Corona Library Readers=Leaders :: Adult Literacy Giving Day

Corona Public Library

September 18

Readers = Leaders: Adult Literacy Giving Day is one week from today! Imagine the fear of not being able to Get a Job, Read Medical Labels, Vote, or Help Children with Homework.

Support The Corona Public Library Foundation and help English-speaking adults who need to improve their lives through better reading & writing skills.

Please share and spread the word!

Watch throughout the week for facts about adult literacy right here in Corona and Western Riverside County.

Donate to Help New Adult Readers Become New Leaders!

Join in giving to Corona Public Library Foundation's campaign Help New Adult Readers Become New Leaders!

Imagine not being able to read street signs: That generally means no driver's license. Or what about being in an accident and coming out of a coma to find you can no longer read. These are just two examples of real situations facing adult learners in the Corona Public Library's Adult Reading Assistance Program.

Every day, staff & volunteers work with adults trying to improve their lives while facing the huge hurdle of limited reading and writing abilities. Your contribution will help provide new resources for the learners and their tutors, including workshops, tutor training, computer software for literacy and much more.

With your help, we can change someone's life: "Eloise" took the written driving test, only missed passing by one and will be taking it again very soon, while "Dennis" is now reading at a sixth grade level and negotiating with two companies for the best job offer. Don't hesitate: Please give now!

Hemet Library - Walk for Literacy Awareness 2015

Walk for Literacy Awareness

Hemet Library Adult Literacy

September 26 | 9:00am

Downtown Hemet

Join us as the Hemet Adult Literacy Advocates and the community walk for Literacy Awareness, Saturday, September 26, 2015.

Registration and checkin begin at 9:00 AM and we will begin our 1 mile walk around downtown Hemet at 9:30 AM.

Registration is  $10/adult and $5/children 5-12.
Join us in this fun and enlightening event!

Upland Library :: Trivia Bee & Silent Auction for Literacy :: September 24

Trivia Bee & Silent Auction for Literacy

Upland Library Adult Literacy

September 24 | 6:00pm

The Carnegie Cultural Center

Get ready to Play to the Rhythm at the 14th annual Trivia Bee and Silent Auction for Literacy, Tuesday, September 24th at 6:00 p.m.  Admission is $15 for adults, students no charge.  Watch Team Rutherford, sponsored by San Bernardino County Janice Rutherford, return to defend their title as the 2014 Trivia Bee Champions.

All proceeds will benefit the Upland Library Adult Literacy program for which state funding is determined by the amount of local monies raised.

For information on sponsoring or participating as a team ($300 donation team entry fee) or on donating goods and/or services as action items, please contact Literacy Coordinator, Liz Barbee at (909) 931-4211.

Los Angeles Public Library :: National Voter Registration Day | September 22

National Voter Registration Day

September 22

Register To Vote At Your Library

Los Angeles Public Library

National Voter Registration Day is a huge national effort to get as many people to register to vote as possible. The goal is not to advocate on behalf of a candidate or party, but to make sure that people have access to voting.

Have you've moved since the last election? Have you've recently turned 18? Not sure if you are registered to vote? Drop by any time between 1:00 to 4:30 pm, and volunteers from the League of Women Voters will help you register to vote on the spot, verify your voter registration status, or help answer your questions.

Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch  September 24, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Canoga Park Branch  September 22, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Chatsworth Branch  September 22, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Donald Bruce Kaufman - Brentwood Branch September 24, 2015 3:30PM to 5:30PM

Eagle Rock Branch September 22, 2015 1:30PM to 3:30PM

John Muir Branch  September 23, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Little Tokyo Branch September 22, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Los Feliz Branch  September 22, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Memorial Branch  September 24, 2015 1:00PM to 3:00PM

Northridge Branch  September 24, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Panorama City Branch  September 22, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Robertson Branch  September 21, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard Branch  September 21, 2015 3:00PM to 4:30PM

Studio City Branch  September 24, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Sylmar Branch  September 24, 2015 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch  September 25, 2015 3:30PM to 5:30PM

Glendora Library :: Parent and Teacher Phonics Workshop | Sep 26

Parent and Teacher Phonics Workshop

Glendora Public Library -- Bidwell Forum

September 26

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Have you or your child ever read a word and thought, "Well, English is just crazy, that is a word that just has to be memorized?” If you have, we have good news for you: English is not crazy and there is a way to investigate words along with your child or students (dyslexic and non-dyslexic) to learn the true underlying structure, and never utter those words again!

You are invited to attend a Community Literacy Program on Structure Word Inquiry featuring Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley and Tracy Block-Zaretsky.  Dr. Sandman-Hurley is a published author and researcher of dyslexia and received her doctorate in Literacy with a specialization in reading and dyslexia from San Diego State University and the University of San Diego. Ms. Block-Zaretsky is a trained Special Education Advocate assisting parents and children through the Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504Plan process and has tutored children and adults with learning disabilities for the past 18 years. Together, they formed the Dyslexia Training Institute in San Diego.

Presented jointly by the Glendora, Azusa, Covina and Monrovia Public Library Literacy programs, as well as Glendora Public Library Friends Foundation, this program is offered free to all community members, including teachers, parents, students and anyone interested in adult and family literacy.

•Learn to find the sense in English and “sight words”.

•Become a word detective by conducting word hypothesis and creating word sums.

•Learn about the interrelationship between morphology, etymology and phonology.

The Glendora Public Library is located at 140 S. Glendora Ave., Glendora CA 91741. To register for this program, please call the Library at 626-852-4891.

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Huntington Beach Library :: Family Literacy Awards

Family Literacy Annual Awards Event

Open Doors: September 2015

Huntington Beach Public Library Literacy Volunteers

The Oak View branch held its annual awards on August 27, 2015. It was attended by approximately 100 enthusiastic literacy families, volunteers and friends, who enjoyed a scrumptious dinner provided by learner and tutor donations and which included tamales, tacos, beans, salads, desserts and much more.

Our board president, Susie Hodge, introduced special guests and congratulated all participants for their hard work. Huntington Beach City Council member Barbara Delgleize spoke of her appreciation for literacy services and how important it is for our community.

Congratulations to our Excellence Award winners: Acela C, Maribel G, and Janet V.

Congratulations to our volunteers earning service pins. 5-year pins: Irma Bermel, Michael DiGennaro and Michael Sloan; 10-year pins: Gary Gillenger, Joan Gillenger, Michael Kibel, Sue Kibel, Lani Martin, Linda Marsoun and John Ramsey; and Margarita Rubio who earned her 20 year pin.

Congratulations to our Pre-ESL volunteers, Luz Arreola, Ana Clara, Acela Cortes, Maria Hern and Beatriz Salinas and to our Computer Coaches who received special recognition, Imelda Bernal, Paula Flores, Raquel Guzman, Carmen Lezama, and Beatriz Salinas.

Thank you to everyone who made the Family Literacy Awards Night so special!