The faces and voices of Milford are varied and reflect the diversity that has always characterized and enhanced our country. We have so much to offer and teach one another. The library is the place where this can and does happen.
2005
has been a busy year for the Multicultural Advisory Council
thanks to a $20,000 Community Languages Grant funded federally
through the Library Services & Technology
Act (LSTA) and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners (MBLC).
First formed in 1998 by the Board of Library Trustees, the council advises the Library on programs, materials and services. This year library staff, guided by the Multicultural Advisory Council, have ordered lots of new books, DVDs and CDs, held a foreign film festival, a slogan and art contest, and held the event that was finale of the grant year, the Find the World @ Your Library Festival on Saturday, September 10, 2005. Here are some pictures from the event!
BBC Languages - Information on Learning Languages
Internet Public Library - Read newspapers from around the world. There are many offerings from Central and South America.
Library of Congress' Global Gateway - The Library of Congress collects materials from all over the globe. Its
collections of foreign-language materials are stunning in their scope and
quality. For many areas of the world, such as China, Russia, and Latin America,
its collections are the finest and most comprehensive research collections
outside the country of origin. For several regions in the world, where
preserving materials takes a back seat to more immediate human needs, the
collections are superior to what is available locally
United Nations -
The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter,
are to maintain international peace and security; to develop
friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international
economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in
promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;
and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in
attaining these ends.
