Are you learning English? Keene Public Library has programs and collections to help you learn to read, speak, and write English.
In January 2018, Keene Public Library was selected as one of 20 public libraries nationwide to receive a $10,000 American Dream Literacy Initiative grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
The American Dream Literacy Initiative strives to develop tools and resources for libraries and library staff to provide effective literacy services to adult English language learners in their communities and across the country.
Since the program's inception, more than 200 libraries in Dollar General communities have initiated or expanded literacy services for adult English language learners. The grants allow libraries to augment their print and digital English as a second language (ESL) collections; increase computer access and training; provide job training; hold English language learning (ELL), general educational development (GED), and citizenship classes; and raise the visibility of services for immigrant populations.
The American Dream Literacy Initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
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Library Collections
KPL offers both print and online materials to help English Language Learners.
Please let a librarian know if you can't find what you need. We will be happy to find materials for you through Interlibrary Loan or purchase additional materials for the collection.
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Online Resources
Online Language Learning
Learn English online!
Once you've signed up for a free account, download the Mango Languages app for your mobile device! If you need help setting up an account, please call Jay Fee at 603-352-0157.
Includes English for:
- Arabic speakers
- Armenian speakers
- Bengali speakers
- Chinese(Cantonese) speakers
- Chinese(Mandarin) speakers
- French speakers
- German speakers
- Greek(Modern) speakers
- Haitian Creole speakers
- Hmong speakers
- Italian speakers
- Japanese speakers
- Korean speakers
- Polish speakers
- Portuguese(Brazilian) speakers
- Russian speakers
- Somali speakers
- Spanish(Latin American) speakers
- Turkish speakers
- Vietnamese speakers
Take a Free Online Class
Offers over 500 free online non-credit Continuing Education Courses. These courses are led by expert instructors and are provided for your enrichment. Business, Career Training, Cooking, Real Estate, Crafts and Hobbies, and Psychology are a few of the subjects covered by these courses. You can sign up for five classes at a time and take up to six months to finish a course.
Classes designed for English Language Learners include:
- ESL Basic Grammar Skills Level 1 through 5
- ESL Basic Writing Skills
A Keene Public Library card and an email address must register for a class.
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