Thursdays, Sep 14 & Oct 12 | 7 – 8:45 pm
Miller Branch
Tuesdays, Sep 26 & Oct 24 | 7 – 8:45 pm
East Columbia Branch

Ages 14 – 18 and adults.
Register here.

Established by the Columbia Association’s International Exchange & Multicultural Program 10 years ago, the World Languages Café provides a venue where people meet to practice a world language with fellow community members, facilitated by a native or fluent speaker of that language. Over the years, it has featured many languages, including *Arabic, *American Sign Language, *Chinese, Dutch, *French, Hebrew, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese, *Korean, Portuguese, and *Spanish. (*Currently available at Miller Branch).

The World Languages Café is free, and registration is preferred, but not required. Please indicate in the registration comments field the language you would like to practice. In collaboration with Columbia Association.

We are also seeking language table hosts. If you are interested in connecting with community members by volunteering to host a table in the language of your choice at HCLS Miller Branch, please email Diane.Li@hclibrary.org or call 410.924.2226.

In addition to the World Languages Café, HCLS Miller and Elkridge Branches offer English Conversation Classes on Wednesday evenings, facilitated by community volunteers. The English Conversation Class (ECC) provides opportunities for adult English language learners to practice speaking and listening skills, increase fluency, improve pronunciation skills, and build confidence to think and speak English in a relaxed and fun way. Participants receive help with vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation, and other practical subjects in daily life.  View a list of upcoming sessions and register here for Elkridge; view here for Miller (no registration required).