Huntington Beach Library - Family Literacy - For library duo, work is not about books

For library duo, work is not about books

Orange County Register: 1.09.2014 by Annie Zak

When Amy Crepeau started working at the Oak View branch of the Huntington Beach Public Library, she didn't even speak the same language as most of the residents in the neighborhood.

As she began learning Spanish, library patrons sometimes would laugh with her about her mistakes, but then they would correct her, eventually helping lead Crepeau to fluency.

Crepeau's experience in learning another language mirrors how she helps residents in the Oak View neighborhood learn English through her position as coordinator of the Family Literacy Program.

She and the library's branch manager, Claudia Locke, have been working together at the Oak View library for nearly 20 years. As a result, the library has become not just a place for checking out books, but the center of the Oak View community.

The two women, along with a fleet of volunteers, help teach English to adults and families, coordinate community events at the library and host reading programs and homework clubs, among other things.  READ MORE !

Redlands Library - Pair team up to quarterback Redlands Adult Literacy Program

Pair team up to quarterback Redlands Adult Literacy Program
Redlands Daily Facts: 12.28.2013 by Kristina Hernandez


With the need for literacy tutors growing in the city, two women have dedicated a countless number of hours to ensure those demands are met.


Trudy Waldron and Katherine Gifford head the Redlands Adult Literacy Program at the A.K. Smiley Public Library, which provides one-on-one tutoring in reading and writing to people age 18 and up.


The group meets weekly at the library and at two other sites with learners they are assigned to in the hopes of tackling any needs their students would like to address, such as writing a greeting card or reading and filling out an employment application.


“So many seeking literacy help as adults have economic problems, and 50 percent of our adult literacy students have school-aged children,” Gifford said.

More than 100 tutors volunteer for the program, but a few years ago that was not the case — plans were being made to dissolve the program due to money issues, Waldron said.

That is when the Friends of the A.K. Smiley Public Library and the duo jumped on board to save it in the hopes of building a bigger and better program.

And that’s just what they have done.  READ MORE !

SCA7: Local Government Financing

SCA7
Local Government Financing: Public Libraries-Voter Approval
Author: Senator Lois Wolk; Coauthors: Senator Mark Leno & Assembly Member Das Williams

SCA7, a state constitutional amendment in the California Senate and Assembly that would change the limit for a successful ballot initiative from the current 66% required to pass down to 55% for approval.

In plain terms, if SCA7 eventually passes and is approved as a statewide Proposition it will be 11% easier to pass a library ballot measure in California.

The first step is to get SCA7 passed in the Senate and General Assembly then signed by the Governor.

It would then become a statewide Proposition and require a simple majority of Californians to approve it. This will have a huge and significant impact on libraries in California.

EveryLibrary is starting with a Letter of Support to the author, Sen Lois Wolk and co-authors, Sen Mark Leno and Assembly Member Das Williams.

And to write letters to the editor of your local newspapers as part of a larger effort to get the word out to the public about the importance of libraries.

November 2014: Statewide Ballot

June 27:  Re-referred to Sen Com.on APPR.

May 15, 2013: Passes 1st Committee

Dec 3, 2012: Introduced. Read first time.

Senator Lois Wolk

Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 5114
Sacramento,  CA  95814
Phone:  (916) 651-4003
Fax:  (916) 651-4903
E-mail

Senator Mark Leno

Capitol Office
Phone:  (916) 651-4011
Fax:  (916) 651-4911
State Capitol, Room 5100
Sacramento,  CA  95814
E-mail

Assembly Member Das Williams

Capitol Office:
State Capitol
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0037
Tel: (916) 319-2037
Fax: (916) 319-2137
E-mail

SCLLN Literacy Tutor Workshop Calendar: January 2014

SCLLN Literacy Tutor Workshop Calendar: January 2014

Volunteer  Literacy  Tutor

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Jan. 2  Literacy Tutor Orientation - South Bay Literacy @Torrance Library 7p

Jan. 6  Literacy Tutor Training = READ/San Diego Public Library 6p
Jan. 8  Literacy Learner Training = READ/San Diego Library 5:45p
Jan. 9  Literacy Tutor Orientation - READ Orange Co Library 1p
Jan. 9  Literacy Tutor Orientation - READ Orange Co Library 6p
Jan. 11 Literacy Tutor Orientation - San Bernardino Co Library 10a
Jan. 11 Literacy Tutor Training - Santa Barbara Library 1p
Jan. 15 Youth Literacy Training = Santa Fe Springs Library 6p
Jan. 18 ESL Tutor Training - San Gabriel VLC Pasadena 9a
Jan. 18 Literacy Tutor Training = S Bernardino Co Library 9a
Jan. 18 Literacy Tutor Training = Whittier Area Literacy Council 9a
Jan. 18 ESL Tutor Training = San Diego County Library 10a
Jan. 22 Literacy Learner Orientation = Newport Beach Library 6p
Jan. 24 Literacy Learner Training - READ/San Diego Library 9:45a
Jan. 25 ESL Tutor Training - Laubach Literacy, Ventura 9a
Jan. 25 Tutor Workshop = READ Orange Co Library 9a
Jan. 28 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Newport Beach Library 6p

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

National & International Literacy Events: January 2014

National & International Literacy Events: January 2014

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National -

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Jan. 5+  Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu HI
Jan. 25   Sensory Friendly Films - NUT JOB @AMC Theaters 10a
Jan. 27   Family Literacy Day - Canada
Jan. 27+ Literacy Action Week: SCALE = Nation Wide
Jan. 29+ ATIA Conference & Exhibition, Orlando FL

Southern California and California Literacy Events: January 2014

Southern California and California Literacy Events:

January 2014

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National -

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Jan. 17+ Asilomar Reading Conference, Pacific Grove

Jan. 17+ California Kindergarten Conference, Santa Clara
Jan. 23   Library Advocacy Party, Red Rock Cafe, Mountain View 7p
Jan. 25   Sensory Friendly Films - NUT JOB @AMC Theaters 10a
Jan. 25   Dyslexia for a Day, Win-River Resort & Casino, Redding
Jan. 27+ Literacy Action Week: SCALE = Nation Wide

California Book Festivals: January 2014

Books, Comics, Poetry, Storytelling, Writing and more !

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Jan 15-18

Charlotte S. Huck Children's Literature Festival, Redlands: Jan 24-25
LA Art Book Fair: Jan 30-Feb 2

Orange Co Library - Reading the Holidays

HOLIDAY TIME IS FUN FAMILY LEARNING TIME!

Reading the Holidays

READ Writes Newsletter: 12.2013

This time of year is great for families learning together! Here are a few ideas to consider for the entire family to celebrate reading and lifelong learning.

Read and write family recipes for holiday meals and treats, and then share with family and friends.

Read the holiday greetings your family receives in the mail (and write holiday greetings to mail or email to friends and family.  Even the younger members of your family can help with names on gift tags and add their special artistic touches!)

Read about holiday traditions and write a family holiday story about yours.

If books are among gifts you receive, make time to read some to one another or together as a family.

Write and send holiday and thank you messages to family and friends.