Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Orange Co Library :: READ OC :: Dear Paige Turner, Planning Ahead

Dear Paige Turner, Planning Ahead
My learner and I will be taking some time off from tutoring due to our families’ summer plans.
How can I encourage him to keep reading and learning while we are on a break for a few weeks?
READ WRITES: Spring 2017

Dear Planning Ahead,

It’s not too early for you and your learner to create a summer learning calendar to confirm any plans for time off from your tutoring sessions due to summer activities or vacation plans.  You can add special learning opportunities and events to your calendar that you and your learner may want to explore, such as the special Summer Reading activities and events at your library, fun travel activities to use while traveling, and other special events in your community.  (Blank calendar templates can easily be found online to create your own summer learning calendars.)

Don’t forget to check out the special (and always popular) summer programs at your library!  Special events and activities make for an extra special summer that can take you around the world, or travel through time, or to make believe places...all without ever leaving home.

You and your learner can also create your own summer reading challenges, such as trying an online reading adventure with e-books and other fun online resources available through OC Public Libraries website.

If you and/or your learner will be taking a vacation, consider some fun ways to keep reading and writing until you get back together. You can send each other short greetings on post cards or through emails, or keep a summer journal to remember and share new reading or writing challenges.

There are also maps to explore, brochures to read, and photos to share, all of which are great sources for reading and writing when you both reconnect at your tutoring sessions in the library, or enjoy at home with family and friends as you share your summer adventures.

Remember, the LEA is an all season learning tool!  READ MORE @

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Corona Library :: Confessions of an Illiterate Adult Screening :: June 7

Confessions of an Illiterate Adult Screening :: June 7 – 7pm


Join us for a special screening of an episode from the Pivot Network’s Secret Lives of Americans in which Cleo reveals to her family that she can’t read. Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Corona Public Library.

Hear from John Zickefoose, member of the Board for the Corona Norco Unified School District, and former Adult Reading Assistance student. John will discuss his own struggles, how he has overcome them, and the continued work he does with the literacy community throughout the country.

Learn how illiteracy affects 20 percent of local adults, how you can help, and how to get help for someone who needs it.

Secret Lives of Americans is a groundbreaking documentary series that takes an unflinching look at the secrets people keep and the strength that it takes to reveal them to friends and family. In the adult literacy episode, Cleo will reveal her long-held secret to her family. The show will further the conversation on how viewers are impacted by the adult literacy issue in their own communities and provide ways to take action.

If you have any questions about this event please contact Betty Luscher at 951-736-2389

Saturday, June 3, 2017

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Friday, June 2, 2017

San Diego Co Library :: English Learners Write about Their Favorites

English learners write about their favorites

Participants in the Laubach English as a Second Language (ESL) Program at the Ramona Library held their 2017 Focus on Writing Celebration recently at the library.

The writing event is held every year in the spring to give English learners the opportunity to use their writing skills and to encourage writing. This year 15 learners from beginner to intermediate levels wrote on the topic, “My Favorite ...”

Each participant was awarded a certificate and a book donated by the Laubach Literacy Council of San Diego County (LLCSDC). The council in partnership with the San Diego County Library offers ESL classes in libraries, including the Ramona Branch, as well as in other non-library centers.

About 250 tutors serve an estimated 800 adult learners throughout the county making LLCSDC the largest totally volunteer ESL organization in the county. READ MORE @

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Downey Library :: Laptops Anytime Installed

Laptops Anytime Installed in Downey Library
Downey Beat: 5.29.2017 by Tammye McDuff

Laptop Anytime is an innovative special dispensing checkout kiosk for laptop and tablets which was officially opened at the Downey Library in May.

The Company was co-founded by Matthew Buscher and Jonathan Ruttenberg with the vision of giving back to the community via convenient on-demand access to full-function laptop computers.

Working with a local broadband company, the kiosk can dispense devices per ATM-style technology, in this case if a Downey Library card. With the addition of the new 18 laptops, the Library now offers up to 36 computers for public use.

According to Claudia Dailey, Literacy Coordinator,”we needed to have more computer access, so we applied for an LSTA Grant through the Pitch an Idea Program.”  READ MORE @

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