March 2 :: Read Across America Celebrations

Read Across America Day :: March 2

Celebrations @ SCLLN Member Libraries

Altadena Library: March 2, 10a-9p

Anaheim Library: Dr. Seuss Storytime @East Anaheim 11a

Carlsbad Library: Read Across America @Dove Library 3:30p

Commerce Library:

Read Across America/Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Celebration

March 2 @Central Library 6p

March 3 @Bandini Library 6p

March 4 @Veterans Library 6p

March 5 @Bristow Library 6p

Downey Library:

Mar 3 Preschool Story Time - Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday 10:30a

Mar 4 Bilingual Story Time - Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday 10:30a

Glendora Library: Dr. Seuss Craft Week: Mar 2 - 7

LAPL:

Mar 1 The Doctor Seuss Show! @Central Library 2p

Mar 2 @Pio Pico-Koreatown Branch 3:30p

Mar 2 @Arroyo Seco 4p

Mar 4 @Vermont Square: Wacky Wednesday! - Dr. Seuss Magic Show 4p

Mar 6 @Pacoima 4p

Orange Co Library: Mar 2 Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! @Irvine Univ Park 3p

Riverside Co Library: Mar 2 Dr. Seuss Day @Grace Mellman Branch

Upland Library: Mar 3 Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! 6:30p

Ventura Co Library: Mar 3 @Avenue Branch 2p-5p

Literacy Jobs - California :: Altadena :: Santa Fe Springs :: Solano Co

Literacy Jobs - California

Literacy Program Manager - FT

Solano County Library

plans, manages, administers implements, and evaluates the Library System’s literacy program

DEADLINE: FEB 27

Literacy Librarian II - FT

Santa Fe Springs City Library

a dynamic leader to run their Literacy Program; help develop the Literacy program plan and be responsible for program performance, including collection development of materials for learners and tutors, recruitment of learners and volunteer tutors, training, maintaining statistics, and oversight for budget and CLLS Grant requirements.

DEADLINE: FEB 18

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Literacy Jobs - California :: Santa Fe Springs :: Altadena :: Santa Barbara

Literacy Jobs - California

Literacy Librarian II - FT

Santa Fe Springs City Library

a dynamic leader to run their Literacy Program; help develop the Literacy program plan and be responsible for program performance, including collection development of materials for learners and tutors, recruitment of learners and volunteer tutors, training, maintaining statistics, and oversight for budget and CLLS Grant requirements.

DEADLINE: February 18

DEADLINE: OPEN

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Literacy Jobs :: California :: Altadena :: Santa Barbara

Literacy Jobs - California

work with the Site Coordinator, after school site staff, school personnel and local community base organizations

DEADLINE: Feb 28

Executive Director

Reading Partners, Sacramento

oversees programs serving 10 elementary schools, leads fundraising efforts, and manages 12-15 organizational staff. The candidate is also responsible for bottom line fiscal accountability and facilitates partnership development for the region.

ALSO: Literacy Intervention Tutors - East Bay, Hayward, Redwood City, Sacramento, San Francisco, South Bay & Sunnyvale

DEADLINE: OPEN

Literacy Clerk

Temporary, Grant Funded

Salinas Library

perform a wide variety of general and clerical duties, including those related to literacy Services

DEADLINE: OPEN

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In Memoriam :: Roberta Lauderdale Plaque Ceremony Altadena Library

Roberta Lauderdale Plaque Ceremony

January 16 :: 1 pm

Bob Lucas Memorial Branch Library and Literacy Center

Roberta J. Lauderdale was an Altadena Library Volunteer from 1991-1996 and worked as Literacy Coordinator of the Bob Lucas Memorial Branch Library and Literacy Center from 1996-2014. She was a champion for literacy and was a community advocate. Sadly, she passed away in September.

Please join us Friday, 1/16/15 for a plaque ceremony in Roberta's honor at 1:00PM at the Bob Lucas Memorial Branch Library and Literacy Center.

National Education and Family Literacy Week: Sep 23- 29

National Education and Family Literacy Week
September 23 - 29

Raises public awareness of adult education and family literacy, assists adult learners in need of literacy services, leverages local resources, and supports increased access to adult education and family literacy programs. Use opportunity to elevate adult education and family literacy nationwide with policymakers, the media, and the community.

#AEFLWeek Twitter Fact Fest

Follow @NCLAdvocacy and #AEFLWeek

Tweet facts about adult education and family literacy. Raise awareness of adult education and family literacy. Share what you are doing to raise awareness and:

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Some SCLLN Facts - watch for more !
Let’s Read, Altadena! was chosen to participate in a pilot project called Fam-Track which developed into the wonderful literacy program Families For Literacy (FFL). The FFL program worked with the entire family to enhance reading, writing and comprehension skills.

Azusa City Library Literacy

Health Literacy Learning is a program of the Azusa City Library, in collaboration with the Azusa Neighborhood Wellness Center and the Azusa Pacific University Department of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). Based on the belief that literacy is not an end in itself, but rather a catalyst to transform lives.
• In one California study, 65% of participants with low reading skills reported they avoid going to the doctor because of difficulties with paperwork; 75% of medical professionals said they were aware of medical errors that were the product of low literacy.

SCLLN Newsletters

SCLLN Member Newsletters

Summer 2013

Highlights from this summer's newsletters. Watch for More !

Altadena - Let's Read

Inspiring History ­ Exciting Future

Looking back through the years the Bob Lucas Branch and Let’s Read, Altadena! have an inspiring history. After being closed for many years the Altadena Library Branch, formerly named the Arroyo Branch, was re­opened in October 1991 with a grand celebration featuring former Lakers player Michael Cooper as the Guest Speaker. Since that grand reopening many wonderful activities and programs have been presented. Credit must be given to the late Winnie Ragsdale for her leadership in getting the Literacy Program started.

Azusa - Literacy Update

Grassroots ESL Growing in Azusa

Question: What do the Azusa City Library, Lee Elementary School, Dalton Elementary School, Neighborhood Homework House, Azusa Hispanic Foursquare Church, Canyon Christian Fellowship and Foothill Family Service have in common?

Answer: They are all partners in Azusa’s new GrassRoots ESL program!

Carlsbad - Learning Connection

Adult Learner Leadership Institute

The Adult Learner Leadership Institute was held on May 3 through 5 at the Cole Library. Fifteen learners attended from 6 Southern California libraries, with six learners from Carlsbad. Participants attended workshops on leadership, networking, and self-esteem. The learners also gained valuable public speaking skills. The learners’ speeches on the final day of the Institute were the highlight of the weekend’s activities. According to one learner, “I now find my-self very confident to speak in front of people due to the Institute. That is why I liked it a lot.”

Altadena Library - Health Literacy at the Library

Health Literacy at the Library
Let’s Read Altadena: Jan/Feb 2013

Ruth Pereira was counting aloud, “veinticinco, veintiséis, veintisiete,..” as she dispensed teaspoon after teaspoon of white sugar into a clear plastic eight ounce cup. Next to her, arranged on top of a piano, were small, medium and large bottles and cups of popular beverages each with an associated clear plastic cup of sugar. Ruth finally stopped counting at thirty three – well beyond the number guessed by the class. Brimming, the cup was set on the piano as a visual for the amount of sugar in a 44oz. Super Big Gulp.

This demonstration was one of many used in the Healthy Eating Lifestyles Program sponsored by Huntington Hospital and hosted by Adult Literacy Services for the Spanish speaking members of our community. The program was presented over five 90minute sessions. READ MORE !

Sponsor & Support 2013 Literacy Conference

2013 SCLLN Literacy Conference

Writer to Writer Challenge

Literacy in Libraries Around California - Read For the Record: October 8

Read For the Record: October 8

Join Jumpstart and read Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Pledge to read today to help us set a world record. Celebrate the joy of reading all over the globe !

Some SCLLN members Reading For the Record:

Bob Lucas Branch Library Read for the Record: Altadena

Read for the Record

WOWmobile: National City

Adult Literacy Awareness Month

Adult Literacy Awareness Month, 1986
Proclamation 5519: August 27, 1986
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation

The incidence of illiteracy and functional illiteracy among the Nation's adult population negatively affects our economy, our social institutions, and our security. It also limits the opportunities open to those who lack basic reading and writing skills. Estimates of the number of illiterate or functionally illiterate Americans range from twenty-three million to over fifty million.

Adult illiteracy has not received the attention it deserves. As Americans come to understand the problem better they will come to grips with it. Illiteracy is not limited to any region of the Nation, nor to any social or ethnic group. We must take this problem seriously and provide the means and the motivation to help those with literacy deficiencies to master the ability to read and write.

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The SCLLN blog will feature our member

library literacy programs throughout September.

ALHAMBRA LIBRARY LITERACY (A.L.L.)

Our mission is to help adults improve their reading and writing skills so that they perceive a positive impact on their lives in such areas as self-esteem, employment, family life, and community involvement.

A.L.L. provides one-to-one basic literacy tutoring by trained volunteers to adults (age 16+) throughout the Alhambra area. A.L.L., through the Alhambra Civic Center Library, has been offering this service since October 1983, when Alhambra joined the California Literacy Campaign.

SERVICES PROVIDED: Families for Literacy - Literacy Tutors
The Literacy Department can be contacted at (626) 570-3281

Altadena Library District: Adult Literacy Let's Read Altadena!

Funded in part by a grant from the California State Library, the Adult Literacy Services program of the Altadena Library District – Let’s Read Altadena – has been serving the residents of Altadena since 1988. For the last 15 years it has been housed at the Bob Lucas Branch Library.

Instruction is provided by volunteer tutors who have completed a 12-hour tutor training course. The services of Let’s Read Altadena are free of charge to any adult. Speakers of other languages are also encouraged to enroll in our program once they have mastered basic spoken English.