ITA 101: Elementary Italian I

The America-Italy Society’s mission is to promote, by educational, cultural and other means, international friendship between the Republic of Italy and the United States of America, based upon mutual understanding of their respective national ideals and aspirations and their respective contributions to progress in science, art, music, literature, law and government.

Join the American Association of Teachers of Italian with over 900 Instructors and Student members across the world and be part of rich culture and studies of Italy.

The National Council for the Promotion of the Italian Language in American Schools, communities, organizations, and individuals throughout the U.S, interested in introducing or broadening the study of Italian language and culture in public and private schools, colleges, and universities.

Since our founding in 1980, the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW) has grown into an extraordinary organization and thriving, inclusive community that expands and achieves its mission year after year…to embrace and celebrate Italian culture, enrich and support the personal fulfillment and professional advancement of our members, and empower each other with our history and heritage.

The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America® (OSDIA) is the largest and oldest national organization for men and women of Italian heritage in the United States.

In December 1966, a group of historians, educators, sociologists, and other interested persons met at the LaGuardia Memorial House in New York City and founded the Italian American Studies Association (IASA). The Association is incorporated as a not-for-profit organization and is tax-exempt under state and federal laws.

The Italian Language Foundation’s mission is to promote and sustain Italian language education in the United States and across the world. The Italian Language Foundation recognizes the value of learning Italian in a variety of cultural and economic areas, including international trade and banking, fashion, business, and the arts, to mention a few. The Italian Language Foundation supports the Advanced Placement Program in Italian, offered by the College Board.

The Italian Language Program was founded in 1974 with contributions from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, through the Embassy of Italy.

A list of Italian libraries and archives throughout Italy.

The National Central Library of Florence is a public national library in Florence, the largest in Italy and one of the most important in Europe, one of the two central libraries of Italy, along with the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma.

The National Library Service ( Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale - SBN) is the network of Italian libraries promoted by the Ministry of Culture, with the cooperation of regional administrations and universities. It is coordinated by the Central Institute for the Union Catalogue of Italian Libraries and for Bibliographic Information (ICCU).
The SBN network was established on the basis of a memorandum of understanding signed by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Universities and Scientific and Technological Research and the Conference of Italian Regions with the goal of overcoming the fragmentation of library resources typifying Italy’s socio-political history. Today, the network includes state, local, university, school, public and private institutional libraries performing their activities in various discipline branches.