Newport Beach Library :: Literacy Happy Hour with Aimee Bender

Happy Hour with Aimee Bender

Literally Speaking: Nov/Dec 2018

Bestselling author Aimee Bender joined Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy on October 6th for Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy’s (NMPL) 3rd Annual Happy Hour. Over 100 guests mingled in the Bamboo Courtyard under the evening sky.

Aimee Bender was delightful while chatting with fans of her work. She signed copies of her best-sellers: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, The Color Master and The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. After lively conversations over wine and cheese, guests made their way into the Friends Room for the Author Talk.

Aimee began with her experience living in Newport Beach as she worked on her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of California, Irvine. She continued to speak about her influences, and made it clear that she is a proud proponent of the Fairy Tale.

As a young author, Aimee was reluctant to write her surrealist plots within an industry where realist stories thrived. She was worried her work would not be taken seriously. Upon receiving encouragement at UCI to treat Fairy Tales as significant works of literature, Aimee wrote with confidence. Her short stories and novels are filled with magical realism that intertwines the mundane, everyday acts of life with fantastical, whimsical elements.  READ MORE >>

We Learn :: Call For Writing & Artwork :: Women's Perspectives

2019 Theme: First Steps - The Journey Begins

@welearnwomlit

Call for Writing and Artwork

WE LEARN (Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network): 2.02.2019

Women's Perspectives showcases original writing and artwork by adult education students. The journal is published annually by WE LEARN.

"First Steps" is part of a larger writing theme: The Hero's Journey.

We invite you to write about "First Steps" for Women’s Perspectives #14. Then, throughout the year, WE LEARN will share new writing ideas. If you write for each of writing prompt, you'll have a full hero’s story by the end of the year!

First Steps: The Journey Begins

What is your life like?

What would you change?

Why is education important in your life?

What are your days like?

What frightens you and what can you do about it?

Why did you choose to come to school?

How will education help your life?

Do you feel brave?

Do you feel strong?

Do you believe you can succeed?

DEADLINE to send material is February 24, 2019

Send writing and artwork to: info@welearnwomen.org

All writing must be submitted in a Word document.

Artwork can be submitted as a JPEG or PDF file.

All submissions must be sent with a completed

Student Contributor Information form: http://bit.ly/StudentForm_WP.

Monrovia Library :: 2019 is the Year of the Writer

Monrovia Public Library’s Literacy Services in 2019

City Manager’s Update: 1.29.2019

2019 is the Year of the Writer at Monrovia Library’s Literacy Services!

We’ll be hosting writing workshops, a new writing club, and storytelling programs for tutors and adult learners. We've seen many success stories throughout 2018, including: learners finally getting those jobs they wanted, passing the Citizenship Test, and graduating from our program. With this momentum, we know that 2019 will bring even more successes and positive life-changing experiences.

Thank you, everyone, for your continued support of the Monrovia Public Library Adult Literacy Center.

Culture and Conversation: Practice speaking English by discussing and reading the ‘News for You’ weekly newspaper in a friendly and relaxed setting. Build confidence in your work, school, family and social life.

Every Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Library Heritage Room

Speak Easy: Join us for round-table talking and practice speaking English in a friendly and relaxed setting. New topics weekly, including: popular culture, work and jobs, health, and more. Build confidence in your work, school, family, and social life.

Every Thursday, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., in the Library Heritage Room.

For more information, call 626-256-8273

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: February 2019

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

February 2019

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

National African American Read-In

Haiku Writing Month

Library Lovers Month

Feb. 01      Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week

Feb. 01      Literacy Action Week

Feb. 01      World Read Aloud Day

Feb. 01      El Civics Conferences CASAS Sacramento

Feb. 02      Take Your Child to the Library Day

Feb. 02-03 Museums Free-for-All

Feb. 06      Global School Play Day

Feb. 07      Harry Potter Book Night

Feb. 07      Young Child Los Angeles Expo Good Samaritan Hospital

Feb. 07      California School Library Conference City of Industry

Feb. 08      CARS+ Convention Sacramento

Feb. 09      CATESOL OC Spring Workshop UCI

Feb. 10      February Nonfiction Picture Book 10 for 10

Feb. 11      Overview of Orton Gillingham Approach OnLine

Feb. 11      ISME Orton-Gillingham Comprehensive Training San Francisco

Feb. 14      Book Giving Day

Feb. 15      Dyslexia and Literacy: Understanding Executive Functions . . . UCLA

Feb. 15      Southern California Writers' Conference San Diego

Feb. 18      El Civics Conferences CASAS Pasadena City College

Feb. 20      Spanish Language Book Fair Commerce Library

Feb. 21      Mother Language Day

Feb. 22      El Civics Conferences CASAS N Orange Community College Anaheim

Feb. 22      CATE Conference San Francisco

Feb. 23      Riverside Dickens Festival

Feb. 26      Tell A Fairy Tale Day

Feb. 28      Digital Learning Day

Feb. 28      California Language Teachers' Association Conference San Jose

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: February 2019

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: February 2019

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Trivia Challenge Glendora Library Feb 9

Gift of Literacy Luncheon Newport Beach Library Apr 5

Feb. 01      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ OC Anaheim City Library 10a

Feb. 01      Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Anaheim PL 10a

Feb. 02      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a

Feb. 02      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Luis Obispo Library 10a

Feb. 05      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 6p

Feb. 06      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Ventura Co Library 5p

Feb. 07      Adult Literacy Tutor Training Burbank Library 6p

Feb. 09      Trivia Challenge Glendora Library Azusa Pacific Univ 2p

Feb. 19      Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Barbara Library 11a
Feb. 25      Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

Feb. 26      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego Central Library 6p

Feb. 28      Read OC Speaker Series Fair Housing Westminster Library 5:30p

Altadena Library Complete a self-paced, online training module

Beverly Hills Library Adult Literacy last Friday month 10:00 - 12 N

LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction

Local Tutor Workshops :: Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

California :: Literacy Library Jobs :: San Diego Public :: Huntington Beach :: S San Francisco

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Literacy Tutor/Learner Coordinator - FT

San Diego Public Library

facilitate the daily operations of one or more homework centers by providing homework help to students and their families

DEADLINE:  FEB 15

Literacy Services Coordinator - FT

South San Francisco

coordinate the delivery of tutoring and support services for learners

DEADLINE:  OPEN

Library Literacy Aide – PT

Huntington Beach Library

staffs the literacy office, answers phones and responds to Literacy's email, assists literacy volunteers and adult literacy students

DEADLINE:  OPEN

BayNet Library and Information Network

CalOpps

Library Jobs in California

Carlsbad Library :: Literacy Pairs Share Their Breakthroughs

Literacy Breakthroughs: Carlsbad Library Learning Center Literacy Pairs

Learning Connections: January/February 2019 by Carrie Scott

Even with the most effective tutoring pairs, plateaus can happen. Sometimes, you may find you’re in a rut, struggling with a new learning theory or needing a different approach.

Here are three Carlsbad Library Learning Center literacy pairs who shared their recent breakthroughs and leaps forward! We hope that their stories will inspire you to try new techniques, tools and ideas.

Andrea G. and Anastasio S — Writer to Writer

Anastasio had never typed a letter before. He'd written some paragraphs, but never a complete letter, and certainly not to an author! Last year, he entered the Writer to Writer Challenge, a contest for adult learners to read a book and write a letter to the author about how the book impacted their life. Anastasio chose the book "Road Trip" by Gary Paulson. He said he liked the book, because he enjoyed how the characters became friends on the trip. His tutor Andrea helped him by asking a lot of questions! Who were your favorite characters? Why do you like them? What questions would you have for the author? When asked what he would tell a fellow learner about writing a letter, he said, "It's not that hard. Just express yourself!"

Stephanie S. and Adriana M. — Phono-Graphix

Tutor Stephanie had been working with her learner on Phono-Graphix for about six weeks. Because her learner had been in the program before, she flew through the initial lessons and even the advanced code sound lessons, because the words were familiar to her. Stephanie wondered whether she was getting any benefit from the exercises. However, they had just started reading a novel that had many complex words. Several times, the learner came across an unfamiliar word, and she would pronounce it correctly (or correct her initial mispronunciation) and explain why a vowel sound was the correct one. They are both encouraged that she could pronounce a word correctly and, more importantly, understand why!

Rylee C. and Souad B. — Read Live

This pair had been meeting for about 6 months, and even though they were making progress, the learner was eager to learn faster. That's when we introduced them to Read Live, a computer program where the learner reads along with a story, while learning new vocabulary. According to Souad, "I'm learning a lot with reading and spelling. The sounding out of the words is very good and so is the repetition." The program is timed, and tutor Rylee noticed that Souad wants to finish the paragraph before the time is up. Rylee remarked,

"The timer keeps her wanting to read. She likes the challenge!"  READ MORE >>