Saturday, June 27, 2020

Riverside County Library ◯ Family Literacy Program


Family Literacy Program

The family literacy program at the Riverside County Library System’s Literacy Services is the newest addition to our program offerings thanks to the California Library Literacy Services generous support. This program provides literacy support to adult learners and their families to increase literacy skills across generations.

Family Programming

Libraries throughout Riverside County will be hosting different family literacy events and workshops, which include the following programs:

Family Literacy Hour
– This program offers an overview of the importance of early reading, shared reading strategies, and at-home literacy activity ideas.

Literacy and Loteria
– This program offers four weekly workshops for parents and caregivers on the following topics: Family Goal Setting

◆ Sparking Conversations with Your Family
◆ Shared Book Reading
◆ Taking Reading Outside the Cover
◆ Raising a Reader
– This program is offered during a library’s story time by providing a books for children and families to take home and read together over a period of a few months.
◆ The Lit CafĂ©
– This program offers more in-depth literacy workshop skills for both caregivers and their child.  READ MORE ➤➤

Readability Consensus
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 20
Reading Level: very difficult to read.
Reader's Age: College graduate

Friday, June 26, 2020

State Budget Deal Includes $1.75M Cut To CA Library Services Act


State Budget Deal Includes
A Cut To CA Library Services Act
CLA News: 6.24.2020 by Mike Dillon and Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists



On June 15th, the 2020-21 State Budget bill, SB 74, was approved by both the Assembly and Senate and was subsequently sent to Governor Newsom for his action. SB 74 seeks to close a projected $54 billion Budget deficit while still retaining protections for “safety net” programs and K-12 education.

However, due to the abbreviated legislative session, brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate and Assembly were not able to secure an official “deal” with the Governor relative to the State Budget before they sent the main Budget bill down to him. Negotiations between the two Democrat Leaders and the Governor over the weekend were successful and a new, supplemental agreement was reached over the last few days.

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Unfortunately, despite our best attempts, the legislature and the Governor are making a cut to the California Library Services Act in the amount of $1.75 million, which will leave $1.88 million in the baseline for the program. This cut is not tied to the “trigger” as best as we can tell. We have attempted to get clarification of this action but it appears the $1.75 million would not be restored under the trigger package in Budget trailer bills, AB 89 and SB 121. (The CLSA reduction appears in the main Budget bill, SB 74.)

The Senate Budget Committee convened late this afternoon to begin processing 20 so-called “Budget trailer bills” that implement the terms of the new deal with the Governor. The Committee will be working late into the evening tonight and then the full Senate and Assembly will vote on the bills by this Friday.

The legislature will not know what the state’s true fiscal condition will be until California receives the July 15 tax receipts, and there will likely be Budget clean-up items that need to be considered by the legislature in August. In the meantime, the California Library Association Legislative Committee, Chaired by Carol Frost and Scott Love, will be meeting to discuss the development of a grassroots campaign which would seek to restore the CLSA cut if state revenues improve.  READ MORE ➤➤

Readability Consensus
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 13
Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 18-19 yrs. old
(college level entry)

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Santa Monica Library ◯ We Were Santa Monica ◯ Laid Off Librarians


We Were Santa Monica  Laid Off Librarians
SM Daily Press: 6.24 .2020 by Laid Off Librarians

Dear Santa Monica,

We are the LOLS (Laid Off Librarians of Santa Monica). We were your colleagues and friends. We spent more of our time together with you than with most of our families. We think it’s crazy that we’re parting ways without having an opportunity to advocate for ourselves and our jobs, so for our last act we’d like to remind you who you’ve lost.


     I never imagined my time here would end this way, laid off with a third of my colleagues in the middle of a global pandemic and recession.  I’m angry that the City would treat longtime employees so brutally.  I’m disappointed that they tossed their liberal values out the window as soon as money was on the line.   Jeff Kaplan


Delia Galan
I designed and hosted 18 adult/community programs, some of which you may have attended. These included the Race Relay discussion during Santa Monica Reads last year; Empowerment Self-Defense, The Biggest Little Farm movie screening and discussion, and a soup-making class with The Gourmandise School. I also hosted 20 Spanish story times at Fairview Branch.

Simran Khalsa
I’ve assisted in classes SMPL offered on newer technologies like Raspberry Pi and 3D printing. For the past several years I’ve also specialized in assisting nonprofits with Candid’s Foundation Center Online Professional database.

For the past year I have participated in an experimental new model for how the library deploys and schedules its workforce, and my experience and feedback will directly impact the changes you are about to see in the library’s future services.

Barbara Fleeman
I’ve had the privilege of working at SMPL since 2010 as both a Reference and Public Services Librarian.

I’ve helped shape our top-notch collections, drafted the Library’s homeless services plan, started the SMPL newsletter and engaged the community via social media.

Hanako Moondance
From involvement in the How-To, Arts & Literacy, and Fierce Friday teen book festivals to a multitude of story times – in English, in Spanish, in the Community Garden.

Ingha Chopra
Since 2014, I’ve had the honor to serve my local neighborhood and community as the Youth Services Librarian at SMPL’s Montana Branch.

I’d serve as an ambassador for SMPL by doing outreach visits to Franklin and Roosevelt elementary schools to promote SMPL’s Summer Reading Program.

Vanessa Alvarado
had the opportunity to work on other projects and develop programs, like LEARN, our after-school program offering reading and homework help from amazing volunteers. The many festivals and events held in the adjacent Virginia Avenue Park – like the Fall Festival, Arts & Literacy, Greens Festival, and the annual Dia de los Muertos celebration.

Julia Rose
I’ve worked at Santa Monica Public Library for over five years. In that time, I’ve led countless youth programs – so many of which I am incredibly proud.

Jeff Kaplan
I’ve proudly served the City of Santa Monica as a Reference Librarian. I’ve taught hundreds of free computer classes. I was part of a dream team of coworkers that grew the library’s social media presence from nothing to over 13,000 followers on Facebook and nearly 6,000 on Twitter.

Myleen DeJesus
My name is Myleen and I have spent nearly one-third of my life as a Youth Services Librarian for SMPL.

Training the SMPL Tech Teens volunteers, and coordinating large events like the annual teen book festival Fierce Friday and the Summer Reading Program. I led Family Game Nights and LEGO programs. I was the librarian who brought Instagram to SMPL.

Christa Muscatine
I’ve been a Youth Services Librarian at SMPL since 2008.

Examples of these would be the yearly Harvest Festivals, Stuffed Animal Sleepovers, Star Wars Day programs and Christmas Gingerbread House decorating programs.

Debbie Glasser
I had many duties, and ran a variety of programs, but one that I felt had a particularly powerful community impact is the L.E.A.R.N (Learn, Excel, And Read Now) program, which offers free reading and homework help.  READ MORE ➤➤

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ◯ July 2020

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar

July 2020

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




July 09   CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Riverside Co Library Robidoux
July 11   CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego Central Library
July 12   CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 
July 14   CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Riverside Co Library Palm Desert
July 20   CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona Library
July 21   CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Riverside Co Library Perris

Altadena Library Complete a self-paced, online training module
Chula Vista Library Mondays @ 6p Wednesdays @10a
LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction
Santa Fe Springs City Library Complete an online training course

Local Tutor Workshops  Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

Sunday, June 21, 2020

CLLS Special Projects ◯ COVID Diaries


COVID Diaries

Each of us has been impacted in different ways by the COVID-19 pandemic. Old, young, and in-between, we’ve all experienced big changes in our work life, family life, and social life.

The California State Library is inviting Californians to share their experiences and stories of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We encourage the California Library Literacy Services community to take part in this project and share a story, a poem, a letter–however you feel comfortable expressing yourself. Learners can choose to write their own submission or dictate their experience to their tutor.


The project team will collect submissions from learners, tutors, and library literacy staff, add submissions to the State Library’s archive, and maintain a California Library Literacy Services archive.

How the California Library Literacy Services community can take part

➤ Contact your library literacy coordinator for the link to the project website* which includes submission information and a full set of resources to help you take part.

➤ Use the resources below and on the project website to create a poem or story or whatever you choose to describe your experience.

➤ Send in your submission through the project website.


* The project website is for the California Library Literacy Services community only. Library literacy coordinators will provide learners and tutors with access to the URL.


Resources



A template for writing a themed poem 
(it can be helpful to create your Word Bank first)







California Library Literacy Services COVID Diaries Team

Thank you to the team for creating the California Library Literacy Services COVID Diaries resources and for helping library literacy learners, families, tutors, and staff participate in the COVID Diaries project. 

Alisa Adams, Sonoma County Library
Shanon Delaney, OC Public Libraries
Chelsea Genack Eggli, Oceanside Public Library
Amy Prevedel, Consultant
Carrie Scott, Carlsbad City Library
Diane Shimota, A.K. Smiley (Redlands)

Readability Consensus
Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade Level: 16
Reading Level: difficult to read.
Reader's Age: College graduate

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Huntington Beach Library ◯ Puzzle Me This, Puzzle Me That

Puzzle Me This, Puzzle Me That

Puzzle Maker has a great variety. We love the WORD SEARCH because it’s a fun way to reinforce spelling and recognition and to learn relevant vocabulary.
Choose the size of the puzzle, type in vocabulary words, and your puzzle is created for you. For a tactile experience, copy it to a Word doc so you and your learner can take pen to paper.


Relevant vocabulary is everywhere: a book you’re reading together, today’s news items, the DMV manual, a magazine article or a book they are reading with their child. The only limitation is your imagination (and we KNOW there is no limit to that).  READ MORE ➤➤

Readability Consensus
Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade Level: 9
Reading Level: standard / average.
Reader's Age: 13-15 yrs. old
(Eighth and Ninth graders)

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Newport Beach Library ◯ Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy Announces Online Services


Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy Announces Online Services
Stu News Newport: 6.16. 2020

Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy (NMPL), a program of the Newport Beach Public Library (NBPL), provides free literacy instruction to adults who live or work in the Newport Beach area.

Like many other organizations, Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy shut down on March 18 in response to public health concerns and guidance about COVID-19, temporarily stopping its services to almost 150 people in the community. 

However, in just a couple of weeks, much of the program was able to be moved online. Tutors and learners were taught how to use platforms like Zoom, WhatsApp and Skype for one-on-one sessions and eight of the 10 regularly scheduled classes were quickly moved to a distance-learning model.

NMPL has continued engaging people through online channels to further its mission of literacy education. So far, about 40 online pairs are meeting with more taking steps to start in the near future. Starting this week, the program will be offering online orientations to new learners and online training to those who wish to be tutors.

In this uncertain time, the need for improved language skills is great. Many people will be in search of employment, dealing with health issues, or in need of emergency services. NMPL provides help to those with poor English literacy skills who want to be self-sufficient.  READ MORE ➤➤

Readability Consensus
Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade Level: 11
Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 15-17 yrs. old
(Tenth to Eleventh graders)

June ◯ July Calendar

June 23  6 pm – 7 pm

Tutor Training - Online
July 8 and July 15: 10am - 12:30 pm 
Prospective tutors must attend both sessions to complete training. 
Reservations for this training are required.
Online Orientation must be completed before attending Training. 
For more information
949 . 717 . 3874