Information resources

American Chamber of Commerce, Via Cantù 1. Tel. 02.8690.661, fax 02.8057.737.

Austrian Cultural Institute, Piazza Liberty 8. Tel. 02.78.37.41/2. Library open 9.00-17.00 Mon-Fri, closed Sat & Sun. Cultural events.

British Council, Via Manzoni 38. Tel. 02.77.22.21. www.britishcouncil.org/it/italy.htm Courses, UK university and school info, special events. Library open Mon-Fri 11.00-20.30; it includes newspapers, periodicals, reference books, novels, language resources. There is an annual fee for using the library if you are not taking British Council courses.

British Chamber of Commerce, Via Dante 12. Tel. 02.877798, 02.8056094, www.britchamitaly.com

Casa HispanoAmericana, Via Piero Orseolo 5, tel. 02.4802.4870, 02.4802.4893, www.casahispanoamericana.it. Courses of Spanish and Portuguese.

Centre Culturel Français, Palazzo delle Stelline, Corso Magenta 63. Tel. 02.485.91.91, fax 02.485.91.952. www.lecentreculturelfrancaisdemilan.it Multimedial library open Mon-Fri 10-19, closed Sat and Sun, Tel. 02.4859.1940. The “Centre de Ressources et de Documentation” (dossiers, info on studying in France) is open Mon-Fri 14-18. French courses organized, DELF, DALF.

Fashion Work Library Club, Via Vigevano 35. Library, bookshop, photographic exhibitions, showrooms for fashion companies and young designers. Information on fashion shows. Their publication "Fashion Work Business News" has free classified ads with job opportunities (tel. 02.835.6113). Open every day, 9.00-19.30 approx. Info 02.835.6020, www.fashionlibrary.it.

Friend in milan, http://www.friendinmilan.co.uk, your guide for staying. To make the most of your stay in Milan.

Goethe Institut (German), Via San Paolo 10. Tel. 02.7769.1733. Library (free membership card), with over 20,000 books, magazine, newspapers, cassettes, videos, CDs, open Tues 10.00-18.00, Wed & Thurs 10.00-13.00, 15.00-19.00, Fri 10.00-13.00, 15.00-18.00, Sat 10.00-14.00, closed Sun & Mon; courses, cinema. www.goethe.de/mailand.

Instituto Cervantes (Spanish), Via Dante 12. Tel. 02.72.02.34.50. http://milan.cervantes.es/ Courses, films, library (open Mon 15.30-19.00, Tues-Wed 11.00-13.00, 15.30-18.00, Thurs 11.00-13.00, 15.30-19.00).

Milan Expat, http://www.milanexpat.com, your guide for staying in Milan-Italy.

United States Study Centre (Centro per gli Studi degli Stati Uniti - CSSU), Piazza S. Alessandro 1. Tel. 02.5835.3593. Library (part of another library in the State University premises) open to the public 10.00-17.00 Mon-Thurs. email: cssu@unimi.it.

United States Consulate, Via Principe Amedeo, 2/10, info for American citizens on documents, notarial services, tax info, social security. U.S. citizens service 02.2903.5262, e-mail uscitizensmilan@state.gov, www.usembassy.it/milan. Open 8.30-12.00.

Youth info. “Informagiovani”, a service run by the municipality of Milan. Information on resources, finding work, study courses, leisure activities, sports, holidays, culture, volunteer work. Publications for consultation. www.comune.milano.it/giovani (website will soon be available in English). There are two offices:
- Via Laghetto 2 (MM1/3 Duomo), open Mon-Fri 14.00-18.00, tel. 02.8846.5760, 02.8846.5761. Free internet access here, including facilities for people with sight disabilities (dictation programmes).
- Vicolo Calusca 10 (entrance from Corso di Porta Ticinese 106), MM2 Porta Genova, open Mon and Wed 10.00-18.00, Thurs and Fri 14.00-18.00.