Redlands Library :: Adult Literacy Program Grows with Help of Community Partners

Redlands Adult Literacy Program grows with help of community partners

Redlands Daily Facts: 3.04.2017 by Diane Shimota,

adult literacy coordinator-A.K. Smiley Public Library

The Redlands Adult Literacy Program is grateful to its community partners who provide services that extend the mission of helping adults in our community improve their reading and writing.

Community partnerships have allowed the program to provide adult literacy services at multiple locations — Clement Middle School, Lugonia Elementary School, Family Service Association of Redlands and Redlands Community Center — in addition to the A.K. Smiley Public Library. Generous grants and donations allow the Adult Literacy Program to provide one-on-one tutoring for adults, the program’s primary mission, and to offer computer classes, buy literacy software and offer book clubs to foster reading comprehension.

We recently asked leading community partners why they supported adult literacy in Redlands. We would like to share their insights, with gratitude for their ongoing support.

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The most important partnership is with people in the Redlands community who support adult literacy through direct donations and volunteering. Funding from local supporters and the Friends of A.K. Smiley Public Library, Alpha Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma, Kiwanis, Zonta and the Contemporary Club further expanded the opportunities for program enrichment and demonstrated the local support for adult literacy.  READ MORE @

To learn more, join us at the next Tutor Orientation, on April 10th, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the A. K. Smiley Public Library Assembly Room.   Please call the Redlands Adult Literacy Program office at 909.798.7565, ext. 4138 or email literacy@akspl.org

CLA Advocacy Training with Patrick PC Sweeney

CLA Advocacy Training with Patrick PC Sweeney

CLA Advocacy & Legislation Committee & EveryLibrary

Register Today!

March 9, 2017: 9am – 12N

Millbrae Branch

1 Library Ave, Millbrae, CA 94030

March 10, 2017: 1pm – 4pm

North Natomas Library

Sacramento Public Library

4660 Via Ingoglia, Sacramento, CA 95835

March 13, 2017: 9am – 12N

San Diego Central Library

330 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101

California needs well-trained librarians to take action to support legislation at the state-level as well as state-wide bond initiatives. There is currently a Senate Constitutional Amendment being brought forward by Senator Bill Dodd to lower the threshold for Bond measures for libraries down to to 55 percent instead of the current required supermajority of 66 percent. This amendment has the potential to drastically improve the quality of library infrastructure in California if passed by legislators in Sacramento and then passed by the voters in 2018. 

Patrick “PC” Sweeney will be conducting a training from EveryLibrary, the National Political Action Committee for libraries, about best practices for visiting and building positive and proactive relationships with legislators and how to take action to support CLA's efforts to move SCA-3 through Sacramento. In this training librarians and library staff will also learn about SCA-3, CLA’s goals and commitment to supporting this initiative, as well as how they can help build local and statewide political support for a future state-wide ballot measure.

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$25 - Members

$45 - Non-Members

California Book Festivals & Events :: March 2017

California Book Festivals & Events :: March 2017

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

San Diego Public Library – Little Local Authors

Charlotte S Huck Children's Literature Festival: Mar 3-4, Univ Redlands

Grand Park Downtown Bookfest: Mar 11, LA

Literary Women – Festival of Authors: Mar 4, Long Beach

Mariposa Storytelling Festival Grand Finale: Mar 9-13

San Diego Storytelling Festival: Mar 18, Encinitas Library

Sierra Valley Grange Cowboy Poetry: Mar 17-18, Vinton

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

California Book Festivals

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Poets & Writers Los Angeles Literary Events Calendar

Storytelling Association of California

African American Book Events

Book Fairs by State Library of Congress

Book Reporter – Book Festivals

Children’s Book Council Kid Lit Events

College Children’s & Young Adult Literature Conferences Festivals

Everfest Book Festival Calendar

ILA :: Literacy Calendar Worldwide

Storytelling Events

US Book Festivals

Ventura Co Library :: Tired of shame, adult nonreaders hit books

Tired of shame, adult nonreaders hit books

Ventura County Star: 2.22.2017 by Claudia Boyd-Barrett

For most of her life, Marie Martinez, 52, of Oak View, hid the fact that she couldn’t read.

She struggled through high school, keeping her head down and trying her best, even though she didn’t understand a lot. Somehow, -she graduated — a feat that remains a mystery to her — and took a job sorting fruits and vegetables at Vons.

For more than 20 years, Martinez stuck at it, turning down promotions that required reading skills. If she needed to read something, she’d ask someone else to do it, pretending she'd forgotten her glasses or didn't have time. She’d memorize directions instead of street signs, order “hamburger and fries” at restaurants or point to dishes on the menu. Her husband — who was in on her secret — handled household bills and helping their kids with homework.

“I was embarrassed,” said Martinez, now a grandmother of two. “I felt ashamed that I couldn't read.”

Today, Martinez is overcoming her shame — and her inability to read. She’s enrolled in the Ventura County library system’s READ Adult Literacy Program, a longtime effort to help English-speaking adults improve their reading and writing. Participants meet one-on-one each week with a trained volunteer tutor at sites throughout the county, including Ojai, Ventura, Port Hueneme and Simi Valley.  READ MORE @

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Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: March 2017

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

March 2017

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 Aloud Month

Mar. 02 Read Across America Day

Mar. 02 World Book Day

Mar. 03+ Charlotte S Huck Children's Literature Festival, University of Redlands

Mar. 04 CATESOL Regional Los Angeles Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut

Mar. 04 Dyslexia Conference IDALA, UCLA

Mar. 04 Literary Women Long Beach Festival of Authors

Mar. 04 March Forth for Literacy

Mar. 04 National Grammar Day

Mar. 05 Teen Tech Week

Mar. 07 Dyslexia & Literacy: Literacy, Dyslexia, Legislative Initiatives CSUSB Palm Desert

Mar. 09 CLA Advocacy Training with Patrick PC Sweeney Millbrae Library 9am

Mar. 10+ Mariposa Storytelling Festival Grand Finale

Mar. 10+ Technology and Distance Learning Symposium OTAN, Anaheim

Mar. 10 CLA Advocacy Training with Patrick PC Sweeney N Natomas Library 1p

Mar. 13 CLA Advocacy Training with Patrick PC Sweeney San Diego Public Library 9am

Mar. 15+ CUE Conference, Palm Springs

Mar. 16 Freedom of Information Day

Mar. 20 World Storytelling Day

Mar. 23+ CAEYC Annual Conference & Expo, Ontario

Mar. 29+ CABE Conference, San Francisco

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poets & Writers Los Angeles Literary Events Calendar

California Book Festivals

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: March 2017

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar

March 2017

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Literacy Education Advocacy Month

Mar. 01 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Fontana 5p

Mar. 02 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p

Mar. 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Mar. 09 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Newport Beach Library 10a

Mar. 09 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 6p

Mar. 09 Youth Literacy Tutor Orientation Words Alive San Diego 1p

Mar. 11 Literacy Fair Camarena Library

Mar. 11 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library 29 Palms 9a

Mar. 11 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Mar. 11 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Chino Hills 9:30a

Mar. 11 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Yucaipa 10a

Mar. 11 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Adelanto 12N

Mar. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p

Mar. 18 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Chino 10a

Mar. 18 Soup & a Good Book Fun-raiser Whittier Area Literacy 11:30a

Mar. 20 Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

Mar. 21 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Hesperia 3p

Mar. 23 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Big Bear 3p

Mar. 28 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego County Library El Cajon 12N

Mar. 28 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Orange City Library 1p

Mar. 30 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Burbank Library 6p

Beverly Hills Library Adult Literacy: last Friday 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 :: Tutor Recognition :: September National Literacy Month

September National Literacy Month

READ: Winter 2017

September was National Literacy Month, the perfect occasion to celebrate the volunteers and learners who make the Los Angeles Public Library literacy program thrive.

Throughout the month, Literacy Coordinators hosted parties across Los Angeles. We had over 300 attendees at 19 events! Here are some photos that capture great partnerships, incredible enthusiasm, impressive displays, and some nice library swag.  READ MORE @