The American Dream Starts @ Your Library

Models and Examples- Resources on Immigration

Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)

A one-stop source for answers to questions about Federal agencies, programs, and services. FCIC resources are available in over 25 languages.

InfoPass

Use this link to schedule an appointment to speak with an Immigration Information Officer at the Service of Citizenship and Immigration of U.S. (USCIS). Available in 12 different languages.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Resources for Adult Educators

Designed specifically for adult educators, this site serves as a single source for information and educational resources to use in the classroom to prepare English Language Learners for the naturalization process.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Resources for Public Libraries

Find links to Civics and Citizenship study materials, resources for libraries serving new immigrants, and a glossary of immigration-related terminology.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Find introductory information on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This site also provides information about various functions and responsibilities now within DHS that were once in the former Immigration and Naturalization Service.

This toolkit offers:

A BRIEF PRIMER: 100 years
of Library Services

TOOLS AND RESOURCES

MODELS AND EXAMPLES

A brief primer on the origins of library literacy services to immigrant populations throughout a century of service.

An introductory guide to delivering and supporting literacy services for immigrants @ your library.

Models and examples of literacy services for adult English language learners from libraries across the country.

The American Dream Starts @ your library is an initiative of the American Library Association.
This initiative is generously funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation