California Literacy - Library Events: May 2009

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Local Events and Conferences: May 2009

April 30 – May 2
California Council on Adult Education Conference
Pasadena CA

April 30 – May 3
Village of Tales Storytelling Festival
Ojai CA

May 1-3
Black Writers on Tour
Los Angeles Convention Center

May 2 & 3
Kid's Magic Mile
Race for Literacy
Balboa Park - San Diego CA

May 4: 5 pm
Viva Monrovia Reads
Doubletree Hotel - Monrovia CA

May 7-8
Health Literacy Conference
Hyatt Regency - Irvine CA

May 9: Noon-4 pm
Raising Readers - First 5 LA
Santa Monica College

California and National Conferences: May 2009

May 1: Noon
Californians and Education - PPIC
Sacramento CA

May 3-5
Adult Learner Institute: Adult Literacy Congress
New Carrollton, MD

May 3-7
International Reading Assn.-North Central
Minneapolis MN

May 8: 9 am
Tulare County Learner-Tutor Conference
Three Rivers CA

May 11-12
ALA Day on the Hill
Washington DC

May 16-17
Bay Area Storytelling Festival
El Sobrante CA

May 16-17
National Black Book Festival
Houston TX

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Covina Library - Literacy Showdown: Fundraiser helps tutoring program

Literacy Showdown: Fundraiser helps tutoring program
SGVTribune: April 19, 2009 by Claudia S. Palma

Answering questions such as "how many sides are in an isosceles triangle" to "what famous sandwich cookie appeared in 1913," teams were eliminated one by one during the Covina Trivia Showdown on April 14.

The Robert's Ringers team were crowned champs by the end of the Covina Public Library's Second Start Literacy Program's eighth annual showdown at Nick's Taste of Texas.

Twelve three-member teams competed for the ultimate prize - a large trophy cup and the winning title.

But the real winners of the night were the students that benefit from the literacy program. Proceeds from the night's event went toward funding the program.

Since 1999, the literacy program, an expansion of the Covina Literacy Council, has provided hours of free one-on-one tutoring, beginning with English-speaking adults and then expanding to programs for children looking to improve their reading and math skills.

For young Jody Iniguez, reading seemed to really bring him a sense of joy.

"The tutor helped me a lot," said the 7-year-old Covina resident.

His parents, German and Erika Iniguez, said they have seen a big difference in their son since beginning the program in June last year.

"He was having trouble spelling, reading consistently, finishing sentences," said German.

"Now with the tutoring, he reads at the top of his class, his spelling has improved a lot and he reads whole books."

The nonprofit program relies on grants, donations and fundraising to offer the free service. The tutors are volunteers, giving their free time to help the students.

For more information on the Second Start Literacy Program, call (626) 858-5553. READ MORE !