North Texas Regional Library System

Link to this page: http://www.ntrls.org/literacy/

Libraries for Literacy
Libraries Building Stronger Communities through Literacy Instruction

North Texas Regional Library System has been awarded a grant for fiscal year 2011 to begin a pilot program for Information Literacy. There will be eight participants in the program: Aubrey, Benbrook, Burleson, Crowley, Fort Worth ISD, Haltom City, Krum, and Little Elm. The grant will provide workshops, online classes and web tools. The goal is to teach citizens of Texas how to sift through the massive amount of information available on the web to find best sources for their needs. For more information, please visit libraries4literacy.org

Libraries for Literacy Website - http://www.libraries4literacy.org/

Literacy Program Toolkit, 3rd edition - A toolkit with suggestions and guidelines you can adapt to fit your community. http://libraries4literacy.org/?q=node/144

Links to various resources on literacy information bookmarked on Delicious.

Libraries for Literacy Program

Libraries for Literacy is an exciting project aimed at establishing literacy instruction in all types of North Texas Libraries. Through Libraries for Literacy, all forms of literacy training will be promoted: Adult Basic Reading / Writing / Math, Family Literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages, GED preparation, Workplace Literacy, and Information Literacy.

With its large service population, NTRLS can play an important role in helping member libraries build stronger communities through literacy instruction. NTRLS will offer grants to member libraries to host literacy instruction programs. This literacy instruction will be provided by a qualified organization, and member libraries will use grant funds to help the literacy students offset the costs of childcare, transportation, and materials .

For a full description of the project, see the Concept Paper.