National & International Literacy & Library Events: June 2014

National & International Literacy & Library Events: June 2014

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Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National -

visit

the Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

National Audiobook Month

Bathroom Reading Month

Summer Library Reading Club

June 5+  Adult Education Research Conf, Penn State

June 9+ Health Literacy Leadership Inst, Tufts School of Medicine-Boston

June 10  Anytime, Anywhere Summer Learning & WEBCAST, New America Fnd DC 10a

June 15+ National History Day Contest, University of Maryland

June 16+ Volunteering & Service Conference, Atlanta GA

June 19+ Children’s Literature Assoc Conf, University of South Carolina

June 20+ NEXT LIBRARY 2014: ACCELERATE LEARNING, Chicago Public Library

June 20+ Urban Libraries Council Conf: NEXT Library 2014, Chicago PL

June 21 Autism Sensory Friendly Films: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 10a

June 22+ Correction Education Assn Conference, Arlington VA

American Library Association, Las Vegas: June 26 -29

June 27

21st Century Teens: Literacy in a Digital World 8:30a

June 28

Conversation Starter: Storytime-Not Just Reading Out Loud 8a - 8:45a

Every Child Ready to Read 2-Does it Really Work? 8:30a - 10a

Guideline Development for Financial Literacy Education in Libraries 8:30a - 10a

Apps are All Right! Exploring Role of Apps in Children's/Teen Services 8:30a - 10a

Literacy Outcomes in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada 10:30a - 11:30a

ACRL President's Program: Financial Literacy at Your Library 10:30a - 12N

Library Power to the People: Facing Up to the Climate Crisis 10:30a – 12N

ECRR 2.0: Using Apps and eBooks in Early Literacy Programs 1p - 2:30p

Online Inside: Digital Literacy in Correctional Settings 1p - 2:30p

HackHealth: Engaging Tweens in Seeking/Utilizing Health Information 2:30p - 4p

Time to Reskill: An Action Plan for Literacy 3p - 4p

Best Websites for Teaching and Learning 4:30p - 5:30p

   Poster Sessions

Get the Facts! Nonfiction, Informational Reading, Literature for Youth 10:30a - 12N

Pick. Spin. Win: Recycling History with Archival Photographs 10:30a - 12N

Don’t Let Your Kids Slip and Slide 2:30p - 4p

June 29

Citizenship Programs and Resources at the Library 8:30a - 10a

Library Services to the Incarcerated and Detained 10:30a - 11:30a

Every Child Ready to Eat: Nutrition Education for Families Early Literacy 3p - 4p

   Poster Sessions

Funky Fundraising–a Literary Pub Crawl to Raise Money for Literacy 12:30N - 2p

How do YOU Día?: Interactive Showcase Culturally Diverse Children’s Programs 12:30p - 2p

Letters Of Support: $10 Million for California Public Libraries

BUDGET CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPOINTED

LETTERS NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF

$10 MILLION FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Letters Requested by June 5

CLA-News From the Capitol: 5.30.2014 by Mike Dillon & Christina DiCaro

While the Assembly provided $10 million in their version of the Budget, the Senate did not take a similar action.  Thus, this issue must go to the Budget Conference Committee to be reconciled.  The Conference Committee may choose to adopt the Assembly version at $10 million, adopt the Senate version at $0, or adopt an amount in between these two numbers.

Your Help Is Needed – Letters Requested!

Please take a minute today to write the members of the Budget Conference Committee and urge their support for:

“Adoption of the Assembly Version, Budget Item 6120-211-0001 ($8 million for the California Library Services Act) and Budget Item 6120-213-0001 ($2 million for the California Library Literacy program).”

In your letters, please indicate

~ how much your library usage is up

~ how important it is to hold together the integrity of the “systems” under CLSA to protect the collaborative coordination between libraries

~ how your library would benefit if the $8 million were put into “communications and delivery” under the CLSA (e.g. could use it to buy better circuits in preparation for the statewide broadband connectivity, establish Wifi hotspots, etc.), and please indicate

~ how robust your literacy programs are

~ the value of that service in helping people to become more self-sufficient

~ how many adult learners remain on waiting lists, etc.

Please send or fax your letters to the following Budget Conference Committee members by Thursday (June 5) of next week.

Thank you for your help!

The Honorable Nancy Skinner, Chair
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 6026
Sacramento, CA.  95814
Fax:  (916) 319-2115

The Honorable Richard Bloom, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 2179
Sacramento, CA.  95814
Fax:  (916) 319-2150

The Honorable Jeff Gorell, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 6031
Sacramento, CA.  95814
Fax:  (916) 319-2144

The Honorable Shirley Weber, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 3126
Sacramento, CA.  95814
Fax:  (916) 319-2179

The Honorable Mark Leno, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 5100
Sacramento, CA.  95814
Fax:  (916) 651-4911

The Honorable Loni Hancock, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 2082
Sacramento, CA.  95814
Fax:  (916) 651-4909

The Honorable Ricardo Lara, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 5050
Sacramento, CA.  95814
Fax:  (916) 651-4933

The Honorable Jim Nielsen, Member
Budget Conference Committee
State Capitol, Room 4062
Sacramento, CA.  95814
Fax:  (916) 651-4904

Centro Latino for Literacy :: Leamos, Tacos, y Tequila Mixer

Leamos, Tacos, y Tequila

#LiteracyMixer

June 4

Centro Latino for Literacy

Join Centro Latino for Literacy: celebrate adult literacy and recognize the Honorable Fernando M. Olguín, past Centro Latino for Literacy Board Member and now U.S. District Judge, Central District of CA.

Come and enjoy delicious tacos and tasty tequila/margaritas while learning about literacy!

Mijares Mexican Restaurant

145 Palmetto Dr - Pasadena

Please RSVP

Southern California & California Literacy & Library Events: June 2014

Southern California and California Literacy & Library Events: 
June 2014

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

National Audiobook Month

Summer Library Reading Club

June 1 Author Fair, El Segundo Library

June 6+ Sacramento Black Book Fair

June 7+ Literary Stage - San Mateo County Fair

June 12+ Book Passage Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conf, Corte Madera

June 14  Tutor Conference READ/San Diego, Joan B Kroc-USD
June 15 River of Words: Saint Mary’s College, Moraga 1p

June 21 Sensory Friendly Film - HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 10a

June 23+ Wilson Reading Tutor Training, Sherman Oaks

SCLLN Literacy Tutor Workshop Calendar: June 2014

SCLLN Literacy Tutor Workshop Calendar: June 2014

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Summer Library Reading Club

June 2  Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 10a

June 3  Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

June 4  Leamos Tacos Tequila Centro Latino for Literacy, Mijares Rest 6p

June 5  Literacy Learner Orientation READ/OC Library 1p

June 5  Literacy Learner Orientation READ/OC Library 6p

June 5  Literacy Tutor Training Burbank Library 6p

June 5  Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy, Torrance Library 7p

June 6  The Gift of Literacy Newport Beach Library 11a

June 7  Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Yucaipa 9a

June 10  Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Barstow 3p

June 11  Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 5:45p

June 14  Tutor Conference READ/San Diego Library, Joan B Kroc-USD

June 17  Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Hesperia 4p

June 18  30th Anniversary Literacy Huntington Beach Library 7p

June 19  Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Adelanto 4p

June 19  Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p

June 21  Family Picnic-Appreciation Day READ/Orange Library

June 27  Literacy Learner Orientation - READ/San Diego Library 9:45a

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

LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online instruction

Literacy Library Jobs - California - Stanislaus Co

Literacy Jobs: California

AmeriCorps VIP Fellow, Literacy Coordinator - FT

Reading to Kids, LA

inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success (LAUSD).

TERM: Sep 14–Jul 15

Instructor II, Adult Basic Education - PT

Learning Quest, Stanislaus Literacy Center

oversees the educational progress of the students, decides on the individual learning plan for each student and assigns instructional materials based on assessments.

TERM: Aug 14–Aug 15

AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator - FT

The Health Trust, San Jose

identify and recruit high-quality, reliable community volunteers to become Reading Partners tutors.

TERM: Aug 14-Jun 15

CA Assembly Budget SubComm Approves $10M "State Library Budget Package"

ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE APPROVES $10 MILLION “STATE LIBRARY BUDGET PACKAGE”

CLSA and Literacy programs would benefit from new money

May 21: Hearing

Assembly Budget Subcommittee Number 2 on Education Finance

Subject: Governor’s January Budget and May Revision

Approved:

~ $2.25 Million for public library broadband proposal

~ $1 Million in grants to help libraries connect to CENIC

“State Library Budget Package” $10 Million in new funding for public libraries:

Approve the May Revise Request for $192,000 and two positions

$2 million - California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program

$8 million - California Library Services Act

The Department of Finance indicated that they could not support the additional $10 million as it would create greater cost pressure on the state’s General Fund. The issue passed on a bi-partisan vote of 5-0 (Aye: Muratsuchi, Chavez, Dababneh, Nestande, and Ting).

The Senate Budget Subcommittee has no additional funding in their Budget for these two programs.

This will force the issue into the Budget Conference Committee (the members have been appointed yet) process.

~ will likely begin convening at the end of next week or the first part of June

~ send a Budget bill down to the Governor by June 15, the constitutional deadline

Look for additional report early next week; “next steps”; and contact information for the members of the Budget Conference Committee.

Full Article

CLA-News From the Capitol: 5.21.2014 by Mike Dillon & Christina DiCaro