Fundraiser : : May 21 @ 8 pm
Wine & Appetizers @ 7 pm
Neil Simon’s : : : Rumors
Tickets for the evening are $25 per person.
A.K. Smiley Public Library
125 W. Vine St.
Redlands, CA
Monday, May 18, 2015
Governor Releases “May Revision” of Budget : : $2M for Literacy | $1.7M for Broadband
Governor Releases “May Revision” of Budget:
Funding Provided for Broadband Project &
Literacy Program
CLA News
From the Capitol: 5.14.2015 by Mike Dillon, Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists
This morning in a press conference at the State
Capitol, Governor Brown released his “May Revision” of the 2015-16 State
Budget. Included among the Governor’s
proposals for new spending is a recommended increase of $2 million for the
state literacy program and an increase of $1.7 million for the library
broadband project for connection grants and related costs.
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Recognizing the Governor’s fiscal prudence and the
limited available General Funds, CLA is pleased that the Governor has provided
additional funding for
two important public library programs.
Below is the proposal for new library spending under the Governor’s May
Revision of the Budget:
· Literacy Program – An increase of $2 million General Fund for the
Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program. As described in the Governor’s Budget
proposal for adult education, the Administration’s focus remains on increasing
the resources available to improve the skills of California’s workforce, and it
is expected that literacy programs funded with these resources will be
coordinated with the adult education consortia.
· Broadband Project – An increase of $1.7 million General Fund for the
California Public Library Broadband Project, including $1.5 million on a
one-time basis for grants to public libraries to upgrade broadband equipment
and $225,000 General Fund for continued administration of contracts for
broadband services.
· Library Preservation Activities – An increase of $521,000 General Fund
to improve the [State] library’s efforts to preserve historical items in its
possession, including $181,000 ongoing for two additional positions and
$340,000 on a one-time basis for equipment.”
The Assembly and Senate Budget Subcommittees on Education
Finance will convene early next week to begin reviewing the Governor’s May
Revision of the State Budget, and specifically, the State Library and public
library funding. The subcommittees will
be working diligently during the next couple of weeks to close out their
actions for the year and make recommendations to the full Budget Committee of
their respective houses. READ MORE !
Friday, May 15, 2015
Literacy Library Jobs : : California :: San Mateo | Raising A Reader | Room to Read
Literacy Jobs – California
Literacy Specialist
(Per Diem) - PT
collaborating with local organizations
and volunteers to provide an English as a Second Language program; assisting
with student, tutor, and volunteer assessments and training; providing
assistance in the daily operations of the adult literacy program; and carrying
out the goals of the program.
Raising A Reader - San Francisco and Alameda Counties
deliver and evaluate community-based programs which
extend RAR's reach to parents of children most at risk of not entering school
ready.
Room to Read –
San Francisco
leadership and overall program management to the global
literacy team, which in turn offers guidance, direction, and technical
assistance to Room to Read's Country Offices as the organization evolves its
current programming to maximize its impact for children.
ESL
Instructor - PT
Building Skills
Partnership - Mountain View, CA
Teach multilevel vocational ESL classes to 10-20 adult
low-wage workers (primarily janitors). Classes are learner-centered and
vocational in nature.
Reading Partners - Milpitas
support all volunteer
recruitment, retention, training, and celebration efforts for the region
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Legislators Issue Letter in Support of Increasing State Library Funding via CLA
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| “Adult Literacy” by Alyssa Winans everylibrary |
Legislators
Issue Letter in Support of Increasing State Library Funding
CLA News From the Capitol:
5.07.2015 by Mike
Dillon, Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists
A
bi-partisan group of Assembly members and Senators in the California State
Legislature have sent a
letter to the two Budget Subcommittee Chairs and key Budget leaders, to
encourage them to adopt an increase in funding for public libraries
in the 2015-16 Budget. The letter
features an impressive list of legislator library supporters and is attached
for your information.
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This
year’s Budget, proposed by Governor Brown in January, did not carry forward the
$3 million mentioned above or the $1 million for “connection grants”, as we
have previously reported. CLA has
launched an effort again, in conjunction with Assemblyman Gatto and his
colleagues, to encourage the legislature to include $11.5 million in the Budget
for public library funding for “connection grants” to the CENIC backbone,
funding for the CLSA, and funding for the state literacy program.
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The
Governor is expected to release his “May Revision” of the Budget on May 14th
and it will reflect the most current revenue projections, based on tax receipts
from January through April 30 and other key factors. After reviewing this new information, the
budget subcommittees will then begin closing out their work prior to the
Memorial Day weekend and will forward their recommendations to the full Budget
Committees. If CLA is not able to get
the budget subcommittees to recommend that new funding be added to the State
Budget for public libraries, it will be very difficult to get money into the
Budget in the weeks that follow. READ MORE !
Friday, May 8, 2015
Carlsbad Library : : ALLI Literacy Leaders
Adult Learner Leadership Institute
Learning
Connection: May/June 2015
Congratulations to learners
Fidela R. and Robertina G. who graduated from the Adult
Learner Leadership Institute held March 20-22. The Institute is a three-day
workshop presented by adult learners to teach leadership, advocacy, self-esteem
and public speaking skills. The California
State Library generously funds this annual workshop, which is hosted by
different libraries in Southern California.
This year’s Institute was held at the beautiful new San Diego Central Public Library
in downtown San Diego. The learners received a certificate at a graduation on
Sunday.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Azusa Library : : Inspired Citizenship Presented with Certificate of Recognition
Inspired Citizenship is Presented with Certificate of
Recognition
Literacy
Update: 4.2015
On Tuesday, April 7 Field Representative Nichol Delgado
from the office of Assembly member
Roger Hernandez presented the library with a Certificate of Recognition
to honor its Inspired
Citizenship program. Ms. Delgado congratulated the Literacy Program team, the
citizenship coaches, and the students on the success of the program.
As of April 20, 2015, 22 Inspired Citizenship students
have taken the U.S. naturalization exam; and 22 have passed.
To learn how you can volunteer as a “citizenship coach”
for Inspired Citizenship, call Efrain Villa, Citizenship Specialist at (626)
812-5273.
To learn more about how to become a U.S. Citizen, come to
the next Citizenship Information Session on Saturday, June 6, 11:00 a.m. in the
Azusa Civic Auditorium.
Translation will be provided in Spanish and Mandarin.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Literacy Library Jobs - California : : San Mateo | Kaplan | Reading Partners
Literacy Jobs – California
Literacy
Specialist (Per Diem) - PT
collaborating with local organizations and volunteers
to provide an English as a Second Language program; assisting with student,
tutor, and volunteer assessments and training; providing assistance in the
daily operations of the adult literacy program; and carrying out the goals of
the program.
will assist in a family Literacy Program: Literacy or
pre-literacy education to children, Literacy training for parents or other
caregivers of children in the program.
Reading Partners, Milpitas
support all volunteer recruitment, retention, training,
and celebration efforts for the region
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