ON THE LIBRARY’S WEB SITE: www.dppl.org Resources for new Americans Links to world language collections and information. Spanish Language Databases: • Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en lí nea • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos Catalog The library’s catalog is available in Spanish, and the library’s Web site has general library information in Spanish.
CAN’T FIND WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR? If we do not have an item you are looking for, it may be possible to borrow it from another library or purchase it for the collection. Please let us know. Bilingual Staff Some library staff speak other languages. Ask at any public service desk to see if you can get help in your native language.
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FREE LITERACY CLASSES AT THE DES PLAINES PUBLIC LIBRARY Oakton Community College offers Learn to Read classes at the library. For more information or to register for the classes, call Oakton Community College/Alliance for Lifelong Learning at 847-635-1426. Ask for a brochure at the Reference Desk. MORE CLASSES For information on other adult literacy and adult education programs and GED test preparation classes in English or Spanish throughout Illinois, call the Illinois Adult Learning Hotline at 800-321-9511.
LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ENGLISH
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ONLINE RESOURCES
Books Audiobooks CDs DVDs CD ROMs Online practice tests for the TOEFL exam and a History and Civics Review for the U.S. Citizenship exam.
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TOEFL Study guides for the TOEFL exam. Citizenship Study guides for the U.S. Citizenship exam. GED Study guides for the GED exam (English and Spanish).
Build vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Dutch.
Homework help and resume proofreading, available between 3 PM and 11:55 PM , 7 days a week. Spanish speaking tutors are available.