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Superlatives from SCLLN

For International Women's Day, meet L.A.'s first female head librarian 

http://lapl.me/4nauKlZ  via @latimes

@LAPublicLibrary 8 Mar 2016 

Porterville Library Adult #Literacy makes lives easier

═►literacyspace http://ow.ly/Z899U 

#LibraryLiteracy #literacymatters

@scllnliteracy 8 Mar 2016

Four Strategies for Engaging Your Volunteers on Facebook

#libraryliteracy.org http://fb.me/4qdAfQOFo

@CalReads 9 Mar 2016

#HogansHeroes Robert Clary visiting @HolocaustMuseum exhibit 

#StateofDeception @laplcentral sharing his story

@BiblioSzabo 8 Mar 2016

5 Minutes Can Net Libraries $200 Million :: Federal Budget

Five minutes can net libraries $200 million next year

District Dispatch: 3.11.2016 by Kevin Maher

Earlier this week, we asked for your help in defending the more than $200 million in LSTA and other federal library funding from Congressional and Administration cost-cutters.

Time was short then and it’s even shorter now.

Your help is needed to get your Representative and both US Senators to sign “Dear Appropriator” letters supporting LSTA and Innovative Approaches to Literacy grants, among others.  With just a few days left to get as many members of Congress behind those programs as humanly possible, now is the time for you to go to ALA’s Legislative Action Center and help save more than $200 million for communities across the country . . . very likely including yours!

A strong showing on these letters sends a signal to the Appropriations Committees’ to protect LSTA and IAL funding. So far, your work has generated thousands of emails, but frankly, we need many, many more.

Whether you call, email, tweet or all of the above (which would be great), the message to the office staff of your Senators and Representative is simple:

“Hello, I’m a constituent.

Please ask Representative/Senator ________

to sign the LSTA and IAL ‘Dear Appropriator’ letters

circulating for signature!”

Please take five minutes to call, email, or Tweet at your Members of Congress and support library funding for 2017. For more detailed information, read our earlier post on District Dispatch.

Now is the time to contact your Members of Congress’ offices.

Senate letters must be completed by March 14

House letters must be completed by March 18.

Orange Co Library :: READ OC Dear Paige Turner

Dear Paige Turner, My learner does not seem to be as motivated as she once was. She attends our sessions, but she often cancels, and she never does practice assignments.

READ Writes: Feb/Mar 2016

What can I do?  -- Perplexed

Dear Perplexed, The adult learners in our program are usually motivated by realistic needs in their everyday life. They are here because learning to read and write will make a very material difference for them. 

However, that doesn’t mean that it is easy to stick with reading tutoring. Keep in mind that for a beginning reader, the tasks that a bookworm might find relaxing and enjoyable can feel like climbing a mountain peak where everyone else always seems to be a few steps ahead. One of the best ways that a tutor can help in this sort of situation is to act like a compassionate and understanding trail buddy, who keeps them focused on both the path right before them, and the ultimate peak above.   Below are some tools to help. -- Paige

 Help your learner set realistic short term goals. Be sure to celebrate even small victories.

 Point out how the things they have learned so far relate to their long term goals. (Show them that they are already halfway up the mountain.)

 Make sure that her original goals that you have been working towards are still relevant to her life. In other words, is she losing interest because she is climbing the wrong mountain?

 Identify practical obstacles. Is your learner cancelling her sessions because she has a frequent schedule conflict?  Is she stuck on a particular concept and embarrassed to say so?  Does she have other home and work obligations that prevent her from dedicating her time to reading? Once you know the root of the problem, together you can brainstorm a way to get past it.

 Are there ways that she could combine the difficult aspects of reading and writing with other activities that she enjoys more? Or other activities that she is required to do on a daily basis? Perhaps she could read short magazine articles on the bus during her commute.

 Help her become the master of her own learning. If she doesn’t respond well to the practice assignments that you assign, have her choose her own ways to practice during the week.  Ask her to help you write the lesson plan for your next session. That way, she will feel more empowered and accountable to herself.

 Give each other a break. Just as athletes can’t maintain peak performance 100% of the time, you should expect your tutoring to flow in fits and starts. One example — it’s hard to concentrate on reading when the bills are due.  It’s ok to miss a week or two to allow her to take care of immediate needs, but that should give her the opportunity to return after the break recharged and ready to learn.

Think of a major goal that you worked hard to accomplish in your life. How did you stay motivated?  You can apply those same lessons to coaching your learner to achieve her reading dreams.  READ MORE @

California Book Festivals & Events :: March 2016

California Book Festivals & Events :: March 2016

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

Read Across California

San Diego Public Library – Little Local Authors

Woman’ Scream" International Poetry Festival

Mar 06 LA Zine Fest: Majestic, 650 S Spring

Mar 13-15 Mariposa Storytelling Festival: Yosemite

Mar 14 Literary Women – Festival of Authors: Long Beach

Mar 18-19 Sierra Valley Grange Cowboy Poetry: Vinton

Mar 19 San Diego Storytelling Festival: Encinitas Library

Mar 20 World Storytelling Day: A global celebration of storytelling

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poets & Writers Los Angeles Literary Events Calendar

California Book Festivals

Book Reporter – Book Festivals

US Book Festivals

Children’s Book Council Kid Lit Events

Huntington Beach Library :: What We Do Matters !

What We Do Matters!

Huntington Beach Library Literacy

Open Doors Literacy Newsletter: Jan/Feb 2016

•Marisa got a job cooking in a restaurant! She has been in literacy for 3 years, and continues to make progress towards her goals.

•Miya got a job as a cosmetic sales representative! She has been in the program less than a year, and says she will continue working with her tutor.

•After just over 2 years with her tutor, Angelica got into the computer class she wanted at Golden West, AND she started a new job!

•Luisa, Beatriz, Janet, Claudia, and Lorena spoke on behalf of literacy services at the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) meeting on Community Need! These brave learners talked about how improving their English Literacy skills has helped them with work, at their children's schools, during doctor's appointments, and being able to do more in the community.

•Hanh and Loretta entered the "Writer to Writer" Challenge!

•Nahla finished her first book in English!

•Tiffany read "Green Eggs and Ham" to her children-and they all said it was fun!

•Patricia asked an employee at Trader Joe's for help. This was a first for her!

•Martha was nervous about completing a job application in English at a restaurant. But she did, she interviewed, and she got the job! Read her whole story in the Literacy Blog.

•Audrey and Joanne spoke at the CDBG meeting, sharing the reasons they volunteer, and the important things their learners can now do because they can read, write, understand and speak English.  READ MORE @

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

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

March 2016

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

Literacy Education Advocacy Month

Read Across California

Mar. 02  #ReadAcrossAmericaDay   @NEAToday

Mar. 03  World Book Day  @WorldBookDayUK  #WorldBookDay

Mar. 03  World Book Day Teen Fest #WBDTeenFest

Mar. 04  March Forth for Literacy

Mar. 04  National Grammar Day

Mar. 04+ Southern California Kindergarten Conf Pasadena

Mar. 05  CATESOL Regional Los Angeles California Polytechnic University Pomona

Mar. 05  Dyslexia Conference So CA Tri-Counties IDA Riverside  @dyslexiaSoCal

Mar. 05  Literary Women Long Beach Festival of Authors

Mar. 06+ Teen Tech Week  @yalsa #TTW16

Mar. 08 Autism Sensory Friendly Films LONDON HAS FALLEN 7p

Mar. 11+ Mariposa Storytelling Festival

Mar. 11+ Technology and Distance Learning Symposium OTAN Fresno  @otan  #tdls16

Mar. 12 Autism Sensory Friendly Films ZOOTOPIA 7p

Mar. 15  CATESOL Regional San Diego Miramar College

Mar. 16  Freedom of Information Day

Mar. 17+ California Language Teachers' Assn Conf Visalia  @CLTAtweets

Mar. 17+ CUE Conf Palm Springs  @cueinc  #cue16

Mar. 20  World Storytelling Day #WorldStory16

Mar. 21+ Intl Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conf San Diego @CSUNCOD  #CSUN16

Mar. 22 Autism Sensory Friendly Films DIVERGENT ALLEGIANT PART1 7p

Mar. 23+ CABE Conference San Francisco

Mar. 26 Autism Sensory Friendly Films ZOOTOPIA 10a

Mar. 31+ CAEYC Annual Conference & Expo Pasadena  @caeyc

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poets & Writers Los Angeles Literary Events Calendar

California Book Festivals

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: March 2016

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar: March 2016

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Mar 5 SCLLN Literacy Conference

Mar. 01 Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Santa Fe Springs Library 6:30p

Mar. 02 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Fontana 5p

Mar. 02 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 5:45p

Mar. 03 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Co Torrance Library 7p

Mar. 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego County Library 10a

Mar. 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Lake Arrowhead 10a

Mar. 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino 10a

Mar. 08 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Mar. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Mar. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino Hills 9:30a

Mar. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Yucaipa 10a

Mar. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Adelanto 11a

Mar. 12 Soup & A Good Book FUNdraiser Whittier Area Literacy Council 11:30a

Mar. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 9:30a

Mar. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Ventura Library 5p

Mar. 15 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Hesperia 3p

Mar. 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Hemet Library 9a

Mar. 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p

Mar. 19 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Maria Library 10a

Mar. 21 Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

Mar. 22 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 9:45p

Mar. 29 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 6p

Mar. 29 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation Huntington Beach Library 6:30p

Mar. 31 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Huntington Beach Library 6p

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