November December Newsletter 2017

Business, Career and Resume Assistance
Start and Grow Your Business
Main Library Elgin Room
Monday, November 6 7 – 8:30 pm
Discover resources to help you start
and grow your business.
Presenter: Small Business Association.
Financial Management
Main Library Meadows Community Room C
Thursday, November 16 6:30 – 8 pm
Learn how to build a stronger financial
future for your business. Partner: Elgin State Bank.
Languages and Citizenship
German Conversation Group
Main Library Elgin Room
Thursday, November 16 7 – 8:30 pm
The group is led by John Schwartz, who
has lived and traveled in Germany and
taught German and other languages.
French Conversation Group
Main Library Grove Room
3rd Mondays 6:30 – 8:30 pm
November 20, December 18
Refresh and enhance your knowledge
of French language and culture in a
conversational setting with former college
language professor Dennis Schwank.
Job Search & Resume Help
Main Library Computer Training Room
Tuesdays 1 – 4 pm
Drop in for 1:1 assistance with your resume,
cover letter, completing online applications
and more.
Job Training
Information Session
Main Library Conference Room
New dates! 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
9:30 – 11 am
Training grants are available to help you get
a job! Learn about WIOA services and the
application process.
In partnership with the Kane County
Office of Community Reinvestment. For
more information, call 630-844-8768.
Citizenship
Conversation Group
Main Library
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Thursdays 11/2, 11/16, 12/7
Mondays 11/13, 11/27, 12/11
No meetings 12/21 and 12/25.
Practice for the naturalization/citizenship
test, by reviewing English for the interview
and the 100 questions from the history/
civics test. Presented by The Literacy Connection. ES
English Conversation Group
Main Library Conference Room
Tuesdays 6:30 – 7:30 pm
No meeting 12/16.
Gain confidence as you practice having
everyday conversations in English and
improve your pronunciation. Presented by The
Literacy Connection. ES
IDES Unemployment and
Illinois Job Link Assistance
Main Library Computer Training Room
Tuesdays 1 – 4 pm
Drop in for help with filing for
unemployment benefits and
registering on the Illinois Job Link website.
Partner: Illinois Department of Employment Security.
For more information, call 1-800-244-5631 or visit
www.ides.illinois.gov.
Did You
Know?
The Main Library
has an LCD
Projector and
portable screen
available for
check out!
Contact the
Information Desk at 847-429-4680
to reserve equipment in advance
or for more information.
Go Bilingual
Conversation Group
Main Library Elgin Room
Wednesdays 6 – 7 pm
No meeting 11/23, 12/20 and 12/27.
Meetings resume 1/10.
Learners of all levels will learn a new
language together with a native speaker. ES
Spanish Café
Main Library Conference Room
1st and 3rd Monday Noon – 1 pm
Practice structured and spontaneous
conversations and vocabulary in Spanish at
an intermediate level. ES
Hello
English
Hello
Elgin
Hello English, Hello Elgin
A new website in English and Spanish with information and resources for adults who are
learning English and organizations that serve learners in the Elgin area.
Visit www.helloenglish.org for:
• Information on free classes, tutoring and conversation groups.
• Recommended websites with grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening,
citizenship, reading and writing lessons and activities.
• News on class registration and a calendar of program dates. ES
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ES = Descripción en español, ver página 11.