Posted by Kara on Tuesday, May 6, 2014
We received a wonderful letter today from Kirkwood Community College's English Language Learner program following a tour for their students last month. Students enrolled in Kirkwood's program who were on this tour were from Sudan, Iran, the Democratic Republic of Congo, China, El Salvador, Guinea, Laos, Vietnam, Mexico and Algeria. They were a fun group and even enjoyed some of my jokes (which building downtown has the most stories?).
Library staff enjoy welcoming everyone to the Library and especially people who are new to our community. It is fun to see the Library through new eyes, and to see patron making connections with how they may utilize Library resources in their own lives.
The letter from Kirkwood's staff says, "The students were frankly amazed about the size, services, comfort, and approachability of the library ... Thank you for teaching these Iowa City newcomers from around the world about your library services and for making them comfortable with and eager to visit the library."
We extend our thanks to Kirkwood for introducing the Library to their students and for working with us to host the English Conversation Group on Friday mornings. For more information about Kirkwood's program for English language learners, navigate to http://www.kirkwood.edu/esl.
About the Author
Kara was the Community and Access Services Coordinator. She retired in June 2020.
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