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Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm

Blue Ridge Literacy, 706 S Jefferson Street, Roanoke, VA (2026)

The mission of Blue Ridge Literacy is to support the achievement of life goals by providing opportunities to strengthen literacy skills to adults in Southwest Virginia. The mission of Blue Ridge Literacy is to support the achievement of life goals by providing opportunities to strengthen literacy skills to adults in western Virginia. One of our main philosophies is to keep a learner's goals and in

terests in mind when working with them. We encourage our volunteers, teachers, and tutors to get to know their learners or classroom so that they are better able to teach. Similarly, we tell all of our learners to ask their teachers questions and to tell their instructor what they are interested in. Operating tutoring sessions and classes in this way ensures a reciprocal relationship that may differ from a traditional student/teacher dynamic. BRL has found that developing relationships in an educational setting aids the learning process when working with adult learners.

All 1:1 tutor training and classroom training is available to adults in the Virginia counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, Franklin, Alleghany and Craig, and the cities of Roanoke and Salem. https://www.blueridgeliteracy.org/about

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09/03/2026

📚 Fall semester is here!

We’re excited to welcome our learners back to class as they work hard to build their reading, writing, and English communication skills! 💙

Blue Ridge Literacy offers year-round English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes at five levels: Pre-Beginner, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Post-Advanced.

📍 In-person classes take place at the Main Library building of Roanoke Public Libraries downtown.
💻 Online classes are offered on Zoom.

We also offer Digital Literacy and Citizenship Preparation classes.

For more information and registration:

📞 Call 540-265-9339
📲 Send a WhatsApp message to 540-265-9339

08/25/2026

☀️ Blue Ridge Literacy is registering for the FALL semester of classes! ☀️
Classes start in September. Register now to save your spot!

✨️In-person and online English classes at 5 levels.
✨️In-person and online Citizenship Preparation classes
✨️In-person English and Digital Literacy classes

☎️Call 540-265-9339 to make a registration appointment.
📲Send a WhatsApp message to 540-355-3187 to schedule a registration appointment.

In-person classes are at the Main building of Roanoke Public Libraries.
Online classes are on Zoom

08/24/2026

🎉 We’re excited to share that Blue Ridge Literacy has received a grant from ! 💙 These funds will help support our English, health, and digital literacy programs, empowering adult learners to reach their life goals.
A HUGE Thank you to Roanoke - Challenger Ave, and store manager Annette Verplancken, for helping adults reach their life goals through literacy!

08/19/2026

🎓✨ Celebrating our learners and over 40 years of Blue Ridge Literacy!

Yesterday, August 18, 2026, was testing and graduation day, marking the last day of Blue Ridge Literacy's summer semester of classes.

Our in-person programs’ graduation ceremony was made even more special as we were honored to welcome Delegate Sam Rasoul and his team, who presented Blue Ridge Literacy with a Commending Resolution from the Virginia General Assembly, signed by members of both the House of Delegates and the Senate, recognizing our 40th anniversary💙

Forty years is an important milestone, and we are grateful to all of the learners, volunteers, staff, partners, and supporters who have been part of the Blue Ridge Literacy community over the years.

Most of all, we are grateful to our learners, who continue to remind us why this work matters.

As we continue into our 41st year, we are grateful for where we have been, proud of the community we have built together, and looking forward to the years ahead.

08/11/2026

💙 Please join us in welcoming Lori Baker-Lloyd as Chair of the Blue Ridge Literacy Board of Directors!

Lori has been a valued part of the BRL family for many years, and we’re excited to see her leadership and experience help guide us into our next chapter.

We also want to celebrate Tim Cerebe and thank him for his leadership as Board Chair since 2023. We’re grateful for Tim’s continued service to BRL as Treasurer.

Here’s to the continued leadership, partnership, and community that allow Blue Ridge Literacy to continue serving adult English learners throughout our community! 💙

Address

706 S Jefferson Street
Roanoke, VA
24016

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.blueridgeliteracy.org/

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