Library Latest–December 11, 2020

Belmont Public Library presents Library Latest

Filled with wanderlust while staying home? Prepare for the days when you can travel abroad again by studying another language.

Teens and adults can practice more than 30 different languages using Mango Languages. Whether you’re learning how to order a pizza or ask when the game starts, Mango immerses you in real, everyday conversations in a wide variety of foreign languages. It also features ESL instruction in English, tailored for speakers of more than a dozen languages.

With Muzzy Online, kids can go on adventures with Muzzy and his friends to watch videos and play games while practicing vocabulary and grammar!

Get some inspiration from these works of travel writing, too:

My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now by Peter Mayle | request the book | OverDrive eBook
Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road by Kate Harris | request the book | book on CD | OverDrive eAudio | hoopla eAudio
To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins | request the book | OverDrive eBook | OverDrive eAudio
Ten Years A Nomad: A Traveler’s Journey Home by Matthew Kepnes | request the book
See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy by Frances Mayes | request the book | large print | book on CD | OverDrive eBook
A Beginner’s Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations by Pico Iyer | request the book
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras & Ella Morton | request the book | OverDrive eBook | hoopla eBook (2nd edition)

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