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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 Class for adults.

Starts- Thursday, April 10, 2008. 
Call (908)725-1336 ext. 13 for more information.

 

This and other area literacy programs are made possible in whole or in part by a Literacy Grant from the New Jersey State Library,

an affiliate of Thomas Edison State College, with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act.

 

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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 Thursday, May 08, 2008 by Ann-Marie Aymer