Read to Learn
Adult Literacy/Volunteer Program
Fall 2026 Read to Learn Schedule
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1234 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights,
Classes: Monday, Sept 14-Nov 23, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon
Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 Roselle Rd., Schaumburg
Classes: Monday, Sept 14 – Nov 23, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon
Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights
Classes: Monday, Sept 14 – Nov 23, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights
Classes: Tuesday, Sept 8 - Nov 17, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 930 W. Higgins Rd., Schaumburg
Classes: Tuesday, Sept 8 – Nov 17, 12:30-3 p.m.
Indian Trails Public Library, 355 Schoenbeck Rd., Wheeling
Classes: Wednesday, Sept 9 – Nov 11, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon
Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 1045 S. Arlington Heights Rd., Elk Grove Village
Classes: Wednesday, Sept 9 – Nov 11, 9.-11:30 a.m.
Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 Roselle Rd., Schaumburg
Classes: Wednesday, Sept 9 – Nov 11, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon
Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Rd., Arlington Heights
Classes: Thursday, Sept 10 – Nov 12, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon
Rolling Meadows High School Library, 2901 Central Rd., Rolling Meadows
Classes: Thursday, Sept 10 – Nov 12, 7-9:30 p.m.
Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson, Mount Prospect
Classes: Friday, Sept 10 – Nov 12, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon
Read to Learn Adult Literacy/Volunteer Program
Free Adult Reading Classes
Registration will open Wed., July 15. Please check back then for registration links.
or attend the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Orientation and Registration Event to learn about programs and classes, and register.
Wednesday, July 15, 5 pm - 8 pm OR Thursday, July 16, 9 am - 12 pm
Forest View Educational Center, 2121 South Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Read to Learn is an adult literacy program offering free adult reading classes at locations throughout our community.
In Read to Learn, trained volunteer tutors implement prepared lesson plans for English-speaking adult learners in a one-to-one in-person instructional setting.
Trained volunteer tutors provide one-to-one tutoring to help adult learners with basic reading and writing skills. Learners must have basic English-speaking skills.
Students may attend one location only.
New Tutor Training will be held Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.
Click below to register. New tutors must also complete the New Tutor Application form. Use the link below.
Returning Tutor Training will be held Friday, August 21, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
Click below to register.
Download the Fall 2026 Class Schedule:
Read to Learn Schedule
For more information about Read to Learn, contact the Read to Learn office at 847-718-7724.
The Read to Learn program is made possible by a grant awarded by the IL State Library (ISL), a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, using funds designated for literacy. The program is paid with approximately $26,013 in federal funds. Locations in Elk Grove Township are supported, in part, by funding from the Elk, Grove Township Agency grant. Approximately $3,000 of this program is supported with non-government sources.