Redlands Library : : Adult Literacy Program receives grant for computer workshops

Redlands Adult Literacy Program receives grant for computer workshops

Redlands Daily Facts: 2.07.2015 by Dottie Podolak, Adult Literacy coordinator at the A.K. Smiley Public Library.

Imagine not being able to read and write. Most of us cannot fathom the challenge this would pose in our everyday lives. However, the situation is real.

Right here in our community, there are those who do not have adequate reading and writing skills to write a note to their child’s teacher or read personal medical information. Whatever the reason might be for a particular learner not attaining literacy skills, the Redlands Adult Literacy Program exists to meet this critical need.

With a dedicated group of volunteers, the Adult Literacy staff supports anyone older than 18 with his or her goal to learn or improve reading and writing in English. Currently Redlands Adult Literacy serves more than 80 learners by pairing them with well-trained tutors.

Meeting weekly for instruction in English, our participants are able to achieve their personal goals. Their goals vary from finding employment, furthering their education or being able to fully participate in their children’s schooling. This, in turn, benefits our community by increasing employment, improving health and supporting families.

Recently, the Redlands Adult Literacy Program received The American Dream Starts @ your library grant. This grant is funded by the American Library Association and Dollar General.  READ MORE !

Newport Beach Library :: Gift of Literacy Luncheon

Save the Date: Gift of Literacy

Literally Speaking: January/February 2015

On May 1, 2015, Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy will hold its annual fundraising luncheon featuring the writer Ann Packer. She will be promoting her new novel, The Children’s Crusade. Ann Packer is the bestselling author of two novels, Songs Without Words and The Dive from Clausen’s Pier, and two collections of short fiction, Mendocino and Other Stories and Swim Back to Me.

If you’re interested in volunteering for or sponsoring this event, please contact the Literacy office.

Tickets will go on sale in early March.

Orange Co Library - READ OC :: reading tips or quotes related to reading

For The Love of Reading and Learning!

READ Writes: Feb 2015

We would like to encourage literacy with reading tips or quotes related to reading and the sheer fun, joy, adventure and pleasure of reading and lifelong learning with READ/OC learners, their volunteer tutors, our Friends of READ/OC, our OCPL Branch partners, OC Community Resources and County of Orange colleagues, and community partners throughout Orange County.

Forward your own reading, writing or lifelong learning tips or share a favorite quote to READ/OC so we can encourage each other to read, write and learn! Send by email to readoc@occr.ocgov.com or forward them through library mail to READ/OC at OCPL Headquarters.

Here are a few learning inspirations from writers who love to read to help get you started:

―When things go right, I read. When things go wrong, I read more.

Sara Nelson :: So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading

―The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

Dr. Seuss :: I Can Read With My Eyes Shut

―We read to know we are not alone.”

CS Lewis :: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

―It is not true we have only one life to live. If we can read, we can live as many lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.”

SI Hiyakawa :: Language in Thought and Action

―A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.”

Chinese Proverb

“Words are the voice of the heart.”

Confucius

Azusa Library :: American Dream Starts @ Your Library

The American Dream Starts @ Your Library

Literacy Update, Azusa Library: Jan/Feb 2015

. . . at the Azusa City Library, to be exact.  The American Library Association and Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded a 2014 American Dream Starts @ Your Library grant to the Azusa City Library. This national program helps immigrants to learn English to continue their education, help their children in school, get better jobs and become American citizens.

The award will help to expand tutoring for Spanish-speaking adults who are not literate in their native language. According to the American Community Survey 2009-2011, 11.6 percent of adult Spanish-speaking immigrants in Los Angeles County cannot read or write in any language, creating a barrier to learning English.  The Institute for Work and the Economy’s 2006 report, The Integration of Immigrants in the Workplace, states that an estimated 32 percent of adults enrolled in ESL (English as a Second Language) classes lack basic literacy skills in their native language, making them "slower in learning a second language than their literate counterparts."

Through the library’s partnership with Centro Latino for Literacy, the dedication of Leamos (Let’s Read) volunteer Monica Mejia, and with support from the American Dream grant, adults will be able to gain basic literacy skills in Spanish in approximately 150 hours of study. They can then successfully transition into English classes and find themselves well on their way to achieving their American Dream.

If you know a Spanish speaker who needs to improve their skills, call Cathay Reta at the literacy office:  626-812-5266.

Literacy Jobs - California :: Altadena :: Santa Fe Springs :: Solano Co

Literacy Jobs - California

Literacy Program Manager - FT

Solano County Library

plans, manages, administers implements, and evaluates the Library System’s literacy program

DEADLINE: FEB 27

Literacy Librarian II - FT

Santa Fe Springs City Library

a dynamic leader to run their Literacy Program; help develop the Literacy program plan and be responsible for program performance, including collection development of materials for learners and tutors, recruitment of learners and volunteer tutors, training, maintaining statistics, and oversight for budget and CLLS Grant requirements.

DEADLINE: FEB 18

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Take Your Child to the Library Day : : February 7

Take Your Child to the Library Day

February 7

Take Your Child to the Library Day (TYCLD) encourages families everywhere to take their children to their local library. Launched in 2011 right here in Connecticut by librarians Nadine Lipman (Waterford Public Library, retired) and Caitlin Augusta (Stratford Library) with artist Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.

TYCLD raises community awareness about the importance of the library in the life of a child, and promotes library services and programs for children and families.

470 Libraries in 3 countries and 2 Caribbean islands, 42 US states, 1 Canadian province, 2 school libraries and counting!

California Book Festivals & Events :: February 2015

California Book Festivals & Events :: February 2015

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

Feb :: San Diego Public Library – Local Authors

Feb. 6+ California Antiquarian Book Fair: Oakland

Feb. 8+ CODEX 2015: Richmond

Feb. 12+ Marin Academy Literary Festival: San Rafael

Feb. 13+ Southern California Writers’ Conference: SD

Feb. 15  LA Zine Fest: Glassell Park

Feb. 21+ Riverside Dickens Festival

Feb. 27+ Charlotte S Huck Children's Literature Festival: University of Redlands

Feb. 28  Long Beach Comic Expo

Feb. 28  Los Angeles Black Book Expo: AC Bilbrew Branch-LA Co Library 1p

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