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

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

December 2018

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

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December
Charlotte S. Huck Children's Literature Christmas Tree Game  A K Smiley Library

Dec. 01      Family Literacy Festival Santa Clarita Library 10a

Dec. 03      Hour of Code

Dec. 03+   Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Training San Diego

Dec. 05      International Volunteer Day

Dec. 06+   CATESOL State Conference Anaheim
Dec. 07      Letter Writing Day
Dec. 10      Human Rights Day  #RightToEducation

Dec. 10+   Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Training Anaheim
Dec. 15      March for Public Education UTLA Grand Park 10a

Dec. 18+   Artful Words Calligraphy in Illuminated Manuscripts Getty Center [thru Apr 7]

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

Santa Monica Library :: Tutoring for All Ages at the Library

Tutoring for All Ages at the Library

Santa Monica Library Newsletter: December 2018

Need help with homework, reading and writing, or online skills? The Library offers free tutoring for all ages.

Adult Literacy Tutors
Volunteer literacy tutors work one-on-one with adult learners in a library setting.

Call (310) 458-8603.

Walk-In Tutoring for Adults
Tuesdays, Dec 4 & 11, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Main Library
Tutors provide help with basic reading and writing skills, using the Internet, filling out online forms, using email, resume writing, and job searches.

L.E.A.R.N.: Learn, Excel, Achieve and Read Now
One-on-one access to volunteers available to help students with homework assignments and reading comprehension.

Mondays & Wednesdays, 3:30 – 6:00 pm
Grades 1-8 / Main Library
(No L.E.A.R.N on 12/24, 12/26, and 12/31.)

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30 – 7:00 pm
Grades 1-8 / Pico Branch
Bilingual volunteers available.

(No L.E.A.R.N. on 12/18, 12/20, 12/25 and 12/27.)

Brainfuse HelpNow Online Tutoring
Students grades 3-12 or in introductory college courses, connect to a free tutor online and get help with your homework immediately! Available seven days a week from 1:00 to 10:00 pm PST with your library card.

Cursive Kids Club
Tue, Dec 11, 3:30 pm / Montana Ave Branch
Grades 2-5

Practice the art of writing in cursive using different materials. [60 min.]

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: December 2018

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar

December 2018

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Winter Wine Walk for Literacy Covina Library :: Dec 8

Dec. 01      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Luis Obispo Library 10a

Dec. 04      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N

Dec. 04      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 6p

Dec. 06      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p

Dec. 08      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Adelanto 12N

Dec. 08      Winter Wine Walk for Literacy Covina Library 5p

Dec. 13      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p

Dec. 17      Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

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

The Great Thanksgiving Listen :: StoryCorps

#TheGreatListen

@StoryCorps

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

StoryCorps

The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a national movement that empowers young people—and people of all ages—to create an oral history of the contemporary United States by recording an interview with an elder using the free StoryCorps App.

Interviews become part of the StoryCorps Archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Since 2015, The Great Thanksgiving Listen has grown from an experimental challenge issued by our founder, Dave Isay, into a vital intergenerational movement. To date, thousands of high schools from all 50 states have participated and preserved more than 100,000 interviews, providing families with a priceless piece of personal history.

Get The Printable Placemat

It’s the connections they’ll remember more than the centerpiece or the stuffing. Download and print the official 2018 Great Thanksgiving Listen placemat, in whatever quantity you need, and you’ll have a sampler platter of Great Questions closer than the salt shaker. Use them as ice-breakers around the table, then after the meal find a quiet place and record your interview with the free StoryCorps App.

Carlsbad Library :: California Library Literacy Services Coordinators Gather in Sacramento

California Library Literacy Services Coordinators Gather in Sacramento

Learning Connection: Nov/Dec 2018 by Carrie Scott

I recently had the pleasure of attending the California Library Literacy Services Coordinators Conference at the beautiful Tsakopoulos Library Galleria in Sacramento. Approximately 130 attendees from 107 CLLS literacy programs joined the two-day event on September 25 and 26.

The opening session featured a panel of adult learners who told powerful stories of how their improved literacy skills changed their lives. Next, a panel of library directors expressed the importance of having literacy programs integrated as a core service of the library.

Breakout sessions focused on assessment, tutor recruitment, learning challenges and other topics. I presented on a tutor training panel with two colleagues. There was much interest in our training.

Participants were especially impressed that both our tutors and learners receive book bags, as one way to support the learners’ confidentiality. When tutors and learners both receive book bags, then learners are not automatically identified as learners. Coordinators also praised Carlsbad for its commitment to reusable coffee mugs and water bottles. Finally, Carlsbad was the only program to offer logo pins to celebrate tutors and learners who met the annual instructional hours goal.

A highlight was the Writer to Writer panel featuring 2017 Beginning Writer awardee Nyla H. from Carlsbad. Nyla read her winning letter to an appreciative audience, then joined Huntington Beach coordinator Diane Moseley and Newport Beach coordinator Cherall Weiss to share the benefits of Writer to Writer.

One of the most exciting things about Nyla’s involvement was the fact that this was the first trip where she flew, rode a tram and caught a cab by herself. She credits the literacy program with giving her the skills and confidence to be able to do that. Isn’t that what we are all about?

Nyla added, “My life has opened to so much positive progress. My message to all of us is if the opportunity opens to you, have the courage to take it. You can do it, if you just try! Don’t let your fears stop you from reaching your goals.”

Carlsbad Tutor Orientation Schedule

Please call 760-931-4510 to register.

December 4 , 12-2 pm

December 13, 6-8 pm

Literacy Library Jobs – California :: Riverside County

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Family Literacy Coordinator – FT

Riverside County Library (Library Systems & Services)

plan, develop and implement literacy and early childhood development services and programs

DEADLINE:  OPEN

Educational & Literacy Recreation Leader - PT

Redwood City Library

support and assist our Literacy Student Tutor Coordinators and Literacy Staff

offering educational activities, tutoring and performing clerical tasks

DEADLINE: OPEN

BayNet Library and Information Network

CalOpps

Library Jobs in California

Southern California Library Cooperative

Altadena Library :: A Big Thank You To Bruce - Volunteer Tutor

A Big Thank You To Bruce

Connect: November 2018

Altadena Library :: One-on-one tutoring

Learners are matched with a tutor for regularly scheduled study sessions.

Classes to improve English reading, writing, and comprehension skills. Classes are held Mondays thru Thursdays mornings at the Bob Lucas Branch.

There is no fee for tutoring or for ESL classes. Speakers of other languages may receive tutoring once they have mastered basic spoken English or may join our ESL class for beginners. To be eligible for tutoring, the participant must be able to complete the intake form by him or herself in English.

We Can Help You by matching you with a tutor to:

* Improve reading skills

* Learn to write better

* Increase reading comprehension

* Enhance speaking/pronunciation

* Gain basic computer skills

* Reach other goals such as prepare for a written driver's license test or write a resume

If you are interested in receiving tutoring or becoming a tutor, please call the Bob Lucas Branch Library at (626) 798-8338 ext. 102