Say hello on World Hello Day

World Hello Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated on November 21 by 180 countries to illustrate the importance of personal communication for preserving peace. People are encouraged to participate by simply greeting 10 people. Nobel Peace Prize winners, almost 100 authors, entertainers, and world leaders are among the people who have noted World Hello Day’s value as an instrument for preserving peace and as an occasion that makes it possible for anyone in the world to contribute to the process of creating peace. Remember to greet someone kindly on this day.

Our community is so diverse and rich in culture that saying Hello could come in several different languages. In High School and College I studied the French language. While, I should be more fluent than I currently am I still enjoy using the language. But as I became a librarian there have been several times that I thought I should have taken Spanish instead, it would have been more relevant to my job.

But I believe it is never too late to learn something new. We have several databases and many resources within the library to help you learn. All that will never cost you a subscription fee. Anything from Spanish to Pirate languages are available. So why not learn a few?

One database is Mango Languages. Learning a new language isn’t easy. Committing to a new way of communicating is a verbal and physical commitment that is unfamiliar, but rewarding in what you’ll discover along the way. A blend of the right content at the right time, with intelligent algorithms and native-speaker audio, and powered by proven methodologies, Mango’s adaptive learning process evolves to your progress and unique learning behaviors, preparing you to start the conversation with confidence. Mango learns how you learn, and adapts accordingly. Mango adapts to your unique learning style, so you pick up on new vocabulary, intuit unfamiliar grammatical structure, and train your pronunciation, all while boosting your cultural IQ.

Lessons involve a rich mix of listening and reading activities, so you can make sense of written and spoken contexts. A simplified learning environment presents content structure, review progress, and learning activities front and center, while streamlined navigation encourages you to explore different topics in your target language. Mango uses an intelligent algorithms behind the scenes, and provide you with a personalized review experience that adapts to your progress and learning behaviors. Learn on the go with their mobile app.

Rosetta Stone is perfect for anyone looking to learn a brand new language, further their ESL learning as a non-native English speakers, or brush up on a language for business or vacation travel. This database offers you a proven immersion method that more than 22,000 schools and 12,000 businesses have trusted for over the last 20+ years. The award-winning interactive approach has been used by millions of learners around the world and now is accessible in the library or anywhere, anytime. It included 30 languages to meet a range of cultural interests. Learning is structured around core lessons to build reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills and also includes focused activities to refine grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and more. You can take advantage of available mobile apps that enable learners to reinforce their language learning wherever they may be.

This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: Say hello on World Hello Day