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Literacy Services << Services << Your Library
- Introduction to Literacy Services
- Adult Basic Education
- English as a Second Language
- Test Preparation (GED, ASVAB, etc.)
- Learning Center
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Introduction to Literacy Services
DeKalb County Public Library supports community efforts to increase the level of literacy in the county by maintaining a special Learning Collection at sixteen branches; referring prospective students and volunteers to literacy organizations; and offering space for tutoring, classes and meetings. The Chamblee, Clarkston and Decatur libraries also offer computers with instructional software.
Below you will find more detailed descriptions of the Library's efforts in three of five areas of literacy. Phone numbers for agencies with whom we work also are listed.
If you would like more information, or if you or someone you know need literacy services or want to become a literacy volunteer, please call the Literacy Services Office at 404-370-8450, ext. 2240.
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Adult Basic Education
Adult Basic Education (ABE) helps adults develop basic skills in math, reading and language development. These skills are those generally taught between kindergarten and grade 4.
Library Programs and Services:
The Library provides a variety of print and audiovisual materials for ABE, computers with instructional software, plus space for tutoring, classes and meetings at the following branches:
- Brookhaven - print and audiovisual materials
- Chamblee - print and audiovisual materials, learning computers, audiovisual equipment
- Clarkston - print and audiovisual materials, extensive teacher-tutor resources, learning computers, audiovisual equipment
- Covington - audiovisual materials, audiovisual equipment
- Decatur - print and audiovisual materials, learning computers, audiovisual equipment
- Doraville - print and audiovisual materials
- Dunwoody - print and audiovisual materials
- Flat Shoals - print and audiovisual materials
- Gresham - print and audiovisual materials
- Lithonia-Davidson - print and audiovisual materials
- Northlake - print and audiovisual materials
- Redan-Trotti - print and audiovisual materials
- Scott Candler - print and audiovisual materials
- Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg - print and audiovisual materials
- Tucker-Reid H. Cofer - print and audiovisual materials
- Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown - print and audiovisual materials
Other Agencies:
- DeKalb Tech.
- 404-297-9522 ext. 2501
- ABE classes.
- Literacy Action
- 404-818-7323
- ABE classes.
- Literacy Volunteers of America - Metro Atlanta (LVA)
- 404-377-7323
- ABE tutoring.
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English as a Second Language (ESL)
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes provide basic through advanced instruction in the speaking, reading, writing, grammar and syntax of English for native speakers of other languages.
Library Programs & Services
The Library provides a variety of print and audiovisual materials for ESL students and tutors; computers with instructional software; and space for tutoring, classes and meetings. ESL also includes test preparation materials for the TOEFL Test. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is used in college and university settings. More information is available at the Official TOEFL Website. The Rosetta Stone program offers classes in English.
The Library also offers free ESL and Citizenship Classes.
Other Agencies:
- DeKalb Tech., Buford Highway Center
- 404-297-9522 ext. 4013
- ESL classes.
- International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- 404-292-7731
- ESL classes and Family Literacy
- Jewish Family and Career Services
- 770-677-9461
- ESL classes.
- Latin American Association
- 404-638-1800
- ESL classes.
- Literacy Volunteers of America - Metro Atlanta (LVA)
- 404-377-7323
- ESL tutoring.
- Refugee Family Services
- 404-299-6217
- ESL classes
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Test Preparation (GED, ASVAB, & many others).
The Library provides test preparation materials specifically for, but not limited to, the GED and ASVAB Exams.
The General Education Development Exam (GED) provides students who have not received a diploma from an accredited high school with an opportunity to earn a high school equivalency diploma. The Exam, made up of five parts, covers the following subjects: writing skills, social studies, science, interpreting literature and arts, and mathematics. More information about the GED is available at the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education.
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a group of eight (8) subtests that measures the test taker's aptitude for various careers. Only four (4) of the eight subtests count toward your Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score. The AFQT score determines whether or not you can enlist in the Armed Forces. More information is available from The ASVAB Program.
DCPL Programs & Services:
All DCPL branches have materials which can assist those studying for the GED and TOEFL exams. LearningExpressLibrary offers online practice tests for the GED, TOEFL, ASVAB, SAT, PRAXIS, and a variety of other tests. This resource can be accessed from any branch, or from outside the library with your library card and PIN.
Other Agencies:
- DeKalb Tech., Clarkston Campus
- 404-297-9522 ext. 2501
- GED classes.
- Literacy Action
- 404-818-7323
- GED classes.
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Learning Computers & Audiovisual Equipment
Learning Computers
In addition to the Learning Collection, the Library also provides patrons with access to instructional software. There are a total of eight computers at the Decatur, Clarkston, and Chamblee branches that have educational software.
This software supplements the Learning Collection by providing an interactive learning environment. Some of the programs that can be found include programs related to workplace skills: Math for Everyday Living and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing; interactive ESL programs: The Rosetta Stone Classic; and adult basic education: Vocabulary Connections. The programs vary from branch to branch. Please call or visit the branch nearest you to inquire about what programs are on their learning computers.
Audiovisual Equipment
The following branches have audiovisual equipment that patrons may use to view or listen to educational videos and audiocassettes from the Learning Collection:
- Chamblee: Cassette player.
- Clarkston: Two viewing stations and a cassette player
- Covington: Two viewing stations
- Decatur: TV/VCR and a cassette player with multiple headphones for student-tutor or small class groups.
The computers and audiovisual equipment are available any time the libraries are open. Staff is available to provide assistance with the computers and the audiovisual equipment.
To learn more about the library services described here, please call Literacy Services at 404-370-8450 ext. 2240.
