Literacy: Spanning the U.S.
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Hear Together: Literacy Volunteers
WNRN: 2.07.2017
Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle (LVCA)
addresses low literacy and undereducation among adults in our region through
free, individualized reading, writing and English language instruction. Our
mission is to help individuals become better workers, consumers, neighbors,
citizens and parents through one-to-one tutoring. LISTEN 📻
New literacy council established to improve adult literacy
Digital Courier: 3.21.2017 by Scott Carpenter
Before
now, there were no comprehensive options available for adults who lack literacy
skills. But a new literacy council has recently been established for Rutherford
County. The Lake Lure Community Education Foundation
(LLCEF), in partnership with the Rutherford
County Library System, has created Rutherford County Reads
(RCREADS). It is in the process of obtaining official nonprofit legal status.
The
idea for this project started when LLCEF president and current Rutherford
County Librarian April Young was library manager of the Mountains Branch
Library in 2011. Young also heads RCREADS.
“I
just kept getting so frustrated,” Young stated. “Adult non-readers would come to
me for direction on where to get help, and I had no where to send them. I used
to be able to send people to Buncombe or Henderson literacy councils, but those
resources stopped taking students from outside their counties.”
Young
moved to Rutherfordton from Hoke County in 2011. In 2015, when Young became
county librarian, she began to see and hear more about the problem of adult
illiteracy.
“I
would hear from health department and social services personnel, who had a need
for literacy resources. In this county, there was no comprehensive program
available for adults,” Young said. READ MORE @
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Kansas City Public Library
Offers Citizenship Classes
Public Libraries Online: 3.14.2017 by Alyson
Iuchs
While countless public libraries have a webpage listing local and national
naturalization resources, the Kansas City (MO) Public Library (KCPL) is one of the only public libraries to form a program and team
specifically designed to help immigrants become citizens. KCPL created the
Refugee & Immigrant Services & Empowerment (RISE) program to help
connect local immigrants with quality services and resources through outreach,
education, and advocacy. Julie Robinson, the refugee and immigration services outreach manager said, “In many
countries, people don’t have the option of going to the library. This is their
first experience and they don’t understand what they can gain from a library.”
The library started a free citizenship preparation class when they saw a need in their patron base. The classes teach basic U.S.
history, offers a review of the United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services’ (USCIS) “100 Questions,” and lets participants practice the
citizenship exam and interview. READ MORE @
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