Volunteer To Tutor @
a Southern California Library Literacy Network program.
Reduce Your Stress !
July Calendar of upcoming Tutor Workshops.
Or Check Out SCLLNs List of Members.
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Monday, June 30, 2014
A Case of the Mondays ? Volunteer Tutors Needed, SCLLN
July Calendar of upcoming Tutor Workshops.
Or Check Out SCLLNs List of Members.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
California & National Literacy & Library Events: July 2014
California & National Literacy &
Library Events: July 2014
SCLLN
Literacy &
Library Events & Conferences
- Local, California
and National –
Southern California
Library Literacy Network
for more
information
Summer Reading Clubs @ Your Local Library Fizz Boom Read
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5 Ways to Avoid the Summer Slide |
Southern
California and California Literacy & Library Events
July
17+ Literacies for All Summer Institute, Pasadena
July
18+ Sierra Storytelling
Festival, Nevada City
July
24+ Comic-Con International, San Diego
July 26 Sensory Friendly Films: PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE 10a
AMC
National &
International Literacy & Library Events
July
10+ Conference of the Americas, Washington DC
July
23+ Autism Society National Conference, Indianapolis IN
July
23+ Romance Writers of America Conference, San Antonio TX
July
24+ National
Storytelling Conference, Phoenix AZ
July
24 SummerTeen: HOT Books Young
Adult–SLJ Cyberspace, 11a–5:15p ET
July 26 Sensory Friendly Films: PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE 10a
AMC
Thursday, June 26, 2014
SCLLN Literacy Tutor Workshop Calendar: July 2014
SCLLN Literacy
Tutor Workshop Calendar: July 2014
For Local, California and National
Literacy or Library Conferences and Events
Southern California Library Literacy Network
Calendar
Summer Reading Clubs @ Your Local Library Fizz Boom Read
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Only 17% of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority During Summer |
July
2 Literacy Tutor Orientation = READ/OC 6p
July
2 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Newport Beach Library 6p
July
8 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library 12N
July
9 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/San Diego 5:45p
July
9 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Centro Latino for Literacy 6p
July
10 Literacy Tutor Training = READ/San Diego 6p
July
12 Literacy Tutor Training = San Bernardino Co Lake Arrowhead 10a
July
15 Literacy Tutor Training = San Bernardino Co Big Bear 4p
July
17 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library 6p
July
19 Literacy Tutor Workshop = READ/OC 9a
July
19 Literacy Tutor Training = San Diego Co Library 10a
July
28 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/San Diego 9:45a
Info about local
Tutor Training Workshops is always Scrolling in the Right Frame.
LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers
receive 7 hours of Online instruction
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
California Book Festivals: July 2014
California Book Festivals: July 2014
Books, Comics,
Poetry, Storytelling, Writing and more !
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| Summer Reading Clubs @ Your Local Library |
Rare Books Galore at the William Andrews
Clark Library: Jul 8, 10a-12N
500 year old books
and Oscar Wilde writings
Obscura Society LA,
$20
Sierra Storytelling Festival: Jul 18-20
North Columbia
Schoolhouse Cultural Center, Nevada City
Comic-Con
Intl - San Diego: Jul 24-27
San Diego
Convention Center
Book'd
in Burbank: Jul 24, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Theatre Banshee
Ongoing ::: Thru
September
Skirball Cultural
Center
LA graffiti artists
inspired by 400yr books
ESMoA, El Segundo
Your one stop for all the most
exciting literary events in the LA area
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Rancho Cucamonga Library - StoryCorps 2013 Medal Winner
StoryCorps is making their visits to the 2013 medal-winning institutions in early 2014. Check back to hear additional stories as they are made available.
Rancho Cucamonga Public Library
"You become an expert on deception..."
Jerry Piazza (L), a 64-year-old student in the adult literacy program at the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, talks to Allen Callaci (R), the literacy librarian, about navigating life without the ability to read. They talk about his decision to go to tutoring and publicly reveal his struggle.
Length: 2:28. Read transcript (PDF)
StoryCorps’ mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, preserve, and share their stories. StoryCorps is currently one of the fastest-growing nonprofits in the country. Each week, millions of Americans listen to StoryCorps’ award-winning broadcasts on NPR’s Morning Edition. Fifty of StoryCorps’ most emblematic stories have been collected in the New York Times bestseller, Listening Is an Act of Love (Penguin Press). A follow-up book, Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps (Penguin Press), published in Spring 2010, features inspiring stories by and about mothers.
StoryCorps San Francisco
StoryCorps is pleased to partner with the San Francisco
Public Library, Airbnb,
KALW and KQED to record, preserve, and
share the stories of the Bay Area. Visit StoryCorps in San Francisco.
Friday, June 20, 2014
75th anniversary of the Library Bill of Rights
75th anniversary of the Library Bill of Rights
ALA News: 6.17.2014
Seventy-five years ago at the 1939 ALA Annual Conference in
San Francisco, the ALA Council adopted the Library’s Bill of Rights, echoing
the spirit of a document from the Des Moines Public Library in 1938. This document,
refreshed in 1944, 1948, 1961, 1967, 1980 and 1996, remains the library
profession’s major policy document on intellectual freedom.
All those revisions prove that the Library Bill of Rights is truly a
“living document.” In fact, LBOR now has 21 Interpretations. ALA has recognized that it is a document of
ideals, but also of practice—which is why interpretations have been crafted to
deal with such specific issues as Privacy, Children and Services to the Disabled.
ALA President Barbara Stripling is “pleased to celebrate
the 75th anniversary of the Library Bill of Rights and to recognize the
enduring impact of libraries on the democratic vitality of our nation. LBOR serves as a foundational documents for libraries
of all types, affirming the right of all members of our communities to have
equitable and uncensored access to information and ideas.”
Stripling’s presidential year has included the Declaration for the Right to Libraries, which affirms the
principles in LBOR which “empower individuals, strengthen families, build
communities, and strengthen our nation.”
All these documents can be found in the Intellectual
Freedom Manual, which will soon have its ninth edition!
The Intellectual Freedom Committee, the Committee on
Professional Ethics and the Intellectual Freedom Round Table urge libraries to
celebrate. The Office for Intellectual Freedom can provide ideas for
you. Stay tuned for further activities
at the Las
Vegas Annual Conference!
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority During the Summer
New Survey: Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is
Top Priority During the Summer; Kids Spend Nearly Triple the Time Playing
Video Games or Watching TV
Reading Is Fundamental Press Release:
6.18.2014
Macy’s and Reading Is Fundamental Launch Be Book Smart
Campaign June 18 to Support Children’s Literacy
WASHINGTON – (June 18, 2014) – Despite research that
indicates the importance of summer reading in preventing children from losing
literacy skills, only 17 percent of parents say reading is a top summer
priority, according to a new survey from Reading Is
Fundamental (RIF) and Macy’s. The survey, conducted by Harris Poll, also finds
that children spend nearly three times as many hours weekly watching TV or playing
video games as they do reading in the summer. More than 1,000 parents with
children ages 5-11 completed the survey online in April.
Results of the survey are made public as Macy’s and RIF
launch the 11th annual Be Book Smart campaign to support children’s literacy.
Be Book Smart begins June 18, and invites customers nationwide to give $3 at
any Macy’s register in-store, to help provide a book for a child and get $10
off a purchase of $30 or more. Macy’s will donate 100 percent of every $3 to
RIF. The campaign ends July 13.
“Many families think of reading as eating your
vegetables—good for you but not necessarily a treat. Reading is the best
vacation. It takes you places you never dreamed you would visit, and summer
especially is a time when kids can immerse themselves in the topics they like
best,” said Carol H. Rasco, CEO of Reading Is Fundamental. “Thanks to our
partnership with Macy’s, we are bringing more books to children who need them
most and starting them on a journey to a lifelong love of reading.”
More than 60 percent of parents in the survey said they do
not believe their child loses reading skills over the summer. However, existing
research shows that summer learning loss is a major problem, particularly for
low-income children who can lose up to three months of reading skills because
of limited access to books and learning opportunities while out of school. The
key to helping children maintain and even improve their literacy skills over
the summer is providing access to quality books that they can choose based on
personal interests.
Full survey results are highlighted in an executive summary
by Harris Poll. Key findings include:
• On average, parents say their child spends 17.4 hours/week
watching TV or playing video games, 16.7 hours/week playing outside and only
5.9 hours/week reading.
• Parents who consider reading to be extremely or very
important are twice as likely to have a child who reads every day.
• Children who were involved in a reading program last
summer were up to two times more likely to read every day. Yet, over half of
parents said their child did not participate in a reading program at all last
summer.
• Last summer, children who read because they wanted to were
twice as likely to read than children who read because they had to.
• Despite the proliferation of e-books and digital formats,
83 percent of parents said their child preferred print books for summer
reading, compared to 7 percent preferring tablets and 4 percent preferring
e-readers
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Huntington Beach Library - 30th Anniversary
Celebrating 30
years of Literacy Services
Huntington Beach
Public Library
June 18
We will be celebrating the wonderful
things you do for Literacy Services and the accomplishments of our learners.
Not to mention welcoming in our new board, and celebrating the year 1984 and 30
years of Literacy Services in Huntington Beach! Hope to see you there!
Friday, June 13, 2014
New Library Funding Reduced From $5 million to $3 million
Budget Conferees Trim Budget As Part Of Deal
With Governor - New Library Funding Reduced From $5 million
to $3 million
CLA News From the Capitol: 6.12.2014 by Mike
Dillon & Christina DiCaro [ Full Text ]
Last night the
Legislature’s eight-member Budget Conference Committee convened to make a
series of adjustments to many previously closed Budget items and to take votes
on several outstanding issues. One such item revisited was the new funding,
recently approved, for the California Library Services Act and the state
literacy program.
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When the issue was
reopened last night, the conferees noted that they were disappointed that they
were going to have to make a small reduction to the previous augmentation, and reduced
the CLSA by $2 million.
~ $2 million more
for CLSA (current baseline is $1.8 million)
~ $1 million more
for literacy (current baseline is $2.8 million)
~ $3.25 for the
Governor’s proposal to link all public libraries to a high-speed, broadband
network.
It was a compromise
between the Senate, the Assembly, and the Governor’s office.
The CLA believes that
these final numbers will be sent to the Governor for his signature on June 15. READ Full Text
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Centro Latino for Literacy - Mixer
Leamos, Tacos, y Tequila Literacy Mixer
Centro Latino for Literacy
6.06.2014
WOW!
We
had a great turnout on Wednesday, June 4th at our inaugural Pasadena literacy
mixer – 150 people attended! We celebrated adult literacy, honored Judge
Fernando OlguÃn, and launched our “Let’s Read with Literacy Partners” campaign
(crowdrise.com/letsread).
A
good time was had by all. A special thanks to those that contributed to our
mission of transforming lives through literacy. Shout out to Centro Latino’s
Fund Development & Marketing Committee for bringing this together along
with the talented staff of Centro Latino. Volunteers – thanks for making guests
feel welcome!
Missed
it? See pictures here.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
San Diego Co Library - Tutors Make a Difference! LEARN Literacy
Change a life. Change a community.
Libraries Empower All
to Read Now!
Our mission is to help adults improve reading and writing
skills to achieve their full potential as community members, family members,
workers, and life-long learners; to teach non-English speakers ESL (English as
a Second Language) skills; to tailor services to individual needs, with
confidentiality; to foster understanding and use of public libraries; to
educate communities on the importance of literacy. See Pictures Here !
201 E. Douglas Ave
El Cajon, CA 92020
619.588.3740
Sunday, June 8, 2014
ACTION ALERT: Letters to the Governor Needed to Protect $5 Million Library Funding
Action Alert
Letters to the Governor
Needed to Protect
$5 Million Library Funding in Budget
CLA
News From the Capitol:
6.06.2014 by Mike Dillon & Christina DiCaro [ Full Text ]
The
legislature has until Sunday, June 15th, the constitutional deadline, to send
the Governor the Budget bill.
The
Governor has until July 1 to sign the 2014-15 Budget into law.
He
also has the authority to “blue pencil” (reduce or eliminate) certain
provisions of the Budget.
Please
take a minute today to write a letter to Governor Brown, encouraging him to
support and leave intact the $5 million for Budget items:
6120-211-0001
- $4 million for the California Library Services Act
6120-213-0001
- $1 million for the California Library Literacy program
In
your letters please stress how your libraries are busier than ever, but the
devastating cuts of the past hinder your ability to provide certain
services. With the economy making a
modest recovery, now is the time to invest in communities by returning critical
financial state resources to the public libraries.
Address
your letters to:
The
Honorable Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Governor,
State of California
State
Capitol, First Floor
Sacramento,
CA. 95814
You
may also fax your letters to the Governor’s office: (916) 558-3160
Thank
you for your help. READ Full Text
Saturday, June 7, 2014
San Diego Public Library :: READ/San Diego’s 24th Annual Tutor Conference: June 14, 2014
24th Annual Tutor Conference
June 14, 2014
8 am – 4:30 pm
Joan B. Kroc
Institute for Peace & Justice
University of
San Diego
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Mindy L. Kornhaber
June 9: Early Registration rate of $35
ends June 9, 2014
After June 9, the registration fee is $45.
Join literacy tutors, teachers and literacy professionals
from across California for a day of informative and enjoyable hands-on
workshops. Twenty-eight workshops are scheduled in four strands, with breaks
midway through the strands. A catered luncheon will be served between the
strands and will feature Keynote Speaker Mindy Kornhaber.
Accent Reduction Techniques-Tips for Adult Learners:
Margaret Watkins
Assisting Struggling Readers & Writers (p 1&2):
Kathy St. John
Banish Boredom! Engage-em Activities: Tamarie Tigh
Comparative Approaches to Teaching Phonics (p 1&2):
Elena Mendoza
Critical Thinking Strategies for Your ESL Students:
Karyn Crowe-Ruiz
Effective Lesson Planning: Sue Pon
Evidence Based Reading Strategies Improve
Comprehension (p 1&s): Guillermo Verdin
Reasoning & Rigor from the Beginning (p 1&2):
Jayme Adelson-Goldstein
Tap That App: Susan Vega
The New Ged 2014 (p 1&2): Tom Brewer
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Literacy Jobs: California
Literacy Jobs: California
focus
on increasing literacy skills among low-income youth, primarily elementary
students in public schools.
DEADLINE:
August 20
Reading Partners, Redwood
City
Site Coordinators are placed in
partner schools where they oversee the full-time operations of a Reading
Partners reading center. This includes student assessments, tutoring, and
coordination of an average of 35-80 volunteer tutors
TERM: Aug 14–Jun 15
Budget Conference Committee Approves $5 Million For Public Libraries In Budget
Budget Conference Committee Approves $5 Million For Public Libraries In
Budget
CLA-News From the Capitol:
6.04.2014 by Mike Dillon & Christina DiCaro
[ Full Text ]
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This afternoon, on a unanimous vote of the members, the Budget Conference Committee approved $5 million in new
funding for public libraries, followed by a series of positive comments about
the great work and positive community benefit of public libraries.
~ this funding request was developed by Assemblyman
Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) and supported by a bi-partisan group of
13 of his legislative colleagues, to try to restore some of the major cuts that
the public libraries have endured for the last few years.
~ the A Budget Subcomm on Educ-Fin had approved $10 million for public library
restoration ($8 million for the California Library Services Act
and $2 million for the State adult literacy program)
~ this funding would be in addition to the $1.8 baseline currently for CLSA and the $2.8 million for literacy
~ the S Budget Subcomm-Educ Fin did not approve additional money for CLSA
~ this forced the item into the Budget Conference Committee
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~ the item passed on a unanimous, bi-partisan vote
~ the issue still has a long way
~ discussions with Dept of Finance to prevent Governor from eliminating it
~ there was no discussion of the specific allocation of the $5 million in Comm
~ believe they will allocate $4 million for CLSA; $1 million for
the literacy
Please Thank the legislators who assisted CLA
in this effort:
Budget Conference Committee Members
Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, Chair
Assemblyman Richard Bloom
Assemblyman Jeff Gorell
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber
Senator Mark Leno, Vice Chair
Senator Loni Hancock
Senator Ricardo Lara
Senator Jim Nielsen
And Senate President pro Tempore, Darrell Steinberg
Legislators Who Signed the Budget Request Letter
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (author of the letter)
Assemblyman Luis Alejo
Assemblyman Bill Quirk
Assemblyman Frank Bigelow
Assemblyman Ken Cooley
Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla
Assemblyman Kevin Mullin
Assemblyman Brian Jones
Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian
Assemblyman Brian Maienschein
Assemblyman Chris Holden
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva
Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen
Assemblywoman Marie Waldron
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Newport Beach Library - "Gift of Literacy" Luncheon
Seventh Annual Gift of Literacy
"Gift of Literacy" Luncheon
June 6, 2014
Featured
guest speaker
Best-selling
author
Lisa
See
SOLD
OUT!
This
year, the Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy
annual fundraising luncheon will feature bestselling author Lisa
See. Her books, Snowflower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, Shanghai
Girls and others, have captured the imagination of readers everywhere.
Lisa
See will be debuting her newly released book, China Dolls, at this event. Each
attendee will receive a first edition hardback copy of the book with their
ticket purchase. This special gift is made possible by our sponsor Richard Hearn of the STARCARE Foundation.
The
Literacy Program is very excited to have this acclaimed writer as guest speaker
and hopes you will join the special event. There will be a silent auction,
opportunity drawings, and Ms. See will be signing copies of her book.
For
more information contact: (949) 717-3874 or literacy@newportbeachca.gov.
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