Beginner classes are continuing 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, taught by Murchio, and on Thursdays by Lana Pronsikh. They anticipate reinstating the Wednesday morning beginner class after Aug. 1, a news ...

Saturday morning classes will start Feb. 26 and be held from 8 a.m.-noon at Owens and Tipps elementary schools. Classes will continue March 5 and 26 as well as April 2, 9, 23 and 30.

Students in the English for Older Beginners class at Jones Library in Amherst, Massachusetts, build their language skills through activities like field trips. Photo: Lynne Weintraub It’s not unusual ...