Leamos, Mole, y Mezcal Literacy Mixer
March 19, 2015
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Help Secure Funding for Key Library Programs :: LSTA <> IAL
Help us secure funding for key library programs
District
Dispatch: 3.09.2015 by Kevin Maher
The appropriations process is in full
swing and library priority programs face tremendous scrutiny from Members of Congress
in search of programs to cut or put on the chopping block. This is your time to
be heard and let Congress know how important continued funding is for the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA) and Innovative
Approaches to Literacy (IAL).
You can make the difference. Members
of Congress need to let the Appropriations Committee know of their support for
continued funding. Contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to add
their name to both “Dear Colleague” letters supporting LSTA and IAL currently
being circulated. Many Members of Congress will only add their names if they
hear from constituents. Note: these letters are due before
the end of the month so you will need to call this week.
For a list of who signed the letters
last year, view the FY
2015 Funding Letter Signees document (pdf).
Support Funding for Library Services
and Technology Act (LSTA)
LSTA is the only source of funding
for libraries in the federal budget. The bulk of this funding is returned to
states through a population-based grant program through the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS). Libraries use these funds to, among other things, build and maintain a
21st century library that facilitates employment and entrepreneurship,
community engagement, and individual empowerment.
Please contact your Senators
(202-224-3121) and Representative (202-225-3121) this week and ask them to sign
on to a letter supporting LSTA being organized by the members listed below.
Your Members of Congress will need to contact these offices by March 20 to add
their name to the letters:
• Senate
LSTA letter: Senator Jack Reed
(staffer Moira Lenehan-Razzuri)
• Representative
LSTA letter: Rep. Raul Grijalva
(staffer Norma Salazar)
Support Funding for Innovative
Approaches to Literacy (IAL)
IAL is the only federal program
supporting literacy for underserved school libraries IAL has become the primary
source for federal funding for school library materials. Focusing on low income schools, these funds
help many schools bring their school libraries up to standard.
Please contact your Senators
(202-224-3121) and Representative (202-225-3121) this week and ask them to sign
on to a letter supporting IAL being organized by the members listed below. Your
Members of Congress will need to contact one of these offices before March 20
to add their name to the letters:
• Senate
IAL letter: Senators Jack Reed
(staffer: Moira Lenehan-Razzuri)
(staffer: James Rice)
• House
IAL letter: Reps.
Eddie Bernice Johnson
(staffer: Don Andres)
Friday, March 13, 2015
Huntington Beach Library :: Open House
February 28 Open House
OPEN DOORS: March 2015 by Susie Hodge
In the library lobby, as patrons strolled
by, literacy volunteers stood in wait at tables loaded with literacy
information, anxious to share the joy and satisfaction of teaching another to
read. Some patrons stopped by to chat, others purchased literacy t-shirts,
totes or cookbooks.
The goal of the 2nd Literacy Open House,
held Saturday, February 28, was to bring community awareness to the literacy
program; sign-up new tutors, and let those who need help with reading know that
Literacy Services is a safe and accepting place to be. Across the way in the
Talbert room, books and literacy brochures chosen to pique the interest of
possible volunteers awaited perusal.
Tutor Semora McCampbell provided
entertaining crafts for all participants, young and old alike. Guest speaker
and past learner Edit F., who had left the program to become a lawyer,
reminisced along with her former tutor, Natalie Van Doren.
Literacy founder, Linda Light, was able to
stop by for a while to see how the program she began over 30 years ago was
faring. In the background, a spectacular video produced by Ree Miller scrolled
through photos of literary days past. Near the children's department, in the
shadow of the aquarium, Asmat and Therese sold trinkets such as key chains and
finger puppets to children who swarmed past as they exited from Story Time. At
one point, several young customers noticed the novel finger puppets and bought
the whole box.
Helen Charles reported that, as a result of
their efforts, a number of potential tutors have shown interest in the program,
and new learners may be feeling a little less scared about walking through that
literacy door.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Upland Library :: Writer To Writer - Congratulations to Upland Library's own Isis Gomez!
Congratulations to Upland Library's own Isis
Gomez!
Upland Adult Literacy:
3.09.2015
 |
Isis Gomez, Kathy Pruitt, Greg Lucas
|
Advanced Category
Winner—Isis Gomez, Upland Library
The Traveler’s Gift: 7 Decisions that Determine Personal Success by Andy Andrews
The Traveler’s Gift: 7 Decisions that Determine Personal Success by Andy Andrews
Runner-Up—Blanca Flores Beaumont Library District
Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions& Transform Your Life by Judith Orloff
Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions& Transform Your Life by Judith Orloff
Monday, March 9, 2015
Los Angeles Public Library :: Celebrating 30 Years of Adult Literacy
Celebrating 30 Years of Adult Literacy
LAPL Literacy READ: Winter
2015
In September 2014 the Los Angeles
Public Library celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Adult Literacy program and
honored the program’s dedicated staff, coordinators, teachers, tutors and adult
students. Together, we have achieved remarkable success in helping thousands of
adults overcome illiteracy and achieve their personal goals.
The Library’s Adult Literacy program
began in 1984 when the California State Library established funds for libraries
to design programs that would improve the literacy skills of English-speaking
adults who needed help in basic reading and writing.
The Los Angeles Public Library was
one of 12 libraries in the state to create an adult literacy program with the
grant. Known as LARP (Los Angeles Reading program), the library’s program
opened adult literacy centers at the Baldwin Hills, Granada Hills, Memorial,
Pacoima, Stevenson, Vernon, Watts, West Los Angeles, and Wilmington branches.
Over the following years, the
program expanded to include adult literacy centers at 20 branches, the Caroline
Singleton Adult Literacy Center at the Central Library and a staff of 21
literacy coordinators.
Today, our literacy mission is more
important than ever. In Los Angeles an estimated 53% of working-age adults, 3.8
million people, suffer from low literacy skills, which prevent them from
performing basic tasks such as writing a letter, using a bus schedule or
reading a prescription. Low reading and writing skills also block access to
jobs, keep workers from advancing their careers and prevent parents from
helping their children build literacy skills.
The Los Angeles Public Library’s
commitment to a more literate city is giving adults the help and resources they
need to overcome illiteracy. The Adult Literacy program currently has 825
volunteer tutors and teachers who assist nearly 1,500 adult students with
one-on-one tutoring and classes in English conversation, reading, writing,
math, and basic life skills. Adult learners also participate in the online
self-guided literacy programs available at the Library’s website. READ MORE !
Friday, March 6, 2015
California Book Festivals & Events :: March 2015
California Book Festivals & Events :: March 2015
Books, Comics, Poetry, Storytelling, Writing and More !
Women's
Literary Festival: Mar 7, Santa Barbara
Mariposa Storytelling Festival:
Mar 13-15, Yosemite
Literary Women – Festival of Authors: Mar 14, Long Beach
World Storytelling Day: Mar 20 "Wishes" A global
celebration
Sierra Valley Grange Cowboy Poetry:
Mar 20-21, Vinton
San
Diego Storytelling Festival: Mar 21, Encinitas Library
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Library Literacy Jobs - California :: Monterey Park :: Santa Fe Springs
Library Literacy Jobs – California
plan, organize, administer and assist in developing a
large, comprehensive Literacy Program for the City. The Literacy Program
Administrator is responsible for developing a coalition of community agencies
and groups to coordinate and expand existing literacy efforts.
DEADLINE:
MAR 13
LIBRARIAN
II - FT
at
least one year of experience working in a Literacy Program
Under
general supervision, promotes education and reading in the community at large.
DEADLINE:
MAR 20
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