Library Settlement Workers are available at 4 libraries in London. LSP workers speak a variety of languages, and they can help newcomers find information and assistance in London.

You can get information about:

• careers, employment and volunteer opportunities such as Job Connect, WIL, Goodwill Career Centre, Pillar, Access Centre
• Language learning and assessment such as ESL classes, LINC classes, conversation circles, TOEFL preparation, ESL book clubs
• Library materials in many languages
• Basic computer classes
• Library resources
• Income tax clinics
• Housing
• Schools and education, including government programs and continuing education
• Health care, including doctors, walk-in medical clinics and dentists
• Legal issues, including lawyers, legal aid, Neighbourhood Legal Services
• Immigration issues, including family sponsorships, reunification, applying for permanent residency

Beacock Branch Library

1280 Huron St., London

Tues - Thurs: 9am – 8pm

Friday: 10am – 6pm

Saturday: 9am – 5pm

No appointments are required. Drop-ins welcome.

Bostwick Branch Library

501 Southdale Rd. W., London

Tues - Thurs: 9am – 5pm

Friday: 10am – 5pm

Saturday: 9am – 5pm

Make an appointment through South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre: (519) 686-8600 x7580

Jalna Branch Library

1119 Jalna Blvd., London

Tues – Thurs: 9am – 6pm

Friday: 10am – 6pm

Saturday: 9am – 5pm

No appointments are required. Drop-ins welcome.

Sherwood Branch Library

1225 Wonderland Rd. N, London

Tues – Thurs: 10am – 6pm

Friday: 10am – 6pm

Saturday: 9am – 5pm

No appointments are required. Drop-ins welcome.

Welcome to London
This website points you to information about getting settled, living, working, learning and government services in London and Middlesex County.

South London Neighbourhood Resource Center (SLNRC)
Offers settlement and adaption programs as well as job search workshops for new immigrants.

Northwest London Resource Centre
NWLRC provides Settlement Integration Services for newcomers to be able to understand, adjust, connect to, feel accepted by and fully participate in their Northwest London Community
nwlrc.ca

London Cross Cultural Learner Centre
The Centre offers settlement counselling to new immigrants as well as employment counselling, social support, advocacy and assistance in accessing local medical, educational and social services, job search workshops, resettlement assistance and a volunteer matching program called the Host Program. Free English language classes are available to immigrants and refugees through the LINC program.

Ethnocultural Organizations in London
Find an up-to-date listing on Information London's website.

LUSO
LUSO offers programs specifically for immigrants, newcomers and refugees including Settlement services and an Employment support program.

College Boreal
Collège Boréal offers orientation services to new immigrants, as well as information sessions and referrals to community partners. We offer assistance with administrative tasks and access to interpretation services. Other services offered to new immigrants include, but are not limited to, English as a second language courses (LINC program), Employment services and Academic Career Entrance (ACE) programs. All services are free of charge and offered in a French environment.

French Community Centre (CCRL London)
We proactively contact newcomer parents and students to assist them with their settlement needs in schools.
We refer the families to more specialized community resources as needed.
We provide group information sessions for newcomer youth and parents, often in partnership with school staff.
We provide orientation about the settlement needs of newcomers for school staff.
Our team members are fluent in French and English as well as the following languages: Arabic, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kikongo, Lingala, Portugese, Swahili and Tshiluba.

Welcome to London & Middlesex: A Guide to Settlement Services

This brochure contains information about available settlement resources in London and Middlesex County. It is available in 8 languages.

In My Language
An online multilingual resource of settlement related documents for newcomers to Ontario. Find resources about housing, work, health, education and legal matters in many languages.

Settlement.org
Information and resources for immigrants to Ontario. Topics include recreation, employment, health, ESL and social services. There is a useful "Ontario by Region" section, helping you to find out more about a specific area or city.