Library Offers Free Online Language Courses

Why spend hundreds of dollars on Rosetta Stone or other costly PC foreign language programs when you can use the St. Lucie County Library System's subscription to Powerspeak Languages?

Learn Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, German or English (if your native language is Spanish) at your own pace and on your own convenient home, office or school computer.

Each course features an adventure story.  While working through the story, learners are challenged to practice speaking and writing in a variety of interactive modules designed to simulate real conversations with native speakers.

For access you will need to log on to the Library's homepage http://library.stlucieco.gov and have your valid St. Lucie County Library card. Click on "Reference Databases" in the left navigation menu and then click on "Powerspeak Languages" in the Gale Group.  Enter your valid St. Lucie County Library patron ID number without spaces. Your computer must run at least Flash 10.

Following these simple steps will bring you one step closer to your private language tutorial.  For additional information or access questions please call the St. Lucie County Library System staff at (772) 462-2187