English and literacy classes at the Northbrook Public Library are conducted by Oakton Community College. For information and to register call 847-635-1426 or come to the library when a class is meeting to speak to a teacher about joining. (Please come about 10 minutes before the scheduled meeting time.)

2010 Winter/Spring Session:

Daytime Class:
Class meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Last Class: May 26

Evening Class:
Classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Last Class: May 26

Materials

Learning English:

Adult Basic Reading Collection - consisting of books, cassettes, and CDs.

Videos and Audiocassettes and CDs - of English as a second language.


Foreign Language Materials:

Books - The library has special collections of books in Korean, Polish and Russian. We have smaller collections of books in Chinese, German, French, Hebrew and Spanish. We can also obtain books in foreign languages from other libraries for Northbrook patrons. Ask at the Reader Services or Reference Desk for more information or call our Interlibrary Loan Department at 272-6224 x243.

Newspapers & Magazines - Subscriptions include L'Express (French), Shin Dong A (Korean), Sinorama (Chinese), Vestnik (Russian), and Der Spiegel (German).

Videos - The Multimedia Department has a large collection of foreign films with English subtitles.