ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE & LITERACY

Practice and learn.

Inglés para Hispanohablantes

Wednesdays, May 3 and 17, 11 a.m.–noon

ESL & Literacy Office

Una clase conversacional para Hispanohablantes que buscan mejorar su Inglés. Esta clase es en persona en la oficina de ESL.

English Language Review

Wednesdays, May 3, 24 and 31, 1–2 p.m.

ESL & Literacy Office or Zoom

Join other adult English language learners to study English.

Culture and Conversation

Thursdays, 7–8 p.m., May 4, 11, 18, 25, June 1

Fridays, 1–2 p.m., May 5, 12, 26 and June 2 Zoom

Join other adult English language learners to talk about a new topic each week.

Tea & Talk

Wednesday, May 10, 1:30–3 p.m. Hendrickson Room

Monthly social conversation group for ESL adults; children welcome.

ESL Jars of Joy

Wednesday, May 10, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Makerplace, 112 N. Belmont Ave.

Practice English while creating a craft to bring joy into peoples’ lives. Ages 12 and up.

ESL Social Hour

Friday, May 12, 10–11 a.m. / ESL & Literacy Office

Drop in to chat or play a board game and practice speaking and listening skills.

ESL Conversation Lab

Saturdays, May 13 and 27, 10–11 a.m.

ESL & Literacy Office or Zoom

Join other adult English language learners to practice conversation around different topics with interactive activities.

New Friends Network

Tuesday, May 16, 10–11 a.m.

Cardinal Room

If you are new to the area, join this informal get together to meet others, make new friends and enjoy interesting conversations.

ESL Book Discussion:

Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering by Suzanne

Kamata

Tuesday, May 16, 7–8 p.m.

ESL & Literacy Office or Zoom

Books are available near the Info Desk and discussion questions are available in the ESL & Literacy Services Office.

Small Talk with Julia

Wednesday, May 17, 9:30–10:30 a.m.

Cardinal Room

An interactive class to practice different life situations that require Small Talk skills.

Citizenship Interview Practice

Wednesday, May 17, 7–9 p.m. / Zoom

Sign up for a 30-minute time slot to practice the interview portion of your citizenship test. Provided in partnership with HIAS Immigration & Citizenship.

FRIENDS & FOUNDATION

Support the library.

Foundation offering new ‘Spring into Salads’ fundraising event

The Arlington Heights Memorial Library Foundation is offering new events to raise funds and awareness in support of the library’s services and programs.

In January, the Foundation’s “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” event welcomed 16 participants who learned how to batch prepare three dinners to take home and cut up a chicken and prepared vegetables for chicken soup, chicken chili and chicken marsala. Other small bites were served.

The next fundraising event at the the Library’s Makerplace Kitchen, 112 N. Belmont Ave., is “Spring into Salads,” where participants will prepare salad and dressing recipes using items commonly found in the refrigerator or pantry. Basic knife skills are required. Registration begins May 2 at ahmlfoundation. org/events. Seating is limited and a wait list will be offered. An additional class at a later date may be added for those on the wait list if there is enough interest. More details will be available on the Foundation’s website on May 2.

The Arlington Heights Memorial Library Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that provides support to the library by securing and managing donations from individuals, businesses and foundations to support the library above and beyond what public funding provides. Visit ahmlfoundation.org/donate or send a check to:

AHML Foundation c/o Treasurer

500 N. Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Friends Donations Accepted

Mondays, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Visit ahml.info/friends for more information.