Monrovia Library :: The Eyes Have It On Infographics

The Eyes Have It On Infographics

Business Record: 12.01.2017 by Drew McLellan

We’re three weeks into a series of columns that are focused on helping you plan for 2018 by identifying the channels too critical for you to ignore. This week, we’re going to investigate the value of infographics.

Monrovia Library

Adult Literacy

Visual content works. Consider these facts:

•  The human brain processes visual content 60,000 times faster than it does text.

•  Infographics are liked and shared on social media three times more than any other type of content.

•  High-quality infographics are 30 times more likely to be read than text articles.

An infographic allows you to communicate complex ideas in an easy-to-understand format. They make it easy to show the relationship among various elements so your audience can see the bigger picture.

You can deliver more information because the format itself is simple, clean and holistic in how it presents your ideas. If your audience needs to understand how one fact or choice affects other elements, an infographic may be the right choice. If you know that your audience is faced with multiple options, help them follow the path to the outcomes tied to each decision.

Infographics are also a smart option for telling a linear story and showing the flow of events in a relational way. Think of it like a storyboard that outlines the key events or milestones. You can use colors and design choices to suggest emotions behind the facts and set a tone for the entire discussion.  READ MORE >>

Newport Beach Library :: America Star Library

National Ranking: Newport Library is a ‘Star’

Newport Beach Indy: 12.08.2017

The Newport Beach Public Library was recently named as a “Star Library” in a national ranking, authorities announced this week.

Board of Library trustees announced Thursday that the city library earned the honor in a list compiled by the Library Journal, in its tenth edition of the Library Journal of Public Library Service.

This year, 7,409 U.S. public libraries were scored on the LJ Index of Public Library Service, explained NBPL Marketing Specialist Katherine Mielke in the press release.

They compared five areas: Total circulation, library visits, program attendance, public access computer use, and circulation of electronic materials.

Of the 259 named as America’s Star Libraries, thirteen are in California with just four in Southern California. Newport Beach Public Library is the highest scoring library in Orange County. This is the fifth year in a row, and ninth time in ten years, that NBPL has been named a Star Library, according to Mielke.  READ MORE >>

Other SCLLN “2017 Star” Libraries

Beverly Hills Public Library

Santa Monica Public Library

Obligations Under the California Employee Literacy Education Assistance Act

What are our obligations under the California Employee Literacy Education Assistance Act?

Business Management Daily: 12.06.2017 by Joseph Beachboard

Q. An employee recently disclosed that he is illiterate and asked for our help in finding an adult literacy education program. What are our obligations toward this employee under California law?

A. The California Employee Literacy Education Assistance Act, which is codified in the California Labor Code, requires private employers with 25 or more employees to “reasonably accommodate and assist any employee who reveals a problem of illiteracy and requests employer assistance in enrolling in an adult literacy education program.”

Employer assistance may include providing the employee with information on literacy education programs in the area or arranging for a literacy education provider to visit the worksite. An employer would not be required to provide these reasonable accommodations if it would create an undue hardship for the employer.

Furthermore, an employer must take reasonable efforts to safeguard the illiterate employee’s privacy and confidentiality with regard to his or her illiteracy.

An employer is also prohibited from discharging an employee for revealing that he or she is illiterate.

Note that an employer is not obligated to provide paid time off for an employee to enroll and participate in an adult literacy education program.

Huntington Beach Library :: Congratulations to Bob Bonney on 30 Years!

Congratulations to Bob Bonney on 30 Years!

Open Doors: October 2017

Huntington Beach Library Literacy Volunteers

When it comes to commitment, Bob Bonney belongs at the top of the list. We're proud to feature Bob's recognition at the Literacy Volunteers-HBPL's June 2017 Annual Awards Event for 30 years of dedication. =Born in Amityville, Long Island, New York, Bob went through school there and joined the Navy after high school, where he served for three years. After his first tour of duty he entered the work force, but was recalled back into the Navy and sent to Asugi, Japan. There he served as flight crew of the PB4Y2 aircraft which flew reconnaissance over the Pacific Ocean looking for Korean submarines. 4½ years later, the Korean War had ended and Bob found himself once again a civilian.

Time passed, one thing led to another, and Bob found himself happily married and living in California. He was hired at Northrop Grumman and worked as a quality control engineer in the missile program for the next 25 years. After retiring and looking for a new adventure, Bob volunteered at the VA Hospital in Long Beach, where he discovered the joy and satisfaction of helping others.

Bob then heard about the literacy program at the Huntington Beach Library, and enrolled in tutor training. In those days, training was held at the Westminster branch, and he remembers the instructors Sue Berman and Marcia Hendriks with great fondness.

Tutoring for 30 years, Bob has built decades of memories with many, many learners ...

Bob's very first learner was a man who lived with his parents in Leisure World. After about a year, the family moved away, and later, the learner's mom sent the Literacy Director a letter of gratitude and a $20 donation for the program.

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From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Bob, for your time, your friendship and your dedication to the Literacy Volunteers of Huntington Beach and all those whose lives you have touched. Congratulations on 30 years! Best wishes for as many more!  READ MORE >>

Literacy Library Jobs – California :: Oceanside :: Merced Co :: Calaveras Co :: Huntington Beach

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Request for Proposals - Adult Literacy Services

Oceanside Public Library

Request for Proposals (RFP), seeking a qualified consultant to review all aspects of the Library’s provision of literacy services for English-speaking adults, or Adult Literacy services.

The consultant will be expected to address the following areas and make recommendations:

> Community adult literacy needs and outcomes analysis

> Progress and status tracking for adult learners

> Resource management to meet objectives and service level needs

> Tools and materials

> Marketing and collaboration

DEADLINE:  January 25, 2018

Literacy Coordinator - FT

Merced County Library

Recruit and train new volunteer tutors

Establish and evaluate procedures to meet the Literacy Program objectives

DEADLINE: OPEN

Literacy Community Liaison - PT

Calaveras County Public Library

will oversee literacy instruction at the Calaveras County detention center (Jail) and will work closely with incarcerated individuals.

DEADLINE: OPEN

Library Literacy Services Aide - PT

Huntington Beach Library

Staffs the literacy office, Answers phones and responds to Literacy's email, Assists literacy volunteers and adult literacy students

DEADLINE: OPEN

BayNet Library and Information Network

CalOpps

Library Jobs in California

UCLA Department of Information Studies

Carlsbad Library :: Reading to Children :: Family Literacy

Reading to Children

Learning Connection: Nov-Dec 2017 by Carrie Scott

Carlsbad Library Literacy Services

You can read to your child (or any child!) from the time they are babies.

Here are some tips for reading with a child:

*Pick a time when you and your child are happy. That will make reading more enjoyable.

*Cuddle with your child when you are reading. They will associate positive feelings with reading.

*Allow your child to touch and play with the book. That is how they discover their world.

*Read the book over and over again! If your child asks to hear the book again, they are still learning from it.

*Read with expression, make faces and have fun with it!

*With younger children, it is not important to read word-for-word.

Having a conversation is important.

*Let toddlers be active while reading. Have them point to pictures or act out the actions.

*With school-age children, ask who, what, when, where, why questions.

*Keep reading to them even when they go to school, then have them read to you. Praise them!

You don’t have to be “teaching” something to have your child learn. When you talk, sing and read with your child, you are building their brains. This will make a big difference in their lives!  READ MORE >>

Dec 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation  12 N

Dec 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation  6 pm

Learners Grow Their Home Libraries

The theme of our Fall display encouraged learners to build a home library, featuring consumable fiction books. Each learner could choose two free books from a varied selection. Many learners took advantage of the giveaway to add to their book collection. Books are still available in the tutoring rooms, so take yours home today!

Thanks to a generous state grant, we have three free items to offer you and your learner:

*Free books to take home and keep to build a home library

*A reusable insulated mug to bring with you to the Learning Center

*A planner to keep track of your lessons

Please be sure to pick these up!

Los Angeles Public Library :: Summer Reading in Adult Literacy STEAM at the Library

Summer Reading in Adult Literacy

STEAM at the Library

READ: LAPL Adult Literacy Services: Fall 2017

By Beverly Pichardo, Jefferson Branch Literacy Coordinator

“Ready, set, fun!” was the simple implied directive that propelled a fun-filled hour and a half on Thursday, July 6^th.  The meeting room at the Jefferson Branch became a workshop where adult patrons built small bridges, picnic tables, lemonade stands, and bus stops.

This was the last in a series of STEAM workshops co-hosted by Adult Literacy and Jonathan Most, an adult librarian at the Jefferson Branch. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math and is an ongoing educational program at the library that fosters creativity and learning in these fields.

Jonathan and I selected a workshop called Keva Brain Builders. Colleague Xochitl Hughes assisted us as we attacked the E in STEAM. Keva Brain Builders are inter-connecting wooden pieces called planks. Each nylon pouch contains 20 planks and 30 mini double-sided colored cards. One side displays a photo of final structure, and the reverse shows color-coded directions on how to build it.

A total of 28 adult attended, including the English Conversation class and students from a local adult school.  READ MORE >>