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Winners & Best Practice Honorees 2019
In
addition to the three award winners, the Library
of Congress Literacy Awards Program Advisory Board recognizes 15 Best Practices
Honorees for developing programs uniquely successful in their communities and
potentially applicable to other audiences.
This
year, the work of the 15 Best Practices Honorees falls into four categories of
focus, including:
•
responding to community needs
•
innovative programs through libraries
•
writing as a pathway to literacy
•
fostering a love of reading
These
15 organizations are particularly adept at designing programs that fit the
specific needs of the people they serve.
RESPONDING
TO COMMUNITY NEEDS
The Conscious Connect Inc. Launched
in 2016, The Conscious Connect Inc.’s mission is to reimagine and redevelop
underutilized spaces for the purposes of education, culture, peace and health —
so that zip codes do not define the success of children and families.
Nal’ibali Trust, “here’s the
story,” in the isiXhosa language, is a national readingfor-enjoyment campaign
to spark children’s potential through storytelling and reading.
Razia’s Ray of Hope is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization founded in 2007 that improves the lives of young women
and girls through community-based education in the rural district of Deh’Subz,
Afghanistan.
INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMS THROUGH LIBRARIES
Hartford Public Library In response to an
influx of refugees into the area in 2000, Hartford Public Library received
funding from a local foundation to establish a dedicated program for immigrants
and refugees, known as The American Place (TAP).
The Jane Stern Community Library
Begun as a lending library by activist Jane Stern in 1974, The Jane Stern
Community Library quickly became a bilingual learning center as a 501(c) (3)
nonprofit corporation on an island with no public library tradition.
Meridian Library District, books are just the
beginning, and branches are not just quiet places for learning. Serving the
fastest-growing city of Idaho, the libraries focus their efforts on enriching
lives, igniting curiosity and cultivating connections.
Riecken Community Libraries The Riecken
Foundation provides access to information through 65 community libraries in
rural, remote and often indigenous communities in Honduras and Guatemala.
WRITING
AS A PATHWAY TO LITERACY
Literacy for Incarcerated
Teens In 2009 Literacy for Incarcerated Teens (LIT) was formed to address
the paucity of library services to incarcerated teens in New York.
LitWorld International Inc. mission is to strengthen kids and communities through the power of stories.
One World Education reinvigorates
research and writing instruction with proven programs that provide curricula
and training for teachers and learning experiences for students.
PEN/Faulkner Foundation celebrates
literature and fosters connections between readers and writers to enrich and
inspire both individuals and communities.
Western Massachusetts Writing Project
(WMWP), a National Writing Project affiliate, is sponsored by the University of
Massachusetts Amherst English Department and College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
WMWP provides professional development for teachers and literacy workshops for
youth.
FOSTERING
A LOVE OF READING
Bring Me a Book provides book access to
support kindergarten readiness and on-grade-level reading to under-resourced
families and schools. It serves children zero through 8 through partners who
inspire families, caregivers and teachers to read aloud with their children.
The Friends of Matènwa Inc. supports
programs that offer Matènwa and the Haitian community opportunities to improve
their education, health and welfare.
Ready for Reading (RfR), a
Rwanda-based nonprofit organization founded in 2008, is dedicated to teaching
reading and literacy skills and providing learning opportunities for people of
all ages. READ MORE >>
Past Winners &
Honorees (2019-2013)
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