California Book Festivals & Events :: October 2017

California Book Festivals & Events :: October 2017

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

Oct. 01   High Desert Book Festival, Victorville 10a

Oct. 01   Orange County Children's Book Festival, Orange Coast College

Oct. 05+ Los Gatos—Irish Writers’s Festival

Oct. 06+ Filipino American International Book Festival, San Francisco PL

Oct. 06+ LitQuake SF

Oct. 07   Authors in the OC, Anaheim

Oct. 07   Pomona Reads, Pomona Library 12N

Oct. 07   Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival, Berkeley

Oct. 13   Author Fair, Pasadena Library 6p

Oct. 14   Great Valley Bookfest, Manteca

Oct. 14   Indie Author Day, LAPL Central Library 11a

Oct. 18+ Humboldt County Children's Author Festival

Oct. 21   Burbank Library Local Authors Showcase:

Oct. 21+ Lit Crawl LA, NOHO

Oct. 21+ SCIBA Trade Show, Pomona

Oct. 25+ LitCrawl LA, NoHo

Oct. 27+ Stan Lee's Comikaze, LA Convention Center

Oct. 28+ Southern California Poetry Festival, Mt San Antonio College

Oct. 28   Women's Literary Festival, Santa Barbara

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

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: October 2017

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: October 2017

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Oct. 21 Happy Hour with Lisi Harrison Newport Beach Library 6p

Oct. 27 Wine & Words FUNraiser Huntington Beach Library 7p

Oct. 04 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Fontana 5p

Oct. 04 Adult Literacy Open House Carlsbad Library 5:30p

Oct. 04 A Walk in the Shoes of a Dyslexic Corona Library 6:30p

Oct. 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library 29 Palms 9a

Oct. 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Yucaipa 10a

Oct. 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Barbara Library 1p

Oct. 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Hesperia 3p

Oct. 10 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Oct. 12 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation Newport Beach Library 10a

Oct. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Chino 10a

Oct. 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Adelanto 12N

Oct. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Redlands Library 6p

Oct. 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona Public Library 7p

Oct. 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Big Bear 4p

Oct. 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 6p

Oct. 18 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation READ/OC 1p

Oct. 18 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Highland 5p
Oct. 19 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Hemet Library 9a

Oct. 19 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Newport Beach Library 10a

Oct. 19 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p
Oct. 21 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Glendora Library 9:30am 

Oct. 21 Adult Literacy Tutor Training LEARN San Diego County Library El Cajon 10a

Oct. 21 Happy Hour with Lisi Harrison Newport Beach Library 6p

Oct. 26 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Burbank Library 6p
Oct. 26 Lunch N' Learn Workshop READ OC 12N

Oct. 27 Wine & Words FUNraiser Huntington Beach Library 7p

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

Carlsbad Library :: Literacy Services - Browse Our New Consumables

Browse Our New Consumables

Learning Connection: Sep/Oct 2017

For years, our adult literacy program has been able to offer free textbooks, workbooks and fiction books to all learners in the program. We have recently added new consumables, including over 100 titles of fiction books. These new books are possible through a generous grant from the California State Library. We encourage our learners to choose up to two books each to start building their home library. Please keep in mind quantities are limited. For most of your reading, continue to check out books from the literacy collection!

Fall Programs Start

Welcome back to the students, teachers and tutor volunteers with Carlsbad High School. We hope you had a great summer break!

We also started three ESL classes through MiraCosta College. From August 21-October 11, on Mondays & Wednesdays, Beginning Reading & Writing is at 9 a.m.-12:35 p.m. and Intermediate Conversation is at 6-7:30 p.m.

August 22-October 12, on Tuesdays & Thursdays, Basic Computers & Digital Literacy is at 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.  READ MORE @

Upland Library :: Night of Trivia :: Literacy FUNraiser

Night of Trivia

Upland Library

September 27

Our 16th annual Night of Trivia is coming September 27^th !

Sponsored by the Friends of the Upland Public Library, this event helps fund Adult and Family Literacy.

If you would like to join or form a team please contact Laura at 909-931-4203.

Giving Back To Your Community

Are you looking for a rewarding way to volunteer in your community while helping an adult improve their life? Volunteering at the Upland Public Library’s Adult Literacy Program is a wonderful way to offer service to your city. The Adult Literacy Program provides free, private, one-on-one tutoring for adults seeking assistance in improving reading and writing skills. After an initial interview, the adult learner is matched with a volunteer-tutor and they meet once or twice a week at the Upland Public Library. Adult learners set their own goals based on their needs. Here are some of the areas where our specially trained tutors can help: 

•            Tutoring for the GED or citizenship test.

•            Reading and writing improvement

•            Comprehension and spelling improvement

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.

Beaumont Library :: Stories from the Porch-Building a World of Books

Stories from the Porch-Building a World of Books

Patch/Banning-Beaumont: 9.03.2017 by Luren Dickinson

Join Beaumont Library for its 8th annual “Stories from the Porch – Building a World of Books” program from 10 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, September 23, in celebration of International Literacy Day.

The program encourages community leaders, community members, literacy volunteers, library staff and/or adult learners to read their favorite children’s book from the “front porch” of the library. Readers may bring their own book or read one we supply, or tell a story, read a poem, sing, dance, or play an instrument. 

The program will draw attention to the problem of low literacy and illiteracy among adults (1 in 5 adults in the United States has low literacy skills). This means they are unable to complete job applications, read notes home from school, or administer medication properly.  READ MORE @

Redlands Library :: Author Francisco Jiménez Speaks in Redlands about ‘The Migrant Experience’

Author Francisco Jiménez speaks in Redlands about ‘The Migrant Experience’ 

Redlands Daily Facts: 9.17.2017 by Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coordinator-A.K. Smiley Library

The Redlands City Council proclaimed Sept. 7 as Adult Literacy Day in the city of Redlands. The proclamation included the finding that adults in Redlands seek to improve their literacy skills with the Redlands Adult Literacy Program so that they may get a job or advance in their employment, help their children in school and work toward their own higher education.

The council also commended the efforts of volunteers and community partners whose support is vital to the program.

Francisco Jiménez

To celebrate Adult Literacy Day, the community gathered at the Contemporary Club Sept. 7 to hear Francisco Jiménez, author of “The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child” and its three sequels, “Breaking Through,” “Reaching Out” and “Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University.” The common theme in these four books is the transformative power of education.

Each book represents a different stage of Jiménez’s education and describes the struggles Jiménez faced and conquered.

Before Jiménez’s talk on “The Migrant Experience: A Personal Story,” many participants in the Redlands Adult Literacy Program enjoyed a special opportunity to greet him at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine and share a bit of their personal histories with him. Some said that his story is similar to the history of their own families, and others connected with his passion for learning and his struggles to become educated.

Ana Alcantar, a learner in the program, said about meeting Francisco Jiménez, “It was a magical moment that I will treasure forever.”  READ MORE @

Corona Library :: International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day :: Corona Library

Inner Circle News: 9.06.2017

International Literacy Day (ILD), celebrated annually on September 8, shines a spotlight on global literacy needs. The Corona Public Library is acknowledging the day by helping to bring awareness to the community about the shocking facts related to low literacy and the resources available to help make a positive change!

THE SHOCKING FACTS

According to ProLiteracy, every important social issue is impacted by low literacy.

• Children of parents with low literacy skills have a 72 percent chance of being at the lowest reading levels themselves.
• Of adults with the lowest literacy levels, 43 percent live in poverty, and 70% of adult welfare recipients have low literacy levels.
• Every year, one in six young adults—more than 1.2 million—drop out of high school.

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

The Corona Public Library actively seeks to provide the highest quality resources to boost literacy and education through the Adult Reading Assistance Program and Career Online High School! 

The library’s Adult Reading Assistance Program provides free tutoring for English-speaking adults in basic reading and writing skills. Students are matched one-to-one with volunteer. Do you know someone who can take advantage of this resource? =Encourage them to sign up! Are you passionate about making a difference? Volunteer to teach! Contact Betty Luscher at (951) 736-2389.

Would you like to earn your High School Diploma? Corona Public Library, in partnership with the California State Library and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is offering adults the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and career certificate online through Career Online High School. The library’s program will provide a limited number of scholarships to qualified adult learners.

There are more ways than one to make a positive impact. For more information about adult literacy or resources available, please call the Corona Public Library at (951) 736-2381.