SCLLN Writer To Writer Awards: 2012

2012 Writer To Writer Awards

Southern California Library Literacy Network
2013 Literacy Conference - Lunch Ceremony
March 9 – Holiday Inn Buena Park

Adult Learners read or listened to a book that inspired them and wrote a letter to the author describing how the book influenced their lives. There were 62 entries this year.

Four panels of Adult Learners are judging the finalists in each category:
Emerging category (dictate a letter to tutor or staff)
Beginning category (write a basic, simple letter independently)
Intermediate category (write a more complex letter with larger vocabulary)
Advanced category (write independently with little support from tutor or staff)

SCLLN will announce the winning letters in February. Winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the lunchtime program at the Southern California Library Literacy Network (SCLLN) Literacy Conference, March 9 - Registration Coming Soon !

The winners in each category receive $100, a certificate, a journal and a pen.
The runners-up receive a certificate, a journal and a pen.
The winning letters will be published in a book.

Click here for Last Year’s Winners.

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2013 SCLLN Literacy Conference

Whittier Area Literacy Council - Welcome to SCLLN's Newest Member:

Welcome to SCLLN's Newest Member:
Whittier Area Literacy Council

WALC is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to teaching people to read, write, and speak the English language (for free). WALC has served Whittier and adjacent communities since 1962.

8th Annual Soup & A Good Book "Reading makes Sense"
Saturday, March 16th, 2013 from 12:00pm - 2:30pm

Tutor Training (Spring Session)
April 13th, 20th & 27th, 2013 - 9:00am-12:00pm

Board Installation
Saturday, June 1st, 2013 - 9:00am

Annual Student Recognition Awards
Saturday, June 1st, 2013 - 11:30am
@ Uptown YMCA 12510 E. Hadley Street, Whittier 9060

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE AND BECOME A VOLUNTEER TUTOR

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Whittier Area Literacy Council
12911 E. Hadley Street
Whittier CA 90601
562 . 698 . 6598

Literacy Jobs: California

Literacy Jobs: California

Hourly Literacy Clerk - PT
Carlsbad Library Literacy Services
Application Deadline: Jan 29, 2013
Registering patrons; Answering phones; Checking materials in and out; Shelving and sorting library materials;
Transporting students to and from Carlsbad High School and the Learning Center in a City vehicle; Other duties as assigned.

Adult Education Instructor/Trainee
Application Deadline: Jan 25, 2013
Owens Valley Career Development Center
Porterville
Under the supervision of the Family Literacy Coordinator, or designee, employees in this class will administer the instruction of the Adult Education Component of the Family Literacy Program.


AmeriCorps - 3
Schools of Hope Literacy Coord’s.
Application Deadline: Feb 25, 2013
United Way Wine Country
SF/Oakland/San Jose
Bilingual Spanish required. The Literacy Coordinators will: 1. increase the use of and enhance the effectiveness of volunteers in area schools and 2. improve school and family partnership efforts in largely mono-lingual or bi-lingual Spanish-speaking neighborhoods. Individuals with experience working in Latino/Hispanic communities strongly encouraged to apply.

Literacy Library Jobs: California :: Burbank

Literacy Jobs - California

Literacy Clerk - PT
Burbank Library Literacy Services
Application Deadline: Jan 18, 2013

Please call William Byrne, Literacy Coor., for more information: 818 . 238 . 5577

LITERACY LIBRARY CLERK - Grant Funded Position
Salary: $13.90 - $19.16 Hourly
Part-Time, approximately 25-30 hours per week. Required to work a flexible schedule, this includes evenings and Saturdays, in support of Literacy Services’ hours.
This is a non-benefited, grant-funded position through June 2013.
Background Check required.

Definition
Under general supervision, to provide basic library services in Literacy Services; to perform a variety of clerical tasks; and to do related work as required (including Intake/Assessment/Support; and assist with Outreach and Fundraising).

Minimum Qualifications / Employment Standards:
Knowledge of - telephone etiquette; basic mathematics; basic alphabetizing and filing; simple decimal numbers.

Education/Training:
High school graduation or equivalent. Ability to type 35 net words per minute. NOTE: Clerical experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis for a maximum of one year.

Supplemental Information:
A valid California Class “C” driver’s license or equivalent may be required at time of appointment.

CA & National Literacy / Library Event Calendar: January 2013

California Literacy & Library Events:
January 2013

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

California Literacy Events: January 2013
Jan. 4 RAIN: Beatles Tribute - San Diego Council on Literacy
Jan. 5 Sensory Friendly Films - MONSTERS INC in 2D – 10a
Jan. 10+ Orton Gillingham Level 1 Certificate – Cyberspace
Jan. 12 LD Adult Support Group Providence Tarzana Med Ctr – 10a
Jan. 18+ Asilomar Reading Conference, Pacific Grove CA
Jan. 18+ California Kindergarten Conference, Santa Clara CA

National & International Literacy Events: January 2013
Jan. 5 Autism Sensory Friendly Films: MONSTERS INC in 2D – 10a
Jan. 6+ Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu
Jan. 19 Early Literacy Conference, Rice Univ
Jan. 27 Family Literacy Day - Canada
Jan. 28+ National Literacy Action Week
Jan. 30+ Assistive Technology Industry Assn Conference, Orlando FL

SAVE THE DATE

Literacy Conference

March 9, 2013

Info about local Tutor Training Workshops is always Scrolling in the Right Frame

SCLLN Tutor Training Calendar: January 2013

SCLLN Tutor Workshop Calendar: January 2013

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Tutor Orientations and Workshops

Jan. 8 Literacy Tutor Training = READ/San Diego – 6p
Jan. 9 Literacy Learner Training = READ/San Diego – 5:45p
Jan. 10 Literacy Tutor Training = Burbank Library – 6p
Jan. 12 ESL Tutor Training - San Gabriel VLC Pasadena – 9a
Jan. 12 Literacy Tutor Training = Whittier Area Literacy – 9a
Jan. 14 Literacy Learner Training - READ/San Diego – 9:45a
Jan. 15 Youth Literacy Training = Santa Fe Springs Library – 6p
Jan. 19 ESL Tutor Training = San Diego County Library – 9:30a
Jan. 23 Literacy Tutor Orientation - READ OC – 1p
Jan. 23 Literacy Tutor Orientation - Ventura County Library – 5p
Jan. 23 Literacy Tutor Orientation - READ OC – 6p
Jan. 26 ESL Tutor Training - Laubach Literacy, Ventura – 8a
Jan. 27 Literacy Learner Orientation = Newport Beach Library – 6p

SAVE  THE  DATE

Literacy Conference

March 9, 2013

Happy Holidays

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