January 19th, 2010
Category: Adult Literacy
Tags: Adult, at, Library, Literacy, Public, Toronto, toronto public library, web
Toronto Public Library’s Adult Literacy program offers assistance to adults who want to improve their reading, writing, and math skills. Offices are available at Albion, Don Mills, Downsview, Fairview, Malvern, Maria A. Shchuka, North York Central, S. Walter Stewart, and York Woods libraries. If you’d like to volunteer to help with tutoring, please visit our webpage at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca .
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January 9th, 2010
Category: General Literacy
Tags: at, Biblioburro, Children, Colombian, donkey, Library, Literacy, Reading, Visits
In rural Colombia, a man is bringing knowledge to hundreds of farm children on the back of a burro. A librarian, he travels far and wide to hand out books. Independent producer Valentina Canavesio reports from La Gloria for Ayoka Productions. worldfocus.org … books Colombia donkey library literacy reading Worldfocus “World Focus” “Daljit Dhaliwal”
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January 3rd, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: at, Caregivers, Early, early literacy, Library, Literacy, Partnering, Reading, Storytimes, Success, Vocabulary
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Research confirms that reading success starts with young children enjoying library storytimes! Preschoolers’ earliest experiences with books and reading are important; parent/caregiver knowledge can build on those experiences, according to research from the National Institute of Child Health and Development, conducted with PLA and ALSC, the co-initiators of the “Every Child Ready to Read@Your Library” program. Author-experts Ghoting and Martin-Diaz combine this cutting edge early literacy research, which is the heart of the “Every Child Ready to Read” program, with practical implementation tips for busy children’s librarians. Scripts and plans help librarians explain what adults can do to enhance…
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December 27th, 2009
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: at, Automating, Instruction, Library, Literacy, Reading, Technology, Translation, web
An area of automation that would reduce the amount of work for librarians while increasing the ability of the patron to effectively use the computer and the Internet resides within the world of video instruction. These videos on CD can teach basic techniques in web navigation and software use. Instruction on at least the following would be desirable and are, in fact, available: Windows XP, PowerPoint, Excel, FrontPage, Word, and the Internet. These specific topics are all available through The Video Professor for under $100 each. The CDs allow the student to watch the program perform on the computer monitor…
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November 27th, 2009
Category: Information Literacy VIDEOS
Tags: at, Atkins, Charlotte, Ensuring, Information, information literacy, Library, Literacy, Murrey, Programs, Technology
Summarizes the Library’s current information literacy programs at UNC Charlotte. In FY09, librarians taught 490 information literacy sessions and reached 10800 students, approximately 45% of current enrollment. The Information Commons department will redevelop instructional services as more UNC Charlotte teachers incorporate technology into the curriculum. We will emphasize topics such as evaluating the authority of resources, academic integrity, and intellectual property. Information …
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October 22nd, 2009
Category: General Literacy
Tags: adult literacy, at, Event, LEARNs, Library, Literacy, Public, Reading
advocates, entitled Is Reading Really Fundamental? How Adult Literacy Is Related to Other Social Issues, on Tuesday, September 29th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW in the Great Hall. … literacy reading volunteerism DC “health care” activism “social justice” volunteer volunteering education employment health jobs economy immigration “social media” blog blogs blogging “mortgage crisis” “economic crisis” “District of Columbia” “social …
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So Im going to start college soon and I was wondering how an online class works. I’m going to take an online class for library (Intro to Information Literacy). Any ideas how this class works? The rest of my classes are on campus but I don’t really know that much about an online library class.
