Carlsbad Library :: Writer to Writer Awards

Writer-to-Writer

Learning Connection: March/April 2016

Congratulations to the four—yes four!—winners from Carlsbad Library Learning Center in the Writer to Writer Challenge!

Emerging Category Writers:

 Winner:  Carmen C. I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Beginning Category Writers:

 Runner-Up:  Lilia Z. Mother Teresa by Margaret Holland

Advanced Category Writers:

 Winner:  Carolina O. Adventures in the Anthropocene by Gaia Vince

 Runner-Up:  Rosario C. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Writer to Writer Challenge is an annual competition for adult learners in public library literacy programs. Learners write a letter to an author of a book or magazine telling them how their lives were influenced by what they read.

The competition is sponsored by the Southern California Library Literacy Network (SCLLN), and the winners and runners-up were recognized at an awards ceremony on March 5 during the SCLLN conference. Winners in each category had an opportunity to read their letters during the ceremony, and all winners and runners-up received a copy of a book that has been published with their letters.

All learners who submitted a letter received a certificate for their participation. There were 97 entries from 16 libraries throughout southern California.  READ MORE @

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: April 2016

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar

April 2016

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Trivia FUNraiser Adult Literacy Burbank Library :: Apr 7

Walk Run READ FUNraiser Adult Literacy Huntington Beach Library :: Apr 23

Apr. 02 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino 10a

Apr. 02 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Lake Arrowhead 10a

Apr. 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Apr. 05 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/OC Library 1p

Apr. 05 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/OC Library 6p

Apr. 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Huntington Beach Library 6p

Apr. 06 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Fontana 5p

Apr. 07 Trivia FUNraiser Adult Literacy Burbank Library

Apr. 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p

Apr. 09 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Apr. 09 Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop READ/OC Library 9a

Apr. 09 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Adelanto 11a

Apr. 11 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 5:45p

Apr. 11 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Redlands Library 6p

Apr. 13 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation Newport Beach Library 10a

Apr. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego County Library El Cajon 12N

Apr. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p

Apr. 18 Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library

Apr. 19 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Literacy Conejo Valley Thousand Oaks 9a

Apr. 20 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 10a

Apr. 20 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Newport Beach Library 10a

Apr. 20 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library6:16p

Apr. 23  Walk Run READ FUNraiser Adult Literacy Huntington Beach Library

Beverly Hills Library Adult Literacy: last Friday of each month, 10:30 - 12 N

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

Los Angeles Public Library :: Reading, Writing, and Revolution

Reading, Writing, and Revolution

Flying Pigeon LA: By Richard Risemberg | March 23, 2016

The bicycle is proving itself as an instrument of gentle revolution, helping to change not just how cities are used, but how they are shaped. Bike lanes do more than facilitate low-impact travel; they enrichen businesses and create community where before there was only stress, noise, and smog. More and more people saddle up for city travel every day, often counting on smartphone apps to help them make sense of this new old way of moving. The revolution proceeds apace, and everyone, it seems, is joining in.

But…what if you can’t read?

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So, you say, Why is Rick blithering on about all this on a blog? If I’m reading it, that means I can read! Right?

That’s right. But…about one in five US residents can’t read, and many more can’t read well enough to do anything except just get by. Native-born people too!

That means that, unless you’re a hermit, you probably know someone who can’t read, or who can barely read.

And I am blithering about all this because I’m now working for the Los Angeles Public Library’s Adult Literacy Program. So if you know someone who has trouble with reading—they may have dropped out of school, they may have been busted and thrown into juvie, they may have grown up in the backwoods; they may be perfectly literate in some other language but not in English—refer them to us.

They’ll receive one-on-one tutoring at no cost. Even the workbooks and other materials will be free of charge. And after a while they’ll be able to join the bigger world that exists behind the printed page.

And maybe themselves become the Thomas Paines of the Bicycle Revolution.

Call, or have your friend call, 213-228-7037. And if they live in Echo Park, have them ask for Extension 70819, or just drop by the Echo Park branch. That’s where I sit, four days a week. I’ll help them myself.  READ MORE @

Huntington Beach Library :: Literacy Conference a Hit

Literacy Conference a Hit

Open Doors: March 2016

Huntington Beach Public Library Literacy Volunteers

155 attendees and presenters were at the March 5th SCLLN Conference & Writer-to-Writer Celebration held again this year at the Buena Park Holiday Inn.

The Southern California Library Literacy Network Conference offers a variety of workshops designed to teach new techniques, brush up on skills and gather information, as well as time to make new friends, greet "old" friends, and listen to the heartwarming letters written by winners of the Writer-to-Writer Challenge.

Diane Moseley thanked the hardworking committee for tirelessly and seamlessly planning the day, and stated that this is always a rewarding day of learning and camaraderie. As the Writer-to-Writer winners read their letters to the authors about a book that touched them, the audience listened in awe.

97 letters were received this year from 16 different library literacy programs, including Huntington Beach. This was a record number of letters, and we are shooting for 100 next year! A booklet containing letters of the winners and runners-up is available in the literacy office.

The next SCLLN conference will be held in 2018, while the writer to Writer-to-Writer challenge continues every year. It's not too early for learners to start reading a book that will inspire them to write to the author. Complete directions and rules, and a suggested book list, are available in the literacy office.  READ MORE @

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.

Tweetest :: GED | PBs | Best Heroines | Read Aloud | Slang | MadLibs :: Superlatives from SCLLN

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Superlatives from SCLLN

#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 @