Huntington Beach Library ◯ Writer to Writer Is Coming Soon!

Writer to Writer Is Coming Soon!

Literacy Volunteers-HBPL: 8.28.2019

Writer to Writer is a unique writing challenge through the Southern California Library Literacy Network (SCLLN). Writer to Writer invites adult literacy learners to write a letter to an author whose writing has changed the way they think about life. A group of learners from Literacy Volunteers-HBPL participated in the challenge this year. We hope you enjoy some of their letters!

Women of the Silk

Dear Gail Tsukiyama,

I read your book Women of the Silk with my tutor when I was working on my English grammar. I came from China when I was fourteen. Sometimes when I read your book I felt so familiar with Pei’s culture, this made me feel close to Pei. I really love her because she is a happy person no matter what happens to her. She always has a positive attitude that teenagers today don’t always keep.

Sincerely with respect,

Michelle W

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World

Dear Mr. Montgomery,

I was so impressed about Temple’s story.  She was one of those kids who did not fit in with the rest of the crowd.  But she used her unique abilities and passions in the right way to become successful in life.  Temple is a different person because she was born with autism.  Her thinking was in pictures, not in words.  Autism helped her understand the feelings of animals, so she could make their lives better. Her love of making things and creating saved her life. She had tough times but she fought back.  As she grew up, she discovered that when one door closed, another door opened; that made her happy. Temple learned to use her autism to help her reach her goals.  Temple’s success gave autistic kids hope that success is possible for them.

Sincerely,

Hoang L.

Dear Juana Medina,

I have to thank you because I enjoyed reading your book, Juana and Lucas very much.  When I started to read the book, I loved the way you spell the name Juana who-ah-nah.  The way that you describe Bogota makes me feel like I have been there before.  Like Juana, I enjoy reading in the night.  She had Lucas with her and I enjoyed reading along.

Thank you Juana Medina for your wonderful book.

Sincerely,

Silvia

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SCLLN 

Adult Literacy Tutor and Learner Conference

Writer To Writer Awards

March 21, 2020

Holiday Inn Buena Park

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on (7) readability formulas:

Grade Level: 6

Reading Level: fairly easy to read.

Reader's Age: 10-11 yrs. olds (Fifth and Sixth graders)

Writer To Writer Award Ceremony SCLLN Literacy Conference March 5, 2016

Writer To Writer Award Ceremony

SCLLN Literacy Conference

March 5, 2016

SCLLN is excited to announce the winners and runners-up for the 2015 Writer to  Writer Challenge !

SCLLN received a record number of entries. We are so proud of all of the 97 learners who wrote letters.

Please join our adult learners, tutors and coordinators at the upcoming 2016 Southern California Library Literacy Network (SCLLN) Conference, to be held at the Buena Park Holiday Inn on Saturday, March 5^th.

We hope you will join us for the Writer to Writer lunch, if not for the entire conference, and listen as the winner from each category reads their amazing letter!  We encourage all coordinators to invite and sponsor all of your writers and their tutors for this special event. The registration fees are an appropriate use of CLLS grant funding and would be an excellent way to recognize our writers and their tutors. Congratulations to all of our letter writers!

Reminder: early registration closes this Friday, Feb. 19^th.

Registration forms must be received in HB,

or emailed to literacy@surfcity-hb.org by Fri; payment can follow.

Emerging Category :: Winners - Tie

Carmen C, Carlsbad Library Learning Center

“I am Malala,” by Malala Yousafzai

Leonard U, Los Angeles Public Library

“In Bikole: Eight Modern Stories of Life in a West African Village,”

by Tom Gilroy

Runner-Up

Anonymous, Los Angeles Public Library

“The Art of War,” by Sun Tzu translated by R. L. Wing

Beginning Category :: Winner

Estella G, Downey Library

“A Child Called It,” by Dave Pelzer

Runners-Up

Lucila C, A. K. Smiley Redlands Library

“The Breadwinner,” by Deborah Ellis

Lilia Z, Carlsbad Library Learning Center

“Mother Teresa,” by Margaret Holland

Intermediate Category :: Winner

Maria A, READ/San Diego-San Diego Library

“Red Midnight,” by Ben Mikaelsen

Runners-Up

Hyun K, Los Angeles Public Library

“Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,” by Anne Frank

Anonymous, Corona Library

“The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read,” by John Corcoran

Advanced Category :: Winner

Carolina O, Carlsbad Library Learning Center

“Adventures in the Anthropocene,” by Gaia Vince

Runners-Up

Elsa S, Riverside County Library

“Dolores Huerta: Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist,” by Robin S. Doak

Rosario C, Carlsbad Library Learning Center

“Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,” by Anne Frank

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, March 5th.

Again, Congratulations!

Carrie Scott

Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

Writer to Writer Chair

For More Info, Call:

Carrie:  760/931-4515

Diane Moseley:  714/375-5086

Cherall Weiss:  949/717-3875

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

SCLLN Writer to Writer Awards ◯ 2019

SCLLN Writer to Writer Awards ◯  2019

We are excited to announce the winners and runners-up for the 2019 Writer to Writer Challenge!  We had a great response—95 entries—and the quality of the letters was amazing!

We are so proud of all the learners who wrote letters.  Each letter was a beautiful expression of the learner’s thoughts and feelings.  The ones selected as winners and runners-up most closely met the contest criteria, but as one coordinator said, every letter had its own “pizzazz.”

Please join other writers, tutors, coordinators and their guests at our conference lunch presentation on Saturday, March 21, at the Holiday Inn Buena Park

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 $15 for learners and $35 for tutors/staff (early bird, SCLLN member) and are an appropriate use of CLLS grant funding.

Inviting your Writer to Writer participants would be an excellent way to recognize our writers and their tutors.  Congratulations to all our letter writers! 

Emerging Category ◯ Winner

Alvin J

San Diego Public Library, READ/San Diego

March by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

Runners-Up

Marisela C

A.K. Smiley Public Library

Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

Lora M

San Diego Public Library, READ/San Diego

My Spirit Soars by Chief Dan George

Beginning Category ◯ Winner

Wendy G

Oceanside Public Library

Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine

Runners-Up

Maria H

A.K. Smiley Public Library

Peace and Bread: The Story of Jane Addams by Stephanie McPherson

Feri R

Newport Beach Public Library

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

Intermediate Category ◯ Winner

Mariana D

Santa Monica Public Library

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Runners-Up

German N

Los Angeles Public Library

Kindred by Octavia Butler

Tanya J

A.K. Smiley Public Library

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Advanced Category ◯ Winner

Sarah K

Newport Beach Public Library

What to Do When I’m Gone by Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman

Runners-Up

J.J. B

Santa Monica Public Library

Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

Petranila H

Chula Vista Public Library

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Carrie Scott

Community Outreach Supervisor
Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

3368 Eureka Place

Carlsbad, CA 92008

760-931-4515

SCLLN

Adult Literacy Tutor and Learner Conference

Writer To Writer Awards

March 21, 2020

Holiday Inn Buena Park

Carlsbad Library :: Carlsbad Learners Rise to the Challenge :: Writer to Writer

Carlsbad Learners Rise to the Challenge!

Learning Connection: May/June 2018

The Writer to Writer Challenge winners were recognized at the Southern California Library Literacy Network Conference in Buena Park on April 14. Seven Carlsbad learners entered the challenge this year. A total of 86 letters were entered from 14 literacy programs in Southern California. Carlsbad learners Carmen C. and Nyla H. won the Emerging and Beginning Writers categories, respectively. Angelica G. was a runner-up in the Advanced category.

Thanks to the tutors and learners for their participation. It’s not too early to pick your book and plan for next year’s Writer to Writer Challenge!

Library Learning Center staff, tutors and learners attended SCLLN Conference workshops, including a Writer to Writer Panel—Learner Workshop presented by learners Carmen C. and Nyla H. and a Writer to Writer Tips for Tutors workshop presented by Carrie Scott, Community Outreach Supervisor.  READ MORE >>

Emerging Category :: Winner

Carmen C, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom

Beginning Category :: Winner

Nyla H, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

First Grave on the Right, Darynda Jones

Advanced Category :: Runner-Up

Angelica G, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel

Writer To Writer 2012 Awards: March 9

SCLLN
Writer to Writer Challenge - 2012

The Southern California Library Literacy Network is excited to announce the winners and runners-up for the 2012 Writer to Writer Challenge! SCLLN received a huge response—62 entries—and the quality of the letters was amazing! SCLLN is so proud of all of the learners who wrote letters. Thanks to the coordinators and learner judging panels at Huntington Beach Public Library, Monrovia Public Library, Newport Beach Central Public Library, and READ/San Diego for donating their time to judge the letters.

Please join us at the Southern California Library Literacy Network Literacy Conference at the Holiday Inn, Buena Park, on Saturday, March 9, where the winners will be recognized during the lunch program. The winners in each category will receive $100, a certificate, a portfolio and a pen. The runners-up will receive a certificate, a portfolio and a pen. All letter writers will receive a certificate of participation. Congratulations to all of our letter writers!

Emerging Category:
Winner—Carmen C, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center
Runner-Up—Gussie G, READ/Orange County
Runner-Up—Anonymous, Escondido Library

Beginning Category:
Winner—Guillermina H, Huntington Beach Library
Runner-Up—Elias R, Downey City Library
Runner-Up—Maria D, READ/San Diego

Intermediate Category:
Winner—Akiko O, Newport Beach Library
Runner-Up—Selina K, Newport Beach Library
Runner-Up—Piernicola C, Newport Beach Library

Advanced Category:
Winner—Susana H, Monrovia Library
Runner-Up—Haruko M, Newport Beach Library
Runner-Up—Blanca F, Beaumont Library District

Carrie Scott
Carlsbad City Library Learning Center
Writer to Writer Chairperson

Sponsor & Support 2013 Literacy Conference

2013 SCLLN Literacy Conference

Writer to Writer Challenge

Huntington Beach Library :: Literacy Conference a Hit

Literacy Conference a Hit

Open Doors: March 2016

Huntington Beach Public Library Literacy Volunteers

155 attendees and presenters were at the March 5th SCLLN Conference & Writer-to-Writer Celebration held again this year at the Buena Park Holiday Inn.

The Southern California Library Literacy Network Conference offers a variety of workshops designed to teach new techniques, brush up on skills and gather information, as well as time to make new friends, greet "old" friends, and listen to the heartwarming letters written by winners of the Writer-to-Writer Challenge.

Diane Moseley thanked the hardworking committee for tirelessly and seamlessly planning the day, and stated that this is always a rewarding day of learning and camaraderie. As the Writer-to-Writer winners read their letters to the authors about a book that touched them, the audience listened in awe.

97 letters were received this year from 16 different library literacy programs, including Huntington Beach. This was a record number of letters, and we are shooting for 100 next year! A booklet containing letters of the winners and runners-up is available in the literacy office.

The next SCLLN conference will be held in 2018, while the writer to Writer-to-Writer challenge continues every year. It's not too early for learners to start reading a book that will inspire them to write to the author. Complete directions and rules, and a suggested book list, are available in the literacy office.  READ MORE @