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A. K. Smiley Public Library

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Redlands Adult Literacy Program

Welcome to the Redlands Adult Literacy Program, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, in association with A. K. Smiley Library! Working with community volunteers, our mission is to provide professional one-on-one tutoring in reading and writing to adults, 18 years and older, seeking help in our community.

Tutoring services are provided at no cost to adults, 18 years and older, requesting assistance in improving reading and writing skills. Lessons are individualized, confidential, and goal-oriented.

Tutors are volunteers from our community and must be at least 18 years old. No previous teaching experience is required. Tutor qualifications are: the ability to speak, read, and write English; compassion and sensitivity to the needs of adult learners; and the willingness to be trained to assist the learner in meeting the learner’s goals.

Learners must be at least 18 years old and out of the traditional high school environment. A learner must be able to speak to and understand English-speaking staff and tutors and are asked to make a six-month commitment to the program. Learners meet with their tutor once or twice a week for 1½ to 2 hours.

FUNDING: The Friends of the Library, a tax-exempt, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, working in association with A. K. Smiley Library, is committed to the life-changing benefits of literacy.

Please contact the Volunteer Literacy Coordinators:
909 . 798 . 7565, ext. 4138.

Corona Library :: Corona literacy coordinator elected to school board :: John Zickefoose

Corona literacy coordinator elected to school boardPress Enterprise: November 3, 2010 by Dayna Straehley

Corona library literacy coordinator John Zickefoose won a seat on the Corona-Norco Unified School District board Tuesday.

Six candidates sought two open seats on the school board. Longtime board members Bill Hedrick and Sharon Martinez did not run for re-election.

Zickefoose, who has 27.88 percent, or 16,554, of the votes in the unofficial tally, said he was thrilled and humbled by the community's support.

Zickefoose said he learned to read as an adult and has made literacy his mission. He reads to students at every school in the district. He also co-founded United Neighbors Involving Today's Youth, a community coalition that includes school district representatives.

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All six said they want more career education, especially for students who don't plan to go to college.

Most agreed that not all students are college-bound, so programs such as computer technology, auto shop or wood shop will motivate them at school and close the achievement gap between middle class white and Asian students and black, Latino students and socio-economically disadvantaged students. READ MORE !

CA & National Literacy Calendar: November 2010

California Literacy Calendar: November 2010

SCLLN Literacy & Library Events & Conferences
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Updates of Tutor Training Workshops Scrolling in Left Frame

Local and California Literacy Events: November 2010
Nov 1 National Family Literacy Day
Nov 2 @ 7pm: Learning Disabilities Parent Support Group - Culver City
Nov 3+: NAEYC Annual Conference - Anaheim CA
Nov 3 @ 7pm: Learning Disabilities Parent Support Group - Sherman Oaks
Nov 4 @ 7pm: Literacy Tutor Information - South Bay Literacy – Torrance
Nov 5+: Computer-Using Educators, Inc. Fall Conf – Napa Valley
Nov 6 @ 9am: Fall Gala: Children’s Literature Council of Southern California
Nov 6 @10am: Sensory Friendly Films – Megamind @ AMC Theaters
Nov 10+: CAEL International Conference - San Diego CA
Nov 12-15: California Library Association Conference - Sacramento CA
Nov 12-15: California School Library Association Conference - Sacramento CA
Nov 13: Los Angeles Storytelling Festival - Culver-Palms UMC Complex
Nov 13: Catesol Northern California - Monterey Institute of Intl Studies
Nov 13 @ 10am: Learning Disabilities Adult Support Group – Tarzana
Nov 18+: Ready To Learn - EduAlliance Network - Hollywood CA
Nov 20: Tellabration

National Literacy Events: November 2010
Nov 1: National Family Literacy Day
Nov 3+: NAEYC Annual Conference - Anaheim CA
Nov 6+: Conference of the Book – Switzerland
Nov 6+: LERN Conference - Chicago IL
Nov 6 @10am: Sensory Friendly Films – Megamind @ AMC Theaters
Nov 7+: National Quality Education Conference - Rosemont (Chicago), IL
Nov 9+: Summer Changes Everything Conference - Indianapolis IN
Nov 10+: CAEL International Conference - San Diego CA
Nov 10 @ 2pm (MST): Teaching all students to read-really possible? = Webinar
Nov 13+: Connecticut Children's Book Fair - University of Connecticut
Nov 14+: Literacy for ALL: Advocacy, Libraries, and Literacy - Providence, RI
Nov 15+: Technology Innovators Conference - Washington DC
Nov 16+: Read. Write. Act. VIRTUAL Conference – Cyberspace
Nov 17+: National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference - Minneapolis, MN
Nov 18+: National Council of Teachers of English - Orlando FL
Nov 19+: ACTFL Convention - Boston MA
Nov 20: Tellabration

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CA & National Literacy Calendar: October 2010

California Literacy Calendar: October 2010

SCLLN Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

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Local and California Literacy Events: October 2010

October is:
Health Literacy Month
National Book Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month

Oct 1+: Help Group Summit: Autism-LD-ADHD Skirball, Los Angeles CA
Oct 2: Easy Voter Workshop-Learners & Tutors - READ/OC
Oct 2: Sensory Film – Legends of the Guardians @ local AMCs
Oct 3: Orange County Children's Book Festival - Orange Coast College
Oct 5: Dyslexia: Discover the Creative Brain –San Bernardino Library @ 6pm
Oct 5: Learning Disabilities Parent Support Group - Culver City @ 7pm
Oct 6: Learning Disabilities Parent Support Group - Sherman Oaks @ 7pm
Oct 7: Read For The Record – Snowy Day
Oct 7: Literacy Tutor Orientation –South Bay Lit Coun.,Torrance Library @ 7pm
Oct 9+: Latino Book & Family Festival – CSULA
Oct 9: Learning Disabilities Adult Support Group Providence – Tarzana
Oct 15: Professional Development Day: SCLLN - Buena Park
Oct 17+: Teen Read Week 'Books with Beat' @ Your Local Library
Oct 18+: Ready To Learn - EduAlliance Network Renaissance – Hollywood
Oct 19: Literacy Tutor Workshop - Kern Adult Literacy Council @ 5:30pm
Oct 23: Adult Learner Conference - Inland Library Literacy - Robidoux Library
Oct 25+: Women's Conference - Long Beach
Oct 29: LD & Possibilities California Endowment Center – LA

CaliforniaOct 1+: LitQuake 2010 - San Francisco CA
Oct 4: Snapshot: One Day in the Life of California Libraries
Oct 15+: California Reading Assc. Conference - Riverside CA
Oct 16: CATESOL Regional - San Diego
Oct 25+: Internet Librarian 2010 – Monterey CANational Literacy Events: October 2010

October is
Health Literacy Month
National Book Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month

Oct 1+: National Storytelling Festival - Jonesborough TN
Oct 2: Sensory Film – Legends of the Guardians @ AMCs nationwide
Oct 7: Read For The Record – Snowy Day
Oct 8+: Comiccon - New York City
Oct 8+: Early Literacy Conference CCAC North Campus – Pittsburg
Oct 8+: Intl Conf on Learning Disabilities – SC
Oct 16: Intro to Dyslexia = On Line Cyber Space
Oct 16: Dictionary Day
Oct 17+: Teen Read Week 'Books with Beat' @ Your Local Library
Oct 18+: Health Literacy Annual Research Conference HARC – Maryland
Oct 21+: Closing the Gap Conference – Minnesota
Oct 21+: World Congress on Learning Disabilities - New Jersey
Oct 24+: AAACE Annual Conference – Florida
Oct 27+: International Dyslexia Association Conference – Phoenix
Oct 28+: Assistive Technology Industry Assoc. - Schaumburg IL

Verizon Check Into Literacy: Text-to-Vote

Vote for Literacy: Sep 28 - Oct 5
Verizon Check Into Literacy

SCLLN has 2 member libraries among the 9 finalists in Verizon's Check Into Literacy "Vote for Literacy text-to-vote Campaign".

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Barstow Literacy Coalition

Inland Library System - San Bernardino County Library System
Provide new library resources (Reading Horizons software, GED Practice, E-Readers, and other electronic literacy material) to the 20 percent of the Barstow population with limited reading, math and computer skills and therefore limited workforce job opportunities.

Friends of the Santa Barbara Public LibraryAdult and Family Literacy Services for English Language Learners
1: hold bilingual family literacy programs with trained library staff

2: help the underserved adult population build the vital literacy skills needed for work, home, and civic participation by providing free, confidential one-to-one tutoring and computer assistance, supported by outreach, tutor training, and investment in appropriate learning materials.

~ Verizon will count up to 20 votes maximum per mobile number.
~ Any vote above 20 will not be counted as valid.
~ Voters will receive a confirmation message for each valid vote.
~ Voters may incur text message charges through your wireless carrier
~ No personal data will be shared or used.
~ Verizon employees (and family) not eligible to participate.

Votes will be cast by sending a text message to the keyword "Check," with a code assigned to each finalist. The finalist with the most votes will receive a $25,000 grant. Four runners-up will each be awarded grants of $9,700.

Riverside County Library - Patrons can get free study and career help through library service

Patrons can get free study and career help through library service
Press Enterprise: September 21, 2010 by Gail Wesson

Arlene Cano hits the road in her job talking to PTA groups at branch libraries, and earlier this week to a group of adult English language learners at the San Jacinto Branch Library, about a free online reference and tutorial service for all ages offered to library patrons.

"I'm just trying to go anywhere I can to spread the word," said Cano, outreach coordinator for the Riverside County Library System.

TheTutor.com service offers help in English and Spanish to school children, testing prep materials for all ages, including GED and citizenship, and a career center that offers resume critiques.

At the San Jacinto library, Cano alternates between English and Spanish for her audience, mostly members of an English language class taught by Rolando Olivo, site supervisor with the library's literacy program.

A student in the class, Juana Macarno, of San Jacinto, said she is interested in the citizenship preparation help offered by the service.

Another student, America Maldonado, of San Jacinto, said she wants to help her daughter study for the California High School Exit Exam. Test preparation materials are available through Tutor.com.

Even if an adult doesn't have a computer, "someone in the family does have one," said Olivo. If a family does not have Internet service at home, the library has Wi-Fi and patrons may use a computer at the library. READ MORE !