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Resources

Discover local programs and online learning tools designed to help you improve your English, prepare for citizenship, and strengthen your literacy skills. Whether you prefer in-person classes or independent study, there’s a resource for you.

Local Resources

  • Drop-in English Conversation Circle – Tuesdays 5:30 – 7 p.m., First Floor Ellipse
  • Drop-in Everyday English Class – Mondays & Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., First Floor Meeting Room
  • Drop-in Citizenship Class – Tuesdays 9 – 11 a.m., First Floor Meeting Room: Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam.
  • Free Immigration Legal Help Clinic – Second Wednesday of the month, 3 – 7 p.m. Appointments are required; call the library at 508-799-1655, option 3, to register. This service is presented in partnership with local legal aid organizations and private attorneys.

Times and rooms can change, so check the library’s adult events calendar for the latest schedule and any cancellations.

Free information on Adult Secondary Education/GED/HiSET/ESOL/Citizenship classes throughout Massachusetts.

Online Resources

Change Agent

(username: massachusetts / password: changeagent)

The Change Agent is a biannual magazine for adult educators and learners published by the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) at World Education.

News for You

(password: 180594)

The site offers easy-to-read news stories that can help you learn to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Seven new stories are posted each Wednesday, along with audio, exercises, vocabulary, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and a poll.

Newsela.com
(Username: teachers@lvgw.org Password: Worcester73!)
Academic Word List (AWL)
USA Learns
A free website to help adults learn English online. After you register, you can start to learn English online immediately.
Voice of America Learning English
VOA’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide
BBC Learning English
Short classes and videos to learn English words and phrases to help with everyday life
English Grammar
ESL Lounge
Learn English grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing
Home Speech Home
Learn English Phonics
Mango Languages
(free with your library card)
Preply
(language tutor)
News in Levels
World News for Students of English
Rachel’s English

(YouTube)

An online American English pronunciation resource

Reading Skills for Today’s Adults
Grammar Monster
TeachThis.com

Worksheets, activities & games

USCIS Citizenship Resource Center
USA Learns U.S. Citizenship
We Speak NYC
Helpful Literacy Resources for Communities and Individuals

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