Attention
As of October 2024, we will be resuming our popular conversation group at the library. Meetings take place upstairs meeting room every Wednesday from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. No registration required.
Classes & Tutoring
For more intensive English classes, consider the following free resources:
- Project Literacy offers free one-on-one tutoring services.
- Greater Bergen Community Action offers free ESL and New Americans classes. Classes are held in Hackensack and Cliffside Park and run for 10 week sessions, four times a year. Registration takes place two months before each session on Fridays at 10 am. Students must bring ID, proof of address, and a social security card if they have one. Students take a placement test to determine which level class they will enter. Call the Garfield office to register to take the test at 973-685-0005, extension 7150. The address for the Garfield office is:
541 Midland Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026The office is at the back of the building.
- Bergen County Technical Schools offer free English Literacy & Civics and free ESL classes. For more information, call Silvia at 201-343-6000, extension 4639 between 8am and 4pm or visit the ESL/GED office:
Adult Education Building
190 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Online signup is also available.
Online Resources
USA Learns offers free online resources to improve speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, including lessons on vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.