Adult Literacy Statistics on November 12--to be rescheduled

Due to some technical problems, this session will be rescheduled.

Putting Numbers to Faces: an Introduction to Adult Literacy Statistics is a free online session sponsored by Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida (VALF) on November 12, Thursday, at 1:00 p.m. ET.  The issue of adult literacy is often invisible.  This session will provide the facts to back up the stories volunteers hear every day as they tutor adult learners.

To register email VALF at mailto:literacyflorida@hotmail.com by November 10.Include your name, organization, phone number and email address. We will send you the link to connect to the session by November 11.

If you want to know where to find and understand the latest adult literacy statistics and learn how to use this data to make the case for your grant application, support your request for funding or need for volunteers, attend this session. This session is for those new to adult literacy and volunteer program managers. It will also benefit clubs interested in literacy, and organizations who want to partner with or start up volunteer literacy programs. Those attending will learn a base of information to understand the problem.

Meet Our New VALF Board Member

Pat Bauer joined the Volunteers for Adult Literacy Board in May 2009.  We want you to know more about her.

Patricia Thomas Bauer, recipient of the USF Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumni Award for 2007, is a Florida native who earned her BA in Education from Stetson University, her MA in Library Science from the University of South Florida and her PhD in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University.

Dr. Bauer served as a classroom teacher for 10 years and school media specialist for 15 years before joining the SLIS faculty at USF in 1999. She has been active in community and professional organizations which offer opportunities to serve as an advocate for quality library service for children in both school and public library settings.

Currently Dr. Bauer serves on the Board of Directors of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, the Literacy Council of Upper Pinellas, and Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida. Since her retirement from full time teaching she is an adjunct professor for the USF School of Library and Information Science. Pat lives in Dunedin with Tom Bauer, her husband of 40 years. Their son, Edward Bauer, is an attorney in Tallahassee.