What a wonderful vacation spot! Plenty of room for a group of friends, or an extended family to vacation. A relaxing place to walk on the beach, enjoy good restaurants, and fantastic seafood markets.

All you need is food and your clothing.

​And don't forget... DUCK DONUTS!

For those of you who don't know, the library has recently added Mango Languages to our list of databases. Mango Languages is a language-learning software where you can master a language, or learn some vocabulary before an international trip. Mango Languages can be accessed in the library, or at home, by any Westfield card holders.

Our friends at Mango recently shared this interesting tidbit about the translation of colors in some East Asian languages. Some languages use the same word for different colors. Read about it below:

Confused? That's okay, because you might not know that some languages distinguish between colors in different ways.. Although we have plenty of names for colors, English speakers tend to think of colors like red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet as the "basic" colors from which we get the others. But these distinctions are not universal.
For a long time, East Asian languages like Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese had one word for what English speakers refer to as “blue” and “green,” using context and other descriptive terms to clarify exactly what is seen. In Japanese, あお (pronounced “ao”) could mean blue, green, or even black depending on the context. So whether you’re talking about the sky, leaves, or horse hair, they’re all あお. However, Japanese and other languages have since developed distinct terms for blue and green. For example, Japanese speakers will refer to “green” objects as being “midori” or “gurīn.”
Other languages make distinctions that English does not. Although English has many different words for shades of blue, only “blue” is considered a standard color. Russian, however, considers light blue (голубой, galu-BOY) and dark blue (синий, SEEnee) two different colors, not just shades of the same color.

Visit the library, or call at 326-2154, to learn how you can get started with Mango Languages today!