Literacy: Spanning the U.S.
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CLA
2018 Outstanding Librarians in Support of Literacy Award
CLA Net: 6.29.2018
CLA's
Outstanding Librarian in Support of Literacy Award recognizes a librarian who
has demonstrated passion, excellence and dedication in support of adult literacy. Two awards will be
given out in 2018. The Outstanding Librarian in Support of Literacy Award
recipients will each receive $1,000 and will be honored at the CLA annual conference.The award
is sponsored by the Library
of Congress Literacy Awards and the California Center for the Book.
Stacey
Costello, Colusa
County Free Library
Stacey Zwald Costello returned
home to Colusa County after more than fifteen years in the Bay Area, where she
worked as a Curatorial Assistant in the history department of the Oakland
Museum of California, and later as Assistant Editor at the Martin Luther King,
Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.
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John
Szabo, Los Angeles Public Library
John F. Szabo is the City Librarian of
the Los Angeles Public Library, which serves over four million people—the largest population of
any public library in the United States. He oversees the Central
Library, 72 branches and the library’s $182 million budget. READ
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Literacy
Volunteers Honors Students at Achievement Ceremony
NBC
29: 11.08.2018
Dozens
of students were recognized for their hard work and dedication they have shown
throughout the year. Literacy Volunteers
of Charlottesville/Albemarle (LVCA).
WATCH
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Voters
pass 1.5 Mill Levy for Adult Literacy
Ravalli
Republic: 11.11.2018 by Michelle McConnaha
Ravalli
County voters passed a 1.5 mill levy to provide stability to the non-profit
adult literacy organization dedicated to helping adults gain the educational
skills they need to succeed in life.
Dixie
Stark, director of Literacy Bitterroot,
said she is rejoicing over the election results.
“It
was really heartening to see the people support local services and local
control to help people improve their lives and their communities,” Stark said.
“It was clearly not partisan, it didn’t follow any trends, and there were a lot
of people who believe in the services that we provide and that they should be
here.”
Stark
said she thanks the voters, “and all the people that told their friends about
the work we do,” she said. “They got the word out.”
The
1.5 mill levy to support adult literacy passed with 54 percent of the vote or
12,082 voters in favor of providing additional funding to 10,378 opposed. READ
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Literacy
Council Announces Literacy Leader Recipients
Kenosha
News: 11.11.2018
The
Kenosha Literacy Council will honor
local literacy leaders at its Read to Succeed Award Celebration on Thursday at
the Kenosha Country Club.
The
Howard J. Brown Family Leader of Literacy Awards are presented annually. One
award is given to an individual and another to a business.
“The
recipients of this prestigious award epitomize what is good about Kenosha,” KLC
board president John Hogan stated. “They have displayed a history of support
for our mission and have helped us reach more Kenosha residents with the
tutoring they need to learn English or earn their G.E.D.”
The
Exchange Club of Kenosha County has been chosen as the 2018 Organization Leader
of Literacy recipient.
The
2018 Individual Leader of Literacy Award will be presented to Rolly Peckus of
Knight-Barry Title. This award recognizes a person who has positively influenced
the community by serving as an advocate for education.
Concepcion
Santos and Svitlana Saliyeva will both receive the 2018 Adult Literacy Learner
of the Year Award.
Eileen
Rooney will receive the Tutor of Year Award.
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