September October Newsletter 2017
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Business, Career and Resume Assistance<br />
Gail Borden Library<br />
Community Job Fair<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Thursday, <strong>September</strong> 21 2 – 5 pm<br />
Talk to local employers about permanent<br />
or seasonal openings and fill out<br />
applications. Computers will be available<br />
for online applications.<br />
VolunteerPalooza <strong>2017</strong><br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 30 11 am – 2 pm<br />
Community Volunteer Fair<br />
Build Your Personal Brand<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms AB<br />
Monday, <strong>October</strong> 9 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Learn how to develop a personal<br />
brand with best practices, building<br />
your authority, an online presence and<br />
authentic identity.<br />
IDES Unemployment and<br />
Illinois Job Link Assistance<br />
Main Library Computer Training Room<br />
Tuesdays 1 – 4 pm<br />
Drop in for help with filing for<br />
unemployment benefits and<br />
registering on the Illinois Job Link website.<br />
Partner: The Illinois Department of Employment<br />
Security. For more information, call 1-800-244-5631 or<br />
visit www.ides.illinois.gov.<br />
Job Search & Resume Help<br />
Main Library Computer Training Room<br />
Tuesdays 1 – 4 pm<br />
Drop in for 1:1 assistance with your<br />
resume, cover letter, completing online<br />
applications and more.<br />
Job Training<br />
Information Session<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
Wednesdays 9:30 – 11 am<br />
Training grants are available to help you<br />
get a job! Learn about WIOA services and<br />
the application process.<br />
Partner: Kane County Workforce Development Division.<br />
For more information, call 630-844-8768.<br />
Languages and Citizenship<br />
Citizenship Resource Fair<br />
Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 9 1 – 3 pm<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Learn how permanent residents can<br />
become U.S. citizens and how children can<br />
derive U.S. citizenship at a presentation by<br />
USCIS. See a mock citizenship interview<br />
and connect with local citizenship<br />
class service providers. In English<br />
and Spanish. ES<br />
Citizenship Conversation<br />
Group<br />
6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
Thursdays <strong>September</strong> 7, 21,<br />
<strong>October</strong> 5, 19<br />
Mondays <strong>September</strong> 11, 25,<br />
<strong>October</strong> 9, 23<br />
Practice for the naturalization/citizenship<br />
test, review and practice English for the<br />
interview and the 100 questions from<br />
the history/civics test. ES Presented by<br />
The Literacy Connection.<br />
English Conversation Group<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
Tuesdays 6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
Practice having everyday conversations<br />
in English, improve your pronunciation<br />
and gain confidence. Presented by The<br />
Literacy Connection.<br />
Go Bilingual<br />
Conversation Group<br />
Wednesdays staring <strong>September</strong> 13<br />
6 – 7 pm<br />
Learners of all levels participate in the<br />
sharing and exchanging of learning a new<br />
language with a native speaker. In English<br />
and Spanish. ES<br />
Spanish Café<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
1st & 3rd Monday Noon – 1 pm<br />
Intermediate-level participants will<br />
practice structured and spontaneous<br />
conversations in Spanish and learn new<br />
vocabulary. No meeting <strong>September</strong> 4.<br />
Did You<br />
Know?<br />
French Conversation Group<br />
Main Library Grove Room<br />
Mondays, <strong>September</strong> 18, <strong>October</strong> 16<br />
6:30 – 8:30 pm<br />
Refresh and enhance your knowledge<br />
of French language and culture in a<br />
conversational setting with former college<br />
language professor Dennis Schwank.<br />
German Conversation Group<br />
Main Library Grove Room<br />
Wednesdays, <strong>September</strong> 27, <strong>October</strong> 25<br />
7 – 8:30 pm<br />
Articles and videos will be discussed<br />
auf Deutsch in a friendly atmosphere with<br />
John Schwartz, who has taught German.<br />
You can get live homework and career services assistance in<br />
English and Spanish through Tutor.com with your Gail Borden<br />
Library Card. Whether it’s help with school subjects, GED prep,<br />
college courses, job-searching or more, these tutors are available<br />
from 4 – 11 pm daily 361 days a year to assist you!<br />
ES = descripción en español, ver página 11.<br />
10 R =Registration required • Three ways to register: Online at gailborden.info/register • Call 847-429-4597 • In person
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