30 Under 30 :: 2016 Literacy Champions

30 Under 30 :: 2016 Literacy Champions

Literacy Today: March/April 2016

The September/October 2016 issue of Literacy Today will include ILA's second annual 30 Under 30 list—and you can help determine who gets selected.

Nominations are now open! We are looking for educators making an extraordinary impact in their classrooms and communities, as well as outstanding administrators, authors, librarians, students, nonprofit leaders, politicians, technology experts, volunteers, and advocates who are advancing literacy for all.

Click here to nominate yourself or a fellow literacy leader. (Nominees must not turn 30 before Nov. 1, 2016. Please note all nominations must be received by May 16, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. ET.) We carefully review all nominations, so please be convincing and concise.

The 30 Under 30 list debuted in 2015 to honor rising literacy champions around the globe. See the inaugural class here.

5 Minutes Can Net Libraries $200 Million :: Federal Budget

Five minutes can net libraries $200 million next year

District Dispatch: 3.11.2016 by Kevin Maher

Earlier this week, we asked for your help in defending the more than $200 million in LSTA and other federal library funding from Congressional and Administration cost-cutters.

Time was short then and it’s even shorter now.

Your help is needed to get your Representative and both US Senators to sign “Dear Appropriator” letters supporting LSTA and Innovative Approaches to Literacy grants, among others.  With just a few days left to get as many members of Congress behind those programs as humanly possible, now is the time for you to go to ALA’s Legislative Action Center and help save more than $200 million for communities across the country . . . very likely including yours!

A strong showing on these letters sends a signal to the Appropriations Committees’ to protect LSTA and IAL funding. So far, your work has generated thousands of emails, but frankly, we need many, many more.

Whether you call, email, tweet or all of the above (which would be great), the message to the office staff of your Senators and Representative is simple:

“Hello, I’m a constituent.

Please ask Representative/Senator ________

to sign the LSTA and IAL ‘Dear Appropriator’ letters

circulating for signature!”

Please take five minutes to call, email, or Tweet at your Members of Congress and support library funding for 2017. For more detailed information, read our earlier post on District Dispatch.

Now is the time to contact your Members of Congress’ offices.

Senate letters must be completed by March 14

House letters must be completed by March 18.

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: March 2016

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar: March 2016

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Mar 5 SCLLN Literacy Conference

Mar. 01 Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Santa Fe Springs Library 6:30p

Mar. 02 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Fontana 5p

Mar. 02 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 5:45p

Mar. 03 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Co Torrance Library 7p

Mar. 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego County Library 10a

Mar. 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Lake Arrowhead 10a

Mar. 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino 10a

Mar. 08 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Mar. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Mar. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino Hills 9:30a

Mar. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Yucaipa 10a

Mar. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Adelanto 11a

Mar. 12 Soup & A Good Book FUNdraiser Whittier Area Literacy Council 11:30a

Mar. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 9:30a

Mar. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Ventura Library 5p

Mar. 15 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Hesperia 3p

Mar. 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Hemet Library 9a

Mar. 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p

Mar. 19 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Maria Library 10a

Mar. 21 Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

Mar. 22 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 9:45p

Mar. 29 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 6p

Mar. 29 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation Huntington Beach Library 6:30p

Mar. 31 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Huntington Beach Library 6p

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

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: February 2016

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar: February 2016

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

National African American Read-In

@ncte     #aari16

Feb. 01 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Ventura Co Library 5p

Feb. 03 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Fontana 5p

Feb. 03 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 5:45p

Feb. 04 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation South Bay Literacy, Torrance Library 7p

Feb. 06 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino 10a

Feb. 06 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Rialto 10:30a

Feb. 09 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 6p

Feb. 09 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Feb. 11 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Crestline
Feb. 13 ESL Tutor Training Azusa Library 9a

Feb. 13 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Feb. 13 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Yucaipa 10a

Feb. 13 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Adelanto 11a

Feb. 13 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Crestline 12N

Feb. 13 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 1p

Feb. 18 Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop San Diego Co Library El Cajon 12N

Feb. 18 Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Carlsbad Library 6p

Feb. 22 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 10a

Feb. 22 Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p
Feb. 27 Great Trivia Challenge FUNraiser Glendora Library 5p

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

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: December 2015

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar

December 2015

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Dec. 5 International Volunteer Day

Dec. 2 Literacy Tutor Training = SB Co Library Fontana 5p

Dec. 3 Literacy Tutor Training = Burbank Library 6p
Dec. 3 Literacy Tutor Training = S Bay Literacy @ Torrance Library 7p

Dec. 5 Literacy Tutor Training = SB Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Dec. 7 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/San Diego SDPL 9:45a

Dec. 8 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library 12N

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

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

Dec. 10 Literacy Tutor Training - SB Co Library Big Bear 4p

Dec. 12 Literacy Tutor Training = SB Co Library Lake Arrowhead 10a

Dec. 12 Literacy Tutor Training = SB Co Library Chino 10a

Dec. 15 Literacy Tutor Training - SB Co Hesperia Library 3p

Dec. 17 Literacy Tutor Orientation - Carlsbad Library 6p

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

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar: November 2015

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar

November 2015

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Nov 5:  SCLLN Literacy Pre-Conference @ CLA

Exploring GED vs HiSET + other Options

Successful Environments 4 Adult Learners

Nov. 2 Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 10a

Nov. 3 Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Nov. 4 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Fontana 5p

Nov. 5 SCLLN Literacy Pre-Conference @ CLA Pasadena

Nov. 7 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Nov. 7 Literacy Tutor Training LEARN San Diego Co Library 10a

Nov. 7 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Grand Terrace 10a

Nov. 7 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Adelanto 11a

Nov. 8 Community Feud Literacy FUNraiser Monrovia Library 1p

Nov. 11 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Barstow 11a

Nov. 12 Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p

Nov. 13 Literacy Tutor Orientation Upland Library 3p

Nov. 14 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino Hills 9:30a

Nov. 14 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Lake Arrowhead 10a

Nov. 14 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino 10a

Nov. 14 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Rialto 10:30a

Nov. 14 Literacy Tutor Training Upland Library 9a

Nov. 14 Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 1p

Nov. 16 Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

Nov. 17 Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Hesperia Library 3p

Nov. 18 Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 5:45p
Nov. 18 Literacy Trivia FUNraiser Ventura Co Library 6p

Nov. 19 Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Crestline Library 12N

Nov. 22 Literacy Volunteer Orientation Upland Library 9a

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

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

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar : : September 2015

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar

September 2015

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Library Card Sign-Up Month

Sep. 1 Youth Literacy Tutor Training ~ Santa Fe Springs Library 6p

Sep. 2 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Fontana 5p

Sep. 3 Literacy Tutor Orientation ~ South Bay Literacy, Torrance Library 7p

Sep. 5 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Rialto 10:30a

Sep. 5 Literacy Learner Orientation ~ READ/San Diego Library Logan Heights 5:45p

Sep. 8 Literacy Tutor Orientation ~ Carlsbad Library 12N

Sep. 8 Literacy Tutor Training ~ READ/San Diego Library Linda Vista 6p

Sep. 9 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Barstow 11a

Sep. 10 Annual Celebration of Literacy ~ Newport Beach Library 10a

Sep. 10 Literacy Tutor Training ~ San Diego Co Library El Cajon 12N

Sep. 12 ESL Tutor Training ~ Laubach Literacy, Ventura 9a

Sep. 12 ESL Tutor Training ~ San Gabriel VLC, Pasadena 9a

Sep. 12 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Sep. 12 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Chino Hills 9a

Sep. 12 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Adelanto 11a
Sep. 15 Literacy Tutor Training ~ Commerce Library 5:30p
Sep. 15 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Hesperia 3p

Sep. 17 SCLLN General Meeting @ READ/San Diego Library 9:30a

Sep. 17 Literacy Tutor Orientation ~ Carlsbad Library 6p
Sep. 19 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Lake Arrowhead 10a
Sep. 19 Literacy Tutor Training ~ Whittier Area Literacy Council 9a
Sep. 19 Stories From the Porch ~ Beaumont Library 10a

Sep. 21 Literacy Learner Orientation ~ Newport Beach Library 10a

Sep. 21 Literacy Tutor Orientation ~ Redlands Library 6p

Sep. 24 Literacy Tutor Training ~ Burbank Public Library 6p
Sep. 24 Literacy Tutor Orientation ~ Newport Beach Library 10a

Sep. 24 Literacy Trivia Bee ~ Upland Library 6p

Sep. 26 Walk A Mile for Literacy ~ Hemet Public Library 9a

Sep. 26 Structured Word Inquiry ~ Azusa, Covina, Monrovia @ Glendora Library 9:30a
Sep. 26 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Apple Valley 10a
Sep. 26 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library Highland 10a
Sep. 26 Literacy Tutor Training ~ SB Co Library 29 Palms 10a

Sep. 27 Literacy Learner Orientation ~ READ/San Diego Library Logan Heights 9:45a

Sep. 27 Literacy Volunteer Orientation ~ Upland Library 9a

Sep. 28 Literacy Volunteer Orientation ~ Corona Library 7p

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

California Library Literacy Services Receives Additional Funding for Adult Literacy Programs

California Library Literacy Services
Receives Additional Funding 
for Adult Literacy Programs  

California State Library - Press Release: 7.23.2015

Thanks to an ongoing investment of $2 million by Governor Brown and the Legislature, the State Library is encouraging more libraries to join its successful adult literacy program that provides one-on-one tutoring to Californians who want to improve their reading skills.

Helping persons read better changes lives:

Felicia, 24, struggled her whole life with a learning disability.  Homeless for two years, she sought help from a local public library. She now has a job at a small medical practice and recently passed the driver's license test. “It's made my life so much better - it gave me the push to believe in myself. I can read street signs and restaurant menus. I feel more confident in my job.”

Felicia is just one of the more than 250,000 people the California Library Literacy Services program has helped learn to read and write over the past 30 years. But federal statistics suggest there are still an estimated 4 million Californians with low literacy skills.

“The Governor and the Legislature recognize that improving literacy yields enormous social and economic dividends at very low-cost in taxpayer dollars,” said State Librarian Greg Lucas.

Public libraries can apply now to join the program, which already includes 90 library jurisdictions offering tutoring at 800 locations around the state.

During the recent recession when state funds eventually hit zero, many local libraries still continued their programs. With increased state funding, those programs can be stabilized, more tutoring locations added and the 3,000 person waiting list of Californians eager to read reduced.

Grant applications are due Friday, August 14, 2015.

The additional $2 million in annual funding brings the yearly appropriation for adult literacy services up to $4.82 million.

About California Library Literacy Services:  California Library Literacy Services helps low-literacy adults and their families. Over 20,000 adult learners each year are provided one-on-one or small group instruction by thousands of trained volunteer tutors in public libraries statewide.  Instruction is based on each individual learner's pace and goals. The program targets English speaking adults who struggle with basic reading and writing skills. As a result, these adults are voting for the first time, reading newspapers, reading aloud to their children and securing jobs.

About the State Library: Founded in 1850, the California State Library is the central reference and research library for the Governor’s office, legislature, state employees, and the general public. The State Library administers federal and state grants for programs in historical preservation, library construction, civil liberties education, literacy, volunteering, and broadband connectivity in public libraries.

Send a Thank You Note To

Governor Brown : : Your Assembly Member : : Your State Senator !

Governor Jerry Brown

c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 445-2841

Fax: (916) 558-3160

Find Your Assembly Member or State Senator

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar : : August 2015

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar: August 2015

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Book Lovers Day : : August 9

Aug. 1 LEARN 10th Anniversary & Volunteer Appreciation = San Diego County Library 1p

Aug. 4 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library 12N

Aug. 5 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/OC Library 1p

Aug. 5 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/OC 6p

Aug. 5 Literacy Tutor Training = San Bernardino County Library Fontana 5p

Aug. 5 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/San Diego Logan Heights 5:45p

Aug. 6 Literacy Tutor Orientation - South Bay Literacy Council Torrance Library 7p

Aug. 8 Literacy Tutor Training = San Bernardino Co Library Lake Arrowhead 10a

Aug. 8 Literacy Tutor Training = San Bernardino County Library Chino 10a

Aug. 8 Literacy Tutor Orientation - Placentia Library 1p

Aug. 12 Literacy Tutor Training - San Bernardino County Library Barstow 11a

Aug. 13 Literacy Tutor Orientation - Carlsbad Library 6p

Aug. 15 Literacy Tutor Training = San Bernardino County Library Yucca Valley 9a

Aug. 15 Literacy Tutor Training - San Bernardino Co Library Grand Terrace 10a

Aug. 17 Literacy Tutor Training = READ/San Diego Logan Heights 10a

Aug. 17 Volunteer Orientation - Corona Library 7p

Aug. 20 Literacy Tutor Training - Burbank Library 6p

Aug. 22 ESL Tutor Training = San Diego County Library Poway 9:30a

Aug. 22 Literacy Tutor Training - San Luis Obispo Library 10a

Aug. 22 Literacy Tutor Training - SB Co 29 Palms Library 10a

Aug. 27 Literacy Tutor Training - SB Co Crestline Library 12N

Aug. 27 Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/San Diego Logan Heights 9:45a

Aug. 29 ESL Tutor Workshop = Azusa Library 9a
Aug. 29 Literacy Tutor Training - SB Co Crestline Library 12N

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