Burbank Library :: Trivia Challenge for Literacy

Trivia Challenge 2016

April 7, 2016 - 6:00pm

Ritz Banquet Hall - St Leon's Cathedral

3325 N. Glenoaks Blvd.

Burbank, CA 91504.

Put together your team of 3!

Trivia Challenge is an annual event presented by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library to raise funds for the Library's Literacy Program. Attendees can either create a team of three people to answer trivia questions, or purchase a ticket to enjoy a delicious dinner while cheering for their favorite team. Opportunity drawings will occur througout the evening.

The Literacy Program provides free, one-to-one tutoring for adult who speak English, but read below an 8th grade level. The Trivia Challenge is a fun way to raise awareness of a vital Library program. Hope to see you there!

For ticket or team information, please call (818) 238-5577.

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#GED scoring changes rolled out in January

what exactly does the change mean for adult learners?

http://ow.ly/Z280x

@natlitdirectory 10 Mar 2016

Why Picture Books

5 Reasons Why They Belong in Every Classroom http://wp.me/p3Lwy8-Rh

@pernilleripp 8 Mar 2016

50 of the Best Heroines of Middle Grade Books

from Anne to Malala to Matilda

http://bit.ly/1LbdZOk 

@BookRiot 8 Mar 2016

The results of our nationwide survey on how America reads aloud to its children http://www.readaloud.org/surveyreport.html … #readaloud

@ReadAloud_org 9 Mar 2016

Awesomely Useful Slang Words for ESL Learners - http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/u

@FluentUEnglish 9 Mar 2016  

MadLibs:

Two Tablet Apps to Engage Students with ELA Skills

#ipaded #androided http://wp.me/p42mcK-1J2 

@ClassTechTips 9 Mar 2016

Corona Library :: Hiding from Illiteracy

Hiding from Illiteracy

Inner Circle-Corona: 3.10.2016 by CityofCorona

The City of Corona Public Library is walking alongside adults in the community through the Adult Reading Assistance Program to put an end to adult illiteracy and restore confidence, hope, and self-respect during the process.

The Adult Reading Assistance Program encourages applicants to participate in a unique writing challenge sponsored by the Southern California Library Literacy Network. The challenge is coined as the Writer to Writer Challenge contest and presents adults learners with an opportunity to put their improving writing skills against others in programs throughout Southern California that are similar to the Adult Reading Assistance Program at the Corona Public Library.

For two years in a row, Corona’s program has yielded a runner-up in the contest. There are 4 levels, with one winner and two runners-up in each for a total of twelve honorees out of the 97 who applied — a wonderful showing for our program.  READ MORE @

30 Under 30 :: 2016 Literacy Champions

30 Under 30 :: 2016 Literacy Champions

Literacy Today: March/April 2016

The September/October 2016 issue of Literacy Today will include ILA's second annual 30 Under 30 list—and you can help determine who gets selected.

Nominations are now open! We are looking for educators making an extraordinary impact in their classrooms and communities, as well as outstanding administrators, authors, librarians, students, nonprofit leaders, politicians, technology experts, volunteers, and advocates who are advancing literacy for all.

Click here to nominate yourself or a fellow literacy leader. (Nominees must not turn 30 before Nov. 1, 2016. Please note all nominations must be received by May 16, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. ET.) We carefully review all nominations, so please be convincing and concise.

The 30 Under 30 list debuted in 2015 to honor rising literacy champions around the globe. See the inaugural class here.

Los Angeles Public Library - Adult Literacy Leadership Institute :: ALLI

Adult Literacy Leadership Institute :: ALLI

The Southern California Adult Literacy Leadership Institute for 2016 will be held in Los Angeles May 6-7 at the Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles.

This statewide training program for learners is an amazing opportunity to develop leadership, communication, advocacy, and presentation skills. The program is totally free including meals, materials, and transportation. Accommodations are available for those traveling from outside the more immediate area.

Please encourage all of your qualifying adult learners to apply.

The deadline for applications is March 19

Los Angeles Public Library
Adult Literacy & Volunteer Services
630 West Fifth Street • Los Angeles • CA • 90071

(213) 228-7546

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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.