Delta libraries are offering a variety of programs for customers looking for free opportunities to practice a second language in a friendly, fun and supportive environment.
If English is a second language, consider Practice English at Your Library on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tsawwassen Library. English speakers of all levels are welcome to practice their everyday English speaking, writing and reading skills.
Ladner Pioneer Library conducts a weekly guided Conversation Circle on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. where English is practiced while discussing Canadian culture, food and current events.
And the George Mackie Library offers an ESL Book Club on Tuesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. This program is more suited to intermediate speakers who want to improve their speaking and reading skills and meet new people.
If you’d like to practice your Spanish, or offer your children additional exposure to French, there are programs for that too.
Join a Spanish Conversation Circle for adults who meet on alternate Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tsawwassen Library (Jan. 23, Feb. 6 and 20, March 6 and 20, April 3 and 17) or the Ladner Pioneer Library (Jan. 16 and 30, Feb. 13 and 27, March 13 and 27, April 10 and 24).
Introduce kids to the love of books and language with Storytime in English and French at the George Mackie Library on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Children and caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes in English and French. Storytime prepares children to learn to read.
All programs are free and registration is not required.
