Karaganda RURL

12 February 2017, American Corner of Karaganda Regional Universal Research Library named after N.V.Gogol has held first round of the Regional Spelling Bee contest. Spelling Bees have been part of American culture for the last 90 years.  In 1925, the first National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. with 8 contestants.  Now, every year in June, the National Spelling Bee brings together the top 248 spellers from throughout the United

On Wednesday, February 8 Sylvie Young, Regional Program Officer for SCA, Office of English Language Programs,U.S. Department of State, visited

On Sunday we have discussed Presidents’ Day of the USA at Speaking club which was conducted by  moderator Olga Volkova.Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government. Traditionally celebrated on February 22—Washington’s actual day of birth—the holiday

Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.
 St. Augustine

On Sunday we celebrated Happy St. Valentine’s Day with AC users. Valentine's day is celebrated on February 14^th as a festival of romanceand affection.People send greeting cards called "valentines" to their sweethearts, friends, and members of their

On February 7 there was a meeting with AC users at our Speaking Club. The topic is: "Қайырымдылық - қайтарымы бар қасиет" dedicated to the 75^th anniversary of birth of S.A. Nazarbayeva. Sara Alpyskyzy Nazarbayeva  (born 12 February 1941, in Kzyl-Zhar,