Save Our Libraries - Advocate ! ! !

Jeff Ackerman: Rescuing the written word
The Union: February 2, 2010

There should never have been a doubt. Time and time again ... just when I think you've been tapped out ... you deliver.

Knowing that, I was still blown away Thursday when the mailman dropped off a very large stack of envelopes filled with donations to our Save Our Libraries campaign we launched just 24 hours earlier.

Based on the letters and phone calls and comments we've gotten as the county continues to consider contracting our library operations to a private company, we got a pretty good sense that most of you were very passionately opposed to that notion.

As we've discussed, our libraries are facing some serious financial trouble and the county has been working feverishly to produce ways to keep the five branches open.

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Why special treatment for the libraries? Why should The Union choose to help rescue the libraries when all around there are needs just as significant as keeping our libraries open?

Literacy. We have a vested interest in reading. We have a vested interest in the printed word.

Ours is an emotional connection. It's a natural one. The Doris Foley Library, for example, houses copies of The Union dating back to 1864 ... more than 145 years' worth.

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Our plan is to sustain this library effort. By the end of the week we'll provide an update of the total, complete with a personal thanks to all of you who made donations. I can't tell you how much they meant to me and to our libraries.

And for those who still wish to participate, but missed last week's envelope, donations may be sent to: Save Our Libraries, c/o The Union at 464 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, 95945. READ MORE !

. . . from literacyspace blog:

URGENT MESSAGE FOR LIBRARY ADVOCATES

ALA reports that Congressional offices hear from teachers, police and firefighters every day and almost nothing from the library community.

Libraries are as essential as schools and public safety.
Libraries help the economy by helping people find jobs.
Library jobs are being cut now.
Libraries are not included in the Jobs for Main Street Act.

Library Advocates and Librarians must be as vocal as other public employees. The reason they are getting funding in this piece of legislation is because they call their congressional offices more often and in higher numbers than the library community.

2010 SCLLN Literacy Conference

SCLLN Tutor Learner Literacy Conference

February 27, 2010

Buena Park Holiday Inn

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

“Critiquing to Encourage”Patricia McFall, Author of Night Butterfly, former Professor of Fiction Writing at CSUF, Private Editor/Instructor
Show you how to develop and improve learner writings without destroying their enthusiasm. She will also give you tips on pitfalls learners fall into when they begin writing.

“Creative Writing for Adult Learners”Shenikka Barnes, Learner Coordinator, READ/Orange County
Shows Adult Learners how to get their creative juices flowing using poetry, single words, objects, etc.
LEARNER Strand

“HELP! I have to take a test!”Carol Chapman, Literacy Coordinator, Ventura County
Advanced study skill systems designed to increase and integrate your learners’ skills with comprehension, note taking, and listening.
25th Anniversary Commemorative Celebration Luncheon

Early Bird Registration: Feb 15, 2010
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Win A Free Admission – see Q below

$ 35.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 10.00: Adult Learners
$ 50.00: Non-Members
Luncheon Commemorative Only: $35.00

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Escondido Library - Guys Read, and Like it, in Middle School Literacy Program

Guys Read, and Like it, in Middle School Literacy Program
NCTimes: January 31, 2010 by Gary Wrath

Boys will be boys, but that doesn't mean they can't appreciate a good read.

At two middle schools in Escondido, boys are taking one lunch break a week to read and discuss books, stories, graphic novels and even song lyrics with one another and two adult volunteers.

"I joined it because I was interested in the articles they had to read," said Del Dios eighth-grader Jose Agundez. "It's pretty chill. All my friends are here."

His eighth-grade friend, Ezequiel Ramirez, said he didn't like reading before joining the group. "This makes it fun," he said. "They make you understand the stories."

The two students were among nine boys sitting in a semicircle in a Del Dios shop class with adults Luis Hernandez and Michael Zepada, volunteers in the literacy program Guys Read, held each Thursday at Del Dios and each Friday at Mission Park middle schools.

"Guys like doing things together," Hernandez said. "If it's a sport, or reading, we tell each other about it."

But while boys may like reading in elementary school, they feel uncomfortable doing something so solitary around other students once in middle school, Hernandez said.

"They don't want to be the person in the lunch room or in the library, alone with a book," Hernandez said. "But it can be done in a team, just like anything else guys engage in."

Hernandez and Zepada were AmeriCorps volunteers working with the Escondido Library's Literacy Services when program coordinator Josephine Jones asked them to create a reading program targeted at young males.

Hernandez and Zepada also hold a Saturday session once a month called a Mash Up, where boys are asked to bring their fathers to the library to participate in discussions.

Jones, the program coordinator, said she would like to expand the program beyond the two schools, but needs more volunteers. Anyone interested in helping the program can call Jones at 760-839-4219. READ MORE !

2010 SCLLN Literacy Conference

SCLLN Tutor / Adult Learner Conference

February 27, 2010 = 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Buena Park Holiday Inn

“Teaching Adults to Read: Comprehension”
Kathy St. John, Literacy Consultant
Participants will use Applying Research in Reading Instruction for Adults: First Steps for Teachers to learn about methods for assessing and teaching reading comprehension to their adult learners.

“Living Together, Learning Together”
Rebecca Braun, Tutor Coordinator, READ/Orange County
Adult learners with grade school children have a very difficult time helping their children succeed in school. Learn how to integrate the child’s homework into lessons with the adult learner. This is based on the READ, Jr. Program

“Why Can’t I Be A Board Member? YOU CAN!”Panel Discussion
An interactive panel featuring past and present volunteers who support their local and regional programs by serving on Advisory Boards, Boards of Directors, etc.

25th Anniversary Commemorative Celebration
Early Bird Registration: Feb 15, 2010
- click here for Form -
Win A Free Admission – see Q below

$ 35.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 10.00: Adult Learners
$ 50.00: Non-Members
Luncheon Commemorative Only: $35.00

Win 1 Ticket to the 2010 SCLLN Conference
Be the 1st person to answer this Q as a Comment to this Post
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California Literacy Calendar: February 2010

California Literacy Calendar: February 2010

SCLLN Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

-local, California and National Conferences-

visit
Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Updates of Tutor Training Workshops Scrolling in Left Frame

Southern California Literacy Library Events

Feb 2 12pm: Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library
Feb 3: What is Dyslexia: Introduction = On Line Cyber Space
Feb 3 6pm: Literacy Tutor Orientation - Newport Beach Public Library
Feb 5-7: Riverside Dickens Festival Riverside CA
Feb 5: Evening with the Stars - READ/San Diego
Feb 6 10am: Sensory Friendly Film: The Tooth Fairy
AMC Covina, Ontario Mills, Orange, SD, Torrance, Woodland Hills
Feb 10 5:45pm: Learner Orientation - READ/San Diego
Feb 11 6pm: Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library
Feb 12-14: Reaching, Teaching & Motivating A How-to Conference for Teachers - Riverside CA
Feb 13: Scrabble-Thon for Literacy- Escondido Public Library
Feb 13 10am: Learning Disabilities Adult Support Group Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Feb 18 6pm: Tutor Workshop - READ/San Diego
Feb 20 10am: Tutor Training - Los Angeles Public Library
Feb 20 10am: Tutor Training – LEARN San Diego Co
Feb 23 7:30pm: Learning Disabilities Parent Support Group The Help Group - Sherman Oaks CA
Feb 25: 9:45am: Learner Orientation - READ/San Diego

FEB 27: SCLLN Annual Tutor/Learner Conference – Holiday Inn Buena Park

California & National Literacy EventsFebruary: National African American Read-IN
Feb 2-4: Read. Write. Act. National Conference Cyberspace
Feb 3-6: NABE 2009 - Denver
Feb 3-6: World Dyslexia Forum UNESCO - Paris
Feb 6-9: National Reading Recovery Literacy Conference - Columbus
Feb 6 9am: Teaching Reading: What Works and Why - San Rafael CA
Feb 9: Transliteracy Conference - Leicester UK
Feb 12-15: Southern California Writers' Conference - San Diego
Feb 12-14: CATE 2010 - LA CA
Feb 16-18: NAREN Annual Conference -Panama City FL
Feb 17-20: International Reading Assc = West Regional - Portland OR
Feb 17-20: Learning Disability Association - Baltimore MD
Feb 17-19: Literacy Promise Conference - Salt Lake City UT
Feb 19-21: Reaching At-Promise Students - San Diego CA
Feb 19-20: CARS+ - San Diego CA
Feb 25: Accelerating the Reading Skills English Language Learners – Pomona CA
Feb 26-28: Southern California Kindergarten Conference Pasadena CA
Feb 26: Accelerating the Reading Skills English Language Learners - Long Beach CA

Beaumont Library: To Teach How Best To Read To Children Literacy Matters

Beaumont Program To Teach How Best To Read To Children
“Literacy Matters”
Press Enterprise: January 26, 2010 by Monique R Henderson

Many parents, grandparents and other caregivers have heard that they should be reading to the children in their lives.

But Beaumont Library District Program Manager Lucy Sims says that often, adult patrons have questions about exactly how they should read to children, and how children can benefit most from the practice.

Those and other questions will be addressed by UCLA professor and author Virginia Walter on Thursday evening in a free literacy program at the Beaumont Civic Center.

Walter is a professor and chairwoman of the Department of Information Studies in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA.

Beaumont Civic Center - 550 E Sixth St
6:30 p.m. Thursday; registration begins at 6:15
Information: 951 . 845 . 1357

2010 SCLLN Literacy Conference

SCLLN Literacy Conference 2010: Feb 27

Buena Park Holiday Inn: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Lunch: 25th Anniversary Commemorative Celebration

“Learner Leaders Speak”
Presented by graduates of the Adult Learner Leadership Institute (ALLI)
What does it mean to be a learner leader? Here’s an opportunity to hear from a panel of graduates from the ALLI program in an interactive and roundtable format.
Learner Strand

“7 Keys to Decoding”
William Byrne, Literacy Coordinator, Burbank Public Library
cv - cvc - cvce - cvvc - cv + r - cvcc + le - workshop
Solve the Puzzle – Win a Prize!
Tutor-Learner pairs are encouraged to attend this workshop together.

“Teaching Adults to Read: Vocabulary”
Kathy St. John, Literacy Consultant
Participants will learn about approaches for identifying vocabulary words that should be taught and will practice making instructional decisions about vocabulary.

Early Bird Registration: Feb 15, 2010
- click here for Form -
Win A Free Admission – see Q below

$ 35.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 10.00: Adult Learners
$ 50.00: Non-Members
Luncheon Commemorative Only: $35.00

Win 1 Ticket to the 2010 SCLLN Conference

Be the 1st person to answer this Q as a Comment to this Post

Only Tutors, Learners or Public are eligible to Win !
Employees of SCLLN programs, its affiliates, subsidiaries,
and their immediate families and household members are not eligible.

What was the SCLLN Group Facebook post about on Dec 22, 2009 ?