Orange Co Library :: Literacy Blast at Craig Regional Park: Mission Success!

Literacy Blast at Craig Regional Park: Mission Success!

READ Orange County

READ Writes: Fall 2014

Starship “AFPAC” (Annual Family Picnic And Celebration) was a “stellar” success!  After a year-long orbit of Reading and Lifelong Learning that took learners and their tutors on amazing  journeys to galaxies unknown, tutors, learners,  families, “Friends of READ/OC,” and some amazing creatures of intelligent life from another universe landed at Craig Regional Park earlier this summer to celebrate what Earthlings call a “picnic.”

Such a celebration as this has not been seen in this galaxy for many moons of Endor! As always, this year’s annual celebration of literacy efforts in the Orange County galaxy was out of this world due to the amazing imagination of the Mission Control Team (aka Friends of READ/OC) and the many READ-lings and their families who enjoyed a delicious BBQ/picnic fare, played “out of this world” games and celebrated the stellar efforts of tutors and learners expanding their learning horizons and achieving life-changing goals.

Enjoy some “astronomical” AFPAC moments and memories within the pages of this newsletter. Then set your sights on more lifelong learning adventures as we continue celebrating the 30th Anniversary of California Library Literacy Services for adult literacy efforts throughout the state with our dedicated library and literacy colleagues, volunteer tutors, adult learners, and community partners.

Don‟t forget to share this special universal truth about literacy and learning with family, friends,  neighbors & co-workers...learning is a lifelong process and the ability to read, write and understand is one of the most precious resources throughout the universe! Encourage them to volunteer as a READ/OC tutor or seek help to read better…and together, discover a world of wonders through literacy and lifelong learning.  READ MORE !

California Book Festivals & Events :: January 2015

California Book Festivals & Events: January 2015

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

Jan 11+ Smithsonian - Journey Stories :: Museum on Main, Pleasanton

Jan 17   Indie AuthorDay :: Los Angeles Public Library, 1p

Jan 21+ Rancho Mirage Writers Festival :: Sold Out

Jan 22   Book'd in Burbank :: Theatre Banshee, 7:30p-9:30p
Jan 30+ LA Art Book Fair :: Geffen Contemporary @ MOCA

Ongoing

Ingenious! The World of Dr. Seuss :: thru Dec 31, 2015, San Diego History Center

California Book Festivals

Los Angeles Literary Calendar

Your one stop for all the most exciting literary events in the LA area

National & International Literacy & Library Events :: January 2015

National & International Literacy & Library Events

January 2015

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. 23   Literacy and Dyslexia: Current Research and Practice, UC San Francisco CA

Jan. 23   National Reading Day

Jan. 23   Rutgers Conference Reading & Writing, Rutgers NJ

Jan. 24   Sensory Friendly Film = PADDINGTON 10a

Jan. 24   Readathon Day
Jan. 26+ Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko NV

Jan. 27   Multicultural Children’s Book Day = Global

Jan. 27+ ATIA Conference & Exhibition, Orlando FL

Jan. 27   Family Literacy Day, Canada

Jan. 28+ Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference, Chicago IL
Jan. 28+ Mentoring Summit, Wash DC

Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor, Washington DC thru Jan 19, 2015

Kid Lit Events

Fun children's and young adult literature events from coast to coast!

Children’s Book Council.

Azusa Library :: Grassroots ESL Presented at State Conference

Grassroots ESL Presented at State Conference

Azusa Library

Literacy Update: Nov/Dec 2014

City Librarian Reed Strege and Adult Literacy Coordinator Cathay Reta traveled to Oakland, California to present a session on Azusa’s Grassroots ESL Program at the 2014 California Library Association Conference on November 8.  The session was well-received by approximately 40 library professionals who are interested in meeting the English needs of English Language Learners in their communities.  Attendees were especially interested in the unique community partnership model developed by Grassroots ESL. A few people have already followed up with requests for more information about it.

Another highlight of the presentation was the snapshot of student statistics from the first full year.  From October 2013 to October 2014, 130 students received 3064 hours of instruction from 28 volunteer tutors.  Since the program seeks to not only teach English to non-English speakers, but to also encourage them to practice English outside of tutoring sessions, we also collected information from students regarding how many English-speaking people they know and how often they speak English, along with their education levels and number of years living in the United States.

For more information on our Grassroots ESL Program, visit our YouTube page.

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events January 2015

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

January 2015

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

National Reading Day

Jan. 11+ Journey Stories: Smithsonian - Museum on Main St., Pleasanton

Jan. 16+ Asilomar Reading Conference, Pacific Grove

Jan. 16+ California Kindergarten Conference, Santa Clara

Jan. 17   Indie Author Day = Los Angeles Public Library 1p

Jan. 23   Literacy and Dyslexia: Current Research and Practice, UC San Francisco

Jan. 24   Sensory Friendly Film = PADDINGTON 10a

Jan. 24   Readathon Day = Noon

Jan. 27   Multicultural Children’s Book Day = Global

Jan. 29   SANDCASP Training: Alliant University, San Diego 1p

Literacy Library Jobs - California :: Santa Barbara :: Reading Partners Oakland :: LA :: Santa Rosa :: Salinas

Literacy Jobs - California

Executive Director

Reading Partners, Oakland

oversees programs serving 25+ elementary schools, leads fundraising efforts, and manages 30+ organizational staff. The candidate is also responsible for bottom line fiscal accountability and facilitates partnership development for the $2m+ region

DEADLINE: OPEN

work with the Site Coordinator, after school site staff, school personnel and local community base organizations
DEADLINE: Jan 31

– Santa Rosa

DEADLINE: OPEN

Literacy Specialist (Parent Educator)

12-Month, Grant-Funded Position
Salinas Library
The primary functions of this position are to collect parenting ladder data for reporting purposes and to implement early literacy playgroups in the library and/or a city recreation center using a pre-set curriculum that includes facilitating open play, singing songs, conducting story time and engaging with parents.

DEADLINE: OPEN

Literacy Clerk

Temporary, Grant Funded

Salinas Library

perform a wide variety of general and clerical duties, including those related to literacy Services

DEADLINE: OPEN

Other Literacy Related Jobs

Ventura Co Library :: Discovering Joys of Reading

Discovering joys of reading

Ventura County Star: 10.10.2014 by Anne Kallas

It required some stealth, but Marie Martinez, 50, of Oak View, learned a few tricks over the years to hide her secret: She couldn’t read.

“I’d sit in the break room and wait for someone to go to the bulletin board. Then I’d ask them to read me what it said. I’d always say I was too busy eating and didn’t have time,” Martinez said. “When the kids wanted me to help them with homework, I’d tell them I was too busy cleaning or cooking.”

Now, her secret is out. But that’s OK, she said, because she’s doing something about it, and she wants others to know there’s no shame in seeking help.

Martinez goes on Wednesday afternoons to the Buena High School library in Ventura, where tutor Valerie Stachkunas, of Ventura, goes over word sounds, using colored tiles as part of a phonics lesson.

Martinez is one of about 200 people being served by READ Ventura County Library, a free adult literacy program offered at six sites throughout the county library system. The program is part of California’s Library Literacy Services, which is in its 30th year both in the state and county. The occasion was marked by Gov. Jerry Brown issuing a proclamation that declared September as Adult Literacy Awareness Month.

Carol Chapman, who runs the Ventura County adult literacy program, said most people who use the one-on-one tutoring services are “people born and educated in the United States who are dealing with all kinds of factors — emotional issues, illness, trauma.”

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“The average person who comes to this program reads at a third- or fourth-grade level. They can read, but not well enough to improve their employment status,” she said.

The people in the program tend to be very intelligent, but with some type of issue that makes reading difficult, Chapman said. READ MORE !