NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

August 28, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

USCIS TO HOST FREE SEMINAR AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY ABOUT CREATING ADULT CITIZENSHIP PROGRAMS

JEFFERSON, LA – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host a free all-day seminar titled “Building and Maintaining a Comprehensive Adult Citizenship Education Program” from 9 p.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.

Participants must register for this event through the online registration portal at www.uscis.gov/teachertrainingregistration.

The session will focus on

• The naturalization process and eligibility requirements.
• Overview of the naturalization test.
• Instructional strategies and resources for citizenship classes.
• Naturalization test redesign trial test.

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with USCIS representatives and local community-based organizations. 

Space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required and will close 24 hours before the event begins or once the seminar is full. Those who are interested should email office.of.citizenship@uscis.dhs.gov with any questions or concerns about registration, or to request sign language accommodation. 

For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at (504) 889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.

The Jefferson Parish Library system consists of 16 locations that stretch from the Lakeshore Branch on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain to the Grand Isle Branch just steps away from the Gulf of Mexico. The library system consists of two large regional libraries and seven branches on each side of the Mississippi River. The East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Avenue, Metairie) serves as library headquarters. The Jefferson Parish Library is the second largest system in the state of Louisiana. More than 200 employees work for the Jefferson Parish Library including librarians, administration and support staff. JPL is supported by a vibrant volunteer organization, the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library. For more information, contact the library at (504) 838-1100 or www.jefferson.lib.la.us. 

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on social media (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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