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Literacy Library Jobs – California

Community Program Tech III Literacy - FT

Long Beach Library

plans, implements, coordinates, promotes, and evaluates the overall operation of the Library's adult literacy program

DEADLINE: JUN 24

San Jose Library

identify community needs, collaborate with partner organizations, guide library customers to information and helpful resources; implementing grants; conducting community outreach; evaluating the effectiveness of programs

DEADLINE: JUNE 14

Literacy Tutor - Student Coordinator – FT

Redwood City Library

Promote the awareness of a volunteer-based Literacy Training Program for adults in the City of Redwood City; recruit and train volunteers; recruit and place students; and serve as an advisor and resource to volunteer tutors

OPEN

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Action Requested Time Sensitive ◯ Send A Quick Tweet ◯ Save CA Library Funding In The State Budget

Action Requested: Time Sensitive

Send A Quick Tweet To Save

CA Library Funding In The State Budget

CLA: 6.10.2020

Save California Public Library and Literacy Funding

The California State Legislature and the Governor are putting the final touches on the 2020-21 State Budget, which is required to be passed by the Legislature by June 15th. CLA has learned that the Legislature is proposing a $1.5 million cut to the California Library Services Act, the collaborative loaning and lending program utilized by the regional Systems. As you know, library borrowing grew substantially during the COVID-19 “shelter in place” orders and these loaned materials have been a lifeline for many parents who are home-schooling their children, as well seniors, immunocompromised persons, the homebound community, college students, and others.

A $1.5 million cut to the program would have significant negative effects on the CLSA at a time that libraries can ill afford a reduction in these services.

Popular programs like Lunch at the Library and Zip Books are also being proposed for cuts this year, which will also mean painful reductions for these critical community services.

Please take a minute today and send one of the three following tweets below to the Senate Budget Chair, Holly Mitchell, who has been a champion of library funding in past years, and Assemblyman Phil Ting, Assembly Budget Chair. The State is facing a $54 billion Budget deficit, so the legislature is looking for dollars wherever they can find them in order to balance the Budget. Help us save the CLSA by sending your tweet by Friday morning (June 12).

Thank you for your help.

Sample tweets follow:

Libraries are critical lifelines for the community during the pandemic. Popular programs like Lunch at the Library and the CA Library Services Act are on the chopping block in the State Budget. Will you please help us save the funding @SenHJMitchell and @PhilTing

The CA Library Assoc encourages @SenHJMitchell and @PhilTing to restore the $1.5 million cut to the CA Library Services Act before passing the 2020-21 State Budget. CLSA is a popular loaning and lending program. Public library patrons who are requesting materials for at-home use is at an all time high.

Parents who are home-schooling kids, seniors, and the disabled community all understand the value of public libraries and free library resources during COVID-19.. These services are in jeopardy, however, if the CA Library Services Act cut is not restored in the Budget. Looking to @SenHJMitchell, a library champion, to help.

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on (7) readability formulas:

Grade Level: 12

Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 17-18 yrs. old

(Twelfth graders)

Literacy Library Jobs ◯ San Jose ◯ Redwood City

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Literacy Program Specialist - FT

San Jose Library

identify community needs, collaborate with partner organizations, guide library customers to information and helpful resources; implementing grants; conducting community outreach; evaluating the effectiveness of programs

DEADLINE: JUNE 14

Literacy Tutor - Student Coordinator – FT

Redwood City Library

Promote the awareness of a volunteer-based Literacy Training Program for adults in the City of Redwood City; recruit and train volunteers; recruit and place students; and serve as an advisor and resource to volunteer tutors

OPEN

BayNet Library and Information Network

CLA Career Center

CalOpps

Library Jobs in California

Redlands Library ◯ Coronavirus Pushes Redlands Literacy Program Online

Coronavirus Pushes Redlands Literacy Program Online

Redlands Daily Facts: 5.31.2020 by Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coord-A.K. Smiley Library

Before social distancing was required in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, adult learners in the Redlands Adult Literacy Program met weekly with their volunteer tutors at A. K. Smiley Public Library or program-approved learning sites at Clement Middle School, Family Services Association and the Redlands Community Center. The tutor-learner teams worked shoulder-to-shoulder to help the learners improve their reading and writing skills. 

On March 16, the library was closed to the public due to the virus. The literacy program faced the major challenge of finding new ways for tutors to assist learners in meeting their literacy goals, while complying with the governor’s social distancing guidelines. Additionally, the request for literacy assistance grew, as 25% of adult learners were laid off due to the economic downturn.

Tutors and learners have met the social distancing challenge with innovation and creativity by using apps, online computer resources, and phones to meet. In fact, over 50 adult learners continue to meet with their tutors, participate in the family literacy program, use online software independently, and participate in the learner-led book club to improve their literacy skills.

The following are a few of their stories:  READ MORE ➤➤

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on (7) readability formulas:

Grade Level: 12

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 17-18 yrs. old

(Twelfth graders)

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events ◯ June 2020

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

June 2020

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

National Audiobook Month

Rainbow Book Month

Summer Library Program Libraries Rock

June 01      What is Dyslexia? An In Depth Look ONLINE

June 13      CANCELED Literary Stage San Mateo County Fair

June 14      VIRTUAL National History Day Contest

June 15      Dyslexia Certificate Program Level 1 Summer 2020 Cohort ONLINE

June 27      VIRTUAL CAEYC Conference & Expo (thru Aug 31)

#LitWeekLA

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 ◯ June 2020

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ◯ June 2020

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

National Audiobook Month    

Rainbow Book Month

Summer Library Program Libraries Rock

Jun 15       Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p
Jun 23       ONLINE Adult Literacy Learner Orientation Newport Beach Library 6p

TBA           Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego Central Library 6p

TBA           Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p

TBA           Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a

Altadena Library Complete a self-paced, online training module

Chula Vista Library Mondays @ 6p Wednesdays @10a

LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction

Santa Fe Springs City Library Complete an online training course

Local Tutor Workshops  Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

Easy English Times ◯ Free Online Access in Response to COVID-19

Easy English Times

Free Online Access in Response to COVID-19

Easy English Times: May 2020

The staff of Easy English Times understands that many schools and libraries are still closed due to COVID-19. Our print versions of the April and May papers were mailed as usual (unless you requested we do not send them).

Instant Activity: Conversation

Are you home watching more TV?

Talking about television

I. Getting warmed up

Almost everyone watches television. Different people enjoy different programs. Interview your partner and discover your partner’s taste in American TV shows.

1. What are your favorite television programs these days? Why do you like them?

2. Where do you usually watch television? When do you usually watch it?

3. Which channels so you watch the most? Do you have a favorite?

4. Is there an American or British TV series that you try to watch every week? Which one?

5. What television programs do you like to watch with your family?

II. Paraphrasing proverbs

1. Out of sight, out of mind. --American

2. In the kingdom of hope, there is no winter. --Russian

3. Fame is a magnifying glass. --English

III. Discussing quotations: Do you agree or disagree with the quotations below?

1. “When television is good, nothing is better. When it’s bad, nothing is worse.”

--Nicholas Johnson (1934- ), former U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman

2. “I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on, I go into another room and read a good book.”

--Groucho Marx (1890-1977), American actor, comedian, musician, and writer

IV. Search and share

Search the Internet for a video in English taken from a current television show. Here are some websites which might be useful to visit:

hulu.com, imdb.com/sections/tv, netflix.com, or nbc.com/video.

Choose a video segment, watch it two times, and be prepared to discuss it with your classmates or tutor. It’s not necessary to watch more than ten minutes.

Answer these questions:

1. What is the show about?

2. Can you describe one or two of the main characters?

3. Where and when does the show take place? Is it set in our world in a fictional world?

Resources

Be counted

Easy, easy English

A salute to nurses

Citizenship

Student writing

Bear hunt

Instant Activities

Idioms

Reading

Writing

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Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on (7) readability formulas:

Grade Level: 6

Reading Level: standard / average.

Reader's Age: 10-11 yrs. olds

(Fifth and Sixth graders)