Summer Reading Tutors Needed

“To learn to read is to light a fire: every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”

~Victor Hugo~

The Literacy Program will hold its annual Stay on Track summer reading program at the Boys & Girls Club, Willard Library/city offices, and the Brigham Library. Tutors are trained at a 2 hour session on Thursday June 4 by Diane Francom and then matched with a child that has been recommended by their elementary school teacher. The tutor and child then meet twice a week during the summer for about 45 minutes to benefit from the joys of reading. These are often children who otherwise may not have the continuity of reading during those months and struggle with it during the school year.

This is a very flexible program where everyone takes into consideration vacations and holidays. It is an opportunity to volunteer for a service that is not only richly rewarding, but invaluable. The recent Dept. of Education survey projects that this will be the first generation in the history of this country that will be less educated than the previous generation.

Please consider volunteering this summer for Stay on Track and look for sign up sheets at the library for the training, or call Diane at 723-5850.

You Can Help Promote Youth Literacy

“To learn to read is to light a fire: every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”

~Victor Hugo~

The Literacy Program will hold its annual Stay on Track summer reading program at the Boys & Girls Club, Willard Library/city offices, and the Brigham Library. Tutors are trained at a 2 hour session on Thursday June 4 by Diane Francom and then matched with a child that has been recommended by their elementary school teacher. The tutor and child then meet twice a week during the summer for about 45 minutes to benefit from the joys of reading. These are often children who otherwise may not have the continuity of reading during those months and struggle with it during the school year.

This is a very flexible program where everyone takes into consideration vacations and holidays. It is an opportunity to volunteer for a service that is not only richly rewarding, but invaluable. The recent Dept. of Education survey projects that this will be the first generation in the history of this country that will be less educated than the previous generation.

Please consider volunteering this summer for Stay on Track and look for sign up sheets at the library for the training, or call Diane at 723-5850.

Helping Kids Read

“To learn to read is to light a fire: every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”

~Victor Hugo~

The Literacy Program will hold its annual Stay on Track summer reading program at the Boys & Girls Club, Willard Library/city offices, and the Brigham Library. Tutors are trained at a 2 hour session on Thursday June 4 by Diane Francom and then matched with a child that has been recommended by their elementary school teacher. The tutor and child then meet twice a week during the summer for about 45 minutes to benefit from the joys of reading. These are often children who otherwise may not have the continuity of reading during those months and struggle with it during the school year.

This is a very flexible program where everyone takes into consideration vacations and holidays. It is an opportunity to volunteer for a service that is not only richly rewarding, but invaluable. The recent Dept. of Education survey projects that this will be the first generation in the history of this country that will be less educated than the previous generation.

Please consider volunteering this summer for Stay on Track and look for sign up sheets at the library for the training, or call Diane at 723-5850.

Volunteers Needed to Promote Literacy

“To learn to read is to light a fire: every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”

~Victor Hugo~

The Literacy Program will hold its annual Stay on Track summer reading program at the Boys & Girls Club, Willard Library/city offices, and the Brigham Library. Tutors are trained at a 2 hour session on Thursday June 4 by Diane Francom and then matched with a child that has been recommended by their elementary school teacher. The tutor and child then meet twice a week during the summer for about 45 minutes to benefit from the joys of reading. These are often children who otherwise may not have the continuity of reading during those months and struggle with it during the school year.

This is a very flexible program where everyone takes into consideration vacations and holidays. It is an opportunity to volunteer for a service that is not only richly rewarding, but invaluable. The recent Dept. of Education survey projects that this will be the first generation in the history of this country that will be less educated than the previous generation.

Please consider volunteering this summer for Stay on Track and look for sign up sheets at the library for the training, or call Diane at 723-5850.

Morphed Fish and Weird Wolves

This isn't library related, but it has to do with reading - reading the Standard Examiner newspaper. I read it every morning before I come to work. There hasn't been too much in the news that's given me something to talk about but yesterday morning's headline "Weird Wolf shot in Box Elder County", made me think. Box Elder County is getting some type of reputation, we've headline news about fish that walk out of ponds and have huge teeth and now the weird wolf that has features that "cause confusion". Besides a pond full of dead fish, are animals mutating in our county? Will people be afraid to visit or live here because we're in the news so much for our unique wildlife?



Another article that interested me was the headline "FLDS women fashioning a new look: Some wonder whether recent media exposure could impact fashion trends". It doesn't seem a new look to me - well, maybe, they say a mix of the 19th century and the 1950's. And back in the health section of the paper there is an interesting article on the tv show "The Biggest Loser". They're saying that those people are losing weight too fast. Ten to fifteen pounds a week has you losing "part of your body you don't want to lose". Whew, that would be bad! The paper's health authority says you should only lose a pound to 2 pounds a week.



I got a smile today from the paper, and that's a good thing.
Susan

Reception Held in Honor of Volunteers

Last Thursday the Box Elder County Literacy Program held a reception in honor of all of the literacy and ESL volunteers that have helped people in communities around Box Elder County by tutoring in reading and English language instruction. These volunteers have come in for training and have scheduled time with the students they work with. We'd all like to extend a big thank you to these wonderful people for all of the time they've shared and for caring about others in our communities. Literacy is an incredible gift to give to individuals, as well as society as a whole. If you know someone who's a literacy volunteer, be sure to say, "Thanks."

Here's a few pictures from the reception:

Diane is the Literacy Coordinator. She's the one to contact if you would like to volunteer or if you know someone who would like help with their reading or with the English language.
She's super nice, so don't hesitate in giving her a call, 723-5850.


The Literacy Program has kept a scrapbook over the years.
They certainly have grown a lot.


Parts of the scrapbook were put on DVD to share at Thursday's reception.


Some Spanish language materials that are available to people were
displayed at the reception as well.