The American Shelf reaches Arad County Library

U.S. Ambassador Hans Klemm inaugurated the sixth American Shelf at “Alexandru D. Xenopol” County Library Arad on Thursday.  The book collection includes 133 titles offering access to classic U.S. literature, reference books about the U.S. and English teaching books.

Similar to the other five American Shelves in Botosani, Galati, Brasov, Sibiu, and Drobeta Turnu-Serverin, the American Shelf Arad will contribute to strengthening the U.S. – Romania strategic partnership through a better understanding of the U.S. history and culture. Embassy in Bucharest.  It will serve as a venue in Arad for sharing common U.S. – Romanian values through interesting and interactive programs with American speakers, reads a press release by the U.S Embassy in Bucharest.

“Donating a shelf of 133 books of American authors cannot repay the dreams and expectations and the waiting (for the Americans) that you and the people of Arad carried with you during those long four or five decades of darkness,” said Ambassador Klemm at the inauguration ceremony.

The American Shelves are a part of the U.S. Embassy’s outreach program throughout Romania and complement the nine American Corners, providing accurate and diverse information about the United States on a variety of topics, that will help expand communication and exchange between the two countries.

American Corners are rooms set aside in regional libraries throughout the country for collections of American materials and programming.

American Shelves and American Corners offer authoritative resources about the U.S. and U.S. Culture, study in the U.S., as well as English language learning materials.