Why not learn or re-learn a foreign language in 2013?  Mango Languages offers lessons in 45 foreign languages, as well as English lessons for speakers of 15 foreign languages.  Create a free account and Mango will track your progress as you start and stop at your convenience, or log in anonymously and try a new language a day.  

Mango focuses on practical speaking skills; lessons combine everyday conversation skills, memory building strategies and interactivity.  Here is a list of foreign languages offered:

• Arabic
• Chinese (Cantonese)
• Chinese (Mandarin)
• Croatian
• Czech
• Danish
• Dari
• Dutch
• Farsi (Persian)
• Finnish
• French
• French (Canadian)
• German
• Greek
• Greek (Ancient)
• Greek (Koine)
• Haitian Creole
• Hawaiian
• Hebrew
• Biblical Hebrew
• Hindi
• Icelandic
• Indonesian
• Irish
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Latin
• Norwegian
• Pashto
• Pirate
• Polish
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Russian
• Slovak
• Spanish (Latin America)
• Spanish (Spain)
• Swedish
• Tagalog
• Tamil
• Thai
• Turkish
• Ukrainian
• Urdu
• Vietnamese

Questions about using Mango Languages or any of our online resources?  Call the Reference Desk at 847-681-7031, or email us at hppla@hplibrary.org