Program Overview |
During the first half of 2003, two dozen Russian libraries will benefit from
the expertise provided by an Information Professional-in-Residence being
hosted by Project Harmony in Petrozavodsk, Russia. Paul Miller, the
Professional in Residence, is heading up a six-month development program
being implemented by Project Harmony on behalf of the US Embassy in Moscow,
Russia to oversee the US Department of State's American Corners in Russia
(ACR) program.
The ACR consists of two dozen small American-style libraries, called
Corners, housed throughout Russia within larger Russian libraries. The
Corners offer books, magazines, videos and other library materials about
America to local citizens. The IPIR will be working with the librarians who
run these Corners to raise the program's profile through a public relations
campaign, to obtain supplemental funding, and to strengthen the chartered
association that they have founded. In addition to providing supplemental
professional training to librarians, the IPIR will produce online
newsletters and other publications for potential donors, and will be work
with Corners directors to improve their online presence.
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