The American Dream Starts @ Your Library

PRINT AND DIGITAL RESOURCES

Thirty four public libraries from the American Dream Starts @ your library initiative contributed to this comprehensive list of print and digital resources. This annotated list, the first of its kind, is an enormous contribution to the thousands of librarians and educators providing literacy services for adult English language learners.

Our sincere thanks to everyone who made this remarkable resource possible: the American Dream libraries for their mission and vision, the project directors for their persistence, and imagination, and the adult learners for pursuing their American dream @ the library.

This initiative is generously funded by Dollar General.

Click the links below to view the individual sections or download the pdf here.

Materials for Teaching and Learning

Materials for Learners

Teaching - Basic

Teaching - Intermediate and Advanced

Teaching - Test Preparation Resources

Citizenship Materials

Materials Developed by Libraries

Software and Technology

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