Visit our Library

 

ICANA Students Don't Have to Pay to Become Library Members

If you study at ICANA, you can check out books, magazines, DVD's and CD's for free. What's more, we can give you the passwords to access electronic resources at home, such us EBSCOhost, Netlibrary, and World Book. You only have to fill in the registration form, which takes 5 minutes. We'll looking forward to seeing you!

 

Library Branch in Belgrano Neighborhood

If you live near Belgrano, visit the library which is located on the 2nd floor at ICANA Belgrano. Quiet and well lighted, you can read there and check out books or request materials from the Main Branch.

 

Lincoln Center Library - Belgrano

821 3 de Febrero St.- 2nd Floor - Buenos Aires

Tel. 4576-5970

bibbelg@bcl.edu.ar

Hours: Mo, Tue, and Fri: 10 am - 6 pm. We and Thur.: 12 am - 8 pm.

 

ICANA Teachers Can Bring Their Students to the Library

In a 10-minute visit we can let the students know about the library, its services and resources. In addition, students can become members and check out books at the moment.

 

Cultural Agenda

 

[THEATRE]

El descenso del Monte Morgan

Teatro Metropolitan. May 9th through July 30th.

The play was written by Arthur Miller (1915-2005), author of emblematic plays as Death of a Salesman and winner of two Pulitzer awards, considered as one of the best playwrights of the 20th century. The cast is composed of Oscar Martínez, Carola Reyna and Eleonora Wexler. More Information

 

Source: Official tourism site of the city of Buenos Aires

New Books

 

Fiction

 

Apache Summer

by Heather Graham

 

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

by David Sedaris

 

The Likeness

by Tana French

 

Love in The Time of Cholera

by Gabriel García Márquez

 

Vagabond

by Bernard Cornwell

 

Winter Moon

by Mercedes Lackey

Non-Fiction

 

Become the Manager of the Future

by James C. Abbott

 

The Flowering of New England

by Van Wyck Brooks

 

A History of Managing for Quality

by J. M. Jurany

 

Too Brief a Treat: The Letters of Truman Capote

by Truman Capote

 

The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far…

by Edward Klein

 

Up From Slavery

by Booker T. Washington

 

Please, tell us what books you'd like to read. Send an email to ref1@bcl.edu.ar

 

Most Popular Readings

 

May 2010

 

1. The House of the Seven Gables, by Nathaniel Hawthorne

2. The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson

3. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut

4. The Happy Prince and Other Stories, by Oscar Wilde

5. 88 Poems, by Ernest Hemingway

6. Skinny Legs and All, by Tom Robbins

7. Patriot Games, by Tom Clancy

8. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

9. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

10. The Chamber, by John Grisham

 

Listen, Read, and Learn Online

 

Words and Their Stories: Where Did 'OK' Come From?

Image: Horia Varlan (FLICKR)

A look at what may be the most commonly used word in the world. Read and listen.

Recommended for: Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate students

Source: VOA English Learning

 

Image: ChrisL_AK (FLICKR)

Incentivizing Innovation

In order to solve problems like global warming, collaboration is key.

Watch the video and read the transcript

Recommended for: Upper-Intermediate to Advanced students

Source: Big Think

 

 

Create Your Own Sporting Event

Abstract: The topic of sports is a favorite of many students; this lesson plan helps students learn and use language associated with sports. In the final activity, students use their imaginations and language skills to create and describe their own sporting event. Download as PDF

Source: English Teaching Forum - 2010 - Volume 48, Number 1

Recommended for: English Teachers