One of the first casualties of Florida's statewide tax cut is the library's volunteer literacy program in Brevard county.
Camille Johnson asked the Florida Literacy Coalition to remove the library's Literacy Program from the Coalition Website last week. Johnson, Director of the Central Brevard Library and Reference Center and supervisor of the program, reported the cut was due to the property tax cuts required by the state this year.
Susan Buchanan, their former Adult Literacy Coordinator, retired in February 2007 after overseeing getting the Brevard program accredited by ProLiteracy. Susan also wrote the family literacy manuals for the new Read and Write Around Florida program which uses short stories to bring book discussions to adult learners who are parents and their school age children.
It is truly disheartening when we hear of peer programs having to withdraw or severly limit literacy services. We all suffer -- our community and the adults attempting to improve their literacy skills so that they can reach their goals.
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