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Answered By: Meghan Otoupalik
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Multiple Austin Public Library locations are offering ESL classes. These are free, available to all-levels of English speakers, and no registration is required. Please see our Events Calendar for dates and times.

The Pleasant Hill Branch is offering beginner ESL classes on Monday nights.

Beginning January 31 through April 17, 2024 the Spicewood Springs Branch will offer ESL classes for all levels on Wednesday nights.  

Multiple locations offer Talk Timean opportunity for new English learners to practice speaking English in a non-intimidating and relaxed environment. Volunteers facilitate conversation to help and encourage participants to speak English.

Language books, audiobooks, DVDs, videos and CDs are also available for checkout. See our Language Learning guide for more resources.

Here is a list of organizations in Austin that offer ESL classes.

Austin Community College 
adulted@austincc.edu
512-223-5123 

Austin Learning Academy
Contact them via their website

El Buen Samaritano
hello@elbuen.org
512-439-8900

First United Methodist Church of Austin
esl@fumcaustin.org
512-478-5684

Foundation Communities 
ESL@foundcom.org
512-610-4020

Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
PALS ESL Class (for parents with children ages 0-5)
info@willread.org 
512-326-8655

Manos de Cristo 
mdc@manosdecristo.org
512-477-7454

UT Celta
CELTA@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-1211