Health Literacy Month @ SCLLN Member Libraries

Health Literacy Month @ SCLLN Member Libraries

Azusa Library Health Literacy

League of California Cities Shines Spotlight on Library’s Health Literacy Program   SCLLN Blog: 7.26.2015

Los Angeles Public Library Adult Literacy Links

READ OC Links

SCLLN Health Literacy Resources

GAMES - EXERCISES - LINKS page

Adult Learner LINKS

  Organizations - Blogs - Exercises - Pronunciation & More

Health

Adult Learning Activities - Health & Safety

Provides stories that you can see and hear about various health and safety topics.

Ask Me 3

Activities to study and practice questions before going to a medical appointment. The 3 questions will help you make the most of your time with a health care provider.

Easy-to-Read: a list of easy-to-read materials by condition – MedlinePlus

Healthy Roads: You can read, listen to, or watch the health information here.

MedlinePlus Health Videos

These animated videos show the anatomy of body parts and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them

Plain Language Medical Dictionary

Provides plain language translations for high-level medical terms.

Plain Language Thesaurus for Health Communications [pdf] - CDC

Visiting the Doctor

Dialogues to rehearse potential conversations with doctors and activities to increase your health vocabulary. May be useful for ESL students and for native speakers of English.

Orange Co Library :: READ/OC :: Celebration of Lifelong Learning Adventures

Reflections of a Magical Celebration of Lifelong Learning Adventures!

READ Writes: September 2015

Once again, the amazing creative and enthusiastic Friends of READ/ OC brought the magic of literacy, reading, and lifelong learning to life at the Annual Family Picnic and Appreciation Celebration!

Check out the inspiring learning efforts and accomplishments of READ/OC tutors and learners, along with the fantastic family picnic celebration created by the amazing Friends of READ/OC held at Craig Regional Park on June 13. Over the summer learners and tutors were not distracted in the forest of “everyday,” but explored and set goals to continue lifelong learning adventures throughout the year. We want to share some of the amazing learning achievements and celebrations of this amazing summer, especially this day in June of whimsical learning fun with great food, games and prizes, fantastic decorations and magical times with family and READ/OC Friends!

The Annual Family Picnic and Appreciation Celebration on June 13 was indeed a magical celebration of reading, new beginnings, and accomplishments! The extremely creative and dedicated Friends of READ/Orange County (FROC) transformed a group picnic area into a “literacy garden” of lifelong learning for READ/OC learners, tutors, and their families. It was also an opportunity to show appreciation for our literacy partners at OC Public Libraries, OC Community Resources, and many other friends of literacy throughout the Orange County community who have continued to encourage and promote literacy.  READ MORE !

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events : : October 2015

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

October 2015

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

Health Literacy Month

Dyslexia Awareness Month

National Book Month

Oct. 1  BOOK IT! Day  October 1st through March 31st

Oct. 3  Together We Read- Pomona Library 5p 

Oct. 4  Orange County Children's Book Festival, Orange Coast College

Oct. 5  Global Read Aloud CHOPSTICKS     #gra15

Oct. 5  World Teachers’ Day     #WorldTeachersDay

Oct. 9+ LitQuake, San Francisco

Oct. 10  Fall Gala: Children’s Literature Co Southern California, Skirball Cultural Center

Oct. 10  Great Valley Bookfest, Manteca

Oct. 10  Star Wars Reads Day

Oct. 13  Plain Language Day

Oct. 14  Read Me Differently: Dyslexia Awareness Month, Corona Library 4p

Oct. 16  Dictionary Day

Oct. 17  Write to Literacy Conference - CSU Northridge

Oct. 17  AMC Sensory Friendly Films – PAN 10a

Oct. 17  Walk4LiteracyCesar Chavez Park Sacramento 10a

Oct. 18+ National Friends of Libraries Week

Oct. 18+ Teen Read Week

Oct. 20   National Day of Writing

Oct. 21   LitCrawl - LA NoHo, Los Angeles

Oct. 22   Read For The Record: NOT NORMAN - Kelly Bennett

Oct. 23   Chapman University Dyslexia Conference

Oct. 23+ California Reading Association, Riverside

Oct. 23+ CUE Fall Conference, Napa Valley

Oct. 24    Make A Difference Day

Oct. 26+ Internet Librarian, Monterey Conference Center

Banned Books Week :: SCLLN Member Libraries

Banned Books Week :: SCLLN Member Libraries

Celebrate and learn about Banned Books Week by attending LAPLs BANNED BOOKS WEEK kickoff event. We will discuss why some books are considered controversial and look at Teen Books that some people think should be censored.

Saturday, September 26, 2015     

2:00pm to 3:00pm     

Donald Bruce Kaufman - Brentwood Branch Library

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Eagle Rock Branch Library

Teens

OC Public Libraries celebrates the freedom to read and to seek and express ideas, even those some think are unorthodox or unpopular. Did you know that the following books have been challenged or censored in some parts of the country?

More lists of banned books

More about Banned Books Week from the American Library Association

Altadena Library promotes awareness of challenges to library materials and celebrates freedom of speech during Banned Books Week, September 27 — October 3.

Banned Books Week (Carlsbad Library Learning Center)

Get caught reading banned books and enter to win a prize and treat!

For grades 6-12.

Monday, September 28, 2015

9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Library Learning Center, 3368 Eureka Pl, Carlsbad, CA, 92008

Teen Programs

Covina Library

Dates: September 29 - October 3

Celebrate National Banned Books Week by reading a book that has been banned or challenged by libraries or school districts. Books will be on display in the library and a list will be available online.

All-Day Read-Aloud Read-a-Thon

San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Boulevard, San Diego, 92101

Friday, October 2, 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT

To help raise awareness regarding the censorship of books, the San Diego Public Library, in partnership with the San Diego Costume Guild, presents the 4th annual All-Day Read-Aloud Read-a-thon on Friday, October 2, 2015 from 12 to 5 p.m. in the Garden Courtyard at the San Diego Central Library at the Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common, located at 330 Park Blvd in downtown San Diego.

The public is invited to read alongside librarians, volunteer and teen readers, and special guests from the Costume Guild, who will appear as costumed characters from many favorite books including Harry Potter and Alice in Wonderland.

“It’s important to realize that not every book will be right for every reader,” says library director Misty Jones. “The freedom to choose for ourselves what we want to read is a hard-won right that we must not take for granted. Reading, speaking, thinking and expressing ourselves freely are core American values.”

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar: October 2015

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar: October 2015

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Health Literacy Month

Oct. 1 Literacy Tutor Orientation - South Bay Literacy Co, Torrance Library 7p

Oct. 3 Literacy Tutor Training - San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a

Oct. 3 Literacy Tutor Training = SB County Library Rialto 10:30a
Oct. 3 Literacy Tutor Training = Whittier Area Literacy Council 9a
Oct. 5 Literacy Tutor Training = Ventura County Library 5p

Oct. 5 Literacy Tutor Orientation - Carlsbad Library 12N

Oct. 6 Literacy Adult & Youth Training = Commerce Library 5:30p

Oct. 7 Literacy Tutor Training = SB County Library Fontana 5p

Oct. 7 Manos Amigas/Helping Hands = Centro Latino for Literacy 5p

Oct. 7 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/San Diego Library 5:45p

Oct. 8 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/OC Library 1p

Oct. 8 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/OC Library 6p

Oct. 8 Literacy Tutor Training = READ/San Diego Library 6p

Oct. 8 Literacy Open House = Carlsbad Library 5:30p
Oct. 10 Literacy Tutor Training = Azusa Library 8:30a
Oct. 10 Literacy Tutor Training = Glendora Library @ Azusa 8:30a

Oct. 10 Fall Conference - South Bay Literacy Co, Torrance Library

Oct. 10 Literacy Tutor Training = SB County Library Yucca Valley 9a

Oct. 10 Literacy Tutor Training - SB County Library Adelanto 11a

Oct. 13 Literacy Tutor Orientation - READ/OC Library 1p & 6p

Oct. 14 Literacy Tutor Training - SB County Library Barstow 11a

Oct. 14 Read Me Differently: Dyslexia Awareness Month, Corona Library 4p

Oct. 15 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library 6p

Oct. 15 Literacy Tutor Training - SB Co Library Crestline 12N
Oct. 16 Literacy Scrabble Challenge = Whittier Area Literacy Council 6p

Oct. 17 Literacy Tutor Training - SB Co Library Crestline 12N

Oct. 17 Walk for Literacy - Monterey Park Library 7:30a

Oct. 19 Literacy Volunteer Orientation - Corona Library 7p

Oct. 20 Literacy Tutor Training - SB Co Library Hesperia 3p

Oct. 23 Wine & Words Literacy FUNraiser = Huntington Beach Library 7p

Oct. 24 Literacy Tutor Workshop = Upland Library 9a

Oct. 29 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/San Diego Library 10a

LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction

Local Tutor Workshops :: Always Scrolling in the Right Frame.

Statewide Workshops @ California Library Literacy Services

Corona Library Readers=Leaders :: Adult Literacy Giving Day

Corona Public Library

September 18

Readers = Leaders: Adult Literacy Giving Day is one week from today! Imagine the fear of not being able to Get a Job, Read Medical Labels, Vote, or Help Children with Homework.

Support The Corona Public Library Foundation and help English-speaking adults who need to improve their lives through better reading & writing skills.

Please share and spread the word!

Watch throughout the week for facts about adult literacy right here in Corona and Western Riverside County.

Donate to Help New Adult Readers Become New Leaders!

Join in giving to Corona Public Library Foundation's campaign Help New Adult Readers Become New Leaders!

Imagine not being able to read street signs: That generally means no driver's license. Or what about being in an accident and coming out of a coma to find you can no longer read. These are just two examples of real situations facing adult learners in the Corona Public Library's Adult Reading Assistance Program.

Every day, staff & volunteers work with adults trying to improve their lives while facing the huge hurdle of limited reading and writing abilities. Your contribution will help provide new resources for the learners and their tutors, including workshops, tutor training, computer software for literacy and much more.

With your help, we can change someone's life: "Eloise" took the written driving test, only missed passing by one and will be taking it again very soon, while "Dennis" is now reading at a sixth grade level and negotiating with two companies for the best job offer. Don't hesitate: Please give now!

Hemet Library - Walk for Literacy Awareness 2015

Walk for Literacy Awareness

Hemet Library Adult Literacy

September 26 | 9:00am

Downtown Hemet

Join us as the Hemet Adult Literacy Advocates and the community walk for Literacy Awareness, Saturday, September 26, 2015.

Registration and checkin begin at 9:00 AM and we will begin our 1 mile walk around downtown Hemet at 9:30 AM.

Registration is  $10/adult and $5/children 5-12.
Join us in this fun and enlightening event!