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Literacy Programs

Revised February  2008

 

Literacy Links

Current & Upcoming Classes

Literacy Brochure
Adult New Reader (ANR) Card For More Information

Partners in Reading

The Lisle Library works together in partnerships with local schools and community agencies, to provide individual family, community and workplace literacy services to Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) learners throughout the county.  The Lisle Library is the founder of Libraries English and Reading Network (LEARN), a network of libraries and literacy providers

 

The Library offers the following:
  • Curriculum support to local public and parochial elementary and secondary schools, and colleges and universities, along with resource assistance to special education teachers and students with special reading needs
  • Space for individual and small group tutoring
  • An extensive collection of Adult New Reader (ANR) materials
  • A multimedia computer workstation including ESL/ABE software
  • Consultations and assistance to teachers/tutors and students
  • English as a second language classes for parents of children in the local schools. 
  • English conversation groups held the second and fourth Saturdays of each month in the library's meeting room
  • Materials, including books, workbooks, audiotapes, videotapes, newspapers, and periodicals, which are classified as Adult New Reader (ANR) and located in a special collection near the Circulation Desk
  • Introductory sessions to library services which may be arranged by appointment with the Literacy Outreach Coordinator
Adult New Reader (ANR) Card:

Students and tutors of English as a Second Language (ESL), or adult reading instructors, who live in areas not served by any library, may apply for an Adult New Reader card.  This card is free and is kept at the Library's Circulation Desk for checking out literacy materials only.

 

For More Information, contact Jean Demas, Literacy Coordinator 

(630) 971-1675 x1907

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