Saturday, March 26, 2011

Put it on your calendar today: VALF Conference Programs and Annual Meeting

The 2011 literacy conference and the library conference are in the Orlando area on the same dates this year.  Because of this VALF will be at both.  

On May 5, Thursday, VALF is hosting three programs as well as our annual meeting at the Florida Literacy Conference.  

On Friday morning, May 6, VALF is sponsoring a poster session on Mixing in Math and a program on serving immigrants and non-English speakers.  

The literacy conference is at Lake Mary, just north of Orlando, and the library conference is at the Doubletree Hotel at the entrance to Universal Studios, south of downtown Orlando.  More about the programs and conferences is below.

Florida Literacy Conference Programs by VALF

Session Title: E-readers and Literacy: A Vision for the Future
Date/Time: Thursday, May 5; 9:00 am to 10:15 am
Session Title: Giving Your Grant a Competitive Edge Part 1
Date/Time: Thursday, May 5; 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm
Session Title: Thursday, May 5; 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm
Date/Time: Giving Your Grant a Competitive Edge Part 2 and Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida (VALF) Annual Meeting

Session: VALF Board Meeting 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.


American Dream Starts @ Your Library: Lessons from the Field
May 6 10:00 to 11:15 a.m.

Speakers: Sandra O. Newell, President, Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida and past Chair ALA
Committee on Literacy and Dale Lipschultz, ALA Literacy Officer, ALA Office of Literacy and Outreach Services.
 
In April 2010, the American Library Association awarded $5,000 to 24 public libraries; five of these libraries are located in Florida. “The American Dream Starts @ Your Library®” helps libraries serve adult English language learners (ELLS) with funding by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Learn about the innovative ways Florida’s libraries are serving adult ELLs and their families.  Opening Libraries and Minds to Citizenship Inspired: Preparing Future Americans for the
Find a toolkit and more about this program at 
American Dream @ Your Library