READING CLUB SUMMER SESSION STARTS ON JUNE 17

Write to Read Adult Literacy Program’s summer session starts on June 17.

Reading Clubs registration starts on June 3.

This summer there will be five reading clubs in Fremont and one reading club at the following Alameda County Library branches: Newark, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and Albany.

Please call (510) 745-1480 to sign-up for a Reading Club group. A class schedule will be mailed by May 27. If you would like to have a schedule mailed to you, call us to be placed on the mailing list.

Learners must register for a class to reserve a spot. If classes are full, you will be placed in a waiting list. You must complete an assessment to attend a Reading Club. Please call to sign-up. Staff will call you back to confirm your registration if you leave a clear voice message.

The Fremont Computer Skills Lab will stay open until August 14. Write to Read students are welcomed to sign-up for the lab to learn basic computer skills, email, Internet searches and lots of great online library resources (ESL, computer skills, test preparation, Universal Class, language learning, and much more).

The Job Seeking classes at the Eden Area One Stop Career Center in Hayward and at the Ashland Community Center, and the Job Seeking class for beginning ESL learners at the Ashland Community Center will continue until August 29th.

Please call our library literacy office for more information: (510) 745-1480.

 

ABE Instructor Wanted for Fall-Spring Sessions 2013-14

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Adult Basic Education Instructor

For 2013-14 sessions (Fall, Winter-Spring)

Start on September 16, 2013

Alameda County Library’s Write to Read Adult Literacy Program

Goal: Teach one basic adult education course in Fremont at the Alameda County Library’s community literacy program. The emphasis of the class is reading and writing.

Class instruction: One two-hour class each week. Class is held in the evening from 6-8 pm. There may be a second evening class available.

Duties:

1. Instruct a small group of learners (8-15) on basic skills practice such as reading, pre-writing,  writing, spelling, and vocabulary building, while encouraging and motivating them to improve their skills and help each other as learning peers.
2. Organize basic adult education lesson plans for a 12-15 week courses. Lessons      available.
3. Compile outstanding student writing for inclusion in a program anthology.
4. Maintain accurate  records of participants’ attendance and progress.
5. Provide teacher’s feedback for students’ future educational needs.
6. Create a community of learners that is participatory and highly conducive to learning.

Join a vibrant and growing literacy program in Southern Alameda County that focuses on small group learning and peer education. Class sessions are from September to December, and January to May.

Candidate must provide a resume and must have experience in teaching adult basic education courses for at least two years. This is not an ESL class. Candidate must have computer skills and a track record of using multiple modes of learning to work with underserved, culturally diverse adult populations.

Candidate must be fluent in English, a good listener, a facilitator of learning, patient, organized and creative in order to motivate adult learners to move beyond their learning challenges and become active citizens.  An adult education credential, knowledge of critical pedagogy, and contextualized learning is preferred, but not required. Additional classes may be assigned depending on need.  Summer sessions may be available. The compensation is $100 per two-hour class.

Proof of auto liability insurance is required by the library.

Start date is September 16, 2013. Open until filled.

Contact Dr. Luis Kong, Write to Read Adult Literacy Program Manager, for more information. (510) 745-1484, lkong@aclibrary.org . View our program blog at: www.write2read.wordpress.com

Improve your Reading and Conversation Skills. Join a Reading Club!

There are still time for students to join a Reading Club in several Alameda County Library locations. Adult learners can join these conversation groups to increase their English conversation and comprehension skills, meet new friends, and enjoy interesting books. The Reading Clubs are free and books are provided. Reading Clubs are led by experienced tutors. Requirement: Must speak English at a low-intermediate level and above.

Final date to sign-up for the Winter-Spring session is April 12.

Reading Clubs are still open in the following branches: Albany, Castro Valley, Centerville, Dublin, Fremont, and San Lorenzo.

Please call to sign-up: (510) 745-1480.

SUMMER SESSION 2012

SUMMER SESSION 2012

Classes starts June 18 to August 17

Please call to register (510) 745-1480

 

Mondays

Fremont – Library Administration

       Reading Group            10 A.M. -12 P.M.

       Basic Computer Lab    2 – 4 P.M.

       Citizenship class          1 – 4 P.M.

       Teletutoring    (Fremont-Calexico)

San Lorenzo Branch

       Reading Club               6 – 8 P.M.

 

Tuesdays

Fremont Library Administration

       Reading club               6:30 – 8:30 P.M.

       Basic Computer Lab    5 – 7 P.M.

       Teletutoring    (Fremont-Calexico)

Writing Workshop for Learners          6 – 9 P.M.

 

Wednesdays

Fremont Library Administration

       Reading club               10 A.M. – 12 P.M.

       Basic Computer Lab    12 – 2 P.M.

       Citizenship class          12 – 2 P.M.

       Teletutoring    (Fremont-Calexico)

In-service Training for Tutors:

       Writing Workshop

July 11             6 – 9 P.M.

       Math Workshop

July 25             6 -9 P.M.

 

Thursdays

Fremont Library Administration

       Citizenship class          12 – 2 P.M.

       Teletutoring    (Fremont-Calexico)

 

Albany Branch

       Reading Club               12:15 – 3:15 P.M.

 

Fridays

Fremont Main Library

       Reading Club               10- 12 P.M.

 

Saturdays

Union City – Starbucks

       Reading Club               10 – 12 P.M.

2012 Annual Learning Together Celebration

The Alameda County Library Adult Literacy Program End of the Year Gathering for learners, tutors, and friends and family

 

• Readings by learners

• Year in Review • Awards presentation

• Book giveaway

• Bring a favorite dish to share

• Refreshments will be provided

 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:30 — 8:30 p.m.

Alameda County Library • Fremont Main Library, Fukaya Room,

2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont CA

For more information call: 510-745-1480

 

Click to see the Celebration flyer: LearningTogetherCelebration2012

FREE AFFORDABLE EYE CARE

Here’s information on free/affordable eye care.

Eden’s I&R · Provides a list of free or affordable optometric clinics, located in the UC Berkeley or East Oakland areas. Includes UC Berkeley’s Suitcase Clinics among other places.

· Eye care: http://www.alamedaco.info/resource/tax_listall.cfm?sw=3048

· Optometry: http://www.alamedaco.info/resource/tax_listall.cfm?sw=3060

· UC Berkeley’s Suitcase Clinic · http://www.suitcaseclinic.org/general-clinic/#opto

· Free if you don’t have Medi-Cal or Medicare

·Here’s the homepage: http://www.suitcaseclinic.org/general-clinic/

 

Lifelong Medical Care  has a special Senior Independence program (60+)

http://www.lifelongmedical.org/services/senior-independence · Located in East Oakland ·

For the uninsured, call 510-981-4100 and they will determine the patient’s eligibility

http://www.lifelongmedical.org/patient-guide/become-a-patient

 

General: · Alameda County Healthcare is a good site to go to for info about free or affordable healthcare:

http://achealthcare.org/

GOVERNOR BROWN RELEASES 2012-13 BUDGET EARLY

January 5, 2012

GOVERNOR BROWN RELEASES 2012-13 BUDGET EARLY, DUE TO MIX-UP: No New Funding For Libraries Provided Governor Jerry Brown was scheduled to release his January 2012-13 Budget next Tuesday at 9 a.m., per the annual constitutional deadline. However, at some point today the Administration became aware that the Department of Finance had accidentally posted an early copy of the Governor’s 2012-13 Budget to its public website, which necessitated a quick change in plans for the Governor. At 1:30 p.m. we received word that the Governor would call the press corps together at 2:30 p.m. today to unveil the Budget a little ahead of schedule. When he subsequently met with the press, the Governor thanked them for convening with “relatively short notice. There are no secrets in government. The Budget was released earlier than planned.”

The Governor said that his focus for 2012-13 would be to push for his tax plan, which will appear on the November 2012 ballot (a half cent sales tax increase for five years and an increase in the income tax on $250K filers), as well as “paying down the wall of debt.” He announced significant cuts to welfare programs (totaling $1.5 billion) and child care programs and he announced another “trigger” plan affecting higher education and K-12 schools, should the tax plan not pass in November. The Governor provided no new funding for public library programs and, in fact, proposed a reduction to the State Library Administration.

You will recall that when the Governor and the Department of Finance announced they would be pulling the so-called “trigger” on massive reductions to UC, CSU, In Home Support Services, etc. in December, that action also included elimination of the $16 million in remaining funding for the California Library Services Act, the state literacy program, and the Public Library Foundation. In the Governor’s Budget released today, he does not restore any of the so-called “trigger cuts” for public libraries. In fact, the Governor’s Budget makes a $1.1 million cut to the State Library Administration Budget “to reflect a decrease in anticipated administrative workload resulting from 2011-12 trigger reductions that eliminated $15.9 million in local assistance programs.” The Budget document goes on to state, “Despite this reduction, the California State Library will continue to preserve California’s history and cultural heritage, and share its collection of historic documents with the citizens of California.”

Next Steps

As previously reported, in early March the Budget Subcommittees on Education Finance (one in the Senate and one in the Assembly) will begin their work, examining the Governor’s 2012-13 Budget. In the meantime, we will be working with legislators at the Capitol, encouraging them to build library funding back into the new State Budget. We are going to be leaning on all of you in the coming weeks to write letters to the members of the subcommittees, and then subsequently to the full Budget Committees. Next week we will send out another alert, confirming all of the 2012 subcommittee conferees, and providing legislator contact information, and some “talking points.” This is going to be a challenging year. Please look for an update from us in the coming days.

 

Carol Simmons, Executive Director

California Library Association

2471 Flores Street San Mateo, CA 94403

csimmons@cla-net.org

650-376-0886(ph)

650-539-2341 (fax)

http://www.cla-net.org