Super Easy, No-Fail New Year's Resolution! Greg Lucas, California State Librarian

Super Easy, No-Fail New Year's Resolution!

California State Library

December 28, 2015

California State ‪‎Librarian, Greg Lucas,
offers a New Year's Resolution that is super easy and fun!
How can you go wrong?

National Literacy & Library Events :: January 2016

National Literacy & Library Events: January 2016

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National -

visit

the Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

@MCChildsBookDay

Jan. 3+ Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu HI

Jan. 7 Natl Ambassador Young People’s Literature Inauguration, Library of Congress 11a
Jan. 8+ ALA Midwinter 2016, Boston MA   #alamw16 @alamw

Jan. 9 Autism Sensory Friendly #Films STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS 10a

Jan. 12 Autism Sensory Friendly #Films STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS 7p

Jan. 12+ Future of Education Technology Conference, Orlando FL   @fetc  #FETC

Jan. 20+ Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference, Chicago IL   @NationalLouisU

Jan. 22 National Reading Day

Jan. 23 Autism Sensory Friendly #Films NORM OF THE NORTH 10a

Jan. 25+ Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko NV   @Westernfolklife

Jan. 25+ Literacy Week, Florida

Jan. 26 Autism Sensory Friendly Films RIDE ALONG 2 7p

Jan. 27 Family Literacy Day Canada

Jan. 27 Multicultural Children’s Book Day @MCChildsBookDay  #MCCBD2016

Jan. 27+ Mentoring Summit, Wash DC @MENTORnational #NationalMentoringMonth  

Jan. 29+ Literacy for/and Social Justice, Athens GA  @Jolle_uga

State Library Associations :: Conferences

ILA :: Literacy Calendar Worldwide

US Book Festivals

Children’s Book Council Kid Lit Events

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: January 2016

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

January 2016

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

Jan 27  #MCCBD2016

Jan. 4+ Overview Orton Gillingham Approach Dyslexia Training Institute, SD Cyberspace

Jan. 4+ Special Ed Law & Dyslexia Dyslexia Training Institute, SD Cyberspace

Jan. 9 Autism Sensory Friendly #Films STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS 10a

Jan. 12 Autism Sensory Friendly #Films STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS 7p
Jan. 14 Struggling Readers & Dyslexia: Tri-Counties Branch of IDA, Katie Wheeler Library Irvine 6:30p

Jan. 15+ Asilomar Reading Conference, Pacific Grove

Jan. 15+ California Kindergarten Conference, Santa Clara

Jan. 16 Friends of the Library Local Author Celebration, Santa Clarita Library 10a

Jan. 22 National Reading Day

Jan. 22  Dyslexia and Literacy in High-Risk and Diverse Populations, San Francisco 1p

Jan. 23 Autism Sensory Friendly #Films NORM OF THE NORTH 10a

Jan. 26 Autism Sensory Friendly #Films RIDE ALONG 2 7p

Jan. 27 Multicultural Children’s Book Day  @JumpIntoABook1  #MCCBD2016

Jan. 30 So California Museums Free-for-All @SoCalMuseums

Redlands Library :: DAR Arrowhead Valley Chapter receives statewide award

DAR Arrowhead Valley Chapter receives statewide award

Redlands Daily Facts: 12.21.2015

The Arrowhead Valley Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution recently received the state DAR’s second-place award for the number of hours chapter members spent tutoring adults learning to read.

The Redlands-based chapter received the award after 114 chapters in California reported their volunteer activities.

The chapter’s literacy committee began its work in 2013, through the A.K. Smiley Public Library’s adult literacy program, and is expanding its involvement in adult education to include service at colleges with programs for foster youth.

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ::January 2016

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar: January 2016

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutor

Jan. 6 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Fontana 5p

Jan. 6 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 5:45p
Jan. 7 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Huntington Beach Library 9:30a

Jan. 7 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy, Torrance Library 7p
Jan. 9 ESL Tutor Training Azusa Library 9a

Jan. 9 ESL Tutor Training Laubach Literacy Ventura 9a

Jan. 9 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Adelanto Library 11a

Jan. 9 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Lake Arrowhead 10a

Jan. 9 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino 10a

Jan. 12 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 9:45a

Jan. 13 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Whittier Literacy Council 11a

Jan. 13 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Barstow Library 11a

Jan. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Crestline Library 12N

Jan. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Hemet Library 9a

Jan. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Whittier Area Literacy Council 9a

Jan. 16 ESL Tutor Training San Gabriel VLC 9a

Jan. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Grand Terrace Library 10a

Jan. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Chino Hills Library 9:30a

Jan. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Crestline Library 12N

Jan. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Yucaipa Library 10a

Jan. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Yucca Valley #Library 9a

Jan. 20 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation READ/OC Library 1p

Jan. 20 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation READ/OC Library 6p

Jan. 21 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 6p
Jan. 23 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Azusa Library 8:30a

Jan. 23 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/OC Library 9a

Jan. 23 Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Upland Library 9a

Jan. 25 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona Library 7p

Jan. 26 Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Newport Beach Library 6p

Jan. 30 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a

LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction

Local Tutor Workshops :: Always Scrolling in the Right Frame.

Statewide Workshops @ California Library Literacy Services

Riverside County Library - Amazing things stem from reading

Amazing things stem from reading

Desert Sun: 12.21.2015 by Greg Lucas, California State Librarian

Looking for a truly transformative New Year’s resolution that’s unbelievably fun and super easy to stick to?

Read.

Books. Magazines. Newspapers. Flyers. Online. On a park bench. In clouds. In libraries. Paper. Parchment. Braille.

Just read.

Any number of amazing things stem from reading. Not the least of which is gaining a better understanding of the world around us.

If there’s anything this world needs, it’s more understanding.

Read and change the world.

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Change the world. Change yourself: Resolve to read in 2016.

Riverside County libraries have plenty of options to choose from. The librarians who work there have plenty of ideas on which reading material might be of most interest to you. They’ll also have recommendations if you’re helping a little kiddo become a life-long learner by reading to them.

You can also help someone else learn to read better. There are literacy programs throughout the state. One-on-one volunteer literacy tutoring occurs at over 800 California libraries. All are eager for volunteers.  READ MORE @

Redlands Library - A.K. Smiley Public Library literacy program receives gifts of service, money

A.K. Smiley Public Library literacy program receives gifts of service, money

Redlands Daily Facts: 12.19.2015 by Dottie Podolak, adult literacy coordinator

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” — Maya Angelou

The Redlands Adult Literacy Program at the A.K. Smiley Public Library has been the recipient of many gifts over the past five years. Those gifts, of both time and money, have given the program the resources it needs to make an impact in learners’ lives.

Recently, Redlands Adult Literacy received two such examples of generosity.

First, over the past two and a half years, Jennifer Escobar has volunteered as an adult literacy tutor. She discovered the Redlands Adult Literacy Program through the A.K. Smiley Public Library website at a time when she was searching for a way to give back to the community.

After being trained as a tutor, Escobar began meeting with her learner weekly. She said she was impressed with how the program could make an immediate impact in an adult’s life. She also became involved in the efforts to support the use of technology in the program.

In September, Escobar had to step away from her role as a tutor to pursue a full-time position as an English teacher at a local college.

Because of her respect for the Redlands Adult Literacy Program and because of the impact it had on her personally, Escobar and her husband, Curtis Dison, have established the Escobar-Dison Family Grant. This yearly grant will be used to provide professional development for tutors.

“My two and a half years with my learner has been a profound experience for me both professionally and personally,” Escobar said.

“This is a small thing that my family can do to help that continue.”

The second gift was from the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity at the University of Redlands. The group chose Redlands Adult Literacy as the focus of its Week of Service.

During the week of Nov. 2-6, Alpha Phi Omega held events on the university campus to promote awareness of the adult literacy program. Members from Alpha Phi Omega volunteered their services by assisting with the computer literacy class, to help learners gain basic computer skills such as sending emails and using the Internet.  READ MORE @