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Opportunity Knocking At Beaumont Library: Career Online H.S.

An innovative program allows adults over 19 to earn an accredited high school diploma, a career certificate, and prepare for college.

Patch: 1.29.2018 by Renee Schiavone

Opportunity knocked when Edwin Romero visited his hometown library. As his daughters sat quietly reading, Romero spotted a brochure about 'Career Online High School.'

"I'm 46 years old," Romero thought to himself. "But it's never too late to start."

Ten months later, Romero had earned a scholarship and become the first graduate of the Career Online High School program through the Beaumont Library.

Since graduating in 2017, Romero, a cable company installer, has set his sights on becoming a cybersecurity expert.

The Career Online High School program is also offered across the Inland Empire at branches of the Riverside County Library System and the San Bernardino County Library.

The innovative program allows adults over 19 years of age with a library card to earn an accredited high school diploma, a career certificate, and prepare for college.

Students learn in an online environment available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They're paired with an academic coach and a coordinator at the Beaumont Library.

Students may enroll year-round, scholarships are available, and while students work at their own pace, the program must be completed in 18 months.  READ MORE >>

For other SCLLN libraries offering the Career Online HS program,

check the member list on the SCLLN Blog

Beaumont Library District
Carlsbad City Library
Chula Vista Public Library
Huntington Beach Public Library

Los Angeles Public Library

Newport Beach Public Library
OC Public Libraries
Riverside County Library System

San Diego County Library
San Diego Public Library
Santa Fe Springs City Library
Santa Monica Public Library

Ventura County Library System

Diploma Program at Other California Public Libraries

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Amador County Library

Coalinga-Huron Library District

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County of Los Angeles Public Library

El Dorado County Library

Fresno County Public Library

Hayward Public Library

Inglewood Public Library

Kings County Library

Long Beach Public Library

Marin County Free Library

Mendocino County Library

Napa County Library

Nevada County Library

Oakland Public Library

Porterville Public Library

Redwood City Public Library

Richmond Public Library

Sacramento Public Library

San Bernardino County Library

San Francisco Public Library

San José Public Library

San Mateo County Libraries

Sonoma County Library

Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library

Sunnyvale Public Library

Tulare County Free Library

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Woodland Public Library

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Beaumont Library :: Stories from the Porch-Building a World of Books

Stories from the Porch-Building a World of Books

Patch/Banning-Beaumont: 9.03.2017 by Luren Dickinson

Join Beaumont Library for its 8th annual “Stories from the Porch – Building a World of Books” program from 10 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, September 23, in celebration of International Literacy Day.

The program encourages community leaders, community members, literacy volunteers, library staff and/or adult learners to read their favorite children’s book from the “front porch” of the library. Readers may bring their own book or read one we supply, or tell a story, read a poem, sing, dance, or play an instrument. 

The program will draw attention to the problem of low literacy and illiteracy among adults (1 in 5 adults in the United States has low literacy skills). This means they are unable to complete job applications, read notes home from school, or administer medication properly.  READ MORE @

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Library Literacy Programs Consultant

California State Library CLLS

Develops, implements, and monitors complex statewide library literacy grant programs

DEADLINE:  FEB 27

Storyteller – Early Literacy Outreach, Library Assistant

Beaumont Library

Delivers outreach services to childcare providers and drive the Ready to Read van.

DEADLINE: MAR 1

Adult Literacy Coordinator - PT

Los Angeles Public Library

Recruit, interview, train, and mentor volunteer tutors and teachers in adult literacy methods.

DEADLINE: MAR 6

Literacy Program Coordinator - FT

San Mateo Library

plans, implements, coordinates and evaluates the Library's adult literary programs as well as programs for adults who speak little or no English

DEADLINE:  MAR 6

Volunteer & Literacy Center Coordinator - FT

Camarillo Library Library Systems & Services, LLC (LS&S)

oversees and administrates the Library Volunteer Program, including those working with adult learners in the well-established Literacy Center.

DEADLINE:  MAR 8

Literacy Coordinator-Library Assistant – PT

Lincoln Library

develop, execute, and manage the new Adult and Family Literacy Programs, funded through the California Library Literacy Services program

DEADLINE:  MAR 10

Project Coordinator, Adult Literacy

XPRIZE, Culver City

ensure the successful, smooth, and timely execution of competition and field operations for the Adult Literacy XPRIZE by monitoring and controlling project plans, schedules, budget, quality, and scope.

DEADLINE: OPEN

Extra Help, Bilingual Spanish Library Associate: Adult and Family Literacy Coordinator – PT

Yolo Reads - Yolo County Library

volunteer intake and management, contact and resource for tutors and learners, curriculum development and literacy assessments, trainings, orientations, marketing and publicity, and grant management including data analysis and recording, budget spending, statistics, and demographics.

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Adult Literacy Coordinator - PT

Los Angeles Public Library

Recruit, interview, train, and mentor volunteer tutors and teachers in adult literacy methods.

DEADLINE: MAR 6

Project Coordinator, Adult Literacy

XPRIZE, Culver City

ensure the successful, smooth, and timely execution of competition and field operations for the Adult Literacy XPRIZE by monitoring and controlling project plans, schedules, budget, quality, and scope.

DEADLINE: OPEN

Volunteer & Literacy Center Coordinator - FT

Camarillo Library Library Systems & Services, LLC (LS&S)

oversees and administrates the Library Volunteer Program, including those working with adult learners in the well-established Literacy Center.

DEADLINE: FEB 17

Storyteller – Early Literacy Outreach, Library Assistant

Beaumont Library

Delivers outreach services to childcare providers and drive the Ready to Read van.

DEADLINE: MAR 1

Extra Help, Bilingual Spanish Library Associate: Adult and Family Literacy Coordinator – PT

Yolo Reads - Yolo County Library

volunteer intake and management, contact and resource for tutors and learners, curriculum development and literacy assessments, trainings, orientations, marketing and publicity, and grant management including data analysis and recording, budget spending, statistics, and demographics.

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Volunteer & Literacy Center Coordinator - FT

Camarillo Library Library Systems & Services, LLC (LS&S)

oversees and administrates the Library Volunteer Program, including those working with adult learners in the well-established Literacy Center.

DEADLINE: FEB 17

Library Literacy Program Coordinator - PT

Orange Public Library

Come lead the startup of the Orange Public Library's Literacy Program

DEADLINE:  FEB 27

Storyteller – Early Literacy Outreach, Library Assistant

Beaumont Library

Delivers outreach services to childcare providers and drive the Ready to Read van

DEADLINE: MAR 1

Extra Help, Bilingual Spanish Library Associate: Adult and Family Literacy Coordinator – PT

Yolo Reads - Yolo County Library

volunteer intake and management, contact and resource for tutors and learners, curriculum development and literacy assessments, trainings, orientations, marketing and publicity, and grant management including data analysis and recording, budget spending, statistics, and demographics

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Storyteller – Early Literacy Outreach, Library Assistant

Beaumont Library

Delivers outreach services to childcare providers and drive the Ready to Read van.

DEADLINE: MAR 1

Extra Help, Bilingual Spanish Library Associate: Adult and Family Literacy Coordinator – PT

Yolo Reads - Yolo County Library

volunteer intake and management, contact and resource for tutors and learners, curriculum development and literacy assessments, trainings, orientations, marketing and publicity, and grant management including data analysis and recording, budget spending, statistics, and demographics.

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Community Library Specialist - PT

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West Marin Literacy Program

ESL classes and one-on-one tutoring to English language learners throughout West Marin County.

DEADLINE:  May 16

Literacy Services Coordinator (Hourly) – PT

Glendale Library – Arts - Culture

performs duties that routinely draw upon and require specialized knowledge, experience and skills and abilities related to literacy programming. 

DEADLINE:  OPEN

Early Literacy Outreach Librarian - FT

Beaumont Library District

driving a van for outreach delivery of library service to child-care providers, programming for the target audience and collection development for the children's collections and the outreach Ready to Read Van.

DEADLINE:  OPEN

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Literacy Services Coordinator (Hourly) – PT

Glendale Library – Arts - Culture

performs duties that routinely draw upon and require specialized knowledge, experience and skills and abilities related to literacy programming. 

DEADLINE:  OPEN

Early Literacy Outreach Librarian - FT

Beaumont Library District

driving a van for outreach delivery of library service to child-care providers, programming for the target audience and collection development for the children's collections and the outreach Ready to Read Van.

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Beaumont Library - Locals Compete in SCLLN "Writer To Writer" Challenge

Locals compete in Southern California Libraries “Writer to Writer” contest

Record Gazette: 3.21.2014 by Julie Farren

Beaumont residents Blanca Flores and Amatul Mohiuddin are very proud of being first runners-up in the Southern California Libraries “Writer to Writer’’ contest.

Both women are in the Adult Literacy Program at the Beaumont Library and are being individually tutored on their writing and reading skills.

They entered the contest in December 2013 under the guidance of Lucy Sims, adult literacy program manager at the Beaumont Library.

Flores, 45, and Mohiuddin, who did not want her age disclosed, were among 47 entrants in the contest, which featured Southern California residents.

They learned in February that they were winners. Flores and Mohiuddin attended the main event with Sims on March 8 in Buena Park.

The categories include: Emerging, Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Writers.

Flores, from Mexico, has been in the Adult Literacy program for five years, Mohiuddin, from India, for three years.

This is Flores’ second year entering the contest, but the first for Mohiuddin.

Flores chose to write an essay on the book “Skinny,’’ which addresses the issue of weight and teen-age girls. In her essay, Flores spoke about trying to understand her daughter’s feelings about her weight.

“You have to be touched by the book before you write about it,” said Flores, runner- up in the Advanced Writers category. Flores is married with two children, ages 10 and 9. She moved to the United States in 1996.

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Mohiuddin, runner up in the Beginners category, wrote an essay based on the book, “A Thousand Splendid Suns,’’ which tells the story of three Afghanistan women – Miriam, Laila and Aziza, who are in different stages of their lives. But what they have in common is not enough freedom or a lot of education.

Reading about these women opened up Mohiuddin’s eyes about living in America. Mohiuddin, who is married and has three children ages 12, 9, and 6, moved to the United States in 1995.  READ MORE !

SCLLN 2013 Writer to Writer Challenge Awards: March 8

Southern California Library Literacy Network - SCLLN

Writer to Writer Challenge - 2013

The Southern California Library Literacy Network is excited to announce the winners and runners-up for the 2013 Writer to Writer Challenge! We received a large response—45 entries—and the quality of the letters was amazing! We are so proud of all of the learners who wrote letters. We are grateful to the coordinators and learner judging panels at Huntington Beach Public Library, National City Public Library, Newport Beach Central Public Library, and Carlsbad City Library for donating their time to judge the letters.

Please join us at the Southern California Library Literacy Network Literacy Conference at the Holiday Inn, Buena Park, on Saturday, March 8, where the winners will be recognized during the lunch program. The winners and runners-up will each receive a cash prize and a certificate, and may attend the conference at our expense but they must pre-register.  All letter writers will receive a certificate of participation.

Congratulations to everyone who entered the 2013 Writer to Writer Challenge!

Emerging Category

Winner

Celso L, Carlsbad City Library

“Heaven is for Real,” by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent

Runners-Up

Robert P, Carlsbad City Library, “Harvests of Joy,” by Robert Mondavi

Stephanie R, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, “Sable,” by Karen Hesse

Beginning Category

Winner

Maribel G, Huntington Beach Public Library

“The Three Little Pigs,” by Mercé Escardó

Runners-Up

Amatul M, Beaumont Public Library, “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” by Khaled Hosseini

Marnalee L, Newport Beach Public Library, “Beautiful Boy,” by David Sheff

Intermediate Category

Winner

Alejandrina R, Carlsbad City Library

“The Lemon Orchard,” by Luanne Rice

Runners-Up

Dominique C, Carlsbad City Library, “It’s Your Time,” by Joel Osteen

Selina K, Newport Beach Public Library, “The Wedding,” by Nicolas Sparks

Advanced Category

Winner

Hermond J, Carlsbad City Library

“Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?” by Reginald F. Lewis, Blair S. Walker, and Richard Parsons

Runners-Up

Blanca F, Beaumont Public Library, “Skinny,” by Donna Cooner

Teruyo M, Newport Beach Public Library, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee

Carrie Scott and Tiera Garfield

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