Thousands of Arlington Heights residents from countless different cultures stop by the library every day to advance their English language studies and for one of these students, the library's English as a Second Language (ESL) services have paved the way towards a new career and beyond.
Olena Yarema moved from Ukraine to Arlington Heights in 2021, and she quickly began attending regularly held library programs including Beginning ESL, English Language Review, Tea & Talk, and Culture and Conversation. Yarema also utilized the library's one-on-one tutoring sessions. Her goal was to attend as many classes as she could.
"[The classes are