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Literacy Classes & Training

Revised September  2008
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The Lisle Library works together in partnerships with local schools and community agencies, to provide individual family, community and workplace literacy services to Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) learners throughout the county.

 

The Library offers the following:
 
ESL for You! Classes

The Lisle Library will once again sponsor free English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction offered to parents of ESL students in the local schools and other adults learners. Classes are held in the Lisle Library's Meeting Room B from 10:00 a.m. - Noon on the following Saturday mornings:

September 20; October 4; October 18; November 1; November 15; November 29; December 6; December 20
No registration is required so please just come to any of the sessions.   Contact <mailto:literacy@lislelibrary.org>literacy@lislelibrary.org for more information.

Help Adults Learn to Read and Speak in English

You can make a difference in someone’s life by volunteering your time to help foreign language adult speakers learn to communicate in English, or work with adults who have basic reading and writing skill building needs. The Literacy Volunteers-DuPage offers tutor training classes at different community libraries throughout the year, then matches certified volunteer tutors with adult learners who need assistance. Upcoming tutor training sessions are:

September 18, 23, 25 and 30
October 2 and 16
9:45 AM­12:45 p.m.
Nichols Library
200 W Jefferson Ave
Naperville IL 60540­5351

November 5, 10, 12, 17 and 19
December 8 6:00 PM­9:00 p.m.
Glenside Public Library
25 E Fullerton Ave
Glendale Heights IL 60139­2688

Please call LV-DuPage at 630-416-6699 to register for Tutor Training classes or visit www.literacydupage.org to learn more.

 


For More Information, contact Jean Demas, Literacy Coordinator 

(630) 971-1675 x1907

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