New Books!!!

May 17, 2018

We received new books in the American Corner!

Thanks to our partnership with American Corners Moldova, a batch of new books for teenagers are now available in the library. These are highly acclaimed books and are considered as classics in the Young Adult (YA) genre. Perhaps you have read some of these books already.

Not only are these books written for children and teenagers, they also deal with deep themes that many adults can understand better, like the Little Prince, written by Antoine Saint-Exupery, about a prince who travels many planets and learn about love, friendship, and the special experience of the world in the eyes of a child.

His Dark Materials Trilogy

Some of these books are fantasy. The Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass, the Subtle Knife, the Amber Spyglass) by English author Philip Pullman explores the fantastic world of Lyra, a young girl who goes in an epic adventure in different worlds, searching for answers surrounding the mysterious power of Dust. In a world where our inner souls are physically manifested as animal companions, Lyra undergoes the transformation of being a child and into adulthood, making friends with witches, talking bears, and angels. For readers who want to be transported into another world, we recommend that you read these wonderful and epic books.

The Book Thief is also a coming of age novel of a girl living in Nazi Germany, and how the importance of books plays a part in upholding our morals, in a time of chaos and destruction. It deals with serious themes like death, love, and language, reading and writing as symbols of freedom and identityIt was made into a film a few years ago, and it is one of the most influential Young Adult novels of our generation.


Reading is important, especially when we are young. The more we read, the more we can open our minds to different ideas, and be transported to amazing new and meet characters much like ourselves. We hope to see you in the American Corner, and borrow the new books that we have, as well as other books in our collections!

Happy reading!

Korean Culture Night

May 4 2018

Last Friday, we at the American Corner were visited by a wonderful guest. Ellen Kim, a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Cimislia, came to the Public Library and the American Corner and participated in our English Discussion Club. Many of our students are interested in Korean culture. Ellen, as a Korean-American, was kind enough to share her experience as an immigrant to the US and growing up in two cultures. She also had a few treats for our students!

One of the students, Nastya, gave a nice presentation about the culture of South Korea. She talked about clothing, manners, holidays, music, and of course food! After the presentation, our students asked Ellen many questions about her culture, the relationship between North and South Korea, and other things! It was very good to see them engaged and curious about the Korean culture!

Then, Ellen taught us how to make kimbap (gimbap), which is a Korean dish made of cooked rice, vegetables, meat and rolled all together in a seaweed. It looked like Japanese sushi. The students had a great time learning about the ingredients and using their own hands to make them! Afterwards we cut up all the kimbap and shared them with each other! It was very delicious and overall a great learning experience for all of us!

Thank you so much for visiting us Ellen! We learned so much about your culture, and we hope to see you again soon!