Adult Literacy
Brooklyn Public Library Learning Centers provide free innovative educational programs for beginning adult readers and writers. Through books, technology, and small group instruction, adults build the skills needed to meet their personal, educational, and employment goals. Brooklyn Public Library Learning Centers are located at the Bedford, Central, Coney Island, Eastern Parkway, and Flatbush libraries.
Adult learners in the program are English speaking, older than 17 years of age, and reading below a pre-GED level. This part-time, flexible program offers four hours of individualized reading and writing instruction per week. Additional support and programming is available.
To enroll in this program, call or visit one of our five Adult Literacy Learning Centers.
Additional Education Programs Offered
Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteer Literacy Tutors assist adults learning to read and write through small group instruction. Prospective tutors attend a 20-hr Literacy Volunteer Tutor Training to gain an understanding of the Literacy Program philosophy and fundamentals of reading and writing instruction. For more information and how you can get involved, click here.
Acknowledgements
The Literacy Program of Brooklyn Public Library is funded by New York City Mayor's Office of Adult Education, New York City Mayor's Office Center for Economic Opportunity, and the New York State Department of Education.
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