Burbank Library :: Zonta Club's team wins Burbank Library's Trivia Challenge

Zonta Club's team wins Burbank Library's Trivia Challenge

Burbank Leader:  4.09.2016 by Anthony Clark Carpio

For the last 18 years, members of the Zonta Club of Burbank have competed in the Burbank Library's Trivia Challenge, but they had never taken home the trophy.

After answering a slew of questions — some easier than others — and a small kerfuffle with the judges, the women-empowerment organization finally became champions Thursday night at the Ritz Banquet Hall in St. Leon's Cathedral.

About 100 people attended the fundraiser for the Burbank Library's literacy program, which offers free one-on-one tutoring for adults who read or write below an eighth-grade level.

"This is a demonstration of our commitment to literacy, the library and this community, which we are all a part of," Zonta Club member Nickie Bonner said after posing for photos with a medal around her neck.

The audience tried guessing the answers to the questions, which were asked by Drew Sugars, Burbank's public information officer.  READ MORE @

ACTION ALERT :: Letters Needed in Support of Library Funding in California State Budget :: CLA

ACTION ALERT

Letters Needed in Support of

Library Funding in California State Budget

NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL: 4.08.2016 by Mike Dillon & Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists

The Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees have been meeting weekly at the State Capitol in order to review and to make recommendations regarding various program funding areas proposed in Governor Brown’s 2016-17 State Budget.

Send letters to 10 key legislators involved in the Budget process, in order to ensure that the California Library Association’s “Budget ask” is realized.

Letters are due by April 29.

ACTION REQUESTED

•Approve the Governor’s January Budget proposal to provide an additional $1.8 million in funding to the California Library Services Act.  Budget Item 6120-211-0001.

•Approve the Governor’s January Budget proposal to provide $3 million in one-time funding to the California Library Services Act for the purpose of collaborative “digital delivery” uses.  Budget Item 6120-215-0001.

•Approve a request by the California Library Association to provide $4 million in one-time funding for broadband connectivity grants in order to continue to bring public libraries on to a high-speed broadband “backbone” operated by the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC).

•Approve a $1-2 million increase to the California Literacy Services program in order to restore public library literacy programs, provide enhanced resources for existing programs, and continue to address the backlog of adult literacy learners in need of assistance at the library.

Additional information on these items can be found on the CLA webpage in the Advocacy “Day In the District” section.

Please address letters to the following individuals and send them via mail or fax no later than April 29:

The Honorable Marty Block, Chair

Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance

State Capitol, Room 4072  Sacramento, CA.  95814

Fax:  (916) 651-4939

The Honorable Ben Allen, Member

Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance

State Capitol, Room 2054  Sacramento, CA.  95814

Fax:  (916) 651-4926

The Honorable John Moorlach, Member

Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance

State Capitol, Room 2048  Sacramento, CA.  95814

Fax:  (916) 651-4937

The Honorable Kevin McCarty, Chair

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

State Capitol, Room 2160  Sacramento, CA.  95814

Fax:  (916) 319-2107

The Honorable Rocky Chavez, Member

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

State Capitol, Room 217  Sacramento, CA.  95814

Fax:  (916) 319-2176

The Honorable Chris Holden, Member

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

State Capitol, Room 3152  Sacramento, CA.  95814

Fax:  (916) 319-2141

The Honorable Young Kim, Member

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

State Capitol, Room 4177  Sacramento, CA.  95814

Fax:  (916) 319-2165

The Honorable Patrick O’Donnell, Member

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance

State Capitol, Room 4166  Sacramento, CA.  95814

Fax:  (916) 319-2170

Huntington Beach Library :: Walk! Run! READ! FUNdraiser :: April 23

 Walk!   Run!   READ! 

April 23

Huntington Beach Public Library Literacy

Our 4th annual 5K Walk/Run and Kids' Fun Run will be held in Central Park on Saturday, April 23.

The 5K runners start near Kathy May's at 8am, with the walkers close behind. At 9am, we will have the kids' run, followed by storytime with Miss Debra & Mr. Kevin. Stay for a pancake breakfast, which will be included in your event registration.

Haven't walked or run this distance in a while? Prepare for the event by joining the library's first "Couch to 5k Reading Club." This 6-week training program runs Wednesdays & Saturdays, March 12-April 20. We will discuss books to listen to while you walk, and get you in shape to walk or run Literacy's 5k on April 23rd. 

Call 714-375-5106 for more details, and join the fun.

For more information about the 5k, go to our website: walkrunread.com.

Easy Voter Guide :: June 7 :: Presidential Primary Election

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Easy Voter Guide

California Presidential Primary Election

Easy Voter Guide

YOUR VOTE. YOUR VOICE.

Presidential Primary Election

June 7, 2016

Sign up to vote

May 23: Last day to register to vote in this election.

May 31: Last day to request a “vote by mail” ballot.

Jun  07: ELECTION DAY  Your polling place is open from 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

~ President

~ Representatives in U.S. Congress and the California State Legislature

~ A proposed law for California, Proposition 50: Suspension of Legislators

~ Other candidates and proposed laws depending on where you live

Voting for President

The political party you choose will determine which candidates for President appear on your ballot.

If you register without choosing a political party, there is still a way you can vote for a candidate for President:

Three of the political parties, American Independent, Democratic, and Libertarian, will allow voters with “no party preference” to ask for their ballots in the June 7 election.

But if you want to vote on presidential candidates for the Green, Peace & Freedom, or Republican Party then you must re-register and select that party. Just make sure you re-register by the May 23 deadline.

You can sign up to vote if you are:

•   18 years or older by Election Day

•   a U.S. citizen

•   not in prison or on parole for a felony To sign up to vote, get a registration form:

•   Fill out the form online at REGISTER TO VOTE

     in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, or Vietnamese.

•   Or call 1-800-345-8683 to have the form sent to you.

•   Or pick one up at the library, post office, or DMV.

There is no cost to register.

Fill out the form completely and mail it in. You will be asked to include your driver’s license number or other identification.

When should I sign up?

•   Sign up (register) by May 23, 2016, to vote in the June 7, 2016, election.

•   If you are already registered, you need to fill out a new form only if you move, change your name, or want to change your choice of political party.

Produced for statewide elections in California since 1994, the Easy Voter Guide is a collaboration of the League of Women Voters® ofCalifornia Education Fund and the California State Library.

Azusa Library :: Leamos (Let’s Read) at the Library :: PLA Conference April 9

Leamos (Let’s Read) at the Library:

Using Web-Based Curriculum to Engage Latino Families

PLA Conference: April 9, 2016, 9:30 am

This program shares up-to-date results of the pilot project “Leamos (Let’s Read) at the Library,” a model program within California public libraries intended to meet the literacy needs of adult Spanish speakers who cannot read or write in any language. These adult learners struggle to learn English, have difficulty navigating American systems, and work in low wage jobs. And they certainly do not go to libraries. Learn how Leamos (Let’s Read) is changing that.

At the end of this session, participants will:

1: Learn about effective literacy tools to use with nonliterate Spanish-speaking adults.

2: Discover how to teach literacy, in group settings, by using a web-based literacy course.

3: Explore new ways of increasing library patronage among Latino immigrant families.

Presenter

Cathay Reta, Adult Literacy Coordinator

Azusa City Library, Azusa, CA

California Book Festivals & Events :: April 2016

California Book Festivals & Events :: April 2016

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

National Poetry Month

Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair: Apr 23, Oakland

Bay Area Storytelling Festival: Apr 29-May 1, Orinda
Black Writers On Tour: Apr 30, Carson Community Center

Book'd: Apr 28, Lonny Chapman Theater 8p-9:30p

California Bookstore Day Apr 30

Cowboy Poetry Week  Apr 17+

Haiku Poetry Day Apr 17

Inland Empire Latino Book & Family Festival CSU San Bernardino Apr 30

International Edible Book Festival: Apr 1

L A Times Festival of Books, USC: Apr 9-10

Literary Orange: Apr 2, Irvine

Ojai Word Festival: Apr 29-May 1

Pasadena Festival of Women Authors: Apr 9

SFJazz Poetry Festival: Apr 14-17, SFJAZZ Center

Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival: Apr 20-24, Old Town Newhall

UkiaHaiku Festival: Apr 24

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

Beverly Hills Library :: Adult Literacy

Beverly Hills Library Adult Literacy

The Beverly Hills Public Library Adult Literacy program helps adult learners (ages 18 and over) improve their reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

Volunteer Tutors Needed!

Tutor Trainings are scheduled on the last Friday of each month: 10:30am - 12 N

The following services are FREE, and open to adult learners (ages 18 and over).

Weekly Literacy Classes (drop-in students are welcome)

Conversation/Basic Skills Class: Mondays, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

News For You Class: Thursdays, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

For more information about this program, please contact the Beverly Hills Public Library Adult Literacy at 310-288-2207.