Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Newport Beach Library - Annual Celebration of Literacy


Annual Celebration of Literacy

September 4, 2008 at 10:00 am
Newport Beach Central Library
1000 Avocado Ave
Newport Beach, CA

To celebrate International Literacy Day - September 8

A celebration of our learners, tutors and volunteers and
the presentation of the Rochelle Hoffman Memorial Award.

Refreshments to be served.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

SCLLN Tutor Workshop Calendar: September 2008

Southern California Library Literacy Network
Tutor Workshops & Fundraisers: Sep 2008
- visit SCLLN Calendar for more info -

Sep 2 - 6:30 pm
Tutor Orientation
Pasadena Public Library
La Pintoresca Branch - 1355 N Raymond


Sep 3 - 5:30 pm
Tutor Training

Newport Beach Public Library
Central Library - 1000 Avacado

Sep 3 - 6 pm
Tutor Orientation
READ/Orange County
Fullerton Library

Sep 3 - 6:30 pm
Tutor Workshop
Corona Public Library - 650 S Main

Sep 4 - 10 am

Annual Celebration of Literacy
Newport Beach Public Library - 1000 Avacado

Sep 4 - 6 pm
Tutor Training

Burbank Public Library - 110 N Glenoaks

Sep 6 - 10 am

Tutor Training
San Diego County Library
Vista Branch

Sep 6 - 12 pm
Family Picnic-Appreciation Day
READ/Orange County

Sep 6 - 1 pm
Spelling Bee Fundraiser
Santa Maria City Library
Souza Center - 708 S Miller


Sep 8 - 10 am
Tutor Training

READ/San Diego
Benjamin Branch Library- 5188 Zion Ave
San Diego CA

Sep 9 - 6 pm
Tutor Workshop
READ/Orange County
Costa Mesa Library

Sep 13 - 9:30 am
Grand Reopening

Rancho Cucamonga Archibald Library
7368 Archibald Avenue

Sep 13 - 10 am
Tutor Workshop
Palmdale City Library
Larry Chimbole Cultural Center
38350 Sierra Hwy - Palmdale CA

Sep 13 - 6:30 pm
Chocolate Suite
Fundraiser
San Luis Obispo City-County Library
Cass Winery

Sep 17 - 9:30 am
Outreach & Retention of Adult Learners
Escondido Public Library - 239 S. Kalmia St


Sep 17 - 6:30 pm
Youth Literacy Orientation

Oceanside Public Library
Mission Branch Library - 3861 Mission Ave

Sep 20 - TBA
Tutor Training
San Luis Obispo City-County Library
1264 Higuera Street, Suite #102

Sep 20 -9 am
Walk A Mile for Literacy
Hemet Public Library Adult Literacy Services
315 E Latham


Sep 23 - 5:30 pm
Tutor Training
San Diego County Library
El Cajon Branch


Sep 26 - 5:30 pm
Scrabble Fundraiser
Santa Barbara Public Library
Faulkner Gallery - 40 E Anapamu
Santa Barbara CA



Monday, August 25, 2008

News for You - Online


News for You provides adult ESL students and struggling readers with news that is easy to read and understand. These engaging, timely stories will help students build language, reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, listening, and speaking skills, and more !

With the online version, students can:
~ Read and listen to the front -page stories

~ Listen sentence-by-sentence or listen to the full story
~ Listen sentence-by-sentence as many times as they need
~ Go back to a story archive for review and more practice
~ Archive begins: June 2008

Published by New Readers Press, a publishing division of ProLiteracy