Redlands Library :: “Year of the Writer” Launched with Edison International Grant

“Year of the Writer” Launched with Edison International Grant

Redlands Reads: May 2018

Everyone has a story to share, but for many, writing is a challenge. To help adult learners reach their literacy goals, the Friends of the A K Smiley Public Library applied for and received a $5,000 grant from Edison International. The grant is funding two writing workshops to help adult learners and their tutors in new writing strategies, and updates to the computer class curriculum to include a new writing module.

Using their new writing skills, learners are encouraged to write their personal stories. The Redlands Adult Literacy Program will publish an anthology of the learners' works and share these works with the community. Writing is key to communicating with employers, teachers and family members, and can be a lasting legacy. Many thanks to Edison International for their continuing support!  READ MORE >>

Tutor Orientation :: September 11 :: 6:00 pm

Please call the Redlands Adult Literacy Program office

at 909.798.7565, ext. 4138

Newport Beach Library :: Learner’s Corner: Irvine Museum Highlights

Learner’s Corner: Irvine Museum Highlights

Literally Speaking: May/June 2018

Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy

Thank you so much for providing us all amazing events and programs such as the Irvine museum field trip. Carolyn, our tour guide, gave us a great tour and tried to simplify general information about different art eras and addressed their distinctive characteristics of each style in the exhibition’s paintings.

It’s always hard to pick one out of several interesting ones. The first painting that caught my eyes turned out to be my favorite. Although it wasn’t a big frame, the interesting oil on canvas painting by William Clapp called Country Road made me frozen for a moment.

It was like watching a garden in spring full of blossom through a rainy window glass. I saw myself sitting in a warm chair and the spring rain had made the scene blurry. The blended colors of the garden’s creatures by using the pointillism technique was so powerful that I could even hear the rain pitter-pattered on the window glass.

I found the museum’s flyers and postcards with the same artwork as a representative of this collection by the entrance door when we were leaving the museum, as if the postcard designers heard the rain melody the way I did and that’s why they chose it too.  READ MORE >>

June 27 Adult Learner Orientation 6 pm

July 18 & 25 Adult Literacy Tutor Training 5:30 pm

Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy is a program of the Newport Beach Public Library which provides free literacy instruction to adults who live or work in the Newport Beach area. Our dedicated volunteers have helped hundreds of people improve their English skills. In doing so, these volunteers have helped change lives. Literacy is a concern for everyone in our community as it affects not only the learner, but employers, healthcare providers, schools and more.

California Book Festivals & Events :: June 2018

California Book Festivals & Events :: June 2018

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

National Audiobook Month

National GLBT Book Month

Summer Library Program :: Libraries Rock

Jun 02+     Sacramento Black Book Fair

Jun 02       Celebrating Words Festival Pacoima

Jun 09+     Literary Stage San Mateo County Fair

Jun 26       Artists and Their Books/Books and Their Artists Getty Center (thru Oct)

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

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: June 2018

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: June 2018

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

National GLBT Book Month

National Audiobook Month

Summer Library Program Libraries Rock

Jun 01+     Sacramento Black Book Fair Oak Park

Jun 02       Celebrating Words Festival Pacoima
Jun 04       What is Dyslexia? An In Depth Look Dyslexia Inst (4 wk course) 

Jun 05   Primary Election :: Easy VOTEr Guide

Jun 09+     Literary Stage San Mateo County Fair

Jun 16       Wilson Level 1 Workshop Sherman Oaks

Jun 19+     Wilson Reading Just Words® Introductory Workshop Foster City

Jun 25       Wilson Level K Workshop Sherman Oaks
Jun 26       Artists and Their Books/Books and Their Artists Getty Center (thru Oct)

Jun 27       Wilson Level 2 Workshop Sherman Oaks

Jun 28       Wilson Level 3 Workshop Sherman Oaks

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 :: June 2018

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: June 2018

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Brochure & Registration

Jun 03       Celebration of Learning Carlsbad Library 2:30p
Jun 05   Primary Election :: Easy VOTEr Guide

Jun 06       Youth Literacy Tutor Orientation Words Alive San Diego 1p

Jun 06       Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Fontana 4p

Jun 07       Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p

Jun 09       Tutor Conference READ/San Diego USD

Jun 09       Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Rialto 10a

Jun 09       Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Adelanto 12N

Jun 16       Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library 29 Palms 9a

Jun 18       Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona Library 7p
Jun 19       Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego Central Library 9a
Jun 20       Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Highland 5p

Jun 23       Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Apple Valley 10a

Jun 27       Adult Learner Orientation Newport Beach Library 6p
Jun 28       Brown Bag Summer Reading Kickoff READ OC El Toro Library 5:30p

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

Oceanside Library :: Earn an Accredited High School Diploma

Earn an Accredited High School Diploma at the Oceanside Public Library

Oceanside News: 5.25.2018

Oceanside Public Library is offering qualified community members the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma, and credentialed career certificate, through Career Online High School, a program brought to public libraries by Gale, a Cengage company. Part of the world’s first accredited, private online school district, Career Online High School is specifically designed to reengage adults, bringing them back into the education system and preparing them for entry into post-secondary education or vocational training, to advance in the workforce. Currently, one in seven adults in Oceanside lacks a high school degree or equivalent.

“Earning a high school diploma is a life-changing achievement,” says Library Director Sherri Cosby. “By offering Career Online High School, we’re empowering residents to seek new opportunities and transform their lives.”

“We’re delighted to partner with Oceanside Public Library to offer Career Online High School and give residents access to education and the potential to change their lives,” says Paul Gazzolo, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Gale.

Oceanside Public Library, in partnership with the California State Library and Oceanside Public Library Foundation, will award scholarships for Career Online High School to qualified learners looking to earn a high school diploma and advance their careers.  READ MORE >>

For other SCLLN libraries offering the Career Online HS program,

check the member list on the SCLLN Blog

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Azusa Library :: Cathay Reta Hands Torch to Arlene Calderon

Cathay Reta Hands Torch to Arlene Calderon

Literacy Updates: Sep/Oct 2017

As the Azusa City Library staff transitions into fall, The Literacy Program is preparing for a shift from one Literacy Coordinator to another. The Literacy program is saying goodbye and thank you to its long time coordinator Cathay Reta.

Cathay began working as the Adult Literacy Coordinator for the Azusa City Library in 2011. Her grassroots ESL program went hand and hand with the Azusa community, in which a large majority of it’s residents claim they have difficulty with English in their everyday household. The program was formed in the fall of 2013 with seven community partner sites around the city willing to collaborate.

In 2014, Cathay expanded the library’s services by introducing a citizenship program that specializes in tutoring and access to information for those desiring to become U.S. citizens. Through collaborations and events with local businesses, the residents of the community have benefitted greatly from the positive impact of these newly provided services.

Despite all the progress the programs have made over the past couple of years, Cathay Reta decided it was, “time for a new chapter in her life.” She recently moved on from her position as Literacy Coordinator and is now involved with consulting work for literacy programs across the nation. Cathay Reta leaves a strong legacy behind as well as many goals accomplished.

Reta will be handing her head of literacy program duties over to Arlene Calderon.  READ MORE >>