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Reporter Today: 9.13.2020
This
is the first time The Literacy Center has received recognition at a national
level. “We are tremendously excited to receive this award,” stated Amanda
Blount, The Literacy Center’s Executive Director. “Our team works tirelessly to
provide educational opportunities to some of the most disadvantaged individuals
in our region. It is a great honor to be recognized by the Library of Congress
alongside some of the most notable literacy organizations in the world.”
Award
winners will be honored by the Library of Congress at various upcoming events,
including the National Book Festival, and will be invited to participate in a
Best Practices Conference where they will learn from their peers in the field.
In addition, the Honoree award comes with a $5,000 cash prize.
The Literacy Center
is a nonprofit organization in downtown Attleboro whose mission is to enhance
lives and promote self-sufficiency through quality adult education services.
They are the largest provider of adult basic education and English for Speakers
of Other Languages (ESOL) in the greater Attleboro area and provide services to
some of our region’s most vulnerable individuals. During the COVID pandemic,
The Literacy Center quickly pivoted to provide all classes and support services
online. READ MORE ➤➤
Literacy
Council Celebrates 6 New U.S. Citizens
Duncan Banner: 9.22.2020 by Tamara Gregor
Based on 7 readability
formulas:
Grade
Level: 13
Reading
Level: difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 18-19 yrs. old
(college
level entry)
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Duncan Banner: 9.22.2020 by Tamara Gregor
The
ceremony for the honorees took place at the Duncan Public Library under
direction of the Duncan Area Literacy Council
(DALC).
New
citizens include Rosalba Duarte, Claudia Ochoa, Ruth Gonzales, Maria Torres,
Carlos Vargas and Ana Ortiz.
Nancy
Litsch, citizenship instructor opened the ceremony by saying she appreciate
those who turned out for helping celebrate this significant event.
“They
have become our latest, newest and best U.S. citizens — we’re so proud of all
of them,” Litsch said. “They worked very hard, very diligently — they’ve gone
through some stressful times, but they were successful.”
State
Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan, shared a few words and presented certificates
to each of the new citizens.
On
Saturday, three of the six citizens were in attendance including the husband of
one citizen who accepted on his wife’s behalf.
McEntire said this
is one of his favorite things to do as a state representative.
“They’ve worked so
hard — now that they’ve gone through all their testing, they probably know more
about civics than all Oklahomans,” McEntire said. “These new citizens may be
our most knowledgable citizens — especially on civics.” READ MORE ➤➤
Based on 7 readability
formulas:
Grade Level: 9
Reading
Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 13-15 yrs. old
(Eighth
and Ninth graders)
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| LEARN IV |
In
order to finish with a balanced fiscal year 2020-2021 budget — a budget heavily
impacted by COVID-19 costs — the council voted in July to not fund any library
services until after year’s end.
However,
that changed with Tuesday’s vote.
Locals
can now check out books via curbside pickup from the library’s Main Street
branch. The library’s adult and family literacy services
have also returned.
The
$51,479 in funding for the pickup and literacy programs was appropriated into
the fiscal budget from donations and grants.
The
group Brawley Library Friends donated $4,000 to fund the pickup program.
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This
part-time employee will work under the supervision of library director Marjo
Mello. Since the city conducted its COVID budget cuts, Mello has been the only
staff at the library. She is also currently the city’s interim parks and recreation
director. READ MORE ➤➤
Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 9
Reading
Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 13-15 yrs. old
(Eighth
and Ninth graders)
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