Welcome to Libraries for Literacy
News and Announcements 
6-8-2009 - The Libraries for Literacy Council has released a survey in order to understand literacy instruction endeavors taking place in north Texas Libraries. If you work at a library in north Texas, please fill out the survey here. Thank you.
6-1-2009 - We are proud to announce the formation of the Learning Express Consortium. For more information, click on the link at the top of the page.
2-9-2009 - The National Center for Education Statistics released some striking numbers about the literacy rates in the United States. Fourteen percent of the country cannot read or write above a basic level. Check out the information here. It seems libraries should be taking an active role in decreasing this percentage.
2-2-2009 - Check out our new toolkit on how to start an adult literacy program in your community. The North Texas Regional Library System did this in conjunction with the United Way of Tarrant County.
2-2-2009 - Today, I am announcing the official launch of the Libraries for Literacy website. It is our hope that this website will serve as a valuable resource for librarians in starting/developing literacy programs. This first edition of the website has a directory of literacy providers in the North Texas area. Thanks goes to Val Hodges at the North Texas Future Fund for letting us have access to their listing of literacy providers. I invite everyone to submit their own listings. We want to make this directory as comprehensive as possible. Look for future enhancements including the ability for libraries to share their success stories on providing literacy programs. I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to the release of this website. Great job everyone!
1-1-2009 - The Libraries for Literacy council met on November 17 to review grant applications for the Libraries for Literacy Close the Book on Hunger grants. The council decided to award a grant of $2,458.44 to Jack C. Binion Elementary School Library in the Birdville ISD. The council also decided to hold another grant period next March. It was also decided to develop a logo for the program that can be used on all future grants applications and marketing material. Adam Wright met with the North Texas Future Fund (NTFF) who shares a prime initiative of combating illiteracy. The two organizations discussed several ways to collaborate including a mobile computer lab to hold literacy classes. Grant applications will be written to acquire the mobile labs. The Arlington Public Library and Dallas Public library have expressed interest in working with the mobile computer labs.
1-1-2009 - Libraries for Literacy received a grant of nearly $60,000 this last August to implement three pilot projects in the three communities of Alvarado, Saginaw and Seymour. Alvarado started offering English as Second Language classes in October. Cleburne Independent School District provides the literacy training to over 20 students on a weekly basis. Volunteer training occurred in Seymour in November with classes starting in January. Volunteer training for Saginaw will start in January.