. In the library’s WOA center we can observe it. Due to computers and iPads presented by the USA Embassy in Ukraine we have the "sold out" notice here every day. We are not upset no books but computers are attracting ...

Olga Korbut, Patty Berg etc

Full-text database of library’s “Window on America” center encloses much interesting and unique information. 18 students of the Department of Physical education and Sport of Kherson State University have known it recently. They have looked through some books about sport and American ...

English for physicists

Recently 32 sophomores of physical and mathematical department have visited library’s “Window on America” center. They were surprised finding here big number of interesting materials. Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL for example can improve language skills ...

The Land of Freedom

Books exhibition in WOA Center Kherson Oles Honchar Scientific Public Library is dedicated to the “Fourth of July”. Many people display the American flag outside their homes or buildings because it is a symbol of freedom, independence and national pride. 

New Dictionaries

Asking of the USA

June 7 the “Window on America” weekly talk-club meeting received some new members. All of them were pupils of the school №54. The conversation was mostly about the USA. Children (17 persons) had lot of questions to the volunteer.

Trying to translate Chekhov

Somerset Maugham once said about Chekhov," I felt that from him as from no other could be learned the secret of Russia". May 24 the library’s “Window on America” weekly talk-club meeting (6 persons) was devoted to secrets of translation of Anton Chekhov’s prose ...

Shakespeare’s 450-th anniversary

May 14 in the library’s “Window on America” center one of the most famous Shakespearian character Othello was tried by children’s court and acquitted. The event was devoted to the 450-th anniversary of inimitable William Shakespeare. Children were playing Shakespearian characters ...