Free Citizenship Course
Saturdays: October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13. From 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Instructor: Elizabeth Allen, MS in TESOL, instructor at the Educational Opportunity Center in Albany and Hudson Valley Community College

Preparation is very important for passing the United States Citizenship Test. The Guilderland Public Library is offering a free course for aduts who speak, read, and write English at the intermediate or advanced level.

The class is limited to 12 students, so register soon for this program.

Make an Appointment: Please call the Library at 456-2400 x 7 before September 10, to schedule a 30-minute interview to be held on Saturday, September 25.

Attend an Interview: The instructor will interview you to make sure you can be successful in the course, and have an excellent chance of passing the test. A short writing sample will be required. If your English skills have been assessed by another ESOL program, you may bring with you a copy of your score on: the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE; score of G.E. 3 or higher) or the Basic English Skills Test (BESTPlus; score 540 or higher).

Eligibility Requirements: You must be age 18 or older, and have lived in the United States for five years by the time you take the citizenship test.

Family History Research Begins at GPL

Our community asked for help and we listened. The second most asked-for item in our recent community survey was "a center for local history/genealogy." In April the New York State Library awarded us almost $20,000 to create another community meeting room. We are dual-purposing this room as a history research center.

We can help you find out "who you are" with the new programs, resources, and research space at the Library.

We subscribe to – and make available to you – six databases related to genealogy, our website links researchers to national and international resources, and we have more than 100 years of the Altamont Enterprise online. Starting with Preservation Week (May 9 - 15), we are holding a series of programs related to family history/genealogy. The first is listed below.