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Somerville, NJ 08876

Telephone:  (908) 725-1336

Fax:  (908) 231-0608

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Library Hours

Mondays:
10 AM-9 PM

Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays:  
10 AM-8 PM

**Fridays and Saturdays:  
10 AM-5 PM

CLOSED ON SUNDAYS

**Saturday Hours

during

July and August

 9 AM-1 PM.

 

LITERACY LINKS

Conversational English    ESL Classes    The Jointure    Literacy Volunteers

FREE
Conversational English/English as a Second Language Class
Tuesday and Thursday Evenings
6:30-8PM

Aug. 5 & 7
Aug. 12 & 14
Aug. 19 & 21
Aug. 26 & 28
 

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ESL Classes

Somerville Public Library, in conjunction with the Borough of Somerville’s Recreation Department and Van Derveer Elementary School, offer English as a Second Language courses to adult Somerville area residents. A bilingual Homework Club is also offered to Van Derveer school students in grades 1-5.

Both of these classes are held at Van Derveer Elementary School during the public school calendar year. The adult ESL class is held on Monday evenings from 7-8:30 PM. The after school homework club is held Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-4pm. Pre-registration is required and a small fee is charged for both programs.

For more information about these programs, contact the Somerville Library at 908-725-1336 ext. 13. For a registration forms and a schedule of upcoming classes see the Recreation Department’s web site at:

http://www.somervillenjrec.com/bihw.html

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The Jointure

The Jointure is a non-profit organization that, in addition to its other community education efforts, offers low cost and no cost English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes to adults in the Somerville area.  For more information, please visit http://www.jointure.org/ or by contacting Joanne Hala, at (908) 872-9573

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Literacy Volunteers

of Somerset County

Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County (LVSC) is an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America, a non-profit organization that promotes literacy through a network of community volunteer programs.

LVSC provides free, one-to-one and small group tutoring to functionally illiterate adults through a network of volunteers trained in Basic Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

LVSC recruits and trains volunteer tutors who are matched with adult students.

LVSC's student-centered program helps adults:

  • read to their children
  • enter high school equivalency programs
  • complete job applications
  • register to vote
  • get a driver's license
  • become US citizens
  • understand job-related materials
  • attend college and job training programs
  • manage checking accounts
  • read maps, menus and street signs

For more information see the LVSC’s web site at http://www.lvscnj.org/

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Updated Friday, July 25, 2008 by Ann-Marie Aymer