Monday, October 19, 2015

Teen Read Week :: SCLLN Member Libraries



SCLLN Member Libraries

WRITING CONTEST through November 12!
This Contest is for Teens in grades 6-12.
Write a RETOLD FAIRY TALE four to six pages long (typed, double-spaced, 12 point!). Winners announced on NOVEMBER 19 at BOOK CAFÉ FEATURING CORNELIA FUNKE !


Escape the ordinary and Get Away @ your library with the help of some amazing books, and while you are at it, win some treats!
Read for Chocolate (Dove) Write a book review and receive a big chocolate bar at the reference desk.  For Grades 6-12.



Oct 24: Central Library
Author Discussion with special guests, free books, activities, and snacks in Teen’Scape
Oct 23: Durant Branch Library
Young Adult Fiction Bingo (with prizes)! Put your pins in the States of YA map and discover how many states of YA Fiction you’ve read. Open to teens and pre-teens ages
Oct 29: Vermont Square
Get Away with Isabel Quintero speaking about her book GABI A GIRL IN PIECES which was a Morris Award Finalist.

Teen ReaderThon @ 3:30pm (ages 13-18) 
Join other Teens for a special ReaderThon

Kickoff
Battle of the Bands Oct 17 5pm
Lemon Grove Library
Cheer on some talented teen musical groups and soloists as they compete for prizes, and vote for your favorite. Refreshments will be served.
Oct 19: Share Your Book (All Day) Spring Valley
Oct 20: Spa Night 5p El Cajon
Oct 22: Drawing Class 3p Solana Beach
Oct 23: After-Hours Lock-In 6:30p Vista

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Huntington Beach Library :: Wine & Words October 23 :: Literacy Fun-raiser

Wine & Words
October 23, 2015
Annual Wine Tasting in Support of the Literacy Program


Waterfront Beach Resort
7-10 pm
Registration is $55 per person

Special Guest Speakers!
Chris Epting, local historian, popular author of over twenty books, and Pipeline columnist for the HB Independant. Chris will be giving away a few signed copies of his books.
Hear from adult learners about how Literacy Services has positively impacted their lives.

Light hors d'oeuvres
Prizes include gift certificates to local restaurants, events and more.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Newport Beach Library :: International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day :: Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy
Literally Speaking: September/October 2015

Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy proudly held their annual event to celebrate adult literacy and the program participants.  The International Literacy Day event invites the NMPL family of tutors, learners and volunteers to come together with members of the community to celebrate adult literacy. On September 10, 2015, a gathering of nearly 150 guests listened to heartwarming stories, inspiring speeches and enjoyed a delicious selection of food from many different countries from all over the world provided by the adult learners.

                                            Renee Hoffman Heath and Risa Hoffman for keeping their
                                            mother's legacy going by allowing us to continue the Hoffman
                                            Award for our learners. This year's winners are Maja Kuta and
                                            Carmen Caicedo who, with their tutors Tanya Gulati and Allan
                                            Segal, accomplished some amazing goals.

Advisory Board member Roman Darmer welcomed guests and spoke of the importance of literacy.  Roman introduced Newport Beach Public Library Director Tim Hetherton, who emphasized the importance of literacy and libraries.

Newport Beach Mayor Ed Selich took to the podium to present a special proclamation designating September as Literacy Awareness month.

Adult learner, Crystal Huang, shared her experience of traveling with her family from Taipei, Taiwan in search of a better education environment for her son. Her son has since attained a postgraduate degree. Crystal joined the Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy program in early 2015 and aspires to one day work at an orphanage and help others.

Literacy Coordinator Cherall Weiss then introduced Risa Hoffman and Renee Hoffman-Heath, daughters of the late Rochelle Hoffman for whom the Memorial Award was named. They spoke of their mother’s dedication and love of tutoring.  They introduced the two winners of this year’s Hoffman Award.
-Ms. Hoffman introduced volunteer tutor, Ms. Tanya Gulati, who spoke to the audience about her learner, Maja Kuta’s tremendous accomplishments. Maja graciously thanked Tanya and expressed her difficulties with dyslexia and how NMPL has helped her reach her goals. She spoke about her artistic passion and how the program has assisted her in pursuing her dreams. Maja signed a deal as an artist for a comic book, and is grateful to be given such an extraordinary opportunity.

Next, the guests were introduced to tutor Alan Segal and his learner Carmen Caicedo, who is originally from Venezuela. She entered the program at a 2nd grade reading level and through her hard work is now at a 5th grade level. NMPL has enabled her to be confident in her abilities to speak and write in English.  Carmen shared her new goal with the group: to become a nurse.

Following the speakers, Cherall Weiss closed with a reminder that illiteracy is all around us and it is thanks to the many volunteers that, day by day, people’s lives are being changed for the better.

Each attendee was presented with a copy of In Our Own Words, a collection of stories and essays written by learners in the Literacy Program. They were also given a key to remind them to help ‘unlock the potential.’
Guests enjoyed a delicious fruit and cheese arrangement donated by Bristol Farms and exciting new beverages donated by drinkNeuro.

Sunday, October 11, 2015

2015 Writer To Writer Challenge

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2015 Writer To Writer Challenge
Southern California Library Literacy Network
Awards Ceremony :: March 5, 2016

Time to kick off the Writer to Writer Challenge !

The Writer to Writer Challenge is a writing contest open to all adult learners of SCLLN member programs. Adult learners read or listen to a book, then write a 500-word (or less) letter to the author, whether living or dead, to describe how the book has influenced their life. 

Encourage your learners to listen to an audio-book, or read a book, any book, with their tutor. When they find one that changed the way they think about life, encourage them to write a letter to the author of the book. The letter is just a friendly note to an author, living or dead, describing the impact the book had on their life. The letter can be short or long, but it must be under 500 words. The learners can write about a book they have read or an audio-book they have listened to.

The book read and the letter written must be in English.

Letters must be received in Carlsbad on or before Thursday December 3, 2015.

Winners are selected in 4 groups:
Emerging group :: dictate a letter to tutor or staff
Beginning group :: write a basic, simple letter independently
Intermediate group :: write a more complex letter with larger vocabulary
Advanced group :: write independently with little support from tutor or staff

Winners Announced in February 2016
Awards Ceremony on March 5, 2016

Cash Prizes for Winners
Cash Prizes & Goody Bag for Runners-Up
Certificates for all participants

Writer to Writer Challenge

Writer to Writer Chair
TEL: 760-931-4515   FAX: 760-729-8335



Monterey Park Library :: Monterey Park Walk for Literacy :: October 17

Walk for Literacy
Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Barnes Park (south of Monterey Park City Hall)
7:30 am to 11:00 am | $20 per person

Come and show your support for the LAMP Literacy & Citizenship Program!  The Program has been providing vital services for the City of Monterey Park and surrounding cities for the past 31 years while adult education funding continues to dwindle.  Our goal this year is to raise enough funds to cover the costs for supplies and materials for two more classes.

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Dyslexia Awareness Month – October

Dyslexia Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month – October

Visit SCLLN’s Games – Exercises – Links

Check SCLLN’s Dyslexia List on Twitter






Organizations
   California

   National

Learning Disabilities: Assistive Technology
Abilility Hub: info on adaptive equipment and alternative methods
ABLEDATA: products classified by function or special features
AccessSTEM: Alliance for Students w/ Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Closing the Gap: changing lives with assistive technology
Dyslexia HELP at the University of Michigan: Software & Assistive Technology
Tools for Life: GA Assistive Technology Act Program
UW: Assistive Technology used by DO-IT Scholars

Apps
There’s A Special App For That: for students with special needs

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Redlands Library :: A.K. Smiley Public Library receives grant for Adult Literacy Program

A.K. Smiley Public Library receives grant for Adult Literacy Program

The California State Library has awarded A.K. Smiley Public Library $52,000 to fund staffing for the Redlands Adult Literacy Program for the fiscal year that began July 1.

The California State Library welcomed A.K. Smiley Public Library into the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program (CLLS), which includes 102 library jurisdictions throughout the state.

A.K. Smiley Public Library was one of five libraries that were accepted into CLLS this year.

State Librarian Greg Lucas said Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers increased funding for literacy because they recognized the “enormous payoff in human capital that comes from investing in helping a person improve their reading skills.”

The annual $52,000 grant to A.K. Smiley Public Library will continue through June 2018, when the annual allotment may be adjusted based on the state’s literacy services funding formula.

“We are thrilled to receive this grant,” said Don McCue, director of the A.K. Smiley Public Library.

“It’s the result of diligent efforts by our literacy tutors and volunteers, particularly Trudy Waldron and Katherine Gifford, as well as the investment the Redlands City Council made in the program last year by funding the hiring of part-time adult literacy coordinator Dottie Podolak. Without that position, we would not have been eligible to apply for the grant,” McCue said.  READ MORE !