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The Somerville Public Library has a great collection of ESL materials including books, audiotapes, CDs, and videos on the following subjects: grammar, reading & writing, listening, pronunciation, citizenship, lifeskills, idioms, TOEFL and GED.

Somerville Public Library ESL Groups

Learn English at the Library - Free!
Location Session 1 Session 2
East Branch
(115 Broadway)		 Mondays
6:00-7:00 p.m.		 Mondays
7:15-8:15 p.m.
Central Library
(79 Highland)
Tuesdays
6:00-7:15 p.m.
West Branch
(40 College Ave) 		Thursdays
6:00-7:00 p.m.		 Thursdays
7:15-8:15 p.m.
Click here for a recently published long, detailed, and thorough list of English-As-A-Second-Language (ESL) resources in Somerville.

(Application form for SPL volunteer tutors)

Other ESL Programs in Somerville & Cambridge

  • Somerville
    1. A long, descriptive list of ESL programs in Somerville, with contact information.
    2. Brazilian American Language Institute, 371 Somerville Ave., 617-666-4558, $76 mo
    3. Catholoic Charities, 270 Washington St., 617-625-1920, $15
    4. Notre Dame Education Center, 15 Tower Court St., 617-628-3196, Books $20
    5. Somerville Brazilian Women's Group and parent Information Center, 1060 Broadway, 617-625-6600, ext. 6964
    6. Somerville Evening School, 81 Highland Ave, 617-628-2594, $100
    7. Somerville High Community Summer School, 81 Highland Ave, 617-625-6600, ext.6100, $100-130
    8. Welcome Project, 35 A Memorial Rd. #11, 617-623-6633
    9. SCALE (Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences), 167 Holland St., (617) 625-6600 x6900.  Free, but approx. 1 yr. waiting list for Somerville residents. Longer for non-residents.
  • Cambridge
    1. Cambridge Center for Adult Ed., 42 Brattle St., 617-547-6789, $120-240
    2. Centro Presente, 54 Essex St., 617-497-9080, $51-99
    3. Community Learning Center, 19 Brookline St, 617-349-6363, Free
    4. Concilio Hispano De Cambridge, 105 Windsor St., 617-661-9406, Free
    5. Middlesex County Employment & Training, 40 Thorndike St., 36 JFK St., 617-494-4480, Free
    6. New England School of English, Box 12, 617-864-7170, $1175 plus $90 for 4 weeks