ESOL-BPL Blog

  Registration for free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Business English classes is now open! Fall 2020 ESOL classes will begin on September 14, 2020 . To begin the registration process, fill out the form  HERE . For more information about registration and classes, please visit  our website .

BPL's Literacy Zones and EmblemHealth will be hosting "Rolling Out the Next Phase: A Healthy Living Workshop" on Friday, August 21st at 6:00pm. BPL Case Manager Christina Reid, LMSW will be moderating a discussion with Dr. Mila Gauvin and Dr. Olutoyin Alabi addressing your questions on healthy living in the new normal. This workshop is open to the public, as well as the participants in Adult Learning programs. Sign up  HERE . We will follow up with an email containing the Zoom link.

 Registration for free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Business English classes is now open! To begin the registration process, fill out the form HERE . For more information about registration and classes, please visit our website .

We have rescheduled Brooklyn Public Library's Literacy Zones and IMPACCT Brooklyn's workshop on Tenants' Rights during COVID-19. It will now be Friday, August 14, 2020 at 5PM. During this workshop, IMPACCT Brooklyn will discuss tenants' rights and updates to housing laws during the COVID-19 pandemic. They will also be taking questions.  Sign up HERE . There will be a follow-up email containing the Zoom link.

Brooklyn Public Library's Literacy Zones and IMPACCT Brooklyn will be hosting a workshop on Tenants' Rights during COVID-19 on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 6PM. The workshop will be held on Zoom. During this workshop, IMPACCT Brooklyn will discuss tenants' rights and updates to housing laws during the COVID-19 pandemic. IMPACCT will share COVID-19 specific housing information and resources, including: tenants' rights and responsibilities, New York's Eviction Moratorium, utility shutoffs, payment assistance, and more. They will also be taking questions. Sign up HERE . We will follow-up with an email containing the Zoom link.

Planning to keep your ESOL skills fresh during the Winter Break? Memrise and Duolingo are great apps to use. And, BPL's language-learning resource called Mango is accessible remotely with a library card, so you can brush up your English in the comfort of home. To learn more, click here .

The English Conversation Group meets Wed. 12/11, 2-4pm at the Bedford Library Learning Center, 496 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238.  For information,  click here .  The ECG scheduled at Kings Bay Library 12/11, 2-3:30pm has been cancelled.  For information,  click here .