[Publib] Best Practice - Welcome to the United States: Services to new immigrants

[June Garcia]

The Public Library Association has recently completed a revision of the
Service Responses that are a key component of the Planning for Results
Process.  One of the service responses is Welcome to the United States:
Services to new immigrants

 

This service response is described as follows:

New immigrants will have information on citizenship, English Language
Learning (ELL), employment, public schooling, health and safety, available
social services, and any other topics they need to participate successfully
in American life.

 

PLA wishes to identify libraries which have made this service a priority and
share that information with learners who participate in PLA's online
learning courses. If your web site reflects this service priority and you
would like PLA to highlight the services you provide, please send the URL to
June Garcia at jgarcia at dubberlygarcia.com  

 

Some of the services provided by libraries that offer this service are:

Develop a comprehensive Web site with links to a wide variety of resources
for new immigrants.

Present citizenship classes.

Distribute materials developed by community organizations for new
immigrants.

Make presentations to groups of new immigrants in off-site locations.

Provide self-guided programs that use books and media to help adults and
teens with limited English skills become proficient in English.

Provide private space for tutors to work one-on-one with English Language
Learning (ELL) literacy students.

Provide ELL literacy classes.

Establish a literacy helpline and provide referral services for persons
looking for ELL literacy services.

Provide programs to tutor learners preparing to take the GED test.

Host ELL conversational meetings to help learners practice speaking English.

Provide deposit collections of materials for new readers to organizations
that tutor ELL students.

Collaborate with all organizations that provide ELL services in your
community or county to promote and publicize literacy services.

 

Thank you.

 

June Garcia

Dubberly Garcia Associates, Inc.

1195 South Harrison Street

Denver, CO 80210

 

Office:   303 757 7420

Mobile: 303 522 2225

Fax:         303 757 0669

 

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