Library helps would-be
citizens prep for the big exam
Star News: 7.01.2017 by Robert
Moreno
The National City
Public Library provides many resources for the community: from use of a
computer for library members to a summer reading program that keeps students
actively reading while they are out of school during summer break.
But a recent
partnership with the Jewish Family Service of San Diego has put the library’s free
U.S. Citizenship Classes as one of the most popular programs the library has to
offer.
Two separate classes
are offered, one for individuals wanting one-on-one tutoring, and another for
people who prefer multi-student interaction in a classroom setting.
Currently 10 people
are taking a 10-week, two-hour, twice a week citizenship class. A new session
starts July 15 which is already filled to capacity. The library has their own
tutors with the Jewish Family Service of San Diego also provides an instructor.
National City Library literacy coordinator Matt Boatman said the demographic of people taking citizenship
classes at the National City Library are mainly Hispanic and some Filipino,
reflective of the National City community.
“There’s been a
very steady demand for citizenship, for
people taking a step from being legal residents to getting full citizenship,”
he said “So we’re doing our best to meet that demand.” READ MORE @
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