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- 1. American Corners An Overview Holly Murten, IRO July 2010 Cali, Colombia
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- Each corner is built on the fundamental principles of partnership, public access and programming. For the partnership to work, each Russian host institution provides space and staff for its corner. In return, the Mission provides a multi-media library collection on the United States, equipment, and training. Rather than letting the materials collect dust, the Mission then works with its partners to activate these library collections by turning them into programming platforms designed to promote mutual understanding. PARTNERSHIP? How did you get started? PUBLIC ACESS? How open is your Corner? PROGRAMMING? Ideas: speakers, exhibits, alumni meetings, workshops (more on programming later)
- So, the 3 P’s are a winning combination: partnership, public access and programming that can work for you on many levels
- Note: In the former Soviet satellite countries, the “Corners” are usually given different names because “Red Corners” were prevalent during the cold war and the association for many people would be too vivid. Instead, they are called “Windows” or “Info USA” Note also, the partners