Monterey Park Library :: Literacy For All ESL :: Claremont College Students

Literacy for All of Monterey Park (LAMP)

Asian American Studies, Claremont College

Working with Pitzer College’s Community Engagement Center and funded by the Weingart Foundation, Professor Kathleen S. Yep initiated a partnership with Literacy for Allof Monterey Park (LAMP) starting fall 2009. LAMP was founded in 1984 with funding by the California State Library and through the efforts Michael Eng.

Claremont College students provide LAMP students citizenship coaching, covering aspects of the citizenship exam ranging from history and government facts of America to dictation of specific English sentences and mock interviews.

In addition, the Claremont College students offer English-As-A-Second-Language tutoring.  Lastly, college students take Asian American Studies classes alongside LAMP students that involve social autobiography and other forms of critical pedagogies.  Co-taught with artist/educator/activist Traci Kato-Kiriyama, a spring 2011 combined class created poetry, an anthology, and a web site.

The college students and LAMP learners distributed over 60 free copies of their anthology and gave a reading at a public presentation with over 100 people in attendance.

Covina Library :: Family Literacy @ Your Library

Family Literacy @ Your Library

Special Events Covina

Literacy is a family affair !

This program offers caregivers and parents the opportunity to learn strategies and gain free Literacy resources to support independent readers. Join us in breakout informational sessions for parents and children filled with fun, activities, snacks (for children) and giveaways!

Space is limited, register in person the Circulation Desk.

For information, call (626) 384-5303.

March 20: Literacy @ Home

April 17:   Learning @ Your Library

May 15:    Reading Tips & Tricks

June 19:   Reading Together, Talking together

July 17:    School Talk

Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Literacy Library Jobs :: California [also Out-of-State]

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Literacy Specialist – PT

Salinas Library

building community and nurturing lifelong learning through adult literacy programs, supported by a dynamic group of volunteers and staff

DEADLINE:  MAR 25

Library Literacy 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

Literacy Services Coordinator - FT

South San Francisco

coordinate the delivery of tutoring and support services for learners

DEADLINE:  OPEN

Out – Of - State

Literacy Coordinator - FT

Dallas Library

coordinates, administers and monitors an adult education program that provides for free tutoring and large group instruction for adults who lack skills in English proficiency or are pursuing their General Educational Development (GED) Certificate

DEADLINE:  MAR 25

Adult Education Site Coordinator– FT

Hartford Library

responsible for the coordination, oversight, and evaluation of adult basic education, with primary focus on ESL (English as a Second Language) and Citizenship instructional services

DEADLINE:  OPEN

ELL Instructor / Program Coordinator – PT

also: Bookmobile On-call Assistant - PT

Hawaii Literacy

teach English Language Learners (ELL) in fun, relevant, and interactive ways, to work with immigrant adults to increase their practical, conversational English skills, job readiness, parenting support, and information access

DEADLINE:  OPEN

Literacy Program Manager - FT

Jacksonville Library

responsible for overseeing the operations and programming of the Center for Adult Learning

DEADLINE:  OPEN

Literacy Coordinator - PT

Literacy NY Buffalo-Niagara

supports the tutoring program operating in Niagara County by working with tutors and students

DEADLINE:  OPEN

BayNet Library and Information Network

CalOpps

Library Jobs in California

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.

═════════►

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

═════════►

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