Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Governor Signs 2016-17 Budget and “Trailer Bill” :: Contains $4.8 Million in New Funding for CSLA

Governor Signs 2016-17 Budget and “Trailer Bill”:
Contains $4.8 Million in New Funding for CSLA
News From the Capitol: 6.30.2016 by Mike Dillon and Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists

Monday afternoon Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the 2016-17 State Budget and corresponding Budget “trailer bills,” both of which contain new funding for the California Library Services Act.  The Governor issued a press release after signing the Budget bill, SB 826-Leno stating, “This solid budget makes responsible investments in California and sets aside billions of dollars to prepare for the next recession.”  Due to very collaborative negotiations between the legislature and the Governor, when the Governor signed the Budget bill he did not “blue pencil” or make targeted reductions to any of the programs in SB 826.

SB 826:  the 2016-17 Budget Bill
This measure contains $1.8 million in new, ongoing funding for the California Library Services Act.  This amount is added to the current baseline funding in the Act, which stands at $1.8 million -- for a new total of $3.6 million.  This funding continues to restore some of the cuts made to this program during the recent Recession.

SB 1602-Committee on Budget:  “Trailer bill” pertaining to Higher Education
This measure is approximately 90 pages in length and contains numerous provisions related to higher education and other matters, such as the State Library.  Specifically, SB 1602 includes the Governor’s proposal to provide $3 million in “one time funding” (meaning that it must be spent during the 2016-17 Budget year) to encourage the Systems within the California Library Services Act to participate in, or develop innovative programs for, digital delivery and resource sharing.  Throughout the Budget process, CLA strongly supported the Governor’s proposal relative to the $3 million, as well as the $1.8 million mentioned above.  We were pleased when both the Assembly and the Senate Budget Subcommittees adopted the proposals by unanimous votes.  READ MORE @

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Altadena Library :: Bob Lucas Memorial Branch Summer Reading Opportunities

Bob Lucas Memorial Branch
Summer Reading Opportunities
Connect: June 2016 Altadena Library, From the Director

Summer is shining its rays upon us and we welcome patrons of all ages to join our summer reading program. Last year, due to popular demand, the summer reading program for adults was brought back for the second year in a row. At the Branch we had 19 adults sign up for the summer reading program and half the adults that signed up were our adult literacy students! Many of our literacy students strive to improve their reading skills and the summer reading program is a great opportunity to do so and win prizes at the same time. Many of our literacy students are learning English and take this opportunity to try out reading an English book. Otherwise, they can also participate by reading a book in their own native language.  That counts too!

Also just in time for the summer, we are implementing an interactive online learning program called Reading Horizons. Reading Horizons gives our learners the opportunity to cover 68 interactive lessons, common word lessons, vocabulary, and 280 reading passages to practice reading fluency and comprehension, along with skill-based games. Tutors and our staff can also monitor the progress of the learners with this system.

Reading Horizons is something that can be used by many of our beginning adult learners to address specific literacy needs. For example, our ESL class can use the phonics decoding method from Reading Horizon to breakdown the sounds, spelling and reading of a word. Another example is that a learner working with a tutor can use the comprehension reading exercises for more advanced reading skills.

If you’re an adult or know an adult who is interested in learning to read and improve their English with our new Reading Horizons tools, let us know and we’ll be happy to help. Please contact us at: literacy@altadenalibrary.org or 626-798-8338.

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Poverty & Literacy: Books | Children | Women

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Superlatives from SCLLN

#PovertyChat at 8 for a guided discussion about #AdultLiteracy











@ahaprocess 28 Jun 2016


Owning books creates brighter futures





@RIFWEB  27 Jun 2016



43% of adults with low literacy live in poverty.
Take the pledge to improve lives through #literacy!




@ProLitWorld  22 Jun 2016


Are #literacy levels tied to low #income?
How to we improve our society by just improving our #English literacy.

@thelittutor 4 Jun 2016


Literacy matters!
There's a strong co-relation between #literacy and #poverty:

@Love4Literacy 18 Apr 2016


#Literacy is one of the keys
to unlocking the solution to poverty.








@engagethechurch 17 Mar 2016

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: July 2016

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events
July 2016

SCLLN
Literacy & Library Events & Conferences
- Local, California and National –
Southern California Library Literacy Network
for more information
Southern California & California

Frank Lautenberg  Senator ( D-NJ )

1983-2000  2003-2013  


July        LaborFest, SF
July 02  National Literacy Day Proclamation 5507, 1986
July 09  Autism Sensory Friendly Film SECRET LIFE OF PETS 10
July 09  Authors Booth @ California State Fair -thru Jul 24
July 12  Autism Sensory Friendly Film THE BFG 7p
July 17+ Sierra Storytelling Festival, Nevada City
July 21+ Comic-Con International, San Diego
July 22+ Sierra Storytelling Festival, Nevada City CA
July 26   Autism Sensory Friendly Film GHOSTBUSTERS 7p
July 30+ 20/20 Vision San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco -thru Oct 16
July 31+ Pacific Coast Literacy Institute, Santa Rosa CA


Wednesday, June 29, 2016

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: July 2016

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar
July2016

For Local, California and National
Literacy or Library Conferences and Events
Southern California Library Literacy Network
Calendar


July 02 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library Chino Hills 9:30a
July 06 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation READ/OC Library 1p & 6p
July 06 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 6p
July 11 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Barbara Library 1p
July 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 1p
July 16 Adult Literacy Tutor Training SB Co Library 9a
July 19 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation READ/San Diego Library 9:30a
July 19 Adult Literacy Learner Orientation Newport Beach Library 6p
July 21 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 6p
July 23 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library 12N
July 26 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona Library 7p
July 26 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Newport Beach Library 6p
July 30 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Barbara Library 1p

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

Monday, June 27, 2016

Story Shares :: Easy to Read – Hard to Put Down

Story Shares
Easy to Read – Hard to Put Down

devoted to inspiring reading practice and improving literacy skills.

new stories aimed at older students who read below grade level, specifically ensuring that the content is interesting at their age, and readable at their level.


@StoryShares

Visit http://www.facebook.com/storyshareliteracy  for a chance to #win great bookish #prizes in this week's #contest! #Literacy



Saturday, June 25, 2016

Adult Summer Reading :: Reading Rules | Children's Lit | Audiobooks | Booklists

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Superlatives from SCLLN

The Reading Rules We Would Never Follow as Adult Readers







@pernilleripp 23 Jun 2016


What to do when an adult gets hooked on children's literature?







@InThisNook 19 Jun 2016


10 Children’s Books You Should Read As An Adult



TaraWTeach 13 Jun 2016


We have an adult summer reading program, too!

@bcls 15 Jun 2016


What will you be reading this summer?
100 Family Friendly Audiobooks
books that families can listen to together





@JCLibraryWA 24 Jun 2016


How to Rock Reading This Summer with Audiobooks | Hands On As We Grow







@earlychilded_rr 31 May 2016