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The children who grow up in 'book deserts'

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@TheAtlantic Jul 14

Book vending machines to serve kids

in "book deserts" in Detroit:

Today in Critical Linking:

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@BookRiot Jul 4

Can you imagine growing up without books?

The travesty of book deserts http://bit.ly/1E6C13T 

by @ecochickie

@MotherNatureNet 5 Aug 2015

@UICLiteracy featured in

@USNewsEducation

story on literacy deserts

@UIC_CollegeofEd 21 Jul 2015

#Publiclibraries are the anchor institutions in and around book deserts.

Zoom to your community.

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@Unite4Literacy 27 Apr 2015

Corona Library :: For many Inland residents, illiteracy remains a daily struggle, but libraries and others are trying to help.

For many Inland residents, illiteracy remains a daily struggle, but libraries and others are trying to help.

Press Enterprise: 6.10.2016 by Patrick O’Neill

For the first 80 years of her life, the sentence you are reading would have been nothing more than indecipherable symbols to Eleanor Miller.

Born in 1932 to young, adventurous and largely absent parents, Miller was raised by her blind grandmother in a small Pasadena home. Her family never noticed she couldn't read, and teachers passed her "because I never gave them any trouble," Miller said during a reading lesson at the Corona Public Library.

Now 84, the neatly dressed mother of seven sat, hands folded in her lap, recalling the difficulties of a life void of the written word. Like the time her son needed a doctor's note for school. Miller told him to write it up himself, then copied the letters on a separate sheet.

"People that can't read or write, they memorize stuff to continue this illusion," Miller said. "You avoid situations where you can't fake it."

Twenty percent of Inland residents older than 16 can't comprehend basic texts. That 2003 figure, the most current available, had more than doubled since 1992, National Center for Educational Statistics data show.  READ MORE @

How Big Is Your Vocabulary? :: Today in Critical Linking

BookRiot: 7.13.2016 by Jeff O’Neal

Ever wonder about your vocabulary size? Even if you are a daily English speaker or a native English speaker, you still might find this test challenging! We conducted academic research and looked at online resources to design the model of this quiz. We believe we’ve prepared the best quiz for you!

How big is your vocabulary? This quiz says it can tell you. (@A Real Me )

Newport Beach Library :: Gift of Literacy Luncheon

Gift of Literacy Luncheon

Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy - A program of NBPL

6.15.2016

Great time at the Gift of Literacy luncheon.

Check out the happy faces.

Thank you Gregg Hurwitz for helping to make this day so successful.

The 9th annual Gift of Literacy luncheon with Gregg Hurwitz was a HUGE success.

Thanks to all who helped make the day special; The amazing committee, Gregg Hurwitz, who regaled all with such wonderful stories, the many local businesses who supported the cause and all who attended in support of Literacy Services.

The learners are the true winners by knowing there is such community support working for their success.

#onemillionreaders | CLA | Summer Reading | Adult Learners | Children | Teenagers | Literacy

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Hey @CAStateLibrary!

Our Commission Chair Robert Weisenmiller is jumping in on the #ReadingChallenge!

#OneMillionReaders

CA Energy Commission ‏@CalEnergy Jun 29

Finished another book. Must be the leader, right? #readingchallenge #onemillionreaders…

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Greg Lucas ‏@GregLucas20 Jun 27

@CAStateLibrary

Chief Service Officer Karen Baker just finished reading the boook

“One Thousand White Women"!

#onemillionreaders

CaliforniaVolunteers ‏@CalVolunteers Jun 24

Today is #FirstDayOfSummer, enter @CAStateLibrary's

#onemillionreaders challenge.

#talkREADsing

First 5 California ‏@First5CA Jun 20

#onemillionreaders

California Library Association aims for 1 million readers this summer! http://buff.ly/1YsibwZ

Orton-Gillingham ‏@IMSEOG Jun 16

CABoard of Education Retweeted CA State Library

Read a good book lately?

@CAStateLibrary wants to know about it!

Join the #onemillionreaders challenge @CADeptEd

CABoard of Education ‏@SBECalifornia Jun 14

Be a part of @CAStateLibrary's #OneMillionReaders

during the California Summer Reading Challenge: http://calchallenge.org/ 

Asm. Lorena Gonzalez ‏@LorenaAD80 Jun 13

CA's 1,100 libraries are doing the Summer Reading Challenge.

Want a million readers thru 8/31. http://calchallenge.org/ 

#onemillionreaders

Capitol Weekly ‏@Capitol_Weekly Jun 13 

CLA Summer Reading Challenge :: #OneMillionReaders

One Million Readers

CLA – Summer Reading Challenge

Children, teens and adults, are you up for a challenge?

Please join CLA’s One Million Readers summer challenge again this year, and engage even more community members with your summer programs!

In 2015, participation in California’s summer reading and learning programs increased by 8%. CLA is asking public libraries to conduct outreach and create partnerships to increase participation again this year.

Public library summer reading and learning programs:

· foster communities of readers and library users

· help prevent summer learning loss in children and teens,

· are entry points for community members to learn about the library’s resources, and

· help adults model good reading habits for youth.

The more people who take part in summer reading, the greater impact our programs will have.

Will you accept the #OneMillionReaders challenge? Sign up now!

- Over 790,000 Californians signed up for a public library summer reading program during 2015.

- Over 1.4 million Californians attended summer reading events and activities.

- Over 116,000 children and teens read at least five books during the summer reading program.

Children, teens and adults who take part in summer reading talk about the books they read:

76% of children | 68% of teens | 80% of adults

They enjoy the summer reading program.

90% of children | 84% of teens | 86% of adults

And they plan to return to the library after the summer.

86% of children | 83% of teens | 91% of adults

Children who read, succeed! And California’s summer readers and library users return to school ready to learn!

Participating Libraries 2016

We ask participating public libraries to commit to conducting outreach and creating partnerships to increase their summer reading participation this year! 

Are you in? Sign up now!

Thank you to our 2016 participating libraries:

Alameda County Library, Alhambra Civic Center Library, Amador County Library, Anaheim Public Library, Arcadia Public Library, Buena Park Library District, Burbank Public Library, Butte County Library, California State Library, Canyon Lake Branch Library – Riverside County Library System, City of Commerce Public Library, Covina Public Library, Del Norte County Library District, Desert Hot Springs Public Library, El Dorado County Library, Escondido Public Library, Folsom Public Library, Fullerton Public Library, Grace Mellman Community Library – Riverside County Library System, Harrison Memorial Library, Hayward Public Library, Humboldt County Library, Huntington Beach Public Library, Idyllwild Library – Riverside County Library System, Inglewood Public Library, Inyo County Free Library, Irvine Unified School District – Stonegate Elementary, Kern County Library, Lemoore Public Library – Kings County Library, Lompoc Public Library, Long Beach Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Mendocino County Library, Mono County Free Library System, Monrovia Public Library, Monterey County Free Libraries, Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library, Moreno Valley Public Library, Mountain View Public Library, Mt. Shasta Library, Murrieta Public Library, Nevada County Library, OC Public Libraries, Oceanside Public Library, Ontario City Library, Oxnard Public Library, Palmdale City Library, Pasadena Public Library, Paso Robles City Library, Placentia Library District, Plumas County Library, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, Rancho Mirage Public Library, Riverside Public Library, Sacramento Public Library, San Diego County Library, San Luis Obispo County Library, San Rafael Public Library, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Clara City Library, Santa Clara County Library District, Santa Clarita Public Library, Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Santa Maria Public Library, Shasta Public Libraries, Solano County Library, Sonoma County Library, South San Francisco Public Library, Sunnyvale Public Library, Thousand Oaks Public Library, Tulare County Library, Ventura County Library, Villa Park Library – OC Public Libraries, Wildomar Library – Riverside County Library System, Yolo County Library, Yorba Linda Public Library

Governor Signs 2016-17 Budget and “Trailer Bill” :: Contains $4.8 Million in New Funding for CSLA

Governor Signs 2016-17 Budget and “Trailer Bill”:

Contains $4.8 Million in New Funding for CSLA

News From the Capitol: 6.30.2016 by Mike Dillon and Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists

Monday afternoon Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the 2016-17 State Budget and corresponding Budget “trailer bills,” both of which contain new funding for the California Library Services Act.  The Governor issued a press release after signing the Budget bill, SB 826-Leno stating, “This solid budget makes responsible investments in California and sets aside billions of dollars to prepare for the next recession.”  Due to very collaborative negotiations between the legislature and the Governor, when the Governor signed the Budget bill he did not “blue pencil” or make targeted reductions to any of the programs in SB 826.

SB 826:  the 2016-17 Budget Bill

This measure contains $1.8 million in new, ongoing funding for the California Library Services Act.  This amount is added to the current baseline funding in the Act, which stands at $1.8 million -- for a new total of $3.6 million.  This funding continues to restore some of the cuts made to this program during the recent Recession.

SB 1602-Committee on Budget:  “Trailer bill” pertaining to Higher Education

This measure is approximately 90 pages in length and contains numerous provisions related to higher education and other matters, such as the State Library.  Specifically, SB 1602 includes the Governor’s proposal to provide $3 million in “one time funding” (meaning that it must be spent during the 2016-17 Budget year) to encourage the Systems within the California Library Services Act to participate in, or develop innovative programs for, digital delivery and resource sharing.  Throughout the Budget process, CLA strongly supported the Governor’s proposal relative to the $3 million, as well as the $1.8 million mentioned above.  We were pleased when both the Assembly and the Senate Budget Subcommittees adopted the proposals by unanimous votes.  READ MORE @