Citizenship Corners @ HPL

Citizenship Corner

USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) and the Office of the Mayor of the City of Houston are committed to strengthening immigrant integration efforts in the City through proactive citizenship awareness, education, and outreach activities.

The Letter of Agreement (LOA) between USCIS and the City of Houston was recently signed.

Under the agreement, USCIS and the City will collaborate to:

• Distribute educational materials highlighting U.S. citizenship and the naturalization process at city facilities;
• Hold information sessions for permanent residents interested in learning about U.S. citizenship;
•  Increase awareness of citizenship rights, responsibilities, and the naturalization process among eligible permanent residents.

As of the information that I have received from the Office of International Communities, September 17th is the National Citizenship Day and there will be either a press release or a press conference formally announcing this partnership. To meet one of the objectives of this partnership, a Citizenship Corner has been set up at the Central Library on the 1st floor near the Local Authors display. You will find books related to the Citizenship test preparation and informational brochures from the USCIS. Donna Jackson is working on the signage for this Corner.

I highly recommend setting up a display to highlight the Citizenship Test preparation resources you have in your collection. Please assist customers looking for the test preparation material by showing them the Virtual Citizenship Corner on our Databases page. In addition there is an audio of Citizenship Test preparation on Hoopla! So far, Bracewell; Southwest Express and Walter Neighborhood Libraries have set up a Citizenship Corners in their neighborhood libraries. Once you have your Citizenship Corner set up, please send me a picture to add to my collage of pictures.

Last, but not least, www.uscis.gov/citizenship has resources for teachers, students and agencies. Please let me know if you have any question or suggestions.

Thanks,

Shammi