Altadena Library :: New Staff at the Bob Lucas Memorial Branch Library and Literacy Center

New Staff at the Bob Lucas Memorial Branch Library and Literacy Center

Altadena Library: August 2017

Diana Wong is the new Branch Manager & Literacy Services Librarian. She has over 9 years of experience working in academic libraries and just recently completed her MLIS from San Jose State University. Her literacy experience stems from her two-year tour with the Peace Corps, where she spent time teaching English to high school kids in a rural village in Cambodia.

Funded in part by a grant from the California State Library, the Adult Literacy Services program, "Let's Read Altadena," of the Altadena Library District has been serving the residents of Altadena since 1988. Instruction is provided by volunteer tutors who have completed as self-paced, online tutor training course. Literacy is currently housed at the Bob Lucas Memorial Branch Library and Literacy Center

One-on-one tutoring: Learners are matched with a tutor for regularly scheduled study sessions.

Classes to improve English reading, writing, and comprehension skills. Classes are held Mondays thru Thursdays mornings at the Bob Lucas Branch.

There is no fee for tutoring or for ESL classes. Speakers of other languages may receive tutoring once they have mastered basic spoken English or may join our ESL class for beginners. To be eligible for tutoring, the participant must be able to complete the intake form by him or herself in English.

Tutors work in the Adult Literacy Program empowering adult learners by teaching basic reading, writing and functional literacy skills. After completing a self-paced, online training module and being matched with a learner, tutors and learners meet 1 to 2 hours per meeting at least once a week at the library or other location based on their own schedules. The Library requires a minimum commitment of six months. To learn more about this rewarding experience, please contact the Bob Lucas Branch Library.

If you are interested in receiving tutoring or becoming a tutor, please call the Bob Lucas Branch Library at (626) 798-8338 ext. 102 or send an e-mail.

Upland Library :: Literacy Computer Lab

Literacy Computer Lab

Upland Library: 7.28.2017

We are excited to announce that our Adult Literacy Program has been selected as a Community Impact Partner with the Inland Empire United Way. We are grateful to have received a grant that help us fulfill our goal of starting a literacy computer lab.

Since its start in 1989, the completely grant-funded Adult Literacy Program has successfully impacted the lives of over 1,000 individual adult learners with the help. For more information, or to volunteer as a tutor, please contact the Literacy Office at (909) 931-4211.

The Literacy Office is located on the lower level of the restored historical Carnegie Cultural Center, at 123 D Street, Upland, CA 91786, next door to the Upland Public Library.

Literacy Library Jobs – California :: READ San Diego :: Azusa

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Literacy Tutor/Learner Coordinator

READ San Diego – San Diego Public Library

facilitate the daily operations of one or more homework centers in the San Diego Public Library system by providing homework help to students and their families; conduct data collection and assessment to achieve measurable outcomes; coordinate the matching of learners with volunteer tutors

DEADLINE: AUG 7

Literacy Program Assistant

Azusa Library

assists program coordinator in day-to-day activities related to recruitment, retention, and record keeping requirements of literacy tutors and students, and other program volunteers

DEADLINE: AUG 4

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

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

August 2017

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

Aug. 26 San Diego Festival of Books Point Loma

Read A Romance Month

Aug. 02 National Coloring Book Day

Aug. 06 Long Beach Zine Fest Museum of Latin American Art 11a

Aug. 09 Book Lovers Day

Aug. 10 Annual Picture Book 10 for 10#pb10for10

Aug. 12 Latino Book and Family Festival North San Diego Mira Costa College 11a

Aug. 19 Liemert Park Book Fair Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

Aug. 19 OC Zine Fest #AnaheimLibrary 11a

Aug. 19 Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival Parsons Lodge, Yosemite Natl Park

Aug. 26 WorldCat Birthday

Aug. 26 San Diego Festival of Books Point Loma

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

Literacy Library Jobs – California :: Azusa

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Literacy Program Assistant

Azusa Library

assists program coordinator in day-to-day activities related to recruitment, retention, and record keeping requirements of literacy tutors and students, and other program volunteers

DEADLINE: AUG 4

BayNet Library and Information Network

CalOpps

Library Jobs in California

UCLA Department of Information Studies

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: August 2017

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar

August 2017

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

@YorkPublicLib

Aug. 02 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Fontana 5p

Aug. 03 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p

Aug. 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Crestline 12:30p

Aug. 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Barbara Library 5:30p

Aug. 08 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Aug. 08 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Huntington Beach Library 6p

Aug. 08 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 6p

Aug. 09 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Crestline 12:30p

Aug. 10 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Burbank Library 6p

Aug. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Yucca Valley 9a

Aug. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Yucaipa 10a

Aug. 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Luis Obispo Library 10a

Aug. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Redlands Library 6p

Aug. 15 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Skyline Hills 10a

Aug. 15 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Huntington Beach Library 6p

Aug. 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p
Aug. 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Downey Library 9a
Aug. 19 ESL Laubach Tutor Training San Diego Co Library Poway 9a

Aug. 21 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona Library 7p

Aug. 26 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a

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

San Diego Public Library :: Red Balloon Award Finalist :: Valerie Hardie

Red Balloon Awards

August 12

The Red Balloon Awards is an inspirational dinner and awards gala that honors literacy heroes in the community while raising funds for Traveling Stories.

Valerie Hardie, Director of READ/San Diego, the San Diego Public Library’s adult literacy program.

As the director of San Diego Public Library’s adult literacy program READ, Valerie Hardie has been instrumental in improving literacy in the city for the past 22 years. The program has over 400 volunteers and tutors and received the Advancement of Literacy Award from the American Library Association as well as being named top community partnership by the U.S. Department of Education. Undoubtedly, Valerie’s commitment to READ and increasing adult literacy has created a legacy to the city of San Diego.

What is a Literacy Hero?

> A literacy hero does one or more of the following:

> Helps make reading more visible in their community.

> Creates books & other reading material that captivate readers and inspire a love for reading.

> Reduces barriers that would prevent people from becoming confident readers.

> Supports existing literacy programs in sustainable, meaningful ways.

> Promotes reading on a large scale.

Traveling Stories

Providing books to kids who have none and inspiring a love for reading everywhere! Fueling kids' minds with stories. We're dedicated to outsmarting poverty one book at a time & growing a world of readers.  READ MORE @