Saturday, August 7, 1993

Burbank Library - Lack of Funding Hurts Literacy Effort


Lack of Funding Hurts Literacy Effort
LAT: August 4, 1993 By ED BOND

Joe, a 35-year-old unemployed electrician, could be learning to read twice as fast as he is now, his tutor said.

“Unfortunately, we have only one book,” said Pat King, who for three weeks has been tutoring Joe through a literacy program at the Burbank Public Library. But the library is short of money, supplies and books for the Students of Adult Reading Services program started with a state grant.

The Friends of the Burbank Public Library is running a $5,000 fund-raising campaign so the program can be expanded from the 25 adults now learning to read to 125 by next July.

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Donations of supplies such as paper, pens and especially new dictionaries are needed, said Patricia K. Smart, Burbank Public Library’s literacy project coordinator.  READ ON