CLA Conference
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November 9-11, 2018
Santa Clara Convention Center
California
Libraries are Graduating Adults: Caps, Gowns and Bright Futures
learn
how your library can offer Career Online High School in partnership with the
State Library and hear from other participating libraries
Nov
10 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Books
Through Bars
innovative
programs across the state are putting books into the hands of some of our most
marginalized citizens
Nov
10 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Beyond
Barriers: Adult Literacy @the Library
adult
learners from diverse backgrounds who are active in Partners in Reading (San
José Public Library) or Read Santa Clara (Santa Clara City Library) will share
how participating in a library-based adult literacy program has enabled them to
overcome barriers they have faced
Nov
10 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Essential
for Some, Beneficial for All: Evidence-Based Methods to Strengthen Literacy
dyslexia
affects up to one in five people. Forty-five million Americans are unable to
read above a fifth grade level. In California, 51% of our students are not
reading at grade level. This underserved population of adults and youth with
low-level literacy skills needs specific, structured interventions to develop
their reading skills and see progress
Nov
10 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Come
Write In with National Novel Writing Month at Your Library
learn
about the non-profit organization National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and
their Come Write In program which provides free resources to libraries,
community centers, and local bookstores to build writing havens in your
neighborhood
Nov
10 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Removing
Barriers: Launching Prison Programs
what
it is like launching programming in a state prison
Nov
11 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Collaboration
and Conversations: Reaching Rural, English-as-a-Second Language Populations
meeting
the needs of a rural residents many of whom speak English as a second language
Nov
11 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Empowering
Library Patrons Beyond Walls: A Perspective From a Literacy Program
literacy
programs in libraries not only help learners improve their reading and writing,
but also empower them beyond library walls, and even beyond borders
Nov
11 1:25 PM - 1:30 PM
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