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Saturday, September 5, 2020
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Literacy Library Jobs @ Santa Monica
Literacy Library
Jobs – California
Assist the Librarian III in the operation
of the Library Literacy Programs
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Santa Monica Library ◯ We Were Santa Monica ◯ Laid Off Librarians
We Were Santa Monica Laid Off Librarians
SM
Daily Press: 6.24 .2020 by Laid Off Librarians
Dear Santa Monica,
We are the LOLS (Laid Off Librarians of
Santa Monica). We were your colleagues and friends. We spent more of our time
together with you than with most of our families. We think it’s crazy that
we’re parting ways without having an opportunity to advocate for ourselves and
our jobs, so for our last act we’d like to remind you who you’ve lost.
I never imagined my time here would end this way, laid off with
a third of my colleagues in the middle of a global pandemic and recession. I’m angry that the City would treat longtime
employees so brutally. I’m disappointed
that they tossed their liberal values out the window as soon as money was on
the line. Jeff Kaplan
Delia Galan
I designed and hosted 18 adult/community
programs, some of which you may have attended. These included the Race Relay
discussion during Santa Monica Reads last year; Empowerment Self-Defense, The
Biggest Little Farm movie screening and discussion, and a soup-making class
with The Gourmandise School. I also hosted 20 Spanish story times at Fairview
Branch.
Simran Khalsa
I’ve assisted in classes SMPL offered on
newer technologies like Raspberry Pi and 3D printing. For the past several
years I’ve also specialized in assisting nonprofits with Candid’s Foundation
Center Online Professional database.
For the past year I have participated in
an experimental new model for how the library deploys and schedules its
workforce, and my experience and feedback will directly impact the changes you
are about to see in the library’s future services.
Barbara Fleeman
I’ve had the privilege of working at SMPL
since 2010 as both a Reference and Public Services Librarian.
I’ve helped shape our top-notch
collections, drafted the Library’s homeless services plan, started the SMPL
newsletter and engaged the community via social media.
Hanako Moondance
From involvement in the How-To, Arts
& Literacy, and Fierce Friday teen book festivals to a multitude of story
times – in English, in Spanish, in the Community Garden.
Ingha Chopra
Since 2014, I’ve had the honor to serve
my local neighborhood and community as the Youth Services Librarian at SMPL’s
Montana Branch.
I’d serve as an ambassador for SMPL by
doing outreach visits to Franklin and Roosevelt elementary schools to promote
SMPL’s Summer Reading Program.
Vanessa Alvarado
had the opportunity to work on other
projects and develop programs, like LEARN, our after-school program offering
reading and homework help from amazing volunteers. The many festivals and
events held in the adjacent Virginia Avenue Park – like the Fall Festival, Arts
& Literacy, Greens Festival, and the annual Dia de los Muertos celebration.
Julia Rose
I’ve worked at Santa Monica Public
Library for over five years. In that time, I’ve led countless youth programs –
so many of which I am incredibly proud.
Jeff Kaplan
I’ve proudly served the City of Santa
Monica as a Reference Librarian. I’ve taught hundreds of free computer classes.
I was part of a dream team of coworkers that grew the library’s social media
presence from nothing to over 13,000 followers on Facebook and nearly 6,000 on
Twitter.
Myleen DeJesus
My name is Myleen and I have spent nearly
one-third of my life as a Youth Services Librarian for SMPL.
Training the SMPL Tech Teens volunteers,
and coordinating large events like the annual teen book festival Fierce Friday
and the Summer Reading Program. I led Family Game Nights and LEGO programs. I
was the librarian who brought Instagram to SMPL.
Christa Muscatine
I’ve been a Youth Services Librarian at
SMPL since 2008.
Examples of these would be the yearly
Harvest Festivals, Stuffed Animal Sleepovers, Star Wars Day programs and Christmas
Gingerbread House decorating programs.
Debbie Glasser
I had many duties, and ran a variety of
programs, but one that I felt had a particularly powerful community impact is
the L.E.A.R.N (Learn, Excel, And Read Now) program, which offers free reading
and homework help. READ
MORE ➤➤
Monday, May 11, 2020
Santa Monica Library ◯ To Lose Dozens Of Employees Under Proposed Budget Cuts ◯ SM Daily Press
Santa Monica Public Library To Lose Dozens
Of Employees Under Proposed Budget Cuts
SM
Daily Press: 5.08.2020 by Madeleine Pauker
The Santa
Monica Public Library is facing a 40% reduction in funding as the city of
Santa Monica makes deep cuts to avoid a budget deficit brought on by the
coronavirus recession.
If City Council approves a $5.5 million
reduction in its $13 million budget, the library will eliminate 26.5 full-time
positions and lay off 80 as-needed pages, said Patty Wong, director of library
services. Forty-seven remaining employees will circulate between three
locations that will reopen, working to maintain safe access to books and
computers and facilitating programs online and in-person.
“It’s scary, intimating, difficult and
sad, but at same time something we’re committed to doing because we have this
incredible economic stressor ahead of us,” Wong said. “We have the
responsibility to the public to provide the best service we can regardless of
what the circumstances are.”
The library closed its five locations in
March to slow the spread of coronavirus. The Fairview and Ocean Park branches
will remain closed for the foreseeable future, and the system’s three most
popular locations — the Main Library and the Montana and Pico branches — will
reopen on limited schedules when stay-at-home orders are relaxed.
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Wong said even with a smaller budget and
staff, the library sees itself as a key part of the local recovery effort.
With a rising number of adults out of
work, Wong said the library will double down on workforce development programs,
including skill building, reading and digital literacy, and jobs matching
programs.
She said maintaining services to youth
and families will be difficult with more than 80% of youth-serving librarians
laid off, but added that the library has a large catalogue of virtual
children’s books, has been experimenting with online children’s programs and
plans to continue free youth tutoring programs when branches reopen. READ
MORE ➤➤
Readability Consensus
Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 14
Reading
Level: difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 21-22 yrs. Old
(college level)
Friday, March 27, 2020
Santa Monica Library ◯ Mariana Boliarova, Adult Learner in LEAF Program ◯ Won SCLLN "Writer to Writer"
Mariana Boliarova, Adult Learner in LEAF
Program, Won Southern California Library Literacy Network's "Writer to
Writer"
Santa
Monica Public Library: 3.26.2020
Mariana Boliarova, an adult learner in
the Library's LEAF (Literacy Education for Adults & Families) program, won
the Southern California Library Literacy Network's "Writer to Writer"
contest with this letter to Sandra Cisneros. She shared her accomplishment with
acclaimed author Cisneros and received this heartfelt response. Congrats to
Mariana and her tutor Jialing Wang!
SCLLN Writer to Writer Awards ◯ 2019
Intermediate Category:
Winner
Mariana D
Santa Monica Public Library
The
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Runners-Up
German N
Kindred
by Octavia Butler
Tanya J
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Santa Monica Library :: Tutoring for All Ages at the Library
Tutoring
for All Ages at the Library
Santa
Monica Library Newsletter:
December 2018
Need help with homework, reading and writing, or online skills? The Library
offers free tutoring for all ages.
Adult Literacy Tutors
Volunteer literacy tutors work one-on-one with adult learners in a library setting.
Call
(310) 458-8603.
Walk-In Tutoring for Adults
Tuesdays, Dec 4 & 11, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Main Library
Tutors provide help with basic reading and writing skills, using the Internet, filling out online forms, using email, resume writing, and job searches.
L.E.A.R.N.: Learn, Excel, Achieve and Read Now
One-on-one access to volunteers available to help students with homework assignments and reading comprehension.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 3:30 – 6:00 pm
Grades 1-8 / Main Library
(No L.E.A.R.N on 12/24, 12/26, and 12/31.)
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30 – 7:00 pm
Grades 1-8 / Pico Branch
Bilingual volunteers available.
(No L.E.A.R.N. on 12/18, 12/20, 12/25 and 12/27.)
Brainfuse HelpNow Online Tutoring
Students grades 3-12 or in introductory college courses, connect to a free tutor online and get help with your homework immediately! Available seven days a week from 1:00 to 10:00 pm PST with your library card.
Cursive Kids Club
Tue, Dec 11, 3:30 pm / Montana Ave Branch
Grades 2-5
Practice the art of writing in cursive using different materials. [60 min.]
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Santa Monica Library :: Walk In Tutoring :: Tuesdays 1 pm-3 pm
Walk-In Tutoring
Santa
Monica Library: November
Calendar
Basic
Reading – Writing – Online Skills
Tuesdays:
Nov 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Main Library: Community
Meeting Room or Computer Classroom
Tutors provide help with basic reading
and writing skills, using the Internet, filling out online forms, using email,
resume writing, and job searches.
For
more information, call (310) 458-8603
Monday, May 14, 2018
Santa Monica Library :: Congrats to LEAF Program Participants :: Writer to Writer
Congrats to LEAF Program Participants
The Library:
May 2018
On April 14, two of the Library’s adult literacy learners were presented awards for their Writer to Writer submissions at the Southern California Library Literacy Network Conference.
Bella
Grib and Mohammad Mousavi were honored for the letters they wrote to authors
whose books inspired them.
A
big congratulations to them and their tutors, Glenna Dumey and Laura Buhl!
Beginning
Category
Runner-Up
Mohammad
Mousavi, Santa
Monica Public Library
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman!, Richard P. Feyman
Advanced
Category
Runner-Up
Anonymous,
Santa
Monica Public Library
Unlimited Power, Anthony Robbins
Friday, May 11, 2018
Learning Spanish First :: California Libraries Pilot Unique Literacy Program - Cathay Reta : American Libraries
Learning Spanish First
California libraries pilot unique literacy program
American Libraries: 5.01.2018 by Cathay Reta
At
age 7, Efren Sanchez got separated from his mother in the crowd at a Mexico
City festival and wound up living on the streets. He never went to school or
learned to read. In his early 30s he moved to the US. Now, at age 52, Sanchez
has learned to read and write in Spanish. He was one of the first adults to
enroll in the Leamos course at the Louis Robidoux branch of the Riverside County (Calif.) Library System.
Leamos is a licensed online course geared
to adult learners. Typically, learners need assistance logging into the course
but, with practice using the mouse, they soon become adept using it alone. A
virtual instructor takes them through 46 lessons to learn how to read and write
basic Spanish. Some libraries set class times in their computer labs, some
provide volunteer tutors to work with learners, and others involve library
staff to provide needed support. Learners can also study at home or anywhere
that has internet access after becoming comfortable with the course.
Leamos @ the Library was developed with two goals: to
teach basic literacy skills to Spanish speakers, and to explore its
effectiveness as a tool to reach nonlibrary users. The results? We reached 117
adult learners, more than half of whom (66 individuals) got their first library
card when they enrolled in the program. Many became regular patrons and began
to use other library services, as we had hoped. For example, since Santa Monica Public Library patron Maria
C. (last name withheld) learned to read, she can hardly put a book down. When
her brother-in-law asked, “What happened to your house? It’s not as clean as it
used to be,” she replied, “Oh, now I’m reading!” In the summer of 2017, she
read 20 books and received a Summer Reading Program certificate of completion.
While
success stories like these have been repeated across the state, they have not
come easily, and they have not happened in every community. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Santa Monica Library :: Arts & Literacy Festival :: April 28
Arts & Literacy Festival
Santa Monica Library – Pico Branch
April 28 ::10 am
Join us to discover local arts, literacy
resources,
and enjoy a
day of fun activities and performances
Adult
Literacy Volunteer
Volunteer literacy tutors work one-on-one with adult learners in a library setting. Training hours and a minimum six month commitment are required. Tutors meet with learners once or twice per week for 1 to 2 hour sessions.
Volunteer literacy tutors work one-on-one with adult learners in a library setting. Training hours and a minimum six month commitment are required. Tutors meet with learners once or twice per week for 1 to 2 hour sessions.
For more
information, call (310) 458-2201 x2791
Monday, April 9, 2018
Santa Monica Library :: Adult Literacy Luncheon :: Keynote - State Librarian Greg Lucas
State
Librarian Greg Lucas will be visiting Santa Monica Public Library on March 12
Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library Board, Report: February 2018
The
Library will hold a lunch honoring the work of adult learners and literacy
coaches in our LEAF
program from 1-3.
Greg Lucas will
be the keynote speaker. Greg will also be spending time meeting with staff and
related individuals interested, going to or recent graduates of library school
programs in the afternoon. The Library Board, Friends of the Santa
Monica Public Library and the Library Foundation
will host an evening event at the Main Library to feature Greg Lucas and “The
State of California Libraries” followed by a reception.
Tutor
an adult learner 1-2 times each week for 1.5-2 hour sessions at a Santa Monica Library
location. We are now accepting
applications for our Summer 2018 training.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Newport Beach Library :: America Star Library
National Ranking: Newport Library is
a ‘Star’
Newport Beach Indy: 12.08.2017
The
Newport Beach Public Library was recently
named as a “Star Library” in a national ranking,
authorities announced this week.
Board
of Library trustees announced Thursday that the city library earned the honor
in a list compiled by the Library Journal, in its tenth edition of the Library
Journal of Public Library Service.
This
year, 7,409 U.S. public libraries were scored on the LJ Index of Public Library
Service, explained NBPL Marketing Specialist Katherine Mielke in the press
release.
They
compared five areas: Total circulation, library visits, program attendance,
public access computer use, and circulation of electronic materials.
Of
the 259 named as America’s Star Libraries, thirteen are in California with just
four in Southern California. Newport Beach Public Library is the highest
scoring library in Orange County. This is the fifth year in a row, and ninth
time in ten years, that NBPL has been named a Star Library, according to
Mielke. READ MORE >>
Other
SCLLN “2017 Star” Libraries
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Santa Monica Library :: Establishes Adult Literacy Program
Santa Monica Public Library Establishes Adult
Literacy Program
City of Santa Monica NEWS: 5.03.2017
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310-458-8600
|
Santa Monica Public
Library is now offering
adult literacy services to the Santa Monica community. Part of the Library’s LEAF (Literacy
Education for Adults & Families) initiative, the program offers free
one-on-one tutoring for adult learners.
Volunteer literacy coaches are matched with adult learners for
personalized tutoring sessions at Santa Monica Public Library locations. Additionally, the Library will offer open lab
sessions for adult learners wanting help with reading, writing, and using a
computer.
The Library’s adult literacy program focuses on adult learners meeting
their personal reading and writing goals, such as completing a job application,
reading to their children or grandchildren, learning to use email, writing
checks and paying bills, or obtaining a driver’s license. Volunteer literacy coach and adult learner
pairs meet regularly at Santa Monica Public Library locations, which provide
spaces conducive to learning, as well as computers and literacy materials. Adult literacy coaches must be 18 years of age
or older, have an interest in building a learning relationship with another
adult, be able to meet once or twice per week for one- to two-hour tutoring
sessions, and be willing to make a six-month commitment to the program. Adult learners receive free and confidential
assistance with learning at their own pace.
They set personal reading and writing goals and receive one-on-one support
from a literacy coach, at least once per week, at their convenience.
In 2016, Santa Monica Public Library was awarded a California Library Services grant from the California State Library in order to
establish an adult literacy program. READ MORE @
Thursday, March 9, 2017
In Memoriam :: Jamie Watson :: 1948-2017 :: Literacy Coordinator, Santa Monica Library
Jamie Watson, 1948-2017: Civic
volunteer, planning commissioner loved Torrance history
A
city resident for 54 years, Watson is believed to have died of natural causes
at her house on Arlington Avenue in Old Torrance, authorities said.
Watson,
the stepdaughter of the city’s first full-time municipal attorney, Stanley
Remelmeyer, had served on a trio of volunteer commissions in the last two
decades, including the Library and Environmental Quality commissions.
She
was a former librarian with the Santa Monica Public Library system for 24 years
before retiring in 2008.
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Celia
Carroll, who worked with Watson at the Ocean Park Branch, remembered Watson as
possessing a “well-furnished mind.”
“She
excelled at library programming, beginning with her oversight of ‘Tuesdays with
Books,’ one of the most successful book discussions in LA County,” Carroll said
in an email. “As literacy coordinator, she was dedicated to
drawing participants, both as tutors and students. At Ocean Park Branch, she
created the most interesting programs out of local history, global personalities,
and scholars. People flocked to her presentations.” READ MORE @
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Literacy Library Jobs :: Santa Monica
Literacy Library Jobs
– California
Assist the Librarian
III in the operation of the Library Literacy Programs. Performs complex project
support duties, including compiling and evaluating data, processing billing and
grant reports, tracking project status, and coordinating literacy coach trainings
and recruitment.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Literacy :: #HispanicHeritageMonth | @laplenespanol | @LACountyLibrary | @SantaMonicaLibr | @camarillolib | @UplandLibrary | @librarycongress | @RWTnow
Tweet – Tweeter – Tweetest
Superlatives from SCLLN
¡Celebra el Mes
de la Herencia Latina con nosotros!
Celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month!
Join us for
special events, art activities, & more:
@LACountyLibrary Sep 15
with Storytime
Amigos!
Wednesdays from
9/14 - 10/12 at 3pm in the Pirate Ship!
@camarillolib Sep 12
Today marks the
beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, a time where we
celebrate the many contributions Hispanics...
@UplandLibrary Sep 15
Here's a site full of resources for #HispanicHeritageMonth
Sept 15-Oct 15
Celebrate the culture, art, and achievements
of Hispanic people,
Sep 15-Oct 15: http://bit.ly/S7RZ4f
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