Somerville Public Library runs English Language Learner classes and conversation groups every weekday: a beginner class on Zoom Mondays 10–11:30am, intermediate conversation groups on Zoom Tuesdays 6–7pm and Wednesdays 5:30–6:30pm, and in person at the Central Library a beginner class Thursdays 10:30am–noon and a conversation group Fridays 11:30am–12:30pm. Questions: Brigid Pigott, 617-623-5000 x2935.
The Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs and Somerville Community Corporation run free financial education workshops in Spanish. The Friday, November 6, 2026 session (10am to noon at Connexion, 149 Broadway) covers taking control of debt and using credit wisely; participants in the series get a certificate of completion. Registration is required (link on the city page, or call 617-625-6600 ext. 2624 or 2122).
If you have a U.S. citizenship interview scheduled, Somerville Public Library's citizenship tutors give free one-on-one virtual practice interviews covering the N-400 questions, the reading and writing sections and the civics questions. You need intermediate English and 5 years as a permanent resident (3 if married to a U.S. citizen). Spots are limited; contact Brigid Pigott at 617-623-5000 x2935.
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Book a free individual technology help session at the Somerville Public Library: learn Zoom or Google Meet, fill out an online job or benefits application, use a keyboard and mouse, Microsoft Office or Google Docs and Sheets, social media or email, or get your tech questions answered. Call 617-623-5000 x2955 or email spltech@somervillema.gov to book.
Somerville Prevention Services and the Cambridge Public Health Department offer a free one-hour virtual training on the first Tuesday of each month, 3 to 4pm: signs and symptoms of an overdose, risk factors and how to give naloxone (Narcan). Join by Zoom (link on the city event page). Free on-site trainings for groups are available by appointment.
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