Join us for Welcoming Week 2021, September 10-19, a celebration with Welcoming America and the American Library Association!
Welcoming America says, "Through Welcoming Week, organizations and communities bring together neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places in achieving collective prosperity."
This Welcoming Week, let’s declare that Belonging Begins With US — that each and every one of us has the power to help others, regardless of their background, to be seen, embraced, welcomed, and included in our communities.
Massachusetts Libraries Celebrating Welcoming Week:
Tuesday, September 14 at 6:00pm: Open House at Main Library, 43 Church Street
Wednesday September 15 at 10:00am: Open House at Endicott Branch Library, 257 Mount Vernon Street
Framingham Public Library, Literacy Unlimited
Thursday, September 16 at 10am: Story & Browse: Welcoming Week 2021!
Tuesday, September 14 at 7-8:30pm: "Who Am I?" Film Screening & Discussion with Filmmaker Adhel Arop (via Zoom)
Wednesday, September 15 at 1-2pm: ELL Conversation Class
Thursday, September 16 at 3:30-4:30pm: International Storytime for Children
Morrill Memorial Library, Norwood
Saturday, September 18: The Morrill Memorial Library will participate in Norwood Day
Morse Institute Library, Natick
Monday, September 13: ELL Open House for Tutors and Learners
New Bedford Free Public Library
Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell
Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy
Wednesday, September 15 at 5:30pm: Outdoor program “Haitian Folk Dance for Everyone with Jean Appollon”
Statewide Resources:
Literacy, ESOL, and Citizenship Programs in Massachusetts
Learning English at the Boston Public Library
Citizenship Programs from the Boston Public Library
Citizenship Classes at the Springfield City Library
Services for New Americans & English Learners at the Worcester Public Library
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