The Boulder Public Library has expanded its selection of online language courses through a program that officials are touting as “a pretty phenomenal resource” that few people know is available for free.

The library has offered its “PowerSpeak” language-learning software for more than a year, but the service was recently expanded to include courses in Korean, Russian, Italian, English for Mandarin speakers and Japanese.

The system was launched locally in May 2010 with programs in Spanish, French, German, Mandarin Chinese and English for Spanish-speakers.

The library’s PowerSpeak software offers the same type of program for free with a library card. Read more.

See: Daily Camera