Literacy:
Spanning North America
Living
books for International Literacy Day in Red Deer
Red Deer News: 9.03.2017 by Kirsten Dennis
The
Red Deer Public Library and the Adult
Literacy Program are hosting a unique event on September 7th.
In
honour of International Literacy Day, a Human
Library will be hosted from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Dawe Branch.
Adults
can come out and interact with the volunteer “living books” to gain insight in
to their tales.
“The
idea is to encourage people to check out living books. So when they come to the
library instead of borrowing a [paper] book they’re going to be checking out a
living book with living experience and diverse backgrounds and so on,” said
Adult Literacy Program Manager Alla Mysko-Henke.
The
Human Library idea was formed by Mysko-Henke while working with Dawe Branch
Manager Tatiana Tilley. Mysko-Henke said it’s a great project and Tilley had
the prior experience and connections to be able to pull it together as a
successful event.
“We
were thinking about what we could do to celebrate international literacy and
the idea of a human library came up,” said Mysko-Henke, adding that it’s a
great way to celebrate cultural diversity.
There
will be approximately 12 "living books" on hand for the evening, each
of them with a different background or a different culture to share with those
present for the event.
“We
will have one person talking about Ukraine Russia conflict and right now that
is stirring a lot of questions, so we have someone giving some historical
background. We will have a German Canadian who will have that conversation with
people trying to break the stereotypes and tell people what it’s like to be a
German in Canada.” READ MORE @
September
Volunteer of the Month: Encouraging others to volunteer
Winona Daily News: 9.04.2017 by Samantha Stetzer
It
was a passion for education that led Susan Derks to tutoring elementary
students more than 15 years ago, but it was an interest to do something
different with that passion that led her to volunteering with the Adult
Literacy Program.
And
she’s now the program’s most experienced volunteer.
Run
through the community education department with Winona Area Public Schools, the
Adult Literacy Program offers education
for adults looking for a either a second shot at education or to pad their
educational skills. The program offers classes for older students who use English
as a second language, those looking to earn their general education development
— or GED — and students interested in basic educational opportunities.
As
the September Volunteer of the Month, Derks is just one volunteer in a program
in search of more volunteers to assist the educational opportunities and its
teachers in the classroom.
The
program works with volunteers to find which areas suit their talents, Adult
Literacy Coordinator Chris Dahlke said, and the openings really depend on what
they have open and are necessary to fill. READ MORE @
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Jose
Cruz, CEO of the San Diego Council
on Literacy
WS Radio:
9.01.2017 by Drew Schlosberg
Discusses
the recent San Diego Festival of Books; the
importance of partnering with diverse agencies to enhance literacy in our
communities; and strategies in Health Literacy that address communication
breakdowns between patients and the healthcare system. LISTEN
East Topeka Learning Center will spur growth
Postsecondary
education is becoming more and more important for Kansas workers
CJ Online:
9.05.2017 by The Capital-Journal Editorial Board
Momentum
2022 is a holistic development plan for Topeka that emphasizes quality of life,
economic growth, civic engagement and education.
In
many ways, the last item on that list is the most important — education gives
workers the skills they need to secure better jobs, which benefits employers
and the entire community by increasing economic output, reducing poverty and
enlarging the tax base. It’s also a gateway to financial security and job
satisfaction — in the 21st century, workers who lack the proper training will
find themselves competing for a vanishing set of low-skill, low-salary jobs.
As
the city focuses on attracting businesses and new residents, the East Topeka Learning Center will be a
valuable resource for the cultivation of talent we already have. READ MORE @
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