Does your library have an ESL/ELL collection?
I've been put in charge of this collection, which has been neglected for years. Most of it is very old; we have some books which are 30+ years old. A lot of it just looks ratty. Some of it includes programs on CD, as well as the typical workbooks and test prep guides. We also have a basic English collection which are some short, abridged versions of books which are designed for English language learners or adults with low literacy, but again, these are all very old and not in great condition. Anyway, I want to weed it and buy new things, but I'm trying to figure out what to buy. I could just buy the latest workbooks but I'm not sure how much people want workbooks they can't write in. I'm not sure about the practicality of CD programs these days. I do like the idea of buying more things for reading practice i.e. beginner/intermediate short story collections for English learners. We don't have ESL classes in the library, and there's a couple other classes locally so it doesn't seem like something that we should do. Probably outreach to those classes is necessary but it's difficult with current staffing levels. So I'm just curious if your library has a collection, how well it circulates, and what kinds of materials you have?