TUESDAYS at 10:00 AM or 6:00 PM or THURSDAYS at 10:00 AM
Tuesdays @ 2:00 PM or 4:00 PM
To register for free Welcoming the Stranger classes, please head to their Registration page.
Northampton Township includes a large immigrant community and, while the library has a focused collection of books in the Russian language, we were looking for an opportunity to expand our services in some meaningful way for this integral part of our community. Early in 2023, library staff were introduced to a local Bucks County non-profit organization, Welcoming the Stranger. Within a few months, a new partnership was born and the library began hosting their English as a Second Language classes as a service to our immigrant community – typically during their Fall, Winter, and Spring sessions.
Welcoming the Stranger is an educational non-profit that offers free classes in English as a Second Language (ESL), computer skills, and United States citizenship exam preparation to adult immigrants and refugees. Founded in 1999, Welcoming the Stranger has provided free educational services for more than 5,700 students from 112 different countries.
Free Library of Northampton Township is proud to partner with Welcoming the Stranger as we continue to strive to meet Priority #1 of our Strategic Plan, to Build a Culture of Learning.
