California Library Association Conference :: Nov 2-4 :: Literacy

2017 California Library Association Conference

 New Worlds Emerge

Nov 2 – Nov 4 :: Riverside

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Conference Planner: Literacy

Literacy Pre-Conference

Nov 2: Just-in-Time Literacy Instruction and Program Management Skills

1:00pm - 4:15pm

Five experienced library literacy coordinators will provide advice to colleagues

2:45pm - 4:15pm

Adult Literacy XPRIZE Competition 
Shlomy Kattan, Senior Director of the $7M Barbara Bush Foundation

Nov 3: Literacy Interest Group Meeting

1:00pm - 1:45pm

Nov 3: Leamos (Let's Read) at the Library: Lessons Learned Teaching Spanish Literacy

3 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Cathay Reta Adult Literacy Coordinator Azusa City Library

Rolando Olivo Adult Literacy Coordinator Riverside County Library Systems

New worlds do emerge when you learn to read for the first time. For adult Spanish speakers who never attended school, that is exactly what is happening at libraries throughout California.

Nov 4: An Invitation to Family Literacy: the Reading Ambassadors Program

3:00pm - 3:45pm

Let’s be honest, when it comes to family reading California families don’t have a level playing field.

Nov 4: Rural California + Digital Literacy + ESL Instruction

4:30pm - 5:15pm

Learn how Butte County Library established a digital literacy program for rural valley residents at a farm labor camp.