National Literacy & Library Events :: October 2016

National Literacy & Library Events :: October 2016

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Oct. 01  #followalibrary day  @followalibrary
Oct. 01  Horn Book at Simmons Colloquium: Out of the Box, Boston MA

Oct. 01  Picture Book Summit Cyber Space  @picturebksummit

Oct. 03+ Global Read Aloud - Lauren Castillo Books  #GRA16

Oct.05   Adult Literacy XPRIZE Team Summit, Arlington VA

Oct. 05   World Teachers' Day  #worldteachersday

Oct. 05+ Urban Libraries Council Annual Forum, Kansas City MO  @UrbanLibCouncil

Oct. 06+ Changing The Odds Conference, Dallas TX  @momentous

Oct. 06+ Comic Con, NY @NY_Comic_Con

Oct. 06+ Health Literacy Conference, San Antonio TX  @hlthcollab

Oct. 06    Library 2.016 Virtual Conference CyberSpace

Oct. 07+ National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough TN  @StoryConnect

Oct. 09   Teen Read Week  @yalsa

Oct. 10   Global Read Aloud – TROUBLEMAKER  #GRA16

Oct. 11   Day of the Girl #dayofthegirl

Oct. 11+ Autism Sensory Friendly Film GAMBIT 7p

Oct. 12+ Natl Coun for Workforce Education Conf, Atlanta GA

Oct. 13    Plain Language Day @iplainday

Oct. 13+ Conference on Learning Disabilities, San Antonio TX  @CLDIntl

Oct. 13+ Health Literacy Research Conference, Bethesda MD
Oct. 14+ KidLitConf, Wichita KS  @KidLitCon

Oct. 15    Star Wars Reads Day

Oct. 16    Dictionary Day

Oct. 16    National Friends of Libraries Week

Oct. 16+ Families Learning Summit, Detroit MI @NCFL

Oct. 17   Global Read Aloud - THE READER #GRA16
Oct. 17   Give Me 20 Challenge RAINBOW FISH thru Dec 9 @bookitprogram #BOOKITkid

Oct. 17+ Internet Librarian, Monterey CA  @LibConf

Oct. 17   Conf for Entrepreneurial Librarians, UNC Greensboro NC  @EntreLib

Oct. 19+ Alliance for Children and Families Conf, Los Angeles CA  @AllianceNews

Oct. 19+ Closing the Gap Conference, Minneapolis MN @ATClosingTheGap

Oct. 19+ Young Child West Coast Expo, Spokane WA  @YoungChildExpo

Oct. 20+ Health Literacy Missouri Summit, Kansas City MO  @HealthLitMO

Oct. 20    National Day of Writing  #WhyIWrite

Oct. 21   Health Literacy Coalition Conference, University of Colorado Hospital

Oct. 22   Make A Difference Day  @mdday

Oct. 23+ Literacy for ALL Conference, Providence RI  @Lesleyctrrrlc

Oct. 24   Global Read Aloud - TWENTY YAWNS #GRA16

Oct. 24+ Conf on Afterschool and Summer Learning, Seattle WA  @summerlearning

Oct. 25   Autism Sensory Friendly Films JACK REACHER 7p

Oct. 26+ International Dyslexia Association Conf, Orlando FL @IntlDyslexia

Oct. 27   Read For The Record - The Bear Ate Your Sandwich  @Jumpstartkids

Oct. 27   Lit Crawl, Seattle WA

Oct. 27+ National Black Book Festival, Houston TX  @blackbkfestival

Oct. 31   Global Read Aloud - YARD SALE #GRA16

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Literacy – Spanning North America :: Williamsburg VA :: Colusa Co CA :: Charlottetown PEI

@Literacy_4_Life

Literacy for Life celebrates International Literacy Day

Virginia Gazette: 9.08.2016 by Heather Bridges

Cleo had a secret.

The 54-year-old resident of Mount Vernon, Ala. shared that secret in an episode of the “Secret Lives of Americans” documentary series screened Thursday morning at Williamsburg Regional Library.

“My secret is I didn’t learn to read,” Cleo said. “I went through 12 years of school, and I didn’t learn to read.”

Hosted by Williamsburg-based nonprofit Literacy for Life, the screening was followed by a panel discussion among local adults on their own literacy journeys, Literacy for Life tutors and community leaders.

“It’s a very critically important issue that needs to be addressed,” said Joan Peterson, executive director of Literacy for Life.

“There are thousands of people in Greater Williamsburg who need help with reading, writing, math and speaking English,” Peterson said.

Thursday’s event celebrated International Literacy Day, Sept. 8, a day first proclaimed 50 years ago by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. And on Friday, Aug. 9, Williamsburg mayor Paul Freiling proclaimed Sept. 8 as International Literacy Day in the City of Williamsburg and commended the work of Literacy for Life.

What started as an adult literacy program at the College of William and Mary in 1975 has become an independent nonprofit organization that, in the 2015 to 2016 year, served more than 800 adults.

Literacy for Life offers both adult basic education – such as reading, writing and math – and English as a second language. Other programs include Destination Graduation for Williamsburg-James City County high school students, a Work Skills Program for adults and the Health Education and Literacy (HEAL) program.  READ MORE @

Free books to aid literacy

Williams Pioneer: 9.08.2016 by Lloyd Green Jr, Editor

Celebrating its 30th year of literacy service, the Colusa County Library kicked off what appears to be a successful step towards closing the gap in literacy.

“Studies have shown that the ownership of a book increases the chance that individual will pick up and read a book and have increased reading levels,” said Colusa County Librarian Stacey Costello.

At the end of August, the Colusa County Library began its Free Book Giveaway at the Princeton library.

“We had an exceptional turnout in Princeton and Stonyford,” said Literacy Coordinator Alissa Morrow. “We gave away dozens of books.”

The books are appropriate for children aged 0 to 17.

On Thursday, the Colusa Branch Library held its free book giveaway with great success.

“It has been steady most of the afternoon,” said Morrow. “Many of the children were excited to get to take a book home.”

Morrow commented that the books were made available at no cost from a grant provided by the California Library Literacy Services.

According to Costello, Colusa County has the second lowest literacy rate in California, and 34% of Colusa County adults cannot read above a sixth-grade level. She stresses the importance of the Colusa County Literacy program, and its many strides on increasing literacy within the County.

“Over the past 30 years, the Literacy Program has helped more than 1,000 adults improve their English reading and writing skills. It is a fantastic program,” Costello explained.  READ MORE @

@PEILiteracy 

More volunteers wanted to help adults read and write

There is a wait list of hopeful learners for the PEI Literacy Alliance's adult tutoring program

CBC: 9.12.2016 by Stephanie Brown

The PEI Literacy Alliance is looking for more volunteers to help adult learners on the Island with their reading and writing skills.

The organization started the PEI Volunteers for Literacy group last year and so far they have 12 volunteers but they are looking for at least 5 more.

Beazley said they have had success in the program, but there are 6 people currently on the waiting list, hoping for a tutor.

Illiteracy rate of 45 per cent on the Island

Amanda Beazley, the acting executive director of the PEI Literacy Alliance, said an international study done in 2012 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in partnership with Statistics Canada showed the province had a rate of 45 per cent illiteracy among 16-65 year old Islanders.

"Years ago there were levels established, there were levels one through five, level three was deemed the bench mark," explained Beazley. "That was the level you needed to be at to fully participate in society.  READ MORE @

2016 Literacy Leadership Award Winners :: National Coalition for Literacy

2016 Literacy Leadership Award Winners

National Coalition for Literacy’s (NCL) Literacy Leadership Awards Event will be held during Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, on Tuesday, September 27 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., here in Washington, DC in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-369.

The NCL Literacy Leadership Awards recognize individuals and/or organizations that have made extraordinary national contributions to improving adult literacy and English language learning in the United States. This year, the NCL will recognize the following outstanding individuals and organizations:

Johan Uvin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, for his long-standing commitment to advancing adult education at the local, state, and federal levels.

Senator Jack Reed, who has been a champion for Adult Education funding in the U.S. Senate, and at the forefront of legislative efforts to strengthen Adult Education research and Adult Education’s role in the workforce system and Career and Technical Education.

The Division of Consumer & Business Education at the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, for its commitment to serving and guiding adults with limited reading ability, and for its outreach to those working with them, particularly teachers in adult basic education and ESL programs.

Margaret Becker Patterson, of Research Allies for Lifelong Learning, and Marty Finsterbusch, of VALUE USA, for ALLIES, a groundbreaking research study on adult learner leadership.

John Y. Cole, Library of Congress Historian and founding Director of the Center for the Book, who has been instrumental in shaping numerous literacy and reading-promotion programs during his 50-year tenure at the Library, including the Library of Congress Literacy Awards.

In addition, retiring Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX), the Co-chair of the House Adult Literacy Caucus, will receive special recognition for his life-long commitment in support of adult education, and for outstanding leadership in advocating education as a congressional and national priority. Congressman Phil Roe (R-TN), Co-Chair of the House Adult Literacy Caucus, has also been invited.

Literacy – Spanning the US :: Richland Co MT :: Springfield MO :: Sonoma Co CA

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@OzarksLiteracy 

Community step challenge aims to spread literacy awareness

"Our core program is to provide tutoring. We have been around since 1968 and we also offer some illiteracy prevention programs," said Eva Patterson, Executive Director of Ozarks Literacy Council.

As part of the celebration of our past and looking forward to the future, the Sonoma County Library Adult Literacy Program has compiled an anthology of writings of the adult learners in the program, which have been published as a book. The 30th Anniversary Celebration will be an opportunity for the authors to share and sign the works they created.  READ MORE @

2016 Library of Congress Literacy Awards :: WETA Reading Rockets :: Parent-Child Home Program :: Libraries Without Borders

Library Announces Literacy Award Winners

Library of Congress Blog: 9.23.2016 by Erin Allen

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the winners of the 2016 Library of Congress Literacy Awards tonight at the Library of Congress National Book Festival gala. The awards honor organizations working to promote literacy and reading in the United States and worldwide. The awards recognize groups doing exemplary, innovative and replicable work, and they spotlight the need for the global community to unite in striving for universal literacy.

The awards are sponsored by philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, who originated the awards program in January 2013. The winners were selected from among applicants in both the United States and abroad. They are:

David M. Rubenstein Prize ($150,000): WETA Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets was developed by WETA, a PBS member station, to provide resources and services for literacy providers, educators and parents. Reading Rockets disseminates all of its information and resources via its free website.

The American Prize ($50,000): Parent-Child Home Program

The Parent-Child Home Program develops school readiness in children with disadvantages by combining intensive home visits with weekly gifts of books and educational materials.

The International Prize ($50,000): Libraries Without Borders

Libraries Without Borders (LWB) supports community development in 20 countries around the world through the promotion of literacy. Each community’s needs are assessed and context-specific programs are developed to meet them.  READ MORE @

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