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Mango Lanuages
Mango Languages offers English as a Second Language classes. Users log in with their library card and pin number. An account can be made at Mango to bookmark your progress in the class. Classes are currently available for native speakers of these languages:
- Arabic ( Egyptian & MSA)
-Armenian
-Bengali
-Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
-French
-German
- Greek
-Italian
-Japanese
-Korean
-Polish
-Portuguese (Brazilian)
-Russian
-Spanish (Latin American)
-Turkish
-Vietnamese

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New Reader Collection
KCPL has a collection of new reader books to learn English. This includes handbooks and short fiction to practice with.
This collection is also helpful for literacy tutors and students.
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Citizenship Test
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  • Learning Express - Adult Learning section has US Citizenship practice materials
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ESL classes
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Charleston Town Center Level Two, Near Talbots
304-343-4646
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Clendenin Branch Library
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107 Koontz Ave. Clendenin, WV 25045
304-548-6370
Cross Lanes Branch Library
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5449 Big Tyler Road Cross Lanes, WV 25313
304-776-5999
Dunbar Branch Library
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301 12th Street Mall Dunbar, WV 25064
304-766-7161
Elk Valley Branch Library
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313 The Crossings Mall Elkview, WV 25071
304-965-3636
Glasgow Branch Library
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129 4th Avenue
Glasgow, WV 25086

304-595-3131
Marmet Branch Library
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9303 Oregon Avenue Marmet, WV 25315
304-949-6628
Nitro Public Library
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1700 Park Avenue
Nitro, WV 25143

304-755-4432
Riverside Public Library
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1 Warrior Way, Suite 104
Belle, WV 25015

304-949-2400
Sissonville Branch Library
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1 Tinney Lane Charleston, WV 25312
304-984-2244
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602 4th Street
St. Albans, WV 25177

304-722-4244
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