Selected Events 2006

Mrs. Monika Waldheim, Director of Erfurt Public Library, addresses the high school students

October 19, 2006
Two groups of 11th grade high school students from the Sports Gymnasium in Erfurt came to the city branch library at the Gymnasium to attend a presentation and Q&A session conducted by Consul for Public Affairs Mark Wenig, U.S. Consulate General Leipzig. Twenty students, accompanied by the principal, Mr. Böttcher, his deputy and three English teachers, were welcomed by Mrs. Waldheim, Director of the Erfurt public library, which is also an America@your library partner in the Leipzig consular district. Mrs. Waldheim introduced the group to this new partnership, and Consul Wenig then did a Powerpoint presentation on Alaska, including music, and took questions on American life and politics. The director of the Information Resource Center (IRC), U.S. Consulate General Leipzig, provided a brief overview of IRC resources and Consulate programs, and provided brochures and the CD-ROM, "About the USA."