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Learn English

All are welcome to the library, and we respect your privacy.

Learn English at the Library

Check the events page for more information on these programs:

  • Join us for an informal English Language Conversation Group or English Language Reading Group at our Santori Library on Saturdays.
  • Improve your English conversation skills in a weekly, relaxed environment with English at the Library on Thursdays.
  • Learn with World Relief Chicagoland in weekly interactive lessons, designed specifically for beginner learners, at the Santori Library.
  • Find a book, audio CD, or DVD to help you learn English! Call the library or check our catalog to request

Learn English With Library Resources

  • Mango Languages: Mango offers access to over 70 foreign language courses and 20 ESL courses. Mango can be accessed at the library, remotely, or even on-the-go with apps for iPhone® and Android™.
  • News for You:
    Easy-to-read news stories that can help you learn to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Seven news stories are posted each Wednesday, along with audio, exercises, vocabulary, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and a poll. Listen to each story in-full or sentence-by-sentence. Please enter 575968 in the box that says "Enter Your News For You Password."
  • Read It: Helps English Language Learners (ELLs) succeed academically and in everyday life.

Learn English Online

  • LearningExpress Library – Includes courses to improve reading, writing, speaking, and grammar
  • GCFLearnFree.org – Provides FREE online learning for English & reading, and much more
  • Colorín Colorado – A bilingual site for educators and families of English Language Learners

Learn English in the Community

  • Waubonsee Community College – Courses are designed to help build basic skills to prepare for college-level courses, get a better job, or just live a better life
  • USCIS – Search by zip code to find an English or citizenship preparation class near you
  • Dominican Literacy Center – Offers citizenship classes for everyone and ESL classes specifically for women
  • World Relief – Offers English language training, in-home tutoring services, translations, basic adult literacy, and ESL education in a classroom setting