This fall, City Colleges and UIC's Center for Literacy will be offering GED/HiSET and ESL (English as a Second Language/English Language Learning) classes at some libraries. These classes are free and open to Illinois residents ages 18 and over. Students who are 16 and 17 can take classes if they show a high school separation form. Once you're registered for the City College classes, you're able to use any of the college's resources. These are pilot programs and partnerships, so please visit this post for updates about start dates and other details.
McKinley Park Library will be holding registration for ESL classes offered by Daley College on Saturday, September 20th from 9am-12pm. You may also apply here online. Please choose "Daley College" as the location. If you apply online, please fill out this interest form for the McKinley Park location. Library staff can offer basic assistance on the computer. You can also register and take placement tests at Daley College. Classes are tentatively planned to start on October 4th at the McKinley Park library and run on Saturdays from about 9am-1pm.
Archer Heights Library will also be holding registration and placement test events for their ESL classes offered through Daley College. Registration will occur on Saturday, September 27th from 9:30am-12pm. You can also apply online (select "Daley College" as your location). If you apply online, please fill out this interest form for the Archer Heights location. You may also register and take placement tests at Daley College. There are some virtual options for placement testing. You can come to the Archer Heights library on Wednesday, October 1st from 5-7pm to get help with the online placement test. Classes are tentatively scheduled to begin on Saturday mornings at the Archer Heights library beginning on October 4th.
Legler will be hosting ESL classes this fall through Malcolm X College. Classes are tentatively scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 25th from 9am-12 or 1pm. Registration and information session is scheduled for Saturday, October 4th, from 9:30am-11:30am.
Thurgood Marshall will be hosting GED classes through Kennedy King College. There will be a registration event and placement testing at the library on Friday, September 19th from 10:30am-2:30pm, and classes will start the following week on September 25th. Classes will take place on Thursdays and Fridays from 10:30am-2:30pm at Thurgood Marshall. If you miss this registration event, you can visit Kennedy-King in person to register and take the placement test before September 25th.
Back of the Yards will be holding GED classes this fall from UIC's Center for Literacy. Please visit the branch on Thursday, September 18th from 5-8pm to learn more information. You may also register and take placement tests during this time. Classes will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5-8pm beginning on September 22nd.
Little Village will also be hosting UIC's GED classes. Come learn more and register on Tuesday, September 16th from 1-4pm at the branch. Classes will start on September 22nd and will be held from 1-4pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Harold Washington Library Center will be holding UIC's GED classes again this fall. Register and find out more information on September 9th or 11th from 11am-4pm.
Once more dates and classes are confirmed, this news post will be updated. Please check back often. Also be sure to check out the ESL classes and conversation groups offered by nonprofit organizations at other libraries.
Please contact adultservices@chipublib.org with any questions.