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Fun in Mandarin 玩中文
Fun in Mandarin is a playtime hosted somewhat regularly at Vestal Public Library. The goal of the playtime is to create a fun environment for children to exchange ideas in Mandarin. The course designer and main instructor, Ü, teaches 注音(Taiwanese alphabet, aka bopomofo) and traditional Chinese. In each session, Ü tries to engage a special guest to share topics and ideas related to the his/her profession. Occasionally, there are outdoor playtimes scheduled. Ü has tried to host this event bi-weekly for over a year. It's free for public and mainly for children. Feel free to fill out this form to receive news about future schedule.
「玩中文」是李聿自2023年暑假開始，在Vestal Public Library隔週不定期舉辦，給兒童參與的中文交流時間。由於台灣長大、國立台灣師範大學畢業，李聿使用的教材與內容著重注音符號與繁體中文。此活動的主要目標是提供孩子練習中文的空間與興趣，不定時有特別來賓或主題（見照片或臉書網頁）。對普羅大眾開放，免費參與。
This project started when Ü became a mom in 2016. Ü had been looking for activities for Mandarin speaking communities but had not had much luck for years. In 2023, she completed the 4cls library road trip challenge with her three kids and made a video about the experience. This video was later shared by the 4CLS and subsequently the video connected Ü to other Mandarin speakers. Understanding their common urge of finding a Mandarin speaking environment, Ü decided to start one Mandarin meet-up group at the local library. Great thanks to Vestal Public Library for providing us a wonderful space to gather!
會辦這活動，其實是自己想找別人辦的多年，但一直沒看到注音符號與繁體中文的活動。正好在2023年完成Four County Library Road Trip之後巧尋同好，正好VPL可以提供場地，於是開始了「玩中文」。
Location: Vestal Public Library
(Big Conference Room)
Sept 27 (Fri) 11AM-11:50AM (cancelled)
Oct 2 (Wed) 11AM-11:50AM
Oct 5 (Sat) 3:00PM-3:50PM
Oct 16 (Wed) 11AM-11:50AM
Nov 13 (Wed) 11AM-11:50AM
Nov 16 (Sat) 3PM-3:50PM
Nov 23 (Sat) 3PM-3:50PM
Nov 27 (Wed) 11AM-11:50AM
Nov 30 (Sat) 3PM-3:50PM
Dec 11 (Wed) 11AM-11:50AM
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