Downey Library :: Closes Saturday For Renovations :: Literacy & Most Programs Will Continue

Downey Library closes Saturday but most programs will continue

Downey Patriot: 3.14.2019 by Eric Pierce

The Downey City Library will close Saturday as part of an extensive renovation that will take 15 months to complete.

When the library re-opens June 2020, it will be as a “true 21st Century public learning environment, furthering its mission to ignite a community of creative and critical thinkers,’” city officials said.

Construction is slated to begin in June. Plans call for a reconfiguration of interior spaces, new interior finishes, new book and data storage furniture, installation of energy efficient lighting, completion of ADA improvements, new doors and signage, and new exterior paint.

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Most library programs will continue at off-site locations during the renovation:

Literacy program tutoring is every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church

Literacy book discussions are Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church

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The library also has other scheduled events:

A volunteer recognition luncheon is set for Saturday, April 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Rio Hondo Event Center;

National Library Week will be celebrated April 8 at the space center, with a children’s event from 4-5 p.m. and an author visit from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

For questions about library programs or the closure, call (562) 904-7360.  READ MORE >>

Redlands Library :: Stronger Reading Supports a Strong Community

Stronger Reading Supports a Strong Community

Redlands Daily Facts: 3.02.2019 by Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coord-A.K. Smiley Library

Reading books connects us to the broader world, and understanding what we read is key to participating and enjoying the gifts of our community. Most adults who come to the Redlands Adult Literacy Program want to improve their reading skills so that they can read and understand newspaper articles, books, employment descriptions, or medical information.

Adult learners need comprehension strategies that are engaging and relevant to help overcome anxieties about reading. Adult literacy tutors benefit from additional training in how to model, teach and guide adult learners of varying abilities and backgrounds through the steps of the reading process.

To help tutors and learners, the Redlands Adult Literacy Program invited adult literacy expert Jerry Edwards to teach a reading comprehension workshop on Saturday, Feb 23. Edwards said, “Being able to read words isn’t enough. One must understand what they mean and how they connect to our own experiences.”

Edwards led over 40 tutors and learners through a variety of exercises beginning with the basics like punctuation.  READ MORE >>

The next volunteer tutor orientation is 6 p.m. April 30

2018 SCLLN Writer To Writer Challenge Brunch :: March 16

2018 SCLLN Writer To Writer Challenge Brunch :: March 16

SCLLN is excited to announce the winners and runners-up for the 2018 Writer to Writer Challenge!  We had a great response—112 entries—and the quality of the letters was amazing!  We are so proud of all the learners who wrote letters.  

Huntington Beach Library

714 . 375 . 5102

Please join SCLLN’s writers, tutors, coordinators and their guests at our awards brunch on Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m., at the Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport, located at 18800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine.

The winners and runners-up will each receive a cash prize and a certificate, and all letter writers will receive a certificate of participation.  We encourage all coordinators to invite and sponsor all your writers and their tutors for this special event.

The registration fees are only $20 for tutors, learners and staff of SCLLN member programs and $40 for everyone else.  (The fees for the winners and runners-up are waived.)  Inviting your Writer to Writer participants would be an excellent way to recognize our writers and their tutors.  Congratulations to all of our letter writers!

Emerging Category :: Winner

David D, Upland Library

Life without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, Nick Vujicic

Runners-Up

Kenny B, READ San Diego

Just for Today, Tana Reiff

Rosa S, Corona Library

I Moved Your Cheese, Deepak Malhotra

Beginning Category :: Winner

Angelica I, Santa Fe Springs Library

Enrique’s Journey, Sonia Nazario

Runners-Up

Yolanda G, Los Angeles Public Library

Inspiring Words from the Psalms for Moms, Blue Sky Ink

Martha L, Imperial County Free Library

The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros

Intermediate Category :: Winner

Elaheh K, Los Angeles Public Library

The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck

Runners-Up

Tanya J, A.K. Smiley Library

A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman, Joan Anderson

Lita S, Santa Monica Library

The Black Heralds, a poem, César Vallejo

Advanced Category :: Winner

Hye O, Los Angeles Public Library

The Little Prince, Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

Runners-Up

Anonymous, Carlsbad City Library

Healing the Gerson Way, Charlotte Gerson

Hyunjung J, Newport Beach Library

Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation, Daniel J. Siegel

If you would like to Sponsor the Writer To Writer Challenge or support SCLLN, please contact: Diane Moseley

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: March 2019

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

March 2019

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

National Reading Month

Read Aloud Month

Women Scream Intl Poetry Festival

Mar. 01              Tech Distance Learning Symposium OTAN Hacienda La Puente AduEd

Mar. 01              ISME Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Training San Francisco

Mar. 01              Read Across California

Mar. 01              Southern California Kindergarten Conference Pasadena

Mar. 02              Read Across America Day

Mar. 02              World Book Day

Mar. 02              CATESOL Regional Los Angeles East Los Angeles College

Mar. 02              Dyslexia Conference IDALA UCLA

Mar. 03              Teen Tech Week

Mar. 04              March Forth for Literacy

Mar. 04              National Grammar Day

Mar. 04              IMSE Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Training Los Angeles

Mar. 08              El Civics Conferences CASAS Fresno Adult School

Mar. 09              Charlotte S Huck Children's Literature Festival U of Redlands

Mar. 11              CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Anaheim

Mar. 14              CUE Spring Conference Palm Springs

Mar. 16              Freedom of Information Day

Mar. 16              A Closer Look at Writer’s Workshop CSU Fullerton

Mar. 18              Reading Comprehension Strategies Cyberspace

Mar. 18              What is Dyslexia? An In Depth Look OnLine

Mar. 19              Read To Me Day

Mar. 20              World Storytelling Day

Mar. 20              CABE Conference Long Beach

Mar. 21              World Poetry Day
Mar. 25-29        Reading Gives You Superpowers Week Scholastic

Mar. 30              Money Smart Week

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: March 2019

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: March 2019

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Mar. 02      Adult Literacy Tutor Training Glendora Library 9:30a

Mar. 06      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Huntington Beach Library Oak View 6p

Mar. 07      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p

Mar. 09      Literacy Scrabble-thon Escondido Library 8a

Mar. 10      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library Vista 12N

Mar. 11      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Ventura Co Library Simi Valley 5p

Mar. 12      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Central Library 6p

Mar. 16      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/OC Library Foothill Ranch 9:30a

Mar. 16      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Chino 10a

Mar. 16      SCLLN Writer To Writer Awards Hilton Hotel, John Wayne Airport 10a

Mar. 16      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Apple Valley 11a

Mar. 18      Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

Mar. 28      Read OC Speaker Series Successful Job Search Tustin Library 12N

Altadena Library Complete a self-paced, online training module

Beverly Hills Library Adult Literacy last Friday month 10:00 - 12 N

LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction

Local Tutor Workshops :: Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

Newport Beach Library :: Literacy Happy Hour with Aimee Bender

Happy Hour with Aimee Bender

Literally Speaking: Nov/Dec 2018

Bestselling author Aimee Bender joined Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy on October 6th for Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy’s (NMPL) 3rd Annual Happy Hour. Over 100 guests mingled in the Bamboo Courtyard under the evening sky.

Aimee Bender was delightful while chatting with fans of her work. She signed copies of her best-sellers: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, The Color Master and The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. After lively conversations over wine and cheese, guests made their way into the Friends Room for the Author Talk.

Aimee began with her experience living in Newport Beach as she worked on her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of California, Irvine. She continued to speak about her influences, and made it clear that she is a proud proponent of the Fairy Tale.

As a young author, Aimee was reluctant to write her surrealist plots within an industry where realist stories thrived. She was worried her work would not be taken seriously. Upon receiving encouragement at UCI to treat Fairy Tales as significant works of literature, Aimee wrote with confidence. Her short stories and novels are filled with magical realism that intertwines the mundane, everyday acts of life with fantastical, whimsical elements.  READ MORE >>

We Learn :: Call For Writing & Artwork :: Women's Perspectives

2019 Theme: First Steps - The Journey Begins

@welearnwomlit

Call for Writing and Artwork

WE LEARN (Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network): 2.02.2019

Women's Perspectives showcases original writing and artwork by adult education students. The journal is published annually by WE LEARN.

"First Steps" is part of a larger writing theme: The Hero's Journey.

We invite you to write about "First Steps" for Women’s Perspectives #14. Then, throughout the year, WE LEARN will share new writing ideas. If you write for each of writing prompt, you'll have a full hero’s story by the end of the year!

First Steps: The Journey Begins

What is your life like?

What would you change?

Why is education important in your life?

What are your days like?

What frightens you and what can you do about it?

Why did you choose to come to school?

How will education help your life?

Do you feel brave?

Do you feel strong?

Do you believe you can succeed?

DEADLINE to send material is February 24, 2019

Send writing and artwork to: info@welearnwomen.org

All writing must be submitted in a Word document.

Artwork can be submitted as a JPEG or PDF file.

All submissions must be sent with a completed

Student Contributor Information form: http://bit.ly/StudentForm_WP.