Testimonials

“ISB was chosen because it is user-friendly, even to parents with little or no writing skills, and parents ask for the ISB course by name.  Parents want to learn English in a less intimidating way.  The ISB course is well known; people see the course advertised on TV, and we feel ISB increases their confidence to move on to ESL classes.”
Esmeralda Rodriguez, Title 1 Parent Involvement Facilitator at the Grand Prairie Independent School District

FISD has turned to Inglés sin Barreras to “help English language learners gain confidence and trust the school system.  Our students really enjoy the ISB program because it works.”
Sandra Cox, Migrant Coordinator, Flatonia (TX) Independent School District (FISD). 

“We can’t keep the courses on the shelf – as soon as a course comes back it is checked out again; we currently have 200 reserves on ISB.  Once people learn that we have ISB, they are more apt to come to the library; this gives us the chance to tell them what other library services are available.”
Edana McCaffery Cichanowicz, Head of Reference, Brentwood (NY) Public Library. 

“We have found that Inglés Sin Barreras (ISB) is a magnet to get new immigrants to visit the library.  People see ISB advertised on Spanish language TV, and then ask our library staff for it by name.  Once the new immigrant visits the library, we introduce them to the whole array of services we offer.”
Rosemary McAtee Sr. Librarian for Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers, Hunter Branch of the West Valley City, Salt Lake County Library System (UT).

“We started offering the Inglés sin Barreras course 18 years ago as part of the New Americans Program, with just a few libraries offering one course each.  Today the library offers four to five courses each in 21 branches, and we still have people on waiting lists to check out the course.”
Zoila Bofill, Public Relations Associate/Spanish Media for the Queens Borough Public Library (NY).

“The Inglés sin Barreras program is the best purchase I have made. I think it has been fantastic; it is rare for me to see the ISB course on the library shelf; as soon as it comes in, it is checked out again. We will probably have to buy another set, Lexicon (publisher of the ISB course) is on the right track as far as what is included in the courses,” 
Pat Barch, Literacy Coordinator for the Schaumburg, Illinois Township District Library (STDL).

“One of the best decisions our library made was to invest in four sets of ISB with funds from the Serving Cultural Diversity Grant in 2003.”
Amy Lee, Access and Electronic Services Coordinator for the Fort Vancouver (WA) Regional Library District

“Even through we carry other English learning materials, many of our library patrons prefer the Inglés sin Barreras program.  The presence of ISB makes Spanish-dominant library patrons feel welcomed in our libraries.”
Amy Lee, Access and Electronic Services Coordinator for the Fort Vancouver (WA) Regional Library District

"The word seems to be spreading quickly among the Spanish-speaking population, and we see about two people a month come and get their first library card, then ask specifically for [the Ingles Sin Barreras series]."
Maura B. Mandyck, Collection Development Manager for the Nashville Public Library