FALL CYCLE REGISTRATION: Now - Sept. 7. Attend an ABE/HSE Information Session to learn more about our program and services. Click on the form below.
Do you need to brush up on your reading/writing skills? Do you want to finish your High School Equivalency Diploma? Do you want to improve your English speaking skills and earn a certification? We are here to help! There's still time to register for the next cycle, click here: bit.ly/virtual-hse.
We can help you if you need help connecting to social services such as childcare referrals and housing assistance, learning how to connect with employment opportunities, navigating college and training programs, and more! We're offering free one-on-one in-person social services sessions (case management). You must be eligible for our enrollment programs to receive case management assistance. Eligibility: Seeking to finish your HSE diploma, enrolling in preparation classes to improve your skills for the GED exam, and/or seeking to improve your English speaking skills.
Please email us at casemanagement@bklynlibrary.org.
Do you need to improve your reading and writing skills? We can help.
Brooklyn Public Library Adult Learning Centers provide free, innovative educational programs for adult learners and speakers of other languages. Adults build the skills needed to meet their personal, educational, and employment goals through books, technology, and interactive classroom instruction taught by professional and friendly instructors and tutors.
There are five Adult Learning Centers with full-time professional staff and volunteers who are ready to help you reach your goals with FREE programs and classes. Groups/classes are for participants 17 years and older who are below the high school level. Emphasis is placed on reading, writing, and HSE preparation. All programs and classes are available mornings, afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays.
Adult Learning Center Locations:
Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, 3rd Floor (718-230-2191)
Eastern Parkway Library, 1044 Eastern Parkway @ Schenectady, 2nd Floor (718-778-9330)
Flatbush Library, 22 Linden Blvd., Lower Level (718-856-2631)
New Lots Library, 665 New Lots Ave., 2nd Floor (718-257-0260)
What we do
- Basic Literacy
- Adult Basic Education (ABE)
- Assist with obtaining your high school equivalency diploma (HSE) in English to pass the GED exam
- Brush up on your skills by enrolling in a Fast Track HSE class before taking the GED exam
- Enhanced Young Adult Literacy Program (17-24 yrs. old)
- Take the GED exam (English or Spanish)
- National External Diploma Program (NEDP)
- Earn an industry recognized national credential (front desk rep. & guestroom attendant)
- Citizenship Prep
- Computer Literacy
- Educational workshops
- Case management services