ESL | Newton Free Library

A Legacy for Literacy, the Newton Free Library’s award-winning ESL/Literacy program, provides FREE tutoring services for adults of limited English proficiency. Volunteer tutors are very much needed. Teaching English as a Second Language is very rewarding work. Just an hour a week of your time can make a real difference. No prior experience is necessary as tutoring workshops are offered at the Library.

To get involved:

Come to our next "Introductory Workshop" OR
Complete the tutor application provided above OR
Contact ESL/Literacy program coordinator listed at the bottom of this page OR
Check out Talk Time for Tutors blog where Newton tutors share ideas about teaching English

Classes and Events	Start Date/Time	Duration	Location
June Potluck Supper	Monday, June 10, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	-	Druker Auditorium
Reading Children's Books: A Window on American Culture	Friday, June 21, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	7 Sessions	Meeting Room A
Understanding Idioms	Monday, July 1, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	6 Sessions	Meeting Room A
Tutor Roundtable	Tuesday, July 9, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	-	Trustees' Room
Introductory Workshop	Thursday, July 11, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	-	Trustees' Room
Time for Games!	Thursday, July 11, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	7 Sessions	Meeting Room A

Space is limited. Pre-registration for classes is required.

For descriptions of classes and events and to register, click

Tips and Tools for Financial Success

This practical guide on personal finance provides a foundation for learning about important life skills such as financial planning, budgeting, saving, investing, and borrowing. With helpful explanations, worksheets, vocabulary lists, and quizzes, each chapter covers a wealth of information on various financial topics. These resources can be used in a variety of educational settings. Materials benefit learners in one-to-one, small group, classroom or self-study situations.

We hope that you enjoy working with this guide!

Click here to download the guide.

Here We Are: Memoirs From A Legacy For Literacy

Here We Are: Memoirs From A Legacy For Literacy includes entries from 68 learners who come from 16 places of origin; assisted by forty-five tutors. Chapters include topics such as childhood, family, friendship, traditions, transitions and more.

Susan Bécam, the library's Legacy for Literacy coordinator headed up the project. In 2007 Ms. Bécam had the distinction of being named a Literacy Champion by the Massachusetts Literacy Foundation. Lauded for her visionary leadership, Bécam grew the library's literacy program from the 2001 enrollment, when it served roughly 40 adult English-language learners, to its current enrollment of upwards of 500. The publication project was funded through a generous grant from the Massachusetts Literacy Foundation and Verizon. Copies of the memoir may be checked out of the library's collection.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Susan Bécam, ESL/Literacy Program Coordinator
By phone: 617-796-1364; or e-mail: legacyforliteracy@minlib.net

Phone Reference: 617-796-1380

Email Reference: newtonreference@minlib.net

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