English Basics

English Basics begins Wednesday, April 26^th from 1:30-3:15 p.m. This 8-week, pre-literate ESL course teaches students foundational English skills such as phonological awareness, writing the English alphabet, and high frequency sentence frames. Class will meet in person at the North-East Branch on Mondays and Wednesdays at the time listed above.
Students and volunteers must show up for both Monday and Wednesday classes.

English in Action

A few partners are now meeting online!

For intermediate to advanced English language learners. Learners are paired with a mentor with whom they can practice conversational fluency for 1-2 hours each week online.

English for Citizenship

English for Citizenship will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 4:30-6 p.m. at the North-East Branch.

This course is designed to help develop the language skills necessary to pass the USCIS naturalization test. Students will be taught the vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation found on the N-400 form and the 100 civics questions.

Citizenship Interview Practice

Nervous about your Naturalization Interview? You can practice your interview for FREE at any of our ten library locations.

Volunteers are standing by to help you practice speaking, reading and writing English along with correctly answering the 100 USCIS Civics Questions.

Conversation Club

Conversation Club will be held via Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 p.m.

Come and practice speaking English! We focus on increasing fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and confidence.

Money Smart Kansas City

Money Smart Kansas City offers information and links to several area resources for immigrants and refugees.