Literacy Month

Starting each fall, many literacy programs celebrate literacy days and months. UNESCO set September 8 as the International Literacy Day, and programs often host activities throughout the month. This is a good opportunity for your adult learners to tell their success stories.

October is Health Literacy Month and November is Family Literacy Month.

This can be an opportunity for libraries to promote their media, learning software and online health subscriptions. The Florida Electronic Library allows customers to down load articles to their mp3 player and also listen to the audio on their computer. This feature makes the information universally accessible to those who prefer to learn by listening including low level readers.

The Florida Literacy Coalition recently updated the booklet, Getting Started in Adult Literacy. It provides a good overview for those new to all aspects of adult literacy.