Carlsbad Library ▬ The Benefits of Reading in Difficult Times

The Benefits of Reading in Difficult Times

Carlsbad Library
Literacy Services

Learning Connection: Oct/Nov 2020

Let’s face it— times are tough, and many of us may struggle to find a healthy coping mechanism to reduce our stress. The good news is, there are proven, research backed benefits that show reading may help!

Reading has been found to:

• Strengthen connectivity in our brains

• Increase our ability for empathy

• Increase vocabulary

• Fight age-related cognitive decline

• Reduce stress

• Promote a good night’s sleep

• Provide a healthy escape that may alleviate depression

• Increase life expectancy up to two years

So next time you’re feeling a little “blue,” grab a book and take your mind to a healthier space.

Introducing News Crew

Join us at our weekly News Crew meeting, Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. Here, with Library Assistant Sandra, we will discuss current events and articles from News for You, a publication with easy-to read news stories.

We encourage you to take advantage of this great opportunity for reading practice with Learning Center staff.

Literacy Services, formerly Adult Learning Program, provides a friendly, supportive atmosphere in which every learner’s needs and goals are valued. Learners receive one-to-one tutoring, set to their own pace. All services are confidential and free.

We believe that:

We all learn from each other.

Learners and tutors are learning partners.

Learning is fun and exciting.

Learners and tutors have individual learning styles and goals.

Each tutor and learner has a unique life history.

How something is taught is as important as what is taught

You can change a life by becoming a volunteer literacy tutor!

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer tutor, call Literacy Services at the Carlsbad City Library Learning Center at 760-931-4510 to learn about upcoming tutor orientations and to register. READ MORE ➤➤

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 8

Reading Level: standard / average.

Reader's Age: 12-14 yrs. old

(Seventh and Eighth graders)

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events ▬ November 2020

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

November 2020

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

Family Stories Month

National Family Literacy Month

National Novel Writing Month

National Picture Book Month

Nov. 01      Author's Day
Nov. 01      National Family Literacy Day
Nov. 07      Fall Gala: Children’s Literature Council of Southern California VIRTUAL
Nov. 08      International Games Week
Nov. 09      Children’s Book Week
Nov. 09      National Distance Learning Week
Nov. 13      HOMECOMING Steinbeck Center VIRTUAL
Nov. 15      I Love To Write Day
Nov. 16      American Education Week
Nov. 16      LERN Conference VIRTUAL
Nov. 21      Tellabration (Saturday before Thanksgiving) Have the Talk of a Lifetime
Nov. 26      Great Thanksgiving Listen 2020

#LitWeekLA

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California

Redlands Library ▬ Redlands Celebrates Adult Literacy Program

Redlands Celebrates Adult Literacy Program

Redlands Community News: 10.29.2020 by Shari Forbes

Revived 10 years ago, it sparkles in city’s crown of jewels

If Redlands is the Jewel of the Inland Empire, then the A.K. Smiley Public Library’s Adult Literacy Program is one of the brightest jewels in the city's crown.

For a decade, the program has changed lives and opened new vistas for hundreds of community members with its team of volunteers who provide one-on-one confidential tutoring in reading and writing to help learners in the Redlands community reach their literacy goals.

And it’s free.

“All it takes is a desire to improve your literacy skills and a commitment to meet with your tutor once a week for six months,” said Diane Shimota, coordinator of the Adult Literacy program.

“For many folks with low-literacy skills, there is often the stigma of embarrassment and lack of confidence. We provide a safe, non-threatening and confidential learning environment with a caring tutor who is focused solely on literacy goals.”

An added bonus is the learning venue. The beautiful architecture of the historic A.K. Smiley Library provides peaceful aesthetic settings for learner-tutor sessions.

Coping with COVID

The library reopened on Sept. 9 on a limited basis after being closed for more than six months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This did not stop the literacy program. Learners continued to meet weekly with their tutors via Zoom or on the telephone. Now they can return to the library by reserving space in advance and adhering to COVID-19 guidelines.

Adult learner Guillermina Rangel met her tutor Katherine Gifford in person for the first time during the interview for this feature story. Until this physically distanced meeting in the library garden on Tuesday, Oct. 20, they had been meeting over the telephone.  READ MORE ➤➤

 Interested in Volunteering?

Volunteers are from our community and must be at least 18 years old.  No previous teaching experience is required.  Tutor qualifications are: the ability to speak, read, and write English; compassion and sensitivity to the needs of adult learners; and the willingness to be trained to assist the learner in meeting the learner’s goals.

To learn more, join us at a Zoom Tutor Orientation.

Please call the Redlands Adult Literacy Program office at 909.798.7565, ext. 4138 or email literacy@akspl.org to sign up for the Orientation or if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!

Volunteers are needed to:

Tutor: Tutors meet weekly with learners for 1½ hours on a date and time that fits with their schedules.  Meetings occur at A. K. Smiley Library or at library-approved locations.  Tutors are provided with teaching materials and techniques to assist with any challenges that may arise.

Literacy Class Volunteers: Volunteers are also needed for adult literacy computer classes, conversation classes, book clubs, public outreach and other adult literacy activities. If you are interested in supporting adult literacy but cannot make a weekly commitment, we welcome you as an adult literacy volunteer!

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 9

Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 13-15 yrs. old

(Eighth and Ninth graders)

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ▬ November 2020

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ▬ November 2020

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Family Stories Month

National Family Literacy Month

National Novel Writing Month

National Picture Book Month

Nov. 03      CANCELLED - Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego
Nov. 15      CANCELLED - Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library
Nov. 16      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona Library 7p
Nov. 18      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Burbank Library VIRTUAL

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

 

San Diego Public Library ▬ San Diego Public Library Foundation Announces Technological Access Initiatives

San Diego Public Library Foundation Announces Technological Access Initiatives

READ San Diego

Times of San Diego: 10.26.2020 by Christine Huard 

The San Diego Public Library Foundation announced a series of initiatives Monday aimed at expanding technological access for the county’s most vulnerable residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The foundation has funded three initiatives to provide computer access for those who lack broadband internet during a time when the pandemic has made it a necessity for school and work.

According to the foundation, about 100,000 children lack internet access, primarily among those living in the southern and northeastern parts of the county.

One initiative expands on a program to provide technology that students need for remote learning, which began by giving out 240 Chromebooks.

Computers have also been donated to participants in the San Diego Public Library’s Career Online High School program and its READ/San Diego adult literacy program. The library foundation said both programs lost access to computer labs when the pandemic led to library closures.  READ MORE ➤➤

Become a Volunteer!

READ/San Diego is a free literacy instruction service for adults 18 years and older. This award winning program has become a model for the country. It is staffed with literacy professionals, who work with community organizations and coordinate the efforts of volunteer reading tutors to teach adults to read and write, and improve literacy in San Diego

If you want to make a difference, please take a look at our Volunteer Opportunities.

Phone: 619-238-6603

Fax: 619-533-3217

Email: readstaff@sandiego.gov

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 13

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 18-19 yrs. old

(college level entry)

 

 

Literacy Library Jobs ▬ Carlsbad ▬ Plumas County

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Library Technician Literacy Services - PT
Carlsbad Library
assisting patrons in-person, via phone, or via computer-based systems at a service desk

DEADLINE: NOV 23

Literacy Program Assistant I – PT
Plumas Co Library
assists with the development, implementation, and management of the ongoing operation of a program or programs

DEADLINE: Establishing List

BayNet Library and Information Network

CLA Career Center

Cal NonProfits

CalOpps

Library Jobs in California

Southern California Library Cooperative

Azusa Library ▬ A New Challenge

A New Challenge

Literacy Update: Summer 2020

The Literacy Office is usually buzzing with small group ESL tutoring sessions, one on one tutoring, appointment and trainings for new tutors and new learner assessments but for the past 3.5 months it has been empty. Our Adult Literacy services, as all Library program and services have moved online.

We have been fortunate to move some of our learners and tutors online but we’ve come to learn of the digital divide within our community. Our Adult Literacy Services provides online learning tools such as Reading Horizons and our Leamos program which is web based but these opportunities attract individuals who are already comfortable with the technology. Moving forward our commitment lies in reaching all our learners and creating a space where our learners feel comfortable learning to using this technology.

COVID-19 taught us we could exist in a world we never thought imaginable but if we scale it down to the small, important details we see how much we can learn. We can see how much we take for granted.

Click to listen to a conversation with Azusa City Library Manager Leila about how the library is meeting the challenges of Covid-19.  LISTEN 06:54

The Literacy Program of the Azusa City Library is committed to providing experiences for adults to change their lives and move 1 step closer to fulfilling their potential and reaching their dreams. We offer 2 basic programs:

➤ Free, 1-to-1 and small group tutoring for adults who speak English and want to improve their basic reading, writing and math skills. Trained volunteers tutor students once or twice a week, at a time convenient for both.

➤ Leamos, a free computer-based program for adults who speak Spanish but cannot read and write in Spanish. It is appropriate for adults who have 2 years or less of formal education. Volunteers assist students with their learning. This program is offered in partnership with Proliteracy.

Please call 626-812-5266
to find out when the next training is scheduled.

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 11

Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 15-17 yrs. old

(Tenth to Eleventh graders)